UA Library vs Untranslatable
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
UA Library
Access your library account, search the catalog for books, movies, and music, and download digital content. Discover and register for events, use mobile printing, and book meeting spaces. Scan book ISBNs to check availability in the collection.
- Search library catalog
- Manage account (holds, checkouts, renewals)
- Download eBooks and audiobooks
- Register for library events
- Mobile printing
- Book meeting spaces
- Scan ISBN for availability
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The Upper Arlington Public Library app allows you to discover library content, manage your library account and find and register for events for any age group. These are some of the things you can do with our app: - Search our catalog for books, magazines, movies, music and more. - Read book summaries and reviews. - Check out our librarians’ latest reading recommendations. - Access your account to see what you have on hold, checked out, and renew items. - Download eBooks, audiobooks and magazines. - Find and register for UA Library events, classes and workshops. You can filter events by location, age and event type. - Use mobile printing from your device and pick prints up at your preferred library location. - Book a meeting space. - Use the Scan ISBN feature on any book, anywhere to see if it’s available to borrow from our collection. - Connect with us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Untranslatable
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One word a day from another language that English never bothered to name. Japanese has a word for the dappled light that falls through leaves: komorebi. Portuguese has one for the ache of missing someone you may never see again: saudade. Danish has hygge, Tagalog has gigil, Inuktitut has iktsuarpok. English has… a whole sentence, and a shrug. Untranslatable brings you one of these words every morning — beautifully typeset, with everything you need to fall in love with it: • MEANING — what the word really captures, and why a whole culture needed to name it. • ORIGINS — where it comes from, root by root. • PRONUNCIATION — hear it spoken by a native speaker, in its own language. • A USAGE EXAMPLE — see it living in a real sentence. THERE'S A WORD FOR THAT Describe a feeling in your own words — "the ache of missing someone far away", "cozy and warm inside while it storms" — and Untranslatable finds the word that names it. It searches by meaning, not spelling. THE LIBRARY Browse every word by theme, mood, and language. Or tap Surprise me and let one find you. ADOPT THE ONES YOU LOVE Found a word you can't live without? Adopt it into your personal Lexicon and say it out loud any time. Gentle spaced review helps you keep the ones that matter. Your Passport quietly stamps every word you've met and every language you've visited, and a reading streak keeps you coming back. MADE FOR SAVOURING • A calm, literary design with a serif made for reading — in light or dark. • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets showing today's word. Tap to open it. • Ask Siri for today's word. • A morning reminder, at a time you choose — one a day, never more. • Your week in words: a weekly look back, plus beautiful cards for the words worth passing on. NO ACCOUNT. NO ADS. NO TRACKING. Untranslatable asks for nothing and keeps nothing. Your streak and your lexicon live only on your device. Some feelings only exist once someone gives them a name. Come collect them.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Untranslatable at every 3 days against UA Library's every 3 months. UA Library's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
UA Library ships an update every 3 months, Untranslatable every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on June 3, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | UA Library | Untranslatable |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 52 MB | 14 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Upper Arlington Public Library | Yiwen Luo |
In-app purchases
UA Library
No in-app purchases
Untranslatable
No in-app purchases
Questions
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