Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary vs SkyDict
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary
Learn the spoken Dege dialect of Tibetan with this trilingual dictionary. It offers phonetic transcriptions, audio recordings, and example sentences to aid pronunciation and understanding for non-native speakers.
- Trilingual Tibetan - Chinese - English dictionary
- Search in all 3 languages
- Phonetic spelling (IPA)
- Audio recordings for words and sentences
- Guide to Dege dialect
- Reference of phonology and verbs
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Study the spoken Dege dialect of Tibetan with this comprehensive trilingual dictionary. The Tibetan literary (or written) language and its script have a long history, going back to the middle of the 7th century. There are many excellent dictionaries of the literary language which help the user master that genre of Tibetan. Learn the spoken language: The colloquial dialects of Tibetan vary significantly from the literary language, and as these colloquial languages are not typically written down, there are very few dictionaries of the colloquial language. The few extant dictionaries of the colloquial dialects are in the Lhasa and Amdo dialects. This is a dictionary of the Dege dialect, which is a major dialect in the Kham cluster of dialects. The Dege dialect is a prestigious dialect, considered so because of its close relationship to literary Tibetan. Recordings and phonetics to help with pronunciation: This dictionary is not intended to replace the literary language dictionaries. Its primary purpose is to aid non-native speakers of the Dege dialect to learn to speak this dialect. It uses the Tibetan script to write the language down, and the phonetic transcription and the recordings are there to aid the learner in pronouncing the words. - Trilingual Tibetan - Chinese - English dictionary - Search for words in all 3 languages - Search history - Parts of speech - Definitions, example sentences - Phonetic spelling using International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) - Audio recordings for words and example sentences - Guide to understanding the Dege dialect - Reference of phonology and verbs
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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The clearest difference is update cadence: SkyDict at weekly against Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary's every 28 months. SkyDict also leads on ratings volume (35 vs 11). Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 11 and 35 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 90% of SkyDict's.
Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary ships an update every 28 months, SkyDict weekly. The most recent releases landed on June 4, 2026 and August 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary | SkyDict |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (11 ratings) — better | 4.7 (35 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 90.2% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 11 | 35 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 28 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Fistonich | Chunxia Li |
Customer experience
Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary
SkyDict
In-app purchases
Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary
No in-app purchases
SkyDict
No in-app purchases






