Comparison

番番辞書 vs Podic Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

番番辞書

This app is a comprehensive Chinese and Japanese learning dictionary. It offers fast search, image recognition for Japanese text, and tools for vocabulary building and practice. It also includes customizable widgets and iCloud synchronization for a seamless learning experience.

Highlights
  • Fast Chinese/Japanese search
  • Clipboard text recognition
  • Customizable web search engines
  • Multi-level favorites classification
  • Image recognition for Japanese text
  • JLPT countdown widget
  • Handwriting and radical input keyboard
Features
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TomatoDict is a Chinese and Japanese learning dictionary that supports fast search in Chinese, kana, Roman pronunciation, etc. Its main functions are: 【Search】 1. Support Chinese, kana and romaji search words 2. Automatically identify the contents of the clipboard, and quickly paste the words 3. Unlimited addition of web search engines, auxiliary word search and translation functions, you can add Baidu, Google and other search / translation engines 4. Search history supports space mode display (cool app desktop) 5. Search homepage height customization 【Favorites classification management】 1. Support multi-level directory classification management and focus on word learning 2. Support list sorting 3. Right sliding gesture can set the top entry 4. Super intuitive and convenient favorites selector. There is no need to skip to filter favorites, the homepage can display all favorite categories, and a single entry can easily select multiple favorites 5. Interesting favorite cover. When the first character of the favorite title is Emoji, it can be displayed as a cover (enabled by default) 6. Multiple words and examples can be easily added to the favorites 7. Favorites can also be understood as【New words book】 【Image recognition in Japanese】 Intelligently recognize Japanese text in pictures 【Widget】 1. The supported widgets include: JLPT countdown, fifty tones, monthly learning density, N1 ~ N5 vocabulary words / custom favorite words (random), battery power, plain text, (named by the planets "moon, fire, water, wood and gold" in the solar system) weekend countdown 2. Among them, the small components of words, example sentences and reading types support kana, Roman phonetic, etc., and fifty tones support hiragana and katakana switching 【Notes supporting rich text】 Word, example sentence, reading and other modules support note taking function and record important contents in time 【Japanese Kanji typing】 1. Handwriting input keyboard, handwriting recognition is fast and accurate, support brush thickness, keyboard height customization, etc 2. Radical input keyboard, generating corresponding Chinese characters by combining radical 【Reading】 Create a long text for reading, and the Chinese part will be automatically marked with「kana or Roman」to improve reading efficiency 【Practice Literal】 According to the handwriting track, practice writing Japanese characters, record your practice history every time, witness the progress of practice, and support the export of practice cards 【iCloud data synchronization】 Data synchronization to iCloud server, supporting data synchronization between IOS devices such as iPhone/iPad 【Apple Watch】 Support word query 【New features in the future】 In the later stage, we will continue to explore interesting and fun functions 【Feedback】 If you think this dictionary can help you, remember to praise it. Thank you for your support. If you encounter problems in use or have good suggestions, you can contact us (APP main interface - > click the menu button in the upper left corner - > feedback suggestions). Thank you again for your support. 【Auto-renewal Professional Edition Package Instructions】 - Subscription period: 1 month(continuous 1 monthly subscription), 6 months(continuous 6 monthly subscription), 12 months(continuous 12 monthly subscription) - Payment: After the user confirms the purchase and pays, it will be credited to the iTunes account. - Cancel renewal: To cancel the renewal, please manually turn off the automatic renewal function in the iTunes/Apple ID settings management 24 hours before the current subscription period expires. - Renewal: Apple iTunes account will be deducted within 24 hours before expiration, and the subscription cycle will be extended by one subscription cycle after the deduction is successful. - Privacy Policy: https://www.yoututech.cn/tomatodict/privacy.html - Terms of Use: https://www.yoututech.cn/tomatodict/terms.html

About

Podic Dictionary

Features
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Podic is a clean, open-source dictionary app for English / French / Japanese ↔ Chinese. • Offline lookups: headwords, IPA, senses, inflections and real-usage example sentences • Reverse lookup: type Chinese to find the word • Open data: built from freely-licensed corpora (ECDICT, CFDict, JMdict, Tatoeba) • Optional AI: bring your own API key for deep explanations, generated examples, sense completion and translation No account, no ads, no tracking. All data stays on your device.

Screenshots

番番辞書4 screens
Podic Dictionary1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Podic Dictionary at none against 番番辞書's 13. Podic Dictionary also leads on ads (none vs shown). 番番辞書's advantage is device support (4 vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price 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. 番番辞書 sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Podic Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
番番辞書 versus Podic Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter番番辞書Podic Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (119 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews98.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings119 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size862 MB375 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGuangzhou Youtu Information Technology Co., Ltd.敏 冯

In-app purchases

13 purchases

番番辞書

Subscriptions3
  • 番番辞書会员连续包月$2.991 Month
  • 番番辞書会员连续包半年$9.996 Months
  • 番番辞書会员连续包年$19.991 Year
One-time10
  • 请设计师妹子喝咖啡$4.99
  • 请产品经理喝咖啡$4.99
  • 请攻城狮喝咖啡$4.99
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  • Liquid Glass App Icons$4.99
  • 导出单词表(艾宾浩斯科学记忆)$9.99
  • 无广告$9.99
  • 番番手写键盘(日语手写键盘)$9.99
  • 永久解锁$19.99
  • 高低重音$29.99
  • 请每个人喝咖啡$29.99
None

Podic Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 番番辞書 free?
番番辞書 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Podic Dictionary free?
Podic Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 番番辞書 or Podic Dictionary have ads?
番番辞書 shows ads; Podic Dictionary does not.

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