Comparison

국어대사전 vs Korean

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

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About

국어대사전

This comprehensive Korean dictionary app provides access to a vast collection of headwords from a popular published dictionary. It offers real-time search, example sentences from literary works, and detailed explanations of word usage, including synonyms and antonyms. The app also supports Chinese character lookup and includes features like bookmarks and history.

Highlights
  • Real-time headword search
  • Chinese character (Hanja) lookup
  • Literary example sentences
  • Synonym, antonym, and hypernym/hyponym lists
  • Bookmark and history features
  • Adjustable font size
Features
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㈜도서출판 성안당의 인기 콘텐츠를 한시적으로 Sale된 가격으로 만나보실 수 있습니다. 기존가격 $14,99 > $9.99 ※ 한자(Kanki) 검색 방법: 단말기에서 "설정" 어플->일반->키보드->다국어 키보드->중국어(번체)->필기인식(ON/OFF)과 Pinyin(ON/OFF: 한자병음 입력) 순으로 설정후 검색 Sungandang Korean Dictionary for iPhone contains all headwords from the revised and enlarged edition of Han Plus Korean Dictionary published by Sungandang Publishing. It is convenient to carry, so you can easily and quickly look up a word and check the contents of it anywhere at any time. I. Book: Sungandang Korean Dictionary, in comparison with other dictionaries, has specific advantage as follows: · enables to understand and utilize Chinese characters and words written in Chinese characters. · helps everybody to use Korean language easily according to standard usage of Korean. · provides numerous examples with a jewel of phrases extracted from Korean literary works. · is very useful to readers who are looking for current Korean words as it contains a great deal of Korean words used in modern Korean language. · can be used as a textbook about the usage of Korean language (Usage is explained in each word or provided in the form of idioms to help understanding of it. Moreover, a chain of synonyms, antonyms, hypernyms and hyponyms is provided. Words in various tones are compared and contrasted to clearly show the difference between them). · enables to get knowledge of Korean literature as well as Korean language. II. Program: 1. Supports the feature to look up headwords real-time(auto-complete). 2. Randomly extracts and provides 5 - 512 headwords from all headwords in the entire dictionary. 3. Enables to change font size of list. 4. Provides the bookmark and history feature. 도서출판 성안당의 한플러스 국어대사전 개정증보판의 모든 표제어를 탑재하였습니다. I. 서적: 성안당 국어대사전은 다른 사전에 비하여 아래와 같은 특별한 강점을 가집니다. · 한자어와 한자를 완벽하게 이해하고 활용할 수 있고, 누구나 어문 규정에 맞는 국어 생활을 쉽게 할 수 있게 됨 · 우리 문학 작품 속에 있는 주옥 같은 문구로 된 용례를 수없이 많이 접할 수 있음 · 현대 국어에서 사용되는 국어 낱말들이 많이 실려 있어서 살아 있는 국어 낱말을 찾는 독자들에게는 더없이 유용 · 이 사전은 어법 교과서로서도 사용 가능(각 낱말에서 해설을 하여 놓거나 관용구 형태로 제시하여 이를 알게 하여 놓았다. 뿐만 아니라, 비슷한말과 반대말, 상의어와 하의어 등을 연쇄적으로 알 수 있게 해 놓았고, 뜻빛깔이 다른 낱말들은 서로 비교하고 대조하는 방법으로 그 차이점을 자세히 알 수 있도록 해 놓았습니다). · 국어뿐만 아니라 우리 문학에 대한 상식을 두루 쌓을 수 있습니다. II. 프로그램: 1. 표제어의 실시간 검색 2. 단말기 가로/세로 모드 회전 기능의 선택적인 설정 지원 3. 사전 전체의 표제어들 중에 무작위로 표제어를 5개~512개까지 추출 4. 책갈피/History 기능을 제공, 저장된 전체 표제어 수 표시 개발•판매: 다올소프트

About

Korean

This app is a comprehensive Korean language dictionary supporting numerous languages for translation. It offers a convenient way to look up words and phrases, with a free web version also available.

Highlights
  • Multilingual dictionary
  • Korean language focus
  • Supports 20+ languages
  • Free web version available
  • Convenient word lookup
Features
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"Korean 23" is a simple and convenient multilingual dictionary of the Korean language. The dictionary includes: - Chinese (ZH), - Danish (DA), - Dutch (NL), - English (EN), - Finnish (FI), - French (FR), - German (DE), - Greek (EL), - Indonesian (ID), - Italian (IT), - Japanese (JA), - Korean (KO), - Malay (MS), - Norwegian Bokmål (NB), - Portuguese (PT), - Russian (RU), - Spanish (ES), - Swedish (SV), - Thai (TH), - Turkish (TR), - Vietnamese (VI) You can also use the dictionary for free on our website.

Screenshots

국어대사전4 screens
Korean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Korean at Free against 국어대사전's $9.99. Korean also leads on ratings volume (75 vs 1) and update cadence (monthly vs every 4 months). 국어대사전's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On review sentiment 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

Korean is free to download; 국어대사전 costs $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

국어대사전 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Korean has 75 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of 국어대사전's written reviews are positive against 40% of Korean's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

국어대사전 ships an update every 4 months, Korean monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
국어대사전 versus Korean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter국어대사전Korean
Price$9.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.6 (75 ratings)
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings175 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsMonthly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS9.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB69 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDaolSoft, Co., Ltd.Iaroslav Mironov

Customer experience

국어대사전

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral15.6%
Negative40.6%

Korean

All ratings75 ratings
Positive89.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews15 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

국어대사전

No in-app purchases

None

Korean

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 국어대사전 free?
국어대사전 costs $9.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Korean free?
Korean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 국어대사전 or Korean?
국어대사전 is rated higher. 국어대사전 averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Korean averages 4.6 from 75 ratings.
Do 국어대사전 or Korean have ads?
Korean shows ads; 국어대사전 does not.
Which is updated more often, 국어대사전 or Korean?
국어대사전 ships an update every 4 months, and Korean monthly. Most recently, 국어대사전 was updated on September 27, 2026 and Korean on September 30, 2026.

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