Comparison

Scriba (Latin Dictionary) vs Cultivate

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Cultivate

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Scriba (Latin Dictionary)4 screens
Cultivate4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Scriba (Latin Dictionary) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Cultivate asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Scriba (Latin Dictionary) versus Cultivate: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterScriba (Latin Dictionary)Cultivate
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews76.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.515.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB182 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDominique CADIETNils Ledernez

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Scriba (Latin Dictionary)

One-time1
  • Full version$2.99
None

Cultivate

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Scriba (Latin Dictionary) free?
Scriba (Latin Dictionary) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cultivate free?
Cultivate is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Scriba (Latin Dictionary) or Cultivate have ads?
Neither Scriba (Latin Dictionary) nor Cultivate shows ads.

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