# 大辞林 vs EBPocket Professional

The clearest difference is price: EBPocket Professional at $4.99 against 大辞林's $18.99. EBPocket Professional also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). 大辞林's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (71% vs 61%). On ratings volume, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

大辞林 costs $18.99 and EBPocket Professional $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

大辞林 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of 大辞林's written reviews are positive against 61% of EBPocket Professional's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | 大辞林 | EBPocket Professional |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $18.99 | **$4.99** |
| Rating | **[4.8 (18 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id299029654/reviews)** | [4.2 (9 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ebpocket-professional/id317039933/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **18** | 9 |
| Positive reviews | **71.3% of reviews** | 60.8% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Monetization | — | Paid |
| Size | 243 MB | 52 MB |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | **15.0** |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [物書堂](https://appshunter.io/developer/284350529) | [hishida](https://appshunter.io/developer/314082596) |

## What reviewers say

### 大辞林

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id299029654)

**In-app purchases:** none


### EBPocket Professional

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ebpocket-professional/id317039933)

This app functions as a versatile dictionary viewer supporting multiple formats like EPWING, StarDict, and MDict. It offers advanced search capabilities, multimedia support, and the ability to add custom dictionaries. The professional version includes enhanced search options and additional features for power users.

**Highlights:** Supports EPWING, StarDict, MDict, and DSL dictionaries, Advanced search options (prefix, suffix, exact, conditional, cross-conditional), Multimedia support (audio, image, video), Cross-dictionary searching, Full-screen and split-screen views, Unicode replacement for special characters, Group editing and bookmarking (Professional version)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 大辞林 free?

大辞林 costs $18.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Is EBPocket Professional free?

EBPocket Professional costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, 大辞林 or EBPocket Professional?

大辞林 is rated higher. 大辞林 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while EBPocket Professional averages 4.2 from 9 ratings.

### Do 大辞林 or EBPocket Professional have ads?

Neither 大辞林 nor EBPocket Professional shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, 大辞林 or EBPocket Professional?

大辞林 ships an update every 2 months, and EBPocket Professional every 2 months. Most recently, 大辞林 was updated on October 26, 2026 and EBPocket Professional on October 26, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*