Comparison

Dictionnaire vs Wiktionary Reader

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

Head to head
About

Dictionnaire

Access the comprehensive online French dictionary TLFi directly from your iPhone or iPod Touch. Explore definitions, etymology, synonyms, and antonyms for a vast vocabulary. Seamlessly share words from other applications for quick lookups.

Highlights
  • Consult TLFi online French dictionary
  • View definitions
  • Explore etymology
  • Find synonyms and antonyms
  • Search via Spotlight
  • Share words from other apps
Features
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A go-to reference among French dictionaries: the TLFi. All you need is an internet connection to look up a word's definition, etymology, synonyms, antonyms, and morphology, or a verb's conjugation. The Trésor de la langue française informatisé (TLFi) is the digitized version of a sixteen-volume dictionary, with 270,000 definitions and 430,000 examples drawn from French literature. It's a resource as valuable to students and translators as to anyone simply curious about words. The TLFi also integrates with your system: look up a word with Spotlight, or check its definition from any app by selecting it and tapping "Share…". Add a Home Screen widget that shows your favorites or recently looked-up words, and touch and hold the app icon to start a search or jump straight to your favorites and history.

About

Wiktionary Reader

Access a comprehensive, multilingual free dictionary. Search for keywords with full-text search and browse results. Explore random entries or manage your saved pages.

Highlights
  • Full-text search
  • Multilingual dictionary access
  • Browse random entries
  • Bookmark and history management
  • Language selection
Features
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Wiktionary is a simple dictionary viewer for searching Wiktionary across multiple languages. Enter a word, choose a language, and view matching Wiktionary results in a clean list. Open the detail page to read the original article, then bookmark useful pages for later. Your selected language and search term are saved, so the app can start from where you left off. You can also search bookmarks and history to quickly return to words and pages you viewed before. Main features: • Multilingual Wiktionary search • Language switching • Saved search term and language • Search on app launch • Random page browsing • Bookmarks • Searchable bookmarks and history • iPhone and iPad support Useful for language learning, translation checks, reading support, and exploring vocabulary across languages.

Screenshots

Dictionnaire4 screens
Wiktionary Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Wiktionary Reader at Free against Dictionnaire's $1.99. Dictionnaire's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 3.9) and review sentiment (87% vs 51%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

Wiktionary Reader is free to download; Dictionnaire costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dictionnaire holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 109 and 62 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Dictionnaire's written reviews are positive against 51% of Wiktionary Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Dictionnaire versus Wiktionary Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDictionnaireWiktionary Reader
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (109 ratings) — better3.9 (62 ratings)
Positive reviews87.4% of reviews — better51.4% of reviews
Number of ratings109 — better62
Update frequencyMonthlyMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperTypi DevKAZUYUKI TAJIMA

Customer experience

Dictionnaire

All ratings109 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive87.4%
Neutral3.4%
Negative9.2%

Wiktionary Reader

All ratings62 ratings
Positive69.4%
Neutral8.1%
Negative22.6%
Written reviews70 reviews
Positive51.4%
Neutral11.4%
Negative37.1%

In-app purchases

None

Dictionnaire

No in-app purchases

None

Wiktionary Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dictionnaire free?
Dictionnaire costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wiktionary Reader free?
Wiktionary Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dictionnaire or Wiktionary Reader?
Dictionnaire is rated higher. Dictionnaire averages 4.8 out of 5 from 109 ratings, while Wiktionary Reader averages 3.9 from 62 ratings.
Do Dictionnaire or Wiktionary Reader have ads?
Neither Dictionnaire nor Wiktionary Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dictionnaire or Wiktionary Reader?
Dictionnaire ships an update monthly, and Wiktionary Reader monthly. Most recently, Dictionnaire was updated on October 14, 2026 and Wiktionary Reader on October 7, 2026.

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