Comparison

Build Own Dictionary vs Brainwaves

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

Head to head
About

Build Own Dictionary

Create and manage personalized dictionaries for language learning. Add words with translations and descriptions, organize them by category, and search your entries. Translate sentences word-by-word using your custom dictionaries.

Highlights
  • Create and import dictionaries
  • Add, edit, and delete words
  • Categorize words
  • Sort words alphabetically or by time
  • Search dictionary entries
  • Translate sentences word-by-word
  • Customize appearance
Features
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Using this app you can create your own dictionaries during learning a foreign language. The key features are: - Create a dictionary or import it from your device into the app. - Delete or rename the dictionary. - Export the dictionary from the app to your device. - Add quickly a word with its translation and optionally its description to the dictionary. - Delete or edit words in the dictionary. - Assign a category name to the words. - Sort the words alphabetically, by time added, or by category. - Search a word, translation, or description in the dictionary. - Translate a sentence, word by word, using your created dictionaries. - Customize the colors and the font sizes of the dictionary. - Save all of your created dictionaries as an SQLite database in a DB file. The premium version enables the export/import feature, adding description, assigning category, customizing colors and font sizes, and sentence translator. It also removes all ads from the app.

About

Brainwaves

Features
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Brainwaves is an app designed to improve and exercise cognitive functions with engaging and fun daily games. Developed for seniors and older generations, Brainwaves features large and gripping text, comprehensive games, and supportive iPhone tips. From a range of stimulating arithmetic and word searches to riveting memory games, spending just 10 minutes a day on the app is sure to enhance and maintain critical cognitive ability.

Screenshots

Build Own Dictionary4 screens
Brainwaves4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brainwaves at none against Build Own Dictionary's 1. Brainwaves also leads on ads (none vs shown). Build Own Dictionary's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 26.2). On price 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. Build Own Dictionary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Brainwaves asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Build Own Dictionary versus Brainwaves: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBuild Own DictionaryBrainwaves
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (72 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews70.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings72 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBita SobhaniJill Hartman

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Build Own Dictionary

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99
None

Brainwaves

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Build Own Dictionary free?
Build Own Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brainwaves free?
Brainwaves is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Build Own Dictionary or Brainwaves have ads?
Build Own Dictionary shows ads; Brainwaves does not.

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