Write in Runic vs Ithildin
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Write in Runic
Transliterate text into various ancient scripts based on phonetic sounds. Explore different runic alphabets and learn about their pronunciation. Includes system keyboards for typing with these scripts in other applications.
- Phonetic transliteration
- Supports multiple runic families
- Includes Ogham script
- Supports Old Turkic and Gothic scripts
- System keyboard integration
- Rune pronunciation guide
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With this app you can transliterate text to runes based on a phonetic translation. This app translates the sounds of words, not the meaning. It is a good source for rune pronunciation and learning about the runic alphabets. The app also allows exposes system keyboards for typing with runes in other apps. Supports the following major runic families: • Elder Futhark runes (Common Germanic Fuþark) • Swedish-Norwegian Fuþąrk (Rök; Younger Futhark, short twig) • Danish Fuþąrk (Younger Futhark, long branch) • Anglo-Saxon runes (Anglo-Frisian Fuþorc) • Medieval rune alphabets Supports Ogham (Old Irish script): • Aicme Beithe / hÚatha / Muine / Ailme • Forfeda (the letters added later) Furthermore: • Old Turkic (Göktürk script / Orkhon script / Orkhon-Yenisey) • Armanen runes (Armanen Futharkh) • Gothic • Old Italic • Glagolitic (Old Slavonic "Glagolitsa", sometimes known as Slavic runes) Text is transcribed to runes based on a phonetic representation (English, Russian or language agnostic).
Ithildin
Access a comprehensive, searchable dictionary of Tolkien's Elvish languages. Explore thousands of words across 48 languages with detailed information and various search modes. This offline tool is a tribute to J.R.R. Tolkien's linguistic creations.
- Comprehensive Eldamo.org vocabulary (48 languages)
- Search Elvish words or English translations
- Multiple search modes (wildcard, strict, regex)
- Includes community-created words
- Color-coded word reliability indicators
- Detailed word information screens
- Offline functionality
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Ithildin is a dictionary of the languages described in the work of JRR Tolkien. It is based on the Eldamo.org lexicon and contains a near-complete searchable vocabulary of those languages. The original vocabulary presented in this application was conceived by J.R.R. Tolkien and compiled by the efforts of many, most notably Christopher Tolkien and the authors of Parma Eldalamberon and Vinyar Tengwar (Christopher Gilson, Carl Hostetter, Arden Smith, Bill Welden, Patrick Wynne, and others). Paul Strack's Eldamo lexicon attempts to consistently organize that material, which adds up to many thousands of words in nearly fifty languages. This app is meant as a handy tool to search and access this vocabulary. Features: - very comprehensive: contains the complete Eldamo.org vocabulary (48 languages) - searching for either Elvish words or English translations - several search modes: wildcard (diacritic-insensitive), strict (diacritic-sensitive), begin- and end-of-word matching (useful to find rhyming words), verbatim and regular expressions - includes community-created words (neo-Sindarin, neo-Quenya) - roots, archaic words, community-contributed words and word reliability (is a word attested or speculative) are indicated by color coding - tapping a word opens a detail screen with glosses, examples, inflections, changes, cognates, elements, related words, variations and notes (when available) - where applicable: tapping a linked word in a detail category or the notes opens the detail screen for that word - configuration settings are stored locally in the app until changed - no internet connection is required Planned are: - other translations besides English (most likely German and French first) - UI internationalization - option to add user-created vocabulary - option to share user-created vocabulary with other users - extras like an Elvish / Shire calendar, star- and constellation names If you want to know more about these languages: their grammar, phonology or history, or about scripts like Tengwar and many other resources, we kindly refer to https://eldamo.org and the Vinyë Lambengolmor server on Discord. None of the material presented herein belongs to us, and we are not affiliated with the Tolkien Estate nor with Middle-earth Enterprises. No profit is being made from this app, which is distributed for free as a service to anyone interested, and a tribute to the work of JRR Tolkien. It is licensed under Creative Commons ShareAlike 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Ithildin at Free against Write in Runic's $4.99. Ithildin also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 16.0). Write in Runic's advantage is rating (4.4 vs 3.7) and ratings volume (144 vs 7). On review sentiment, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Ithildin is free to download; Write in Runic costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Write in Runic holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Write in Runic has 144 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 39% and 40% positive.
| Parameter | Write in Runic | Ithildin |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.4 (144 ratings) — better | 3.7 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 39.1% of reviews | 40.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 144 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 116 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maarten Trompper | Maike J Dulk |
Customer experience
Write in Runic
Ithildin
In-app purchases
Write in Runic
No in-app purchases
Ithildin
No in-app purchases









