Comparison

Adyghe Dictionary vs Circassian App

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

Head to head
About

Adyghe Dictionary

This offline dictionary provides translations between Adyghe and Russian, featuring over 10,000 words and example sentences. It includes an Adyghe keyboard for easy input and is based on a published Adyghe-Russian Dictionary.

Highlights
  • Adyghe and Russian translation
  • Offline dictionary access
  • Searchable words and examples
  • Integrated Adyghe keyboard
  • Over 10,000 words
  • Digital edition of a published dictionary
Features
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-Adyghe (or West Circassian) and Russian -Free offline dictionary -Search for words and examples of their use in sentences -Adyghe keyboard included -Contains over 10.000 words -The application is a digital edition of the dictionary: Tharkaho, Yu.A. (1991) Adyghe-Russian Dictionary. Maikop: Adyghe book publishing house. From the preface to the dictionary: The Adyghe-Russian dictionary is for Adyghe people who study in secondary educational institutions and to a wide range of readers. It includes the most used words and phrases translated into Russian by Adygeans, numbering more than ten thousand (8,800 + 1,300). This dictionary will be a good help in learning the Adyghe language. It gives the opportunity to get acquainted with the different meanings of Adyghe words, homonyms, set expressions and proverbs. This dictionary will be useful to those who know Russian and want to learn the Adyghe language.

About

Circassian App

Learn Circassian with bite-sized lessons and native speaker audio, covering both Western Adyghe and Eastern Kabardian dialects. Explore cultural heritage, history, and traditions through interactive exercises and an alphabet course. The app works offline and supports English, Russian, and Turkish.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized lessons
  • Native speaker audio
  • Two dialects (Western Adyghe, Eastern Kabardian)
  • Alphabet and vocabulary courses
  • Cultural heritage content (Habze)
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Learn Circassian in just a few minutes a day, and become part of the Circassian community while you do it. Learn Circassian is the home base for the Circassian diaspora: short daily lessons, the living traditions of Adyghe Xabze, and a real community of Circassians from around the world. It teaches both Adyghe (Western) and Kabardian (Eastern), with native-speaker audio and the full alphabet. Everything works in English, Russian, and Turkish, so you learn in the language you think in. Lessons that actually stick Over 4,000 words and phrases, with 50+ units in each dialect. Four lesson types keep every session fresh, and a spaced-repetition system brings each word back right before you would forget it. Learn a few at a time. Miss one and it returns. Get it right and it moves to long-term memory. Real voices, real pronunciation More than 4,000 native-speaker recordings. Hear a phrase, then build the sentence you just heard, word by word. The whole alphabet All 60 letters across 10 short lessons, each with its sound, transliteration, and an example word. A community that speaks your language Join the community chat or the dedicated Turkish room. Share messages, voice notes, photos, reactions, and replies, or message anyone privately, one on one. Find Circassians everywhere Discover fellow learners and speakers around the world, add friends, and keep a daily streak going together. Wherever the diaspora reaches, there is someone here. Adyghe Xabze: the code of honor 16 chapters on Circassian values, hospitality, history, proverbs, weddings, music and dance, horse culture, cuisine, and the diaspora itself. Each one opens with a short illustrated lesson before the quiz. A Circassian library 266 hand-picked books, films, documentaries, songs, and children's media, gathered in one place. Built to keep you going Streaks, a weekly and all-time leaderboard, and a profile that shows your city and your tribe. Your progress saves offline, so you can learn on a flight, a commute, or anywhere with no signal. Sign in to sync across all your devices. Free to start Learn every day with 5 hearts. Go Premium for unlimited hearts and lessons that never pause. Monthly and annual plans, each with a 3-day free trial. The Circassian language is alive. Come learn it, and meet the people who speak it. Privacy Policy: https://circassianapp.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://circassianapp.com/terms

Screenshots

Adyghe Dictionary4 screens
Circassian App4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Adyghe Dictionary at none against Circassian App's 5. Adyghe Dictionary also leads on device support (3 vs 1). Circassian App's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 59 months) and review sentiment (97% vs 75%). On price, rating, ads and iOS requirement 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. Circassian App sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Adyghe Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Adyghe Dictionary against 4.9 for Circassian App. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Circassian App has 52 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Adyghe Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 97% of Circassian App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Adyghe Dictionary ships an update every 59 months, Circassian App every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Adyghe Dictionary versus Circassian App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAdyghe DictionaryCircassian App
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.9 (52 ratings)
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews97.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings352 — better
Update frequencyEvery 59 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB306 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSIL International gemeinnutzige GmbHSocial Ascension LLC

Customer experience

Adyghe Dictionary

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews12 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Circassian App

All ratings52 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive97.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Adyghe Dictionary

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Circassian App

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Annual3 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Family Plan3 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time2
  • Beginner Audio Course$29.99
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Adyghe Dictionary free?
Adyghe Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Circassian App free?
Circassian App is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Adyghe Dictionary or Circassian App?
Adyghe Dictionary is rated higher. Adyghe Dictionary averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Circassian App averages 4.9 from 52 ratings.
Do Adyghe Dictionary or Circassian App have ads?
Neither Adyghe Dictionary nor Circassian App shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Adyghe Dictionary or Circassian App?
Adyghe Dictionary ships an update every 59 months, and Circassian App every 3 days. Most recently, Adyghe Dictionary was updated on October 16, 2026 and Circassian App on October 18, 2026.

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