Comparison

DianHua Dictionary vs Fonts Reference

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

Head to head
About

DianHua Dictionary

This app is a comprehensive Chinese-English dictionary for iOS, offering robust search capabilities across English, Pinyin, Traditional, and Simplified Chinese. It includes study tools like writing practice, flashcards, and search history to aid language learners.

Highlights
  • Multi-language search (English, Pinyin, Traditional/Simplified Chinese)
  • Search history
  • Bookmark organization
  • Character writing practice
  • Customizable flashcards
  • Number conversion and audio pronunciation
  • Browser sync and data export/import
Features
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DianHua Dictionary is a Chinese English dictionary for iOS. Using data from the CC-CEDICT project, DianHua Dictionary provides search support for English, Mandarin Pinyin (with or without tones), Traditional Characters, Simplified Characters, and mixed searches consisting of any combination of the above. Other features of DianHua Dictionary include: - Search History: All search terms entered into the Search field are stored in your Search History. Touch any term in the list to see the results. - Bookmarks: Arrange all of the words you are studying into a nested hierarchy of Folders. - Writing Practice: Under the Study tab, you can practice typing or writing characters using any of the iPhone's Simplified or Traditional keyboards, including the character drawing keyboards. Choose whether you want to see Pinyin and/or English for the prompt and draw or type the appropriate Chinese character into the box provided. - Flashcards: Select any combination of Traditional, Simplified, English, and Pinyin for the Front and Back of the cards and grade your confidence in your answer. If you choose to use the Difficulty sorting algorithm, more difficult words will be shown more often than words you tend to answer correctly. - Numbers: Convert numeric entries to Simplified and/or Traditional variants including their Banking equivalents. Touch the audio icon to hear arbitrary numbers spoken. - DianHuaDictionary.com: Search from your browser, sync between multiple devices, export, and import data.

About

Fonts Reference

Explore all fonts installed on your iPhone or iPad. View each font with various character sets, organized by family. Ideal for designers and developers.

Highlights
  • Lists all available device fonts
  • Organized by font family
  • View fonts with different character sets
  • Supports iPhone and iPad
Features
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For both font lovers and developers, TouchFonts lists every font that is available on your iPhone or iPad. Grouped by font family, view each font using several different character sets.

Screenshots

DianHua Dictionary4 screens
Fonts Reference4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: DianHua Dictionary at 86% against Fonts Reference's 40%. DianHua Dictionary also leads on rating (3.9 vs 3.4) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 26.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

DianHua Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of DianHua Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 40% of Fonts Reference's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DianHua Dictionary ships an update every 5 months, Fonts Reference every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 29, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DianHua Dictionary versus Fonts Reference: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDianHua DictionaryFonts Reference
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.9 (8 ratings) — better3.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews85.6% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings88
Update frequencyEvery 5 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS8.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB4 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperJSQ, LLCBayhoff Software

Customer experience

DianHua Dictionary

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews153 reviews
Positive85.6%
Neutral7.2%
Negative7.2%

Fonts Reference

All ratings8 ratings
Positive62.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative37.5%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

Bugs and requests

DianHua Dictionary

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Crashes on startup
  • Search function freezes
  • Incorrect character display
  • Inability to search large numbers

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add audio pronunciations
  • Improve handwriting recognition accuracy
  • Implement bookmarking and word lists
  • Add stroke order animations
  • Optimize for iPad display

Fonts Reference

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

DianHua Dictionary

No in-app purchases

None

Fonts Reference

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is DianHua Dictionary free?
DianHua Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fonts Reference free?
Fonts Reference is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, DianHua Dictionary or Fonts Reference?
DianHua Dictionary is rated higher. DianHua Dictionary averages 3.9 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Fonts Reference averages 3.4 from 8 ratings.
Do DianHua Dictionary or Fonts Reference have ads?
Neither DianHua Dictionary nor Fonts Reference shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DianHua Dictionary or Fonts Reference?
DianHua Dictionary ships an update every 5 months, and Fonts Reference every 6 months. Most recently, DianHua Dictionary was updated on September 29, 2026 and Fonts Reference on September 15, 2026.

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