Comparison

Watch and Learn vs OpenDict

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

Head to head
About

Watch and Learn

Learn new languages by watching films and series with synchronized subtitles. Tap on unknown words or phrases for instant translations and save them to flashcards for later study. Supports over 40 languages and offers pronunciation practice and knowledge tests.

Highlights
  • Watch films/series in foreign languages
  • Interactive subtitles with tap-to-translate
  • Save words/phrases to flashcards
  • Pronunciation support
  • Knowledge tests for vocabulary
  • Supports over 40 languages
  • Offline dictionaries
Features
Read full description

A convenient application for watching films and series in foreign languages with subtitles and learning new words and phrases. Just touch an unknown word or a phrase, get its translation and add a card to learn it later. WATCH - support all popular video formats without conversion - support of subtitles in srt format - download new subtitles from opensubtitles.org - set of interesting films with subtitles for most common languages - audio track selection and many other settings LEARN - intuitive control over the sets of words - ready-made card sets for the most popular languages (English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese) - pronunciation support for words and phrases in foreign languages - knowledge tests for each set of words - export/import cards into csv format TRANSLATE - translate your own phrases and add them to the words sets - transcription for the most popular languages - speech to text function - just say unknown words and app will translate it - edit translations when needed - support over 50 off-line dictionaries - support of 40 languages AND ALSO - synchronization between all iOS devices via iCloud - support of iPhone, iPad and Mac DEVELOPERS LINK support@readandlearnapp.com Main supported video formats: MPEG-4/2/1, MJPEG, H.264, H.263, VP6, VP5, Theora, DV, MPEG-1/2/4, MJPEG, WMV, Cinepak, H.264, H.263, HuffYUV, Indeo3, Theora, Sorenson, VC-1, VP5/6/8/9, H.265, MOV, MP4, AVI, FLV and much more.. Supported languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Chichewa, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sesotho, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zulu.

About

OpenDict

This app provides an extensive offline dictionary and translator with support for over 200 languages. It offers lightning-fast searches, instant translations, and detailed definitions, all without requiring an internet connection. Organize your vocabulary with custom tags and enjoy a completely ad-free and subscription-free experience.

Highlights
  • Offline dictionary and translator
  • Support for 226 languages
  • Lightning-fast offline search
  • Instant translations and definitions
  • Customizable tags for organization
  • 100% ad-free and subscription-free
Features
Read full description

