Comparison

DK 5 Words vs 3D4DEAF

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

Head to head
About

DK 5 Words

This app supports a vocabulary learning series for children, teaching five new words daily. It offers offline access to audio recordings that accompany illustrated books, helping young learners expand their reading and speaking skills.

Highlights
  • Daily word learning
  • Illustrated vocabulary
  • Offline audio access
  • Supports print books
  • Learn over 1000 words
Features
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5 Words a Day is a series of illustrated vocabulary books for children that teach and test five new words each day, for five days a week, over the course of one year. Learn to read and speak more than 1,000 words. The 5 Words app provides offline access to the audio recordings that accompany the print books. The app contains approxmiately 45 minutes of high-quality audio per title. Please note that the 5 Words app is designed to support printed course books. For more information, visit dk5words.com. An internet connection is required to download audio content. For DK's English language courses visit dkefe.com, where you can view courses for both adults and children.

About

3D4DEAF

Features
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The 3D4DEAF application aims to boost the entrepreneurial skills of users with deaf or hearing impairments by learning how to set up a business plan for social enterprise using scanned images.

Screenshots

DK 5 Words4 screens
3D4DEAF4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: DK 5 Words at 13.0 against 3D4DEAF's 15.6. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DK 5 Words ships an update every 3 months, 3D4DEAF every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
DK 5 Words versus 3D4DEAF: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDK 5 Words3D4DEAF
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (11 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews37.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings11 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB107 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDorling KindersleyA&A EMPHASYS INTERACTIVE SOLUTIONS LIMITED

In-app purchases

None

DK 5 Words

No in-app purchases

None

3D4DEAF

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DK 5 Words free?
DK 5 Words is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 3D4DEAF free?
3D4DEAF is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do DK 5 Words or 3D4DEAF have ads?
Neither DK 5 Words nor 3D4DEAF shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DK 5 Words or 3D4DEAF?
DK 5 Words ships an update every 3 months, and 3D4DEAF every 5 months. Most recently, DK 5 Words was updated on October 17, 2026 and 3D4DEAF on October 5, 2026.

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