MiliRoute in 11 Languages: How to Change the App's Language
The MiliRoute app comes in 11 languages: English, Persian (Farsi), Kurdish (Sorani), German, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Thai, Hindi and Filipino. You change the language yourself, in under a minute, and the app switches straight away.
This guide shows how to change the language, what the app looks like in each one (using the app's own words), what is still English, how Persian and Kurdish are laid out right to left, and what the 2021 Census says about how many people in Australia speak these languages at home.
Quick facts
- Languages: 11, listed below, each shown by its own name in the language picker.
- To change it: Profile tab, then App Settings, then Language. It takes effect at once, with no restart.
- Completeness: each language has all 304 text items the English version has, and none is blank.
- Right to left: Persian and Kurdish (Sorani) are laid out right to left.
- Where it is saved: on your phone, so every driver on a team picks their own.
- Not translated: a few screens still show English words, the website is English only, and addresses stay as written.
Key takeaways
- The language is a setting on each person's own phone, so a team can mix languages freely.
- The 2021 Census counted 5.8 million people in Australia, 22.8% of the population, who used a language other than English at home (source: ABS, Cultural diversity of Australia, 2021 Census).
- Mandarin is the most common of those, at 685,274 people (2.7%). Most speakers of Hindi, Filipino, French and German also report speaking English well, so for many people a first-language app is about comfort and speed, not necessity.
- Among the languages in our table, Mandarin is the exception: 25.9% of Mandarin speakers reported low English proficiency.
- We checked the app on 7 November 2026: a few screens (parts of the scanner, the edit-stop screen and some pop-ups) still show English in every language.
Which languages does MiliRoute offer?
Eleven. In the language list each one is written in its own language, with a small flag and the country, so you can find yours even if the app is currently in a language you cannot read.
| Language | Script | Direction | How its row reads in the list |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Latin alphabet | Left to right | English (United States) |
| Persian (Farsi) | Arabic script | Right to left | فارسی (ایران) |
| Kurdish (Sorani, also called Central Kurdish) | Arabic script | Right to left | کوردیی سۆرانی (کوردستان) |
| German | Latin alphabet | Left to right | Deutsch (Deutschland) |
| French | Latin alphabet | Left to right | Français (France) |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | Latin alphabet | Left to right | Português (Brasil) (Brasil) |
| Chinese (Simplified) | Simplified Chinese characters | Left to right | 简体中文 (中国) |
| Japanese | Kanji and kana | Left to right | 日本語 (日本) |
| Thai | Thai script | Left to right | ไทย (ประเทศไทย) |
| Hindi | Devanagari | Left to right | हिन्दी (भारत) |
| Filipino | Latin alphabet | Left to right | Filipino (Pilipinas) |
How do you change the language in MiliRoute?
Open Profile, tap App Settings, tap Language and pick your language. The app changes as soon as you choose, with no restart and no new sign-in.
- Open the Profile tab.
- Tap App Settings.
- Tap Language.
- Pick your language from the list.
If you never choose a language, the app follows the language your phone is set to when MiliRoute has that language. Your choice is saved on the phone. It is not part of your account, so installing the app on a second phone means choosing again.
What does MiliRoute look like in each language?
The main screens, the delivery statuses and the messages are translated. Here are three real words from the delivery screens, exactly as the app shows them in each language:
| Language | "Delivered" | "Failed" | "Deliveries / hour" |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Delivered | Failed | Deliveries / hour |
| Persian | تحویل شد | ناموفق | تحویل در ساعت |
| Kurdish | گەیەنرا | سەرنەکەوت | گەیاندن / کاتژمێر |
| German | Zugestellt | Fehlgeschlagen | Zustellungen/Std. |
| French | Livré | Échoué | Livraisons / heure |
| Portuguese | Entregue | Falhou | Entregas / hora |
| Chinese | 已送达 | 失败 | 每小时配送量 |
| Japanese | 配達完了 | 失敗 | 1時間あたりの配達件数 |
| Thai | จัดส่งแล้ว | ล้มเหลว | การจัดส่ง / ชั่วโมง |
| Hindi | डिलीवर हो गया | विफल | डिलीवरी / घंटा |
| Filipino | Naihatid | Nabigo | Paghahatid / oras |
And one real message, the one a Free route gets when it goes over its limit of 10 stops, in each language:
| Language | The message when a Free route goes over its limit |
|---|---|
| English | The Free plan supports up to 10 stops per route. |
| Persian | طرح رایگان تا 10 توقف در هر مسیر را پشتیبانی میکند. |
| Kurdish | پلانی خۆڕایی تا 10 وەستان بۆ هەر ڕێگایەک پشتگیری دەکات. |
| German | Der kostenlose Tarif unterstützt bis zu 10 Stopps pro Route. |
| French | Le forfait gratuit permet jusqu’à 10 arrêts par tournée. |
| Portuguese | O plano gratuito permite até 10 paradas por rota. |
| Chinese | 免费方案每条路线最多支持 10 个站点。 |
| Japanese | 無料プランでは 1 ルートあたり最大 10 件の配達先まで利用できます。 |
| Thai | แผนฟรีรองรับสูงสุด 10 จุดจอดต่อเส้นทาง |
| Hindi | निःशुल्क प्लान में प्रति रूट अधिकतम 10 स्टॉप तक की सुविधा है। |
| Filipino | Sumusuporta ang Free plan ng hanggang 10 na hinto bawat ruta. |
These are the app's own translations, taken from its language files on 7 November 2026. If a word looks wrong to you, tell us (see the questions below).