Discover a comprehensive offline dictionary, translator, and language reference guide. Perfect for students, travelers, linguists, and professionals who need reliable offline language support. POWERFUL LANGUAGE SUPPORT 226 languages in your pocket 317 language pairs 1086 Open Source Sets 9.22 million precise translations and senses 11.75 million detailed definitions 99.29 million usage examples BUILT FOR SPEED Lightning-fast offline search (after downloading initially) Grouped results by parts of speech and word length Instant translations and definitions Quick bookmarking The keyboard is already open when you launch the app Efficient power user features On-device Pronunciations Bi-directional search by default SMART ORGANIZATION Organize entries with custom tags Quick bookmarking Search History Seamless, real-time device syncing and backup Highly customizable settings Cross-device synchronization OPEN AND TRANSPARENT No in-app purchases, or subscriptions 100% ad-free experience, pure functionality Data is not sold to third parties or used for advertising Only open source sets included (Wiktionary, ECDC, News-Commentary, SciELO, Tatoeba, TED2020, XLEnt) All downloaded language data inside the app is free to use, copy, modify, and transform for any purpose SUPPORTED LANGUAGES English, Finnish, German, Russian, Spanish, Chinese Mandarin, French, Portuguese, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Hungarian, Korean, Bulgarian, Japanese, Danish, Serbo-Croatian, Czech, Catalan, Greek, Ukrainian, Romanian, Turkish, Galician, Arabic, Irish, Maori, Macedonian, Georgian, Latin, Belarusian, Armenian, Norwegian Bokmål, Vietnamese, Hindi, Persian, Hebrew, Slovak, Icelandic, Indonesian, Welsh, Thai, Estonian, Malay, Norwegian Nynorsk, Azerbaijani, Tagalog, Chinese Cantonese, Latvian, Slovene, Ancient Greek, Scottish Gaelic, Lithuanian, Kazakh, Norwegian, Khmer, Albanian, Urdu, Afrikaans, Mongolian, Occitan, Bengali, Marathi, Tajik, Yiddish, Uzbek, Swahili, Kyrgyz, Northern Kurdish, Faroese, Telugu, Basque, Burmese, Asturian, Malayalam, Lao, Manx, Sicilian, Norman, Sanskrit, Tamil, Bashkir, Uyghur, Turkmen, Maltese, Navajo, Pashto, Walloon, Breton, Central Kurdish, Luxembourgish, Campidanese Sardinian, Tibetan, Tatar, Romansch, Punjabi, Assamese, Gujarati, West Frisian, Venetan, Aromanian, Lower Sorbian, Friulian, Kannada, Scots, Quechua, Hawaiian, Cornish, Cebuano, Cherokee, Hakka Chinese, Nepali, Javanese, Amharic, Sinhalese, Crimean Tatar, Upper Sorbian, Northern Sami, Haitian Creole, Chechen, Greenlandic, Kapampangan, Yoruba, Latgalian, Yakut, Ladino, Corsican, Odia, Bikol Central, Wu Chinese, Zhuang, Assyrian Neo-Aramaic, Ossetian, Southern Altai, Eastern Min Chinese, Low German, Aragonese, Ojibwe, Zulu, Chuvash, Aramaic, Malagasy, Ngazidja Comorian, Coptic, Lombard, Hausa, Tok Pisin, Kalmyk, Sundanese, Carpathian Rusyn, Kashubian, Tigrinya, Kabuverdianu, Abkhaz, Somali, Guaraní, Erzya, Neapolitan, Eastern Mari, Alemannic German, Afan Oromo, Limburgish, Northern Frisian, Udmurt, Dhivehi, Kumyk, Old Irish, Ilocano, Old French, Sindhi, Sranan Tongo, Ladin, Shan, Romani, Chichewa, Tarifit, Mingrelian, Kashmiri, Hiligaynon, Romagnol, Adyghe, Ligurian, Classical Nahuatl, Kikuyu, Pali, Bavarian, Silesian, Papiamentu, Sylheti, Livonian, Xhosa, Komi-Zyrian, Laz, Mon, Old Javanese, Moksha, Franco-Provençal, Kabardian, Saterland Frisian, Karelian, Veps, Jeju, Fula, Middle French, Emilian, Balinese, Konkani, Afar, Mauritian Creole, Iban, Mapudungun, Lule Sami, Bambara, S'gaw Karen, Swazi, Marshallese, Makasar, Magahi, Tokelauan

Screenshots

Watch and Learn4 screens
OpenDict4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Watch and Learn at 50% against OpenDict's 0%. OpenDict's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 12) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support 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. Watch and Learn sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. OpenDict asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Watch and Learn ships an update every 7 months, OpenDict monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 6, 2026 and September 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Watch and Learn versus OpenDict: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWatch and LearnOpenDict
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size116 MB23 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperAnton IvanovDominik Gyecsek

Customer experience

Watch and Learn

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

OpenDict

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

12 purchases

Watch and Learn

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$1.491 Month
  • Annual subscription$14.491 Year
One-time10
  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro$0.99
  • The Little Shop of Horrors$0.99
  • Carnival of Souls (1962)$0.99
Show 7 more
  • House on Hounted Hill$0.99
  • The Stranger (1946)$0.99
  • Suddenly (1954)$0.99
  • Blood on the Sun$0.99
  • Detour$0.99
  • Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)$0.99
  • Full version$19.99
None

OpenDict

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Watch and Learn free?
Watch and Learn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is OpenDict free?
OpenDict is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Watch and Learn or OpenDict have ads?
Watch and Learn shows ads; OpenDict does not.
Which is updated more often, Watch and Learn or OpenDict?
Watch and Learn ships an update every 7 months, and OpenDict monthly. Most recently, Watch and Learn was updated on September 6, 2026 and OpenDict on September 9, 2026.

Other comparisons