Zar Dictionary vs Smart Institute
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Zar Dictionary
This app provides a comprehensive English dictionary based on the Longman dictionary. It includes word meanings, IPA pronunciations, stress identification, word categories, and common phrases. It also offers useful appendices like abbreviations and irregular verbs.
- Based on Longman dictionary
- IPA pronunciation and stress identification
- Word categories and common phrases
- UK and US pronunciation
- Appendices: abbreviations, countries, irregular verbs/plurals
- Continually updated word entries
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1-It is a dictionary taken from the mother tongue, in other words it has depended solely on English dictionaries.Longman dictionary has been selected as the basis of Zar Dictionary. 2-Zar Dictionary is FREE ( except for the other services part ) 3-It contains around 15000 English words (entries) for now but it is continually added to it. 4-In addition to the meaning of the words(in many cases more than one meaning is given),the pronunciation of the words are given utilizing IPA symbols,place of stress is identified and the category of the word is given. 5-Along with the main word entries , in many places phrases are refereed to especially when they lead to change of meaning. 6-In addition to the words , Zar Dictionary presents some useful appendices such as list of common abbreviations ,list of countries and currencies , list of common irregular verbs ,and list of irregular plurals. 7-UK and US pronunciation of the words are provided.
Smart Institute
This app serves as an official mobile companion for students and teachers at Smart Institute. It allows students to track schedules, attendance, results, and payments, while teachers can manage schedules, take attendance, and view class lists. The app supports multiple languages and offline access.
- Class schedule viewing
- Attendance tracking
- Exam result monitoring
- Payment status check
- Teacher attendance taking
- Offline data access
- Multi-language support
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Smart Institute is the official mobile companion for students and teachers at پەیمانگای سماڕت (Smart Institute). FOR STUDENTS • View your full class schedule and upcoming sessions at a glance • Track your attendance rate and see recent records in real time • Check your exam results and academic progress • Monitor outstanding payments and installment status • Receive important announcements from the institute FOR TEACHERS • See your full teaching schedule for the day and week • Take attendance quickly for each session — mark present, absent, late, or excused • View class lists and student details • Access your upcoming sessions and class information FEATURES • Supports Kurdish (Sorani), Arabic, and English • Light and Dark mode • Secure login with password management • Works offline for recently loaded data • Optimised for iPhone and iPad --- Smart Institute has been educating students since 2014. This app is for enrolled students and teaching staff only. پەیمانگای سماڕت ئەپی فەرمییە بۆ خوێندكاران و مامۆستایانی پەیمانگای سماڕت. بۆ خوێندكاران: • بینینی كاتژمێری درسییت و كلاسەكانی داهاتوو • شوێنكەوتنی ئاستی ئامادەبوونت و تۆمارەكانی نوێ • سەیركردنی ئەنجامەكانی تاقیكردنەوە و پێشكەوتنی خوێندن • شوێنكەوتنی پارەدانەكانی مستحق • وەرگرتنی ئاگانامەکانی گرینگی پەیمانگا بۆ مامۆستایان: • بینینی كاتژمێری تامی ڕۆژانە و هەفتانە • خێرا تۆمارکردنی ئامادەبوون بۆ هەر وانەیەك • بینینی لیستی خوێندكاران و زانیاری دەربارەیان • گەیشتن بە وانەکانی داهاتوو تایبەتمەندییەکان: • پشتگیری كردنی كوردی (سۆرانی)، عەرەبی، و ئینگلیزی • دۆخی روونایی و تاریكی • چوونەژوورەوەی پارێزراو لەگەڵ بەڕێوەبردنی وشەی نهێنی • کاردەکات بەبێ ئینتەرنێت بۆ داتای بارکراو • باشکراو بۆ ئایفۆن و ئایپاد پەیمانگای سماڕت لە ساڵی ٢٠١٤ەوە خوێندكاری پەرەپێداوە. ئەم ئەپە تەنها بۆ خوێندكارانی تۆمارکراو و مامۆستایان.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Smart Institute at every 9 days against Zar Dictionary's every 11 months. Zar Dictionary's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
Smart Institute holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 11 respectively.
Zar Dictionary ships an update every 11 months, Smart Institute every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Zar Dictionary | Smart Institute |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) | 4.8 (11 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 11 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 58 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Jiasaz Company ltd | Ibrahim Samir |
Customer experience
Zar Dictionary
Smart Institute
In-app purchases
Zar Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Smart Institute
No in-app purchases
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