Comparison

Thai vs PuriDict

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Thai

Features
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A Thai–Thai dictionary for your phone. Look up Thai words, each with numbered meanings and its word type (noun, verb, adverb, idiom, archaic word, legal term and more). Many entries also carry usage examples and extra notes. All content is in Thai, made for students doing homework or preparing for exams, teachers, writers and anyone who wants to use Thai words correctly. Word of the day widget and daily reminder • Put the word of the day on your Home Screen and Lock Screen, and see a new word every day without opening the app • Tap the widget to open that word in the app • Turn on a daily word reminder • Tap the heart on a word you want to remember, and the app brings it back for review on day 1, 3, 7 and 14 • Set a daily review goal and see how many days in a row you have kept it Flexible search • Suggestions as you type, results split into words and articles • Search in the meanings: can't recall a word but know what it means? Type a word from its meaning and find it • Search by starts with, ends with, contains, or starts and ends with • Sort by relevance, popularity, newest or Thai alphabetical order • Recent searches and popular words are one tap away Easy-to-read word pages • Numbered meanings with the word type • Previous and next buttons, to read on in dictionary order • Related entries under the meaning, such as the English translation, the reading, Pali-Sanskrit origin and other words under the same letter • Listen to the word, also at a slower speed, when your phone has a Thai voice • Four text sizes and a dark theme • Copy a word, or open the same entry on wordyguru.com Share words as images • Word-and-meaning or guess-the-word cards • Square or tall, 8 colour themes, send to LINE or save to your phone • Word of the day and a Sunday greeting card to pass on Practise and review • Matching game and guess-the-word-from-its-meaning game • Thai language quizzes such as compound words, Pali-Sanskrit compounds, abbreviations and commonly misspelled words, with answers • Thai language exam sets by grade, from Prathom 1 to Mathayom 3, scored as soon as you finish • Articles on using words in sentences for primary school students • Favourites, saved words and history in your library, backed up to a file and restored with your review progress Same content as the website • Shares its content with wordyguru.com, updated continually by our team • Can't find a word? Send it to the team from inside the app Free to use, with ads. Developed by Wordy Guru

About

PuriDict

This online Pali-Thai dictionary allows users to easily search for Pali vocabulary and their Thai meanings. It offers bidirectional search, favorite saving, search history, adjustable font sizes, and a night mode for a user-friendly experience.

Highlights
  • Pali-Thai and Thai-Pali search
  • Save favorite words
  • Search history
  • Adjustable font size
  • Night mode
Features
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PuriDict เป็นพจนานุกรมบาลี-ไทย ออนไลน์ที่ช่วยให้ผู้ใช้สามารถค้นหาคำศัพท์บาลีและความหมายในภาษาไทยได้อย่างง่ายดาย คุณสมบัติ: ค้นหาได้ทั้งบาลี-ไทย และไทย-บาลี - บันทึกรายการโปรดได้ - เก็บประวัติการค้นหา - ปรับขนาดตัวอักษรได้ - มีโหมดกลางคืน ขอบคุณข้อมูลจาก พจนานุกรมบาลี - ไทย อรรถกถาธรรมบท ภาค ๑ - ๔ วัดพระราม ๙ กาญจนาภิเษก กรุงเทพฯ

Screenshots

Thai4 screens
PuriDict4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: PuriDict at none against Thai's shown. PuriDict also leads on update cadence (every 2 months vs every 10 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thai ships an update every 10 months, PuriDict every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Thai versus PuriDict: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThaiPuriDict
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—4 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKittipong IntabootPhra Anavach Purivaro

In-app purchases

None

Thai

No in-app purchases

None

PuriDict

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thai free?
Thai is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PuriDict free?
PuriDict is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thai or PuriDict have ads?
Thai shows ads; PuriDict does not.
Which is updated more often, Thai or PuriDict?
Thai ships an update every 10 months, and PuriDict every 2 months. Most recently, Thai was updated on November 6, 2026 and PuriDict on November 4, 2026.

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