Why does language matter on a delivery round?
Because the people who deliver do not all work in English at home. The 2021 Census found that 5.8 million people in Australia (22.8% of the population) used a language other than English at home. The most common was Mandarin, then Arabic, Vietnamese, Cantonese and Punjabi (source: ABS, Cultural diversity of Australia, 2021 Census).
For the languages MiliRoute offers that the ABS reports, the Census counts of people who used the language at home are:
| Language (ABS name) | People who used it at home | English proficiency reported by those speakers |
|---|---|---|
| Mandarin | 685,274 (2.7% of the population) | 25.9% reported low English proficiency |
| Hindi | 195,658 | 95.8% high English proficiency |
| Tagalog | 130,266 | 97.0% high English proficiency |
| Filipino | 90,033 | 97.2% high English proficiency |
| French | 69,841 | 96.3% high English proficiency |
| German | 69,342 | 97.2% high English proficiency |
(source: ABS, Cultural diversity of Australia, 2021 Census). The ABS reports Tagalog and Filipino as two separate languages. The ABS pages we used do not give counts for Persian, Kurdish, Thai, Japanese or Portuguese, so we do not quote any. These counts are of people who use a language at home. They are not counts of drivers or couriers.
What the table suggests, honestly: most speakers of Hindi, Filipino, French and German also report speaking English well, so an app in their first language is more about comfort and speed than necessity. Mandarin is different: the ABS reports 175,716 Mandarin speakers with low English proficiency, 25.9% of the group. The ABS also reports that 872,000 people with a language other than English at home had low English proficiency, 15.1% of the 5.8 million, and that 3.4% of the whole population spoke English not well or not at all (ABS, Cultural diversity of Australia).
How do right-to-left languages work?
Persian and Kurdish (Sorani) are written from right to left, in Arabic script, and MiliRoute lays out the screens that way when you choose either one. Buttons, lists and text flow from the right.
Flutter, the toolkit the app is built with, does not include Kurdish Sorani in its own list of languages. MiliRoute therefore adds it and sets the right-to-left direction itself.
What is not translated?
Three things stay in English whatever language you choose.
- A few screens inside the app. Parts of the address scanner (for example "Add stop" and "Type it instead"), the edit-stop screen (for example Delivery or Pickup, and First, Auto or Last) and some route set-up pop-ups (for example "Route name" and "End location") still show English words.
- The website. miliroute.com, the pricing page and these guides are in English only.
- Addresses. You type or scan addresses as they are written, and the map works from them. A language setting does not rewrite a street name. The camera scanner reads text written in the English alphabet, which covers addresses in Australia, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
How do you set up a team that uses several languages?
Each driver installs the app, signs in to their own account and picks their language in App Settings. Nothing else is needed, because the language is stored on each phone.
- Share routes as a link. A route can be shared with another driver as a link. See how to share a delivery route with another driver.
- Everyone uses the same plan rules. Free covers routes of up to 10 stops and Premium removes the limit, in every language. See Free vs Premium.
- Show new drivers where the picker is. Because the list shows each language in its own writing, a driver can find theirs even if the app opens in another language.
Questions
How many languages does MiliRoute support?
Eleven: English, Persian (Farsi), Kurdish (Sorani), German, French, Portuguese (Brazil), Chinese (Simplified), Japanese, Thai, Hindi and Filipino.
How do I change the language in MiliRoute?
Open the Profile tab, tap App Settings, tap Language and choose your language. The app changes straight away, with no restart.
Does MiliRoute follow my phone's language?
If you have not chosen a language, it follows your phone's language when MiliRoute has that language. Once you choose one, your choice is used.
Can each driver on my team use a different language?
Yes. The language is a setting on each person's own phone, so every driver picks their own.
Is the whole app translated?
Almost all of it. Each language has all 304 text items the English version has. A few screens, such as parts of the address scanner, the edit-stop screen and some pop-ups, still show English words in every language.
Does MiliRoute support Persian and Kurdish right to left?
Yes. Persian and Kurdish (Sorani) are laid out right to left when you choose them.
Is the MiliRoute website available in other languages?
Not yet. The website, the pricing page and these guides are in English only.
Does changing the language change my saved routes or addresses?
No. Your routes, addresses and history stay exactly as they are. Only the app's own text changes.
Does the camera scanner read addresses in other alphabets?
The scanner reads text written in the English alphabet, which covers addresses in Australia, the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Where is my language setting saved?
On your phone, not in your account. If you install MiliRoute on another phone, choose the language again there.
A word looks wrong in my language. What can I do?
Email admin@miliroute.com with the screen and the word. We will check it.
Which phones does the app run on?
There is an Android app, and a web app that works in a browser. Both use the same account.
Sources
- ABS, Cultural diversity of Australia (released 20 September 2022) and ABS, Cultural diversity: Census, 2021 (released 28 June 2022): 2021 Census language used at home, counts and English proficiency.
- MiliRoute app translation files, checked on 7 November 2026: 11 language files, 304 text items in each.
- MiliRoute app screens and settings code, checked on 7 November 2026: language picker, right-to-left handling, the screens that still contain English-only labels.
- MiliRoute website settings, checked on 7 November 2026: English only.
Last updated 7 November 2026.