Lisu English Dictionary vs Tempora Romae
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lisu English Dictionary
This application serves as the inaugural Lisu-English Dictionary, developed to safeguard and encourage the use of the Lisu language. It aims to promote this Tibeto-Burman language through a digital resource.
- Lisu-English dictionary
- Language preservation tool
- Promotes Lisu language use
- Tibeto-Burman language resource
- Digital dictionary format
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The first Lisu-English Dictionary application, proudly produced by The Lisu Times, in order to preserve and promote the use of the Lisu language, one of the languages of Tibeto-Burman.
Tempora Romae
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What day is it in the Roman calendar? Tempora Romae shows you. See today's date as the Romans wrote it, with Kalendae, Nonae, and Idus. Browse a full monthly calendar in authentic Roman format, complete with day names in Latin. The app uses your location to calculate temporal hours: the variable length hours the Romans actually used, divided equally between sunrise and sunset. Watch them tick on a sundial visualisation. Free features: • Roman date with Kalendae, Nonae, and Idus • Monthly calendar view • Latin day names • Home screen and lock screen widgets • Apple Watch app and date complication • Roman holidays and festivals • Day classification (dies fasti, nefasti, comitiales) • Nundinae (market day cycle) Tempora Romae Pro (one time purchase): • Temporal hours with sundial • 16 civil day periods, from Media Nox to Concubia Nox • Military night watches (Vigiliae) of the Roman legions • Roman wind rose with classical wind names • A.U.C. year (Ab Urbe Condita, from the founding of Rome) • Julian calendar mode • Day starts at sunrise option • Additional widgets and watch complications No accounts. No tracking. No ads. Just Rome.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lisu English Dictionary at none against Tempora Romae's 1. Lisu English Dictionary also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 weeks) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads 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. Tempora Romae sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lisu English Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lisu English Dictionary ships an update daily, Tempora Romae every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lisu English Dictionary | Tempora Romae |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 18 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ahdee Jay | Øyvind Berget |
In-app purchases
Lisu English Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Tempora Romae
- Tempora Romae Senator$3.99






