Comparison

Philosophy Dictionary vs Paradoxes

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

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About

Philosophy Dictionary

Access an extensive offline dictionary of philosophical terms, concepts, and biographies. Explore over two thousand entries covering the full spectrum of philosophy, from ancient to modern, including related disciplines.

Highlights
  • Offline access to dictionary
  • Over 2000 philosophical entries
  • Biographies of philosophers
  • Easy navigation
  • Bookmark words
  • Words of the day
  • Flashcard feature
Features
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This app provides an offline version of "Dictionary of Philosophy" by Simon Blackburn The Gambler's Fallacy, the Dirty Hands Argument, Pascal's Wager--philosophical terms can be both intriguing and baffling. Now, eminent philosopher Simon Blackburn offers the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of philosophy available in a single volume. Ranging from Aristotle to Zen, the two thousand plus entries cover the entire span of philosophy, from the Vedas (written over three thousand years ago) to the most recent technical terminology, with ample coverage of important themes from Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and Jewish philosophy. Here are all the terms one would expect to find in a comprehensive dictionary of philosophy--idealism and empiricism, ethics and aesthetics, Epicureanism and Stoicism, existentialism and logical positivism, and much more. Blackburn also defines many concepts not normally found in such reference works, including entries for apathy, laughter, and the meaning of life, and he includes relevant terms from disciplines such as mathematics, physics, biology, artificial intelligence, and linguistics. In addition, there are capsule biographies of nearly five hundred individuals, from the pre-Socratics to such contemporary figures as Jacques Derrida, Michel Foucault, Richard Rorty, and Simone de Beauvoir. ▸ Basic features include: - Easy navigation - Bookmark a word - Words of the day - Learn random words - Flashcard ▸ If you want to suggest a new function or report an issue, please send feedback to us. Thank you!

About

Paradoxes

Explore a vast collection of over 220 logical oddities with detailed explanations. This app serves as a reference for philosophy students and anyone seeking engaging conversational topics, offering content in flashcard, dictionary, audio, and self-study formats.

Highlights
  • Over 220 paradoxes with explanations
  • Flashcard format
  • Dictionary format
  • Audio explanations
  • Self-study mode
  • Categorized paradoxes
Features
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Paradoxes is your go to reference app to learn a stack of logical oddities. We've got over 220 paradoxes with a full explanation. Whether you are a philosophy student or just looking for some conversational party tricks this app will do you some good. We present the content in flash cards, dictionary, audio and self study formats. For the serious paradoxer this app also features flashcards and paradoxes by category. Don't fall into the Decision-making paradox, buy this app and get educated.

Screenshots

Philosophy Dictionary4 screens
Paradoxes4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Paradoxes at 100% against Philosophy Dictionary's 33%. Paradoxes also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and price ($0.99 vs $2.99). Philosophy Dictionary's advantage is iOS requirement (7.0 vs 12.0). On ratings volume, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Philosophy Dictionary costs $2.99 and Paradoxes $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Paradoxes holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 33% of Philosophy Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 100% of Paradoxes's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Philosophy Dictionary versus Paradoxes: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhilosophy DictionaryParadoxes
Price$2.99$0.99 — better
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequency—Every 90 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS7.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB28 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperThanh NguyenPolemics Applications LLC

Customer experience

Philosophy Dictionary

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Paradoxes

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Philosophy Dictionary

No in-app purchases

None

Paradoxes

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Philosophy Dictionary free?
Philosophy Dictionary costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Paradoxes free?
Paradoxes costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Philosophy Dictionary or Paradoxes?
Paradoxes is rated higher. Philosophy Dictionary averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Paradoxes averages 4.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Philosophy Dictionary or Paradoxes have ads?
Neither Philosophy Dictionary nor Paradoxes shows ads.

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