Comparison

PL Dictionary vs SSBU eLearn

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • English to Shan dictionary
  • Quiz section for learning
  • Multiple theme colors
  • Add custom words
  • 17,020+ English words
Features
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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

About

SSBU eLearn

This app provides educational programs and socially engaged activities focused on Theravada Buddhist teachings. It aims to foster a vibrant learning environment inspired by ancient South Asian institutions.

Highlights
  • Rigorous educational programs
  • Socially engaged activities
  • Theravada Tipiṭaka as source
  • Nurturing Dhamma practice
  • Community collaboration
Features
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In accordance with the motto of the University, bhāsaye jotaye dhammaṃ (the Visākha-sutta, AN 4.48 and SN 21.7, and the Mahāsutasoma-jātaka (No. 537)), ‘to dialogue and uphold the torch of Dhamma’, our vision is to create a vibrant, liberal Theravada institution for future generations. Our vision is informed by the establishment of large teaching institutions in South Asia more than one and half millennium ago. The famous Nālandā institution (the 5th – 12th centuries CE), along with four other big institutions—Vikramashila, Somapura, Odantapuri and Jaggadala—played a key role in contributing to the development of rich, diverse Buddhist scholarship, and in spreading the Dhamma to other parts of Asia and possibly beyond. These Buddhist institutions, which are often characterised as the earliest universities, had close intellectual connections and working relationship among themselves; they reached their peak under the Pala Dynasty, i.e. the 8th-12th centuries CE. Informed by our motto, we aspire to work together with diverse communities in Myanmar and beyond in order to study and nurture the Dhamma for the benefit of oneself and others. In practice this means that our long-term aim is to use Theravada Tipiṭaka as the principle source of wisdom and provide (1) rigorous, adaptable educational programmes, and (2) socially engaged activities and programmes for the benefit of our diverse communities and of the wider world. We strongly believe that through such programmes and engagements with the wider world, we all would be able to nurture the Buddha’s teachings and practice within oneself, and to build on it for the benefit of others.

Screenshots

PL Dictionary4 screens
SSBU eLearn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: PL Dictionary at 4.8 against SSBU eLearn's 4.3. PL Dictionary also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 67%). SSBU eLearn's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 17 months). On price, ratings volume, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PL Dictionary sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. SSBU eLearn asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

PL Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of PL Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 67% of SSBU eLearn's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PL Dictionary ships an update every 17 months, SSBU eLearn every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on July 19, 2026 and July 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
PL Dictionary versus SSBU eLearn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPL DictionarySSBU eLearn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.3 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings58 — better
Update frequencyEvery 17 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS17.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSai Tawng PhaSFUx Online

Customer experience

PL Dictionary

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

SSBU eLearn

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PL Dictionary

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Yearly$3.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$6.99
None

SSBU eLearn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PL Dictionary free?
PL Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SSBU eLearn free?
SSBU eLearn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, PL Dictionary or SSBU eLearn?
PL Dictionary is rated higher. PL Dictionary averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while SSBU eLearn averages 4.3 from 8 ratings.
Do PL Dictionary or SSBU eLearn have ads?
Neither PL Dictionary nor SSBU eLearn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PL Dictionary or SSBU eLearn?
PL Dictionary ships an update every 17 months, and SSBU eLearn every 2 weeks. Most recently, PL Dictionary was updated on July 19, 2026 and SSBU eLearn on July 9, 2026.

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