Scriba (Latin Dictionary) vs Cultivate
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
Cultivate
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Most people nod along in conversations about wine, architecture, opera, or philosophy — then go home and Google it. Cultivate closes that gap. In 4 minutes per lesson, you get the essential framework for 11 of the topics that come up most in professional and social life: art, history, fine dining, fashion, classical music, opera, psychology, architecture, religion, literature, and health. Not trivia. Not lists of facts to memorise. The actual structure of each subject — what matters, why it matters, and exactly what to say when it comes up. What you'll be able to do: — Walk into an opera house and know what you're hearing — Discuss a Caravaggio or a Rothko with something to say — Understand why the Sunni-Shia split still structures Middle East geopolitics — Know the difference between bespoke and made-to-measure — Talk about wine without sounding like you're reciting a label — Understand what cognitive bias actually means — and catch it in real time How it works: Each lesson takes 4 minutes. Eight steps take you from hook to conversational fluency: context, the key idea, why it matters, what to say, and a short quiz to lock it in. Complete a lesson and unlock a reference card — a distillable summary you can edit and keep. 11 themes. 117 lessons. The baseline education most people never got. No fluff. No filler. Just the knowledge that makes the difference between nodding along and actually participating.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cultivate at none against Scriba (Latin Dictionary)'s 1. Cultivate also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.5). 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
Both are free to download. Scriba (Latin Dictionary) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cultivate asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Scriba (Latin Dictionary) | Cultivate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (14 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 76.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 14 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 155 MB | 182 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Dominique CADIET | Nils Ledernez |
In-app purchases
Scriba (Latin Dictionary)
- Full version$2.99
Cultivate
No in-app purchases
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