PL Dictionary vs Tipitaka Pali
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PL Dictionary
This app serves as an English to Shan language dictionary, featuring a simple design for ease of use. It includes a quiz section, customizable themes, and the ability to add custom words, aiming to enhance users' knowledge with over 17,000 entries.
- English to Shan dictionary
- Quiz section for learning
- Multiple theme colors
- Add custom words
- 17,020+ English words
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PL Dictionary is an Dictionary English to Shan Language. Easy to use and simple design. This Dictionary included Quiz section, Multiple themes colors and Add custom word section for user. There are 17,020 words of English and meaning in Shan Language. Hope that can help you to improve your knowledge. Unlock premium features and take your experience to the next level: • Flexible Subscription Plans: Choose from monthly, or annual options. • Seamless Auto-Renewal: Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before renewal. • Easy Subscription Management: Update or cancel anytime via Account Settings. • Secure iTunes Billing: Payments are processed via your Apple ID at the time of purchase. Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: https://pldev.top/ios/policy.html If you have got a problem, please let me know by below address. Email: pld3v24@pm.me
Tipitaka Pali
Access and navigate Buddhist scriptures page by page. Features a table of contents, direct page jumping, and word definition lookup. Supports Myanmar script only.
- Page-by-page viewing
- Table of contents
- Jump to page/paragraph
- Search functionality
- Word definition lookup
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Tipitaka Pali View page by page Table of content for book Goto page number or paragraph number Search, Lookup definition by tapping on word etc note - This app support only Myanmar Script.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tipitaka Pali at none against PL Dictionary's 3. Tipitaka Pali also leads on ratings volume (65 vs 5) and update cadence (every 7 months vs every 17 months). PL Dictionary's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. PL Dictionary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Tipitaka Pali asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for PL Dictionary against 4.7 for Tipitaka Pali. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Tipitaka Pali has 65 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of PL Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 90% of Tipitaka Pali's.
PL Dictionary ships an update every 17 months, Tipitaka Pali every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on July 19, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PL Dictionary | Tipitaka Pali |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | 4.7 (65 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 65 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 17 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 22 MB | 501 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sai Tawng Pha | Pinnyar Daza |
Customer experience
PL Dictionary
Tipitaka Pali
In-app purchases
PL Dictionary
- Monthly$0.991 Month
- Yearly$3.991 Year
- Lifetime$6.99
Tipitaka Pali
No in-app purchases
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