Learn Linear B vs Egyptian Hieroglyph Dictionary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Linear B
Explore the ancient Mycenaean Greek writing system. This app offers quiz-style drills to learn individual Linear B characters, then practice sounding out and translating words. Discover the origins of the earliest known form of the Greek language.
- Learn individual Linear B characters
- Quiz-style drills
- Sound out Linear B words
- Translate Linear B words
- Explore Mycenaean Greek history
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Mycenaean Greeks. The Linear B script appeared on Crete around 1450 BC. Apparently, the Mycenaean Greeks borrowed the characters of the Minoans’ Linear A writing system and adapted these characters into a new system for writing down their language, which is the earliest known form of the Greek language. This app contains quiz-style drills that allow you to learn the individual Linear B characters and then move on to sounding out and translating Linear B words.
Egyptian Hieroglyph Dictionary
Explore over 10,000 ancient Egyptian hieroglyphic entries. Search by English, transliteration, Gardiner codes, or Unicode. Save favorites, quiz yourself, and expand vocabulary with a structured course mode.
- 10,000+ hieroglyphic entries
- Search by English, transliteration, Gardiner codes, Unicode
- Favorite entries
- Quiz yourself on favorites
- Course Mode for vocabulary expansion
- Memorization algorithm
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This app contains a dictionary of Hieroglyphic Egyptian with over 10,000 entries. You can use it to quickly look up words by searching in English, using transliteration, using Gardiner codes, or with unicode hieroglyphs. Within the dictionary, you can mark particular entries as favorites to view in a separate tab and quiz yourself on the favorited items. There is also "Course Mode," which you can use to gradually expand your vocabulary. It uses a special algorithm introduce new vocabulary and help you memorize new terms through various input modalities.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Learn Linear B at 100% against Egyptian Hieroglyph Dictionary's 50%. Learn Linear B also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
| Parameter | Learn Linear B | Egyptian Hieroglyph Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 15 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | William E. Linney | Ethan Hartzell |
Customer experience
Learn Linear B
Egyptian Hieroglyph Dictionary
In-app purchases
Learn Linear B
No in-app purchases
Egyptian Hieroglyph Dictionary
No in-app purchases
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