Latin Help vs Scriba (Latin Dictionary)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Latin Help
This app aids in studying the Latin language and translating texts. It allows users to reorder words within sentences to better grasp meaning and save progress for future study sessions.
- Study Latin language
- Translate texts
- Reorder words in sentences
- Save and retrieve texts
- Highlight words with finger drag
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Latin Help is an app that helps you study Latin language and make translation. With this app you can add texts and reorder words to understand better the meaning of a text, so you no longer need to get crazy with subjects at he end of long periods! Highlight the words simply dragging your finger! You can save your texts, retrive them in future sessions, and remember the new order of words. Thanks to Liceo Scientifico "F. Lussana" in Bergamo (IT) wich has contributed to the pubblication of this app.
Scriba (Latin Dictionary)
This app provides comprehensive Latin language learning resources, including extensive dictionaries, grammar guides, and word parsing tools. It offers flashcards for vocabulary memorization and a document reader for in-context word lookups.
- Lewis and Short's Latin-English dictionary
- Cassell's Latin Dictionary
- Declensions and conjugations
- Latin word parser
- Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar
- Flashcards for vocabulary
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Scriba is a great tool to learn Latin. It features : - Lewis and Short's Latin-English dictionary (50 000 entries) - Cassell's Latin Dictionary (clear and shorter explanations for about 20 000 entries) - declensions and conjugations for most of the entries - a Latin word parser - Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar - an English-Latin lexicon (free version) - Smith & Hall's English-Latin Dictionary (full version) - full text search in Lewis and Short's Latin dictionary - classical texts - a Document reader which allows you to look up words in the database - Flashcards to learn new words
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Scriba (Latin Dictionary) at 76% against Latin Help's 32%. Latin Help's advantage is monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Latin Help sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Scriba (Latin Dictionary) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Latin Help ships an update every 2 months, Scriba (Latin Dictionary) every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Latin Help | Scriba (Latin Dictionary) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.4 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 31.6% of reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alessio Nossa | Dominique CADIET |
Customer experience
Latin Help
Scriba (Latin Dictionary)
In-app purchases
Latin Help
- Pro functionalities$0.99
Scriba (Latin Dictionary)
- Full version$2.99
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