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

Enhance your English vocabulary and grammar with a comprehensive offline dictionary. It offers extensive definitions, natural language examples, collocations, synonyms, and pronunciation guides for both British and American English.

Highlights
  • Offline English dictionary
  • Integrated grammar and thesaurus
  • Collocations dictionary
  • Corpus-based examples
  • Pronunciation guides (British/American)
  • Vocabulary expansion tools
  • Search history and favorites
Features
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● English Dictionary: LMDict This is a complete vocabulary and grammar resource that will enhance your learning of English. ● The English Dictionary Now with integrated Grammar, Thesaurus, and Collocations Dictionary. Improve your English with the full content of the dictionary at your fingertips: ● Natural English 165,000 corpus-based examples of natural English show words in context and how English is really used. ● Comprehensive 230,000 words, phrases, and meanings – more than any other learner's dictionary. ● Easy to use – easy to understand Definitions written using a vocabulary of just 2,000 words – the Longman Defining Vocabulary, ensuring all definitions are clear and easy to understand. ● Expand your vocabulary - Frequency information on the most common words – the new Longman Communication 9000 – helps you learn them first. - Words from the Academic Word List highlighted to help you improve your essays and presentations. ● Write and speak fluently - An integrated Collocations Dictionary with more than 65,000 collocations: learn word combinations to use the correct words together, such as ‘take a test’ (not ‘make a test’), ‘heavy rain’ (not ‘strong rain’), and ‘highly successful’. - The integrated Thesaurus with more than 18,000 synonyms, antonyms, and related words helps you improve your writing by using more precise and high level words: stop saying ‘nice’, instead, say ‘lovely, delightful, enjoyable, wonderful, brilliant’. - Register Notes on the differences between spoken and written English help you express yourself precisely. ● Improve your grammar - Avoid making common mistakes and get extra help with grammar patterns and using the correct tenses. Improve your pronunciation - All headwords pronounced in both British and American English  PLUS - All example sentences pronounced in either British or American English (via external links) ● All this makes the English Dictionary the largest resource of English available on any mobile platform. ________________________________ ● Application Features: - Full content of the print dictionary - PLUS additional collocations, synonyms, and word origins - Guide on how to use the dictionary - Search using wildcards and suggested words - Predictive text in search helps you with spelling as you look for words - Search for idioms and phrasal verbs - Search history to help you find recently searched for words - Support for search from within other compatible apps on your device - Bookmark your favorite words - Word-of-the-Day notifications ● More Features: - Learn English throught Video - Learn Quizzes English The ultimate learner's resource of the English language for use anywhere, anytime. - Privacy policy: https://mobilephl.com/lmdict/privacy.php - And read more USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (about EULA) at here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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 in-app purchases: LCEDICT at none against English Dictionary's 5. LCEDICT also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (11.2 vs 15.6). English Dictionary's advantage is ratings volume (896 vs 1). On price, ads and device support 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 5 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per year. LCEDICT asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LCEDICT holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: English Dictionary has 896 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
Rating4.7 (896 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings896 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.611.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size761 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhan Phuoc LuongLe Thi Quynh Ny

Customer experience

English Dictionary

All ratings896 ratings
Positive92.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews77 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral5.2%
Negative27.3%

LCEDICT

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

Bugs and requests

English Dictionary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Cannot load data
  • Frequent crashes
  • Compatibility issues with newer devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Increase font size option
  • Horizontal view for iPad
  • Improved search engine
  • Sync favorites across devices
  • Offline mode support

LCEDICT

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

5 purchases

English Dictionary

Subscriptions2
  • Year$12.991 Year
  • 6 months$19.996 Months
One-time3
  • Unlock Thesaurus$2.99
  • Unlock Culture$2.99
  • English Dictionary - Remove Ad$14.99
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 4.7 out of 5 from 896 ratings, while LCEDICT averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do English Dictionary or LCEDICT have ads?
Neither English Dictionary nor LCEDICT shows ads.

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