Comparison

古文字典 vs Standard Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

古文字典

Features
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古汉语字典,简洁,实用,无广告; 1.添加了查询记录; 2.支持Spotlight;

About

Standard Dictionary

Features
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Standard Dictionary Standard Dictionary offers worldwide Chinese learners a tool to learn Chinese characters, including pronunciation, structure, component and so on. Standard Dictionary is designed for all levels of learner. The Standard Dictionary offers you: • Discover original meta components and find out all regular structures for each Chinese character; • Cover more than 8,000 Chinese characters even people just need 3500 to read 99.9% Chinese articles; • Pinyin included throughout; • Simplified and traditional forms of each Chinese character; • Over ten thousand of useful words, phrases, idioms and example sentences; • Related audio and videos; • Images for thousands of entries; Standard Dictionary is highly recommended by educators, parents, and media. Standard Dictionary is named by the surname of Dr. John Chu, which is the writer of this dictionary.

Screenshots

古文字典3 screens
Standard Dictionary3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 古文字典 at none against Standard Dictionary's 10. On price, ads, 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. Standard Dictionary sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. 古文字典 asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
古文字典 versus Standard Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter古文字典Standard Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Every 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.1 — better11.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB87 MB
Age rating4+9+
Developer博 成Clavis Sinica Limited

In-app purchases

None

古文字典

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Standard Dictionary

One-time10
  • 1.99点券$1.99
  • Secondary directory(Proxy)$7.99
  • 9.99点券$9.99
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  • 14.99点券$14.99
  • First level directory(Proxy)$17.99
  • Monthly membership(Proxy)$17.99
  • Monthly membership$19.99
  • 29.99点券$29.99
  • Annual membership(Proxy)$189.99
  • Annual membership$199.99

Questions

Is 古文字典 free?
古文字典 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Standard Dictionary free?
Standard Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 古文字典 or Standard Dictionary have ads?
Neither 古文字典 nor Standard Dictionary shows ads.

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