Comparison

Lisu English Dictionary vs Tempora Romae

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Lisu-English dictionary
  • Language preservation tool
  • Promotes Lisu language use
  • Tibeto-Burman language resource
  • Digital dictionary format
Features
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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.

About

Tempora Romae

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Lisu English Dictionary4 screens
Tempora Romae4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tempora Romae sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Lisu English Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Lisu English Dictionary versus Tempora Romae: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLisu English DictionaryTempora Romae
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size26 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAhdee JayØyvind Berget

In-app purchases

None

Lisu English Dictionary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tempora Romae

One-time1
  • Tempora Romae Senator$3.99

Questions

Is Lisu English Dictionary free?
Lisu English Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tempora Romae free?
Tempora Romae is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lisu English Dictionary or Tempora Romae have ads?
Neither Lisu English Dictionary nor Tempora Romae shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lisu English Dictionary or Tempora Romae?
Lisu English Dictionary ships an update daily, and Tempora Romae every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lisu English Dictionary was updated on October 24, 2026 and Tempora Romae on October 8, 2026.

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