Scriba (Latin Dictionary) vs Latin Companion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scriba (Latin Dictionary)
This app provides comprehensive Latin language learning resources, including extensive dictionaries, grammar guides, and word parsing tools. It offers flashcards for vocabulary memorization and a document reader for in-context word lookups.
- Lewis and Short's Latin-English dictionary
- Cassell's Latin Dictionary
- Declensions and conjugations
- Latin word parser
- Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar
- Flashcards for vocabulary
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Scriba is a great tool to learn Latin. It features : - Lewis and Short's Latin-English dictionary (50 000 entries) - Cassell's Latin Dictionary (clear and shorter explanations for about 20 000 entries) - declensions and conjugations for most of the entries - a Latin word parser - Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar - an English-Latin lexicon (free version) - Smith & Hall's English-Latin Dictionary (full version) - full text search in Lewis and Short's Latin dictionary - classical texts - a Document reader which allows you to look up words in the database - Flashcards to learn new words
Latin Companion
This app helps you learn Latin vocabulary and grammar. It organizes words by chapter to match a popular curriculum and offers quizzes and translation assistance. New words are added regularly to expand the learning content.
- Chapter-aligned vocabulary
- Vocabulary study
- Quizzes
- Translation help
- Over 800 words
- Regular updates
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Learning Latin is made easy with the help of Latin Companion. You can study words, take quizzes, and even get help with your translations. Words are organized into chapters that align with the popular latin curriculum, Wheelock's Latin. Our latin vocabulary contains over 800 words, and is constantly growing with new updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Latin Companion at none against Scriba (Latin Dictionary)'s 1. Latin Companion also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and device support (4 vs 2). Scriba (Latin Dictionary)'s advantage is review sentiment (76% vs 67%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Scriba (Latin Dictionary) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Latin Companion asks for nothing beyond the download.
Latin Companion holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 14 and 18 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Scriba (Latin Dictionary)'s written reviews are positive against 67% of Latin Companion's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Scriba (Latin Dictionary) ships an update every 5 months, Latin Companion every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scriba (Latin Dictionary) | Latin Companion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) | 4.7 (18 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews — better | 66.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 14 | 18 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dominique CADIET | Hershal Pleasant |
Customer experience
Scriba (Latin Dictionary)
Latin Companion
In-app purchases
Scriba (Latin Dictionary)
- Full version$2.99
Latin Companion
No in-app purchases
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