Smart Lao Dictionary vs Read Lao
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Smart Lao Dictionary
This educational tool provides a comprehensive English to Lao and Lao to English dictionary. It offers word meanings, synonyms, antonyms, and advanced search features. Users can easily access word history and save favorites.
- English to Lao dictionary
- Lao to English dictionary
- Word meanings, synonyms, antonyms
- Clickable words for further exploration
- Word history and favorites list
- Advanced search and suggestion settings
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This app includes meaning of word in Lao, synonyms, antonyms and other advanced features English to Lao and Lao to English Dictionary English description of the word Every word is clickable History list of the word Favorite list of the word Comprehensive settings for searching and suggestion. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Read Lao
Learn to read the Lao alphabet with this educational app. It offers lessons and exercises to build comprehension and practice spelling of the Lao script.
- Lao alphabet lessons
- Comprehension building
- Spelling practice
- Fun exercises
- Educational content
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An educational app to teach anybody how to read the Lao alphabet. Through a series of lessons and fun exercises, you can build your comprehension with the Lao script while practicing your spelling
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Read Lao at none against Smart Lao Dictionary's 5. Read Lao also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 4 months). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Smart Lao Dictionary sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Read Lao asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Smart Lao Dictionary against 5.0 for Read Lao. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Read Lao has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
Smart Lao Dictionary ships an update every 4 months, Read Lao every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Smart Lao Dictionary | Read Lao |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 60 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Md Shihab Uddin | Benita Sills |
Customer experience
Smart Lao Dictionary
Read Lao
In-app purchases
Smart Lao Dictionary
- Remove ads for a month$0.991 Month
- Remove ads for 2 months$1.992 Months
- Remove ads for 3 months$2.993 Months
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- Remove ads for 6 months$3.996 Months
- Remove ads for a year$4.991 Year
Read Lao
No in-app purchases
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