Comparison

eXpimal vs Etymology Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

eXpimal

This app provides advanced tools for creating truth tables, simplifying Boolean functions, and plotting logical schemes. It supports various methods for minimization and polynomial representation, with detailed results and comments.

Highlights
  • Truth table creation
  • DNF, CNF, PDNF, PCNF calculation
  • Zhegalkin polynomial generation
  • Karnaugh map plotting
  • Boolean function minimization
  • Logical scheme plotting
  • Ladder diagram creation
Features
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The most functional math logic calculator. This application has the functions as follows: - creating truth tables; - finding DNF, CNF, PDNF and PCNF; - finding Zhegalkin polynomial (Undetermined coefficients method and Pascal's triangle method); - making a Karnaugh map; - minimizing Boolean function with equivalence conversion (both briefly and in details); - minimize partially defined functions; - belonging to the Post classes; - plotting logical schemes (both IEC and ANSI schemes); - plotting ladder diagram; - minimizing functions using McCluskey method. Boolean functions may be displayed as multiple characters. Unary operation "negation" may be displayed either as a single character or in the form of an overline. Maximum number of variables in the function is limited by 6. Maximum number of function-embedded negations is limited by 5. Maximum number of characters in the function is limited by 64. Karnaugh maps, PCNF and PDNF functions, Zhegalkin polynomial and the McCluskey method only may be used for operating a value vector. The modulus of vector shall contain 4, 8, 16, 32, or 64 characters. The values of 0 and 1 may be used in this function but it will be subject to simplification only. The implication is inadmissible for plotting a logical scheme. No ads pop up. This application demonstrates intuitively understandable and trouble-free operations. All results are shown in details along with comments.

About

Etymology Dictionary

Features
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Etymology The way how a word comes. The essential language learning tool. When you want to study the origin of a word or learn the way in which its meanings have been changed throughout history, a serious and professional etymology English dictionary is very useful for rapidly searching accurate references. Knowing the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning is an important part of language learning. This dictionary has collected a large number of sources, including variant of dictionary, lexicon, encyclopaedia, dialect, argot, jargon, slang, place name, surname, chemical name, music, linguistic data, ancient poems and books, the relations between different languages and other valuable materials, and be crafted as a practical pocket tool. Features: * Not only indexed etymologies by a word, but also words that have the same root indexed too. * List the language family, the nationality or the dialect area of the source. * Cross references of all root and keyword, search whole dictionary by only one link. * Add or remove your favourite to bookmark and conveniently review them later.

Screenshots

eXpimal4 screens
Etymology Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: eXpimal at $2.99 against Etymology Dictionary's $14.99. eXpimal also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 15.6). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

eXpimal costs $2.99 and Etymology Dictionary $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eXpimal ships an update every 3 weeks, Etymology Dictionary every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
eXpimal versus Etymology Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereXpimalEtymology Dictionary
Price$2.99 — better$14.99
Rating2.3 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews54.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.1 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size10 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMaksim Dmitriev斌 虞

In-app purchases

None

eXpimal

No in-app purchases

None

Etymology Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is eXpimal free?
eXpimal costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Etymology Dictionary free?
Etymology Dictionary costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do eXpimal or Etymology Dictionary have ads?
Neither eXpimal nor Etymology Dictionary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, eXpimal or Etymology Dictionary?
eXpimal ships an update every 3 weeks, and Etymology Dictionary every 9 months. Most recently, eXpimal was updated on September 21, 2026 and Etymology Dictionary on September 20, 2026.

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