EBPocket Lite vs Dicty
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
EBPocket Lite
This app allows you to view EPWING, StarDict, MDict, and DSL dictionaries. It supports various search methods like incremental, prefix, and suffix searches, and can display images and sound within dictionaries. Dictionaries can be transferred via iTunes file sharing or FTP.
- EPWING, StarDict, MDict, DSL dictionary support
- Incremental, prefix, and suffix search
- Image and sound support in dictionaries
- iTunes file sharing and FTP transfer
- Multiple dictionary format compatibility
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EBPocket is dictionary viewer for EPWING standard. It is also possible to search for StarDict,MDict,dsl dictionary. EPWING is one of the most common dictionary standard in Japan. EBPocket Free can perform a variety of search methods, for example, incremental search, prefix search and suffix search. And, also supported on the images and sound. You can transfer the dictionary vie itunes file sharing or FTP.
Dicty
This app allows you to view dictionaries in StarDict format on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. It offers fast searching, contextual word lookup, and a dark color scheme for comfortable reading. Dictionaries are not included and must be downloaded separately.
- StarDict format support
- Fast search while typing
- Contextual word lookup
- Dark color scheme
- Clipboard support
- Share extension
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Dicty is a viewer application for dictionaries in StarDict format. Thanks to Dicty, thousands of free dictionaries become available for use with your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad ¹. Features: * StarDict