Comparison

English Dictionary vs LCEDICT

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

Head to head
About

English Dictionary

This app provides a comprehensive English dictionary with thesaurus, synonyms, and grammar tools. It offers fast searching, spelling suggestions, definitions, usage examples, and audio pronunciations. Works offline for convenient access to language resources.

Highlights
  • Offline dictionary access
  • Thesaurus and synonyms
  • Grammar and usage examples
  • Audio pronunciations
  • Spelling suggestions
  • Bookmark and history support
  • Pattern-matching search
Features
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The English dictionary for thesaurus, synonyms & grammar: fast searching, spelling suggestions, definitions, usage examples, synonyms, related words. An offline audio version is available separately. Works offline! Install the offline dictionary for access to definitions whenever you need them. The comprehensive WordWeb dictionary database includes: - Audio pronunciations – never mispronounce another word - over 2,000,000 words, phrases and derived forms - 225,000 word sense definitions - 70,000 usage examples - 85,000 text pronunciations - Synonyms, similar and related words The intelligent word entry suggests possible correct spellings as you type, as well as listing words that sound the same or are often confused. Additional features include the ability to drill down on any word in a definition, full bookmark support and history. Search features include: - Alphabetical listing - Spelling suggestions - Sounds-like and often-confused - Fast pattern-matching search (*, ?, vowel and consonant) - Filter search results by noun, verb, adjective, adverbs - Customize search options (case, derived forms, etc) It's the simplest and easiest to use dictionary app on the App Store. Try it out, and check yourself! Keywords: wordweb,dictionary.com,oxford,oxford dictionary,english grammar,synonyms,webster dictionary,thesaurus,offline english dictionary,grammar database,english reference,text to speech

About

LCEDICT

This educational app provides clear explanations of common language errors, with authentic example sentences from the British National Corpus. It features voice input search and the ability to listen to words in both British and American English accents.

Highlights
  • Error explanations
  • Authentic example sentences
  • British National Corpus examples
  • British and American English accents
  • Voice input search
  • Word meaning lookup
Features
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LCEDICT giving clear explanations of the problems underling each error Authentic example sentences taken from the British National Corpus showing correct use in context. Dictionary features: - Listen to voice in both British and American English accents. - Search by voice input. - Select word to find meaning.

Screenshots

English Dictionary4 screens
LCEDICT4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: LCEDICT at 5.0 against English Dictionary's 3.8. LCEDICT also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). English Dictionary's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 1). On price, 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. English Dictionary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. LCEDICT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LCEDICT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: English Dictionary has 13 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
English Dictionary versus LCEDICT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnglish DictionaryLCEDICT
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (13 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings13 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAditya NeelkanthLe Thi Quynh Ny

Customer experience

English Dictionary

All ratings13 ratings
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative87.5%

LCEDICT

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

English Dictionary

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

LCEDICT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is English Dictionary free?
English Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LCEDICT free?
LCEDICT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, English Dictionary or LCEDICT?
LCEDICT is rated higher. English Dictionary averages 3.8 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while LCEDICT averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do English Dictionary or LCEDICT have ads?
English Dictionary shows ads; LCEDICT does not.

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