Dictionary Universal vs Commands for Google Assistant
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dictionary Universal
Access a vast collection of dictionaries on your iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. This app supports StarDict and Lingvo DSL formats, offering fast searches, morphology, fuzzy matching, and pronunciation. Organize dictionaries by language and save your favorites for quick access.
- StarDict and Lingvo DSL support
- Fast search and fuzzy matching
- Morphology support
- Pronunciation playback
- Dictionary profiles
- Favorites and history
- Clipboard lookup
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Dictionary Universal is iPhone, iPod touch and iPad application for viewing StarDict dictionaries and dictionaries in Lingvo DSL format ¹. Many of these dictionaries are available on the Internet for free ². Features: * Very fast. After dictionary is indexed, minimal time is required to start before you can type text. List of matches appears without delay while you type. * Supports morphology for English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. * Fuzzy search. This functionality will help you find words if they are misspelled or when you don't know how to type word correctly. Just type in the text and hit Search button on the keyboard. * Pronunciation support. * Searching text in currently displayed article. * Profiles group dictionaries, pronunciation and morphology for quick switching. Useful if you work with several languages. * Favorites and Search History. * Ability to lookup word in clipboard when switching to the application. Copy word to clipboard and switch to Dictionary Universal to see translation. * Most complete StarDict format support in the AppStore (including images, synonyms, and various dictionary formats). * Color highlighting for better text readability (when supported by dictionary format). * Arbitrary word lookup. Tap any word in article to lookup it in loaded dictionaries. * Full screen mode support. * Compressed dictionaries and resources support. * Embedded web browser for downloading dictionaries from the Internet. ¹ Lingvo DSL format is a text format with dictionary source code. Dictionary Universal does not support compiled Lingvo dictionaries (LSD format). ² No dictionaries are bundled with the application. You will need StarDict or Lingvo DSL dictionaries to use them with the application.
Commands for Google Assistant
Discover a comprehensive catalog of voice commands for Google Assistant and Google Home devices. Organize and access commands easily with categorization. This app serves as a reference guide, not a voice assistant itself.
- Full list of voice commands
- Categorized commands
- For Google Assistant app
- For Google Home devices
- Reference guide
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This app provides a full list of voice commands for Google Assistant app and Google Home smart speakers that activates by special phrase Ok Google or Hey Google. All commands are categorised. This app doesn’t have an embedded voice assistant. You can use those voice commands to control separate Google Assistant app, and speakers Google Home, Google Home Mini, Google Home Max and Smart Display with Google Assistant. Assistant activates inside installed app and speakers when you pronounce key phrase Ok Google or Hey Google. This app was not created or endorsed by Google.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Commands for Google Assistant at Free against Dictionary Universal's $5.99. Commands for Google Assistant also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 7 months) and iOS requirement (9.3 vs 12.0). Dictionary Universal's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 2.2) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On device support there is nothing between them.
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Commands for Google Assistant is free to download; Dictionary Universal costs $5.99 up front. Commands for Google Assistant sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $2.99 per month. Dictionary Universal asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dictionary Universal holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dictionary Universal has 26 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 85% of Dictionary Universal's written reviews are positive against 55% of Commands for Google Assistant's.
Dictionary Universal ships an update every 7 months, Commands for Google Assistant every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and September 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dictionary Universal | Commands for Google Assistant |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $5.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (26 ratings) — better | 2.2 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 84.6% of reviews — better | 54.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 26 — better | 5 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 9.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dmitry Zhuk | Sergey Zhizhin |
Customer experience
Dictionary Universal
Commands for Google Assistant
In-app purchases
Dictionary Universal
No in-app purchases
Commands for Google Assistant
- Commands Assistant PRO$2.991 Month
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