Dictionary Alpha vs SkyDict
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dictionary Alpha
This app provides a visually engaging way to explore the English language, helping users build vocabulary. It features offline access to saved words and suggests similar terms for enhanced learning.
- Visual learning tool
- Offline word saving
- Similar word suggestions
- Simple gesture navigation
- Haptic feedback
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Dictionary Alpha is an easy to use English dictionary app, featuring rich and vivid screens to display a range of information. Helping to build vocabulary, the app is a great visual learning tool for children, adults, new English speakers and anyone in between. The app presents the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in a fun and lively manner. - Users can save words to access them when necessary, or for offline reading - Simple app gestures, including double tap and swiping, allow users to easily navigate between pages - The app suggests relevant similar words, to help users who were unable to find the word they were searching for Small haptics are included when pressing various buttons, improving the overall experience; 3D Touch is available to help users launch the app, and users can easily share new found words with friends and family.
SkyDict
This app allows users to simultaneously search for word definitions across numerous online English dictionaries. It offers a seamless browsing experience with swipe gestures and includes a dark theme. Users can also look up words directly from other applications.
- Simultaneous multi-dictionary lookups
- Swipe to switch dictionaries
- Dark theme support
- In-app word lookup via share menu
- No ads or account required
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SkyDict is an english dictionary that lets you look up words in multiple online english dictionaries at a time. Swipe left or right to switch different dictionaries. These online free dictionaries are included: Dictionary.com, Longman, Webster's, Collins, Urban Dictionary, Vocabulary.com, Oxford Learner's Dictionaries, Bing Dictionary, etc. Designed exclusively for iOS, SkyDict takes full advantage of the latest iOS features and technologies, giving you innovative, fast, and powerful tools. Features: - Look up words in multiple sources at a time. - Swipe left or right to switch dictionaries. - Dark theme for any dictionary. - Look up words within any app (Select the text, choose Share from the context menu, then select SkyDict to get its definition). - No Ads. No account needed. No in-app tracking. Designed for iOS 26 SkyDict is meticulously thought through and created from the ground up for iOS 26. Designed to take full advantage of powerful iOS features and technologies. SkyDict requires Internet Connectivity to search for a word.
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Verdict
Dictionary Alpha and SkyDict both sit at 4.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 90% of SkyDict's written reviews are positive against 50% of Dictionary Alpha's. SkyDict also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 7). Dictionary Alpha's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Dictionary Alpha against 4.7 for SkyDict. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SkyDict has 35 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 50% of Dictionary Alpha's written reviews are positive against 90% of SkyDict's.
| Parameter | Dictionary Alpha | SkyDict |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (7 ratings) | 4.7 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Rihab Mehboob | Chunxia Li |
Customer experience
Dictionary Alpha
SkyDict
In-app purchases
Dictionary Alpha
No in-app purchases
SkyDict
No in-app purchases
