Comparison

boQwI' vs Ithildin

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

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About

boQwI'

Learn and analyze the Klingon language with this comprehensive assistant. Access a word database, parse grammar, and improve your translation skills. Includes a daily Klingon word widget.

Highlights
  • Klingon word database search
  • Grammar analysis
  • Klingon-to-English translation aid
  • Klingon Word of the Day widget
  • Open-source project
Features
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nIqHomvam DaHutlhchugh Qo'noSDaq yIQol'eghQo'! Don't beam down to Qo'noS without this app! Finally, the Klingon Language is at your fingertips! Download boQwI' to your primitive Terran portable computational device and you will be able to search through its word database, analyze Klingon sentences, and brush up on your etiquette for the big QI'lop celebration. tlhIngan Hol boQwI' / Klingon Language Assistant is a lexicon dictionary, canon search tool, and grammar analyzer for the Klingon language ({tlhIngan Hol}) devised by Marc Okrand for Star Trek's warrior race. It can parse Klingon grammar and serve as an aid in Klingon-to-English translation. You can also view the Klingon Word of the Day on your Today screen by enabling the included "Klingon Word of the Day" widget. boQwI' is NOT a general-purpose English-to-Klingon translator. You will need to know some Klingon already to make use of it for that purpose. If you're looking for a general-purpose English-to-Klingon translator (or vice versa), your best bet is to time travel to the 23rd century and bring back a Universal Translator. This project is open sourced: http://github.com/dadap/flingon-assister/ Klingon, Star Trek, and related marks are trademarks of CBS Studios, Inc., and are used under "fair use" guidelines. Please support the Klingon language by purchasing The Klingon Dictionary, Klingon for the Galactic Traveler, The Klingon Way, Conversational Klingon, Power Klingon, and other Klingon- and Star Trek-related products from Pocket Books, Simon & Schuster, and Paramount/Viacom/CBS Entertainment.

About

Ithildin

Access a comprehensive, searchable dictionary of Tolkien's Elvish languages. Explore thousands of words across 48 languages with detailed information and various search modes. This offline tool is a tribute to J.R.R. Tolkien's linguistic creations.

Highlights
  • Comprehensive Eldamo.org vocabulary (48 languages)
  • Search Elvish words or English translations
  • Multiple search modes (wildcard, strict, regex)
  • Includes community-created words
  • Color-coded word reliability indicators
  • Detailed word information screens
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Ithildin is a dictionary of the languages described in the work of JRR Tolkien. It is based on the Eldamo.org lexicon and contains a near-complete searchable vocabulary of those languages. The original vocabulary presented in this application was conceived by J.R.R. Tolkien and compiled by the efforts of many, most notably Christopher Tolkien and the authors of Parma Eldalamberon and Vinyar Tengwar (Christopher Gilson, Carl Hostetter, Arden Smith, Bill Welden, Patrick Wynne, and others). Paul Strack's Eldamo lexicon attempts to consistently organize that material, which adds up to many thousands of words in nearly fifty languages. This app is meant as a handy tool to search and access this vocabulary. Features: - very comprehensive: contains the complete Eldamo.org vocabulary (48 languages) - searching for either Elvish words or English translations - several search modes: wildcard (diacritic-insensitive), strict (diacritic-sensitive), begin- and end-of-word matching (useful to find rhyming words), verbatim and regular expressions - includes community-created words (neo-Sindarin, neo-Quenya) - roots, archaic words, community-contributed words and word reliability (is a word attested or speculative) are indicated by color coding - tapping a word opens a detail screen with glosses, examples, inflections, changes, cognates, elements, related words, variations and notes (when available) - where applicable: tapping a linked word in a detail category or the notes opens the detail screen for that word - configuration settings are stored locally in the app until changed - no internet connection is required Planned are: - other translations besides English (most likely German and French first) - UI internationalization - option to add user-created vocabulary - option to share user-created vocabulary with other users - extras like an Elvish / Shire calendar, star- and constellation names If you want to know more about these languages: their grammar, phonology or history, or about scripts like Tengwar and many other resources, we kindly refer to https://eldamo.org and the Vinyë Lambengolmor server on Discord. None of the material presented herein belongs to us, and we are not affiliated with the Tolkien Estate nor with Middle-earth Enterprises. No profit is being made from this app, which is distributed for free as a service to anyone interested, and a tribute to the work of JRR Tolkien. It is licensed under Creative Commons ShareAlike 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).

Screenshots

boQwI'4 screens
Ithildin4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: boQwI' at 100% against Ithildin's 40%. boQwI' also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.7). Ithildin's advantage is iOS requirement (9.0 vs 11.0). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

boQwI' holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of boQwI''s written reviews are positive against 40% of Ithildin's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
boQwI' versus Ithildin: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterboQwI'Ithildin
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better3.7 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS11.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB116 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDaniel DadapMaike J Dulk

Customer experience

boQwI'

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Ithildin

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative40.0%

In-app purchases

None

boQwI'

No in-app purchases

None

Ithildin

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is boQwI' free?
boQwI' is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ithildin free?
Ithildin is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, boQwI' or Ithildin?
boQwI' is rated higher. boQwI' averages 5.0 out of 5 from 11 ratings, while Ithildin averages 3.7 from 7 ratings.
Do boQwI' or Ithildin have ads?
Neither boQwI' nor Ithildin shows ads.

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