Comparison

辞海HD vs KOURAKU

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

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About

辞海HD

This comprehensive dictionary app offers extensive definitions, etymologies, and historical context for Chinese words and idioms. It features advanced search, multimedia resources, and interactive knowledge maps, making it a powerful tool for learning and research.

Highlights
  • Extensive dictionary and encyclopedia content
  • Multiple search methods (keyword, pinyin, radical)
  • Visual knowledge maps and historical context
  • Multimedia resources (images, audio, video, 3D models)
  • Historical 'Today in History' feature
  • Character evolution and calligraphy display
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《辞海》由上海辞书出版社出版,是我国唯一以字带词,集字典、语文词典和百科词典主要功能于一体的大型综合性辞典,荣获国家图书奖最高奖——荣誉奖、国家辞书奖特等奖等奖项,被评价为“全面反映人类文明优秀成果,系统展现中华文明丰硕成就”。《辞海》(第七版)总词条约13万条,总字数约2350万字。 首次推出APP版,用户可随时随地随手查阅。 【内容丰富权威】 200多位顶级专家任分科主编,率领1800多位一流学者完成 130000多词目配有拼音,由中央电视台主持人海霞领衔团队朗读 用26000余古文字形体展示7400多个汉字的演变轨迹 秦汉以来近1000位名家所书各体书法字形160000余张 动态呈现汉字规范笔顺 大量图片、音视频、3D模型等多媒体资源 【多角度检索方式】 支持词条、释文检索 支持单一关键词和多关键词组合检索 支持按学科分类浏览 支持按拼音、按部首查询词条 支持语音识别、拍照识图检索 【可视化知识导图】 建立知识关联 呈现知识导图 【APP特色功能】 历史上的今天 万国志 地方志 人物志 3D百科 知识专题 纪年换算 【用户反馈有回应】 及时修订更新词条 专业运营团队,及时提供客户服务

About

KOURAKU

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KOURAKU is a visual education app about how people cross the sea and work out where they are — the science of navigation and positioning — learned by watching and interacting. Follow the story from classical celestial navigation to modern GPS through simulations and hands-on challenges. As the navigation module of the "Raku" series, KOURAKU sits next to KAIRAKU (oceanography). If KAIRAKU is the science of tides and currents, KOURAKU is the craft of using them to cross the ocean. It covers six topics from high-school earth science and physics up to introductory navigation. [Explore and Challenge — a learning cycle] Every mode can be used in two ways: - Explore: move the sliders freely and see the principle at work. - Challenge: solve a task with the answer hidden. Read the instrument to measure, work out your position, then check your answer. When you get it right, the app shows the reasoning step by step. Each mode has 5 stages, for 30 stages across the 6 modes. Cleared stages are recorded in the Logbook on the home screen, so you can see your progress at a glance. [Six Modes] - Celestial Latitude Measure a body's altitude with a sextant and find your latitude. The altitude of Polaris equals your latitude, and from the noon Sun you get latitude = 90° − altitude + declination. In the challenges, line the sextant up with the star or the Sun, read the altitude, and give the ship's latitude. - Longitude & Chronometer Longitude comes from the time difference between local noon and Greenwich time. The Earth turns 15° every hour, so a clock running ahead or behind tells you how far east or west you are. See why a marine chronometer that keeps accurate time at sea made longitude measurable. - Dead Reckoning Build up course and speed over time to estimate your position. Add a current and watch the estimated position drift away from the true one. Challenges range from distance run to choosing a course that allows for the current. - Chart & Compass Correct a compass course for deviation and variation to get the true course (add East, subtract West). Then try the reverse: from a true course on the chart, find the compass course to steer. - Tides The sea rises and falls with the Moon and Sun: spring tides around new and full moon, neap tides around the quarters. Read the times and heights of high and low water from a 24-hour tide curve, and work out when a ship can safely cross a shallow channel. - GPS Positioning Find your position from the distances to several satellites (trilateration). Turn signal travel time into range, see how a tiny receiver clock error throws the fix far off, and how a fourth satellite solves that error. [Features] - 30 challenge stages: 6 modes × 5 stages - A Logbook that records cleared stages (clear it any time) - Principle / explanation sheet in every mode - A one-line "how to try" guide on every screen - A journey through time from classical navigation to modern GPS - 9 languages (Japanese, English, Chinese Simplified/Traditional, Spanish, Portuguese (BR), Korean, German, French) - Supports landscape, large text sizes, and VoiceOver - Difficulty labels (Beginner, Standard, Advanced), a "Start here" mark and a start button on Home show where to begin - Nautical chart and logbook visuals, with dark / light themes - About screen with links to the privacy policy and support - Free to use with every feature unlocked (banner ads only; no in-app purchases or subscriptions) [Recommended for] - Students of earth science, physics, navigation, or positioning - Anyone who wants an intuitive feel for celestial navigation, longitude, and dead reckoning - People interested in the sea, ships, and geography - Teachers looking for classroom material - Anyone curious about how GPS actually works out where you are Note: This app uses simplified simulations for education. Do not use it for real navigation or positioning.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KOURAKU at none against 辞海HD's 10. KOURAKU also leads on device support (3 vs 1). 辞海HD's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price and iOS requirement 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. 辞海HD sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. KOURAKU asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
辞海HD versus KOURAKU: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter辞海HDKOURAKU
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size104 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperShanghai Lexicographical Publishing House Ltd.Fuji Bit Inc.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

辞海HD

One-time10
  • 辞海数字版1周会员$0.99
  • 辞海数字版新会员月卡$2.99
  • 辞海数字版2月会员$3.99
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  • 辞海数字版会员$3.99
  • 辞海数字版5折年卡$6.99
  • 辞海数字版季卡$7.99
  • 辞海数字版6月会员$9.99
  • 辞海数字版年卡$19.99
  • 辞海数字版2年会员$29.99
  • 辞海数字版3年卡$49.99
None

KOURAKU

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 辞海HD free?
辞海HD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is KOURAKU free?
KOURAKU is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 辞海HD or KOURAKU have ads?
KOURAKU shows ads; 辞海HD does not.

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