Comparison

Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary vs Deep Tibetan Translator

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

About

Deep Tibetan Translator

This app provides professional Tibetan to English translation with multiple input methods including text, voice, and photo. It supports various Tibetan dialects and offers text-to-speech and speech-to-text functionalities for learning and travel.

Highlights
  • Text translation
  • Voice translation
  • Photo translation
  • Voice recognition for dialects
  • Image recognition for script extraction
  • Text-to-speech
  • Speech-to-text
Features
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A professional Tibetan translation software for Tibetans, Chinese, and foreign friends. It's an essential Tibetan language translator for those working or traveling in Tibet. Deep Tibetan Translator app supports Central Tibetan, Amdo, Kham, Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Russian, Hindi, Spanish, and Italian. It perfectly supports speech recognition and text-to-speech for the three major Tibetan dialects, providing text translation, voice translation, photo translation, and conversation translation functions. 【Translation Function】 • Text Translation | Supports long text translation and mutual translation between Tibetan and other languages; • Conversation Translation | Suitable for work scenarios, allowing face-to-face translation with local Tibetans; • Voice Translation | Translate by speaking, supporting voice recognition of the three major Tibetan dialects; • Photo Translation | Simply take a photo of unfamiliar Tibetan text, and the image will recognize the Tibetan font; 【Useful Tools】 • Voice Recognition | Supports Central Tibetan, Amdo, Kham, Chinese, English, etc.; • Image Recognition | Upload photos to extract text; image-to-text conversion is easy; • Text-to-Speech | Translation results can be read aloud with one click, comparable to a real person's pronunciation; • Speech-to-Text | Can recognize and convert the three major Tibetan dialects into text; long press to input voice; Please contact us with any questions; we will provide better service to our users.

Screenshots

Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary4 screens
Deep Tibetan Translator4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary at none against Deep Tibetan Translator's 4. Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 83%). Deep Tibetan Translator's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 28 months). On price, ads, monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Deep Tibetan Translator sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary ships an update every 28 months, Deep Tibetan Translator every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary versus Deep Tibetan Translator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDege Kham Dialect DictionaryDeep Tibetan Translator
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better83.3% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew Fistonich琼 兰

Customer experience

Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Deep Tibetan Translator

Written reviews6 reviews
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%

In-app purchases

None

Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Deep Tibetan Translator

One-time4
  • 9.9/月$0.99
  • 30天$2.99
  • 180天$8.99
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  • 365天$14.99

Questions

Is Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary free?
Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Deep Tibetan Translator free?
Deep Tibetan Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary or Deep Tibetan Translator have ads?
Neither Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary nor Deep Tibetan Translator shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary or Deep Tibetan Translator?
Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary ships an update every 28 months, and Deep Tibetan Translator every 2 months. Most recently, Dege Kham Dialect Dictionary was updated on October 2, 2026 and Deep Tibetan Translator on October 28, 2026.

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