Introducing Kupu, an app that can instantly translate objects into te reo Māori.
About Kupu
Kupu is an education app developed by Spark New Zealand Trading Limited.
How many times has Kupu been downloaded?
Kupu has been downloaded 160 thousand times. In the last 30 days, the app was downloaded 230 times.
What is the rating of Kupu?
Kupu has no ratings yet.
Is Kupu free?
Kupu is free to download. The APK download size is 36.60 MB. The latest version available is 3.1.0. The last update was on October 19, 2025.
What are the requirements for Kupu?
Kupu requires Android 7.0+ or higher. The app has a content rating of Everyone. The app has been available on Google Play August 2018.
Description
Introducing Kupu, a Spark-sponsored app that uses the camera in your phone to instantly translate objects into te reo Māori.
Powered by Google technology and knowledge from the Te Aka Māori Dictionary, Kupu provides a new way to experience the language. It’s really easy to use – just take a photo of an everyday object (or upload your own) and see it translated in real time. You can save the translated image, share it or have another go.
As Kupu relies on the latest Machine Learning technology it may not get it right every time, but we’re working hard to improve it. You can help us by using the Translation Feedback feature to log any translations that don’t seem right.
We hope you enjoy using Kupu to explore the world of te reo Māori.
For a more comprehensive te reo Māori learning experience, check out http://maoridictionary.co.nz
Te Aka Māori Dictionary is a product of the life’s work of Professor John C. Moorfield (1943 – 2018). A humble and unassuming man of Pākehā descent, Prof. Moorfield was highly respected in the Māori community, and was affectionately known as Te Murumāra. Without John’s advocacy and dedication to the revitalisation of the Māori language we would not have such a comprehensive and rich resource to draw on.
Recent changes: • Streamlined app performance and reduced app size • Removed legacy “Stories” feature to simplify your experience • Improved stability and compatibility across newer devices • General maintenance and security updates
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Great app! Perfect for anyone wanting to learn Te Reo Maori.
★★★★★Ching-Ern Yeh· Dec 14, 2020
I love KPU! It makes me curious, and I always want to take pictures to know what I'm looking at in Maori. The only negative side is that the words are very specific. If you take a picture of a window, something like "glass" could turn up but not window. Still, it's good that there's a search bar. And I like doing KPU stories. <3
★★★★★Char Price· Apr 3, 2021
Exploring new and interesting ways to share stories and this app helps to do so by learning Te Reo Maori KPU!! Ka mau te wehi 👍
★★★★☆Jennifer Bradshaw· Mar 3, 2025
In 2018 I wrote "Hopeless recognition of objects. 6 pictures so far and none have recognized the main object at all". Seven years later 2025 it is hugely better
★★☆☆☆Clint Chalmers· Sep 12, 2019
Great idea... Crashing after one use.... Gets stuck in the loading loop
★☆☆☆☆Caitlin Hearfield· Feb 12, 2019
Can't open it, all I get is a black screen. Heard good things so was really excited to use it :(Update in response to comment: I'm running latest version of Android I can get on my phone and still nothing. :(
★☆☆☆☆Allie Hemara-Wahanui· Sep 15, 2021
Disappointing. I took two photos of a pens and reading glasses. Everyday items and waited for 30 seconds both time before I cancelled out. Yes, 30sec isn't long, until your watching the screen for 30 actual seconds it's frustrating. So what is the wait time?
★☆☆☆☆The Darkness· Sep 18, 2020
Downloaded app to find out my name in maori. Why can't you make it simple? Easier to just google it. Not a good experience
★☆☆☆☆Pete Haward· Oct 8, 2019
Really just a gimmick. Not a good way to learn, and doesn't work that well anyway.
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Kupu is requesting 19 permissions and is using 65 libraries.
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