diff --git a/frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json b/frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json
index 4719cc2c3..e7371334a 100644
--- a/frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json
+++ b/frontend/public/locales/en-GB/translation.json
@@ -2117,6 +2117,9 @@
     "tags": "differentiate,contrast,changes,analysis",
     "title": "Compare",
     "header": "Compare PDFs",
+    "workbench": {
+      "label": "Compare view"
+    },
     "highlightColor": {
       "1": "Highlight Colour 1:",
       "2": "Highlight Colour 2:"
@@ -2168,7 +2171,9 @@
     },
     "dropdown": {
       "deletions": "Deletions ({{count}})",
-      "additions": "Additions ({{count}})"
+      "additions": "Additions ({{count}})",
+      "searchPlaceholder": "Search changes...",
+      "noResults": "No changes found"
     },
     "actions": {
       "stackVertically": "Stack vertically",
diff --git a/frontend/public/locales/en-US/translation.json b/frontend/public/locales/en-US/translation.json
index 535b0fce4..0f4f42872 100644
--- a/frontend/public/locales/en-US/translation.json
+++ b/frontend/public/locales/en-US/translation.json
@@ -1286,6 +1286,9 @@
       "title": "Compare view",
       "noData": "Run a comparison to view the summary and diff."
     },
+    "workbench": {
+      "label": "Compare view"
+    },
     "base": {
       "label": "Base Document",
       "placeholder": "Select a base PDF"
@@ -1322,6 +1325,12 @@
       "added": "Added in comparison"
     },
     "newLine": "new-line",
+    "dropdown": {
+      "deletions": "Deletions ({{count}})",
+      "additions": "Additions ({{count}})",
+      "searchPlaceholder": "Search changes...",
+      "noResults": "No changes found"
+    },
     "summary": {
       "baseHeading": "Base document",
       "comparisonHeading": "Comparison document",
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tools/compare/CompareDocumentPane.tsx b/frontend/src/components/tools/compare/CompareDocumentPane.tsx
index c33a5c00a..995edfe5b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tools/compare/CompareDocumentPane.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tools/compare/CompareDocumentPane.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { Alert, Group, Loader, Stack, Text } from '@mantine/core';
-import { RefObject } from 'react';
+import { RefObject, useMemo } from 'react';
 import type { PagePreview, WordHighlightEntry } from './types';
 import type { TokenBoundingBox } from '../../../types/compare';
 import CompareNavigationDropdown from './CompareNavigationDropdown';
@@ -108,7 +108,15 @@ const CompareDocumentPane = ({
   pageLabel,
   altLabel,
 }: CompareDocumentPaneProps) => {
-  // Constants that vary by pane
+  const isMobileViewport = useMediaQuery('(max-width: 1024px)');
+  const pairedPageMap = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<number, PagePreview>();
+    pairedPages.forEach((item) => {
+      map.set(item.pageNumber, item);
+    });
+    return map;
+  }, [pairedPages]);
+
   const HIGHLIGHT_COLOR = pane === 'base' ? '#ff6b6b' : '#51cf66'; // red for base (removals), green for comparison (additions)
   const HIGHLIGHT_OPACITY = pane === 'base' ? 0.45 : 0.35;
   const OFFSET_PIXELS = pane === 'base' ? 4 : 2;
@@ -163,7 +171,7 @@ const CompareDocumentPane = ({
           )}
 
           {pages.map((page) => {
-            const peerPage = pairedPages.find((item) => item.pageNumber === page.pageNumber);
+            const peerPage = pairedPageMap.get(page.pageNumber);
             const targetHeight = peerPage ? Math.max(page.height, peerPage.height) : page.height;
             const fit = targetHeight / page.height;
             const rowHeightPx = getRowHeightPx(page.pageNumber);
@@ -172,9 +180,8 @@ const CompareDocumentPane = ({
             const isPortrait = rotationNorm === 0 || rotationNorm === 180;
             const isStackedPortrait = layout === 'stacked' && isPortrait;
             const viewportWidth = typeof window !== 'undefined' ? window.innerWidth : 1200;
-            const isMobile = useMediaQuery('(max-width: 1024px)');
             const containerW = scrollRef.current?.clientWidth ?? viewportWidth;
-            const stackedWidth = isMobile
+            const stackedWidth = isMobileViewport
               ? Math.max(320, Math.round(containerW))
               : Math.max(320, Math.round(viewportWidth * 0.5));
             const stackedHeight = Math.round(stackedWidth * 1.4142);
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/tools/compare/CompareNavigationDropdown.tsx b/frontend/src/components/tools/compare/CompareNavigationDropdown.tsx
index 69e2844fd..b7fd05904 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/tools/compare/CompareNavigationDropdown.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/tools/compare/CompareNavigationDropdown.tsx
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ const CompareNavigationDropdown = ({
 }: NavigationDropdownProps) => {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const newLineLabel = t('compare.newLine', 'new-line');
+  const formatPageLabel = (page: number) =>
+    t('compare.dropdown.pagePrefix', { page, defaultValue: 'Page {{page}}' });
   const combobox = useCombobox({
     onDropdownClose: () => {
       combobox.resetSelectedOption();
@@ -168,10 +170,16 @@ const CompareNavigationDropdown = ({
         <div className="compare-dropdown-scrollwrap">
           <ScrollArea.Autosize mah={300} viewportRef={viewportRef} onScrollPositionChange={handleScrollPos}>
             <div ref={searchRef}>
-              <Combobox.Search placeholder="Search changes..." value={query} onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.currentTarget.value)} />
+              <Combobox.Search
+                placeholder={t('compare.dropdown.searchPlaceholder', 'Search changes...')}
+                value={query}
+                onChange={(e) => setQuery(e.currentTarget.value)}
+              />
             </div>
             {stickyPage != null && (
-              <div className="compare-dropdown-sticky" style={{ top: searchHeight }}>{`Page ${stickyPage}`}</div>
+              <div className="compare-dropdown-sticky" style={{ top: searchHeight }}>
+                {t('compare.summary.pageLabel', 'Page')}{' '}{stickyPage}
+              </div>
             )}
             <Combobox.Options className="compare-dropdown-options">
             {normalizedChanges.length > 0 ? (
@@ -186,7 +194,7 @@ const CompareNavigationDropdown = ({
                         className={["compare-dropdown-group", stickyPage === lastPage ? "compare-dropdown-group--hidden" : ""].filter(Boolean).join(" ")}
                         key={`group-${lastPage}`}
                       >
-                        {`Page ${lastPage}`}
+                        {t('compare.summary.pageLabel', 'Page')}{' '}{lastPage}
                       </div>
                     );
                   }
@@ -208,7 +216,7 @@ const CompareNavigationDropdown = ({
                 return nodes;
               })()
             ) : (
-              <Combobox.Empty>No changes found</Combobox.Empty>
+              <Combobox.Empty>{t('compare.dropdown.noResults', 'No changes found')}</Combobox.Empty>
             )}
             </Combobox.Options>
           </ScrollArea.Autosize>