# 大辞林 vs 大辞泉

The clearest difference is review sentiment: 大辞林 at 71% against 大辞泉's 27%. 大辞林 also leads on rating (4.8 vs 1.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). 大辞泉's advantage is price ($13.99 vs $18.99) and update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

大辞林 costs $18.99 and 大辞泉 $13.99 up front. 大辞泉 sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. 大辞林 asks for nothing beyond the download.

大辞林 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 大辞林 has 18 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of 大辞林's written reviews are positive against 27% of 大辞泉's.

大辞林 ships an update every 2 months, 大辞泉 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | 大辞林 | 大辞泉 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $18.99 | **$13.99** |
| Rating | **[4.8 (18 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id299029654/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id632428156/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **18** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **71.3% of reviews** | 26.6% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | **No** | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | **Every 3 weeks** |
| Size | 243 MB | 1.8 GB |
| 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) | [HMDT Co., Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/293996377) |

## What reviewers say

### 大辞林

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

**In-app purchases:** none


### 大辞泉

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id632428156)

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (2)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 大辞泉プラス | $4.99 | one-time |
| 日本の歳時記（ライト版） | $6.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 大辞林 free?

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

### Is 大辞泉 free?

大辞泉 costs $13.99, and also offers in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, 大辞林 or 大辞泉?

大辞林 is rated higher. 大辞林 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while 大辞泉 averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do 大辞林 or 大辞泉 have ads?

Neither 大辞林 nor 大辞泉 shows ads.

### Which is updated more often, 大辞林 or 大辞泉?

大辞林 ships an update every 2 months, and 大辞泉 every 3 weeks. Most recently, 大辞林 was updated on October 31, 2026 and 大辞泉 on November 1, 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.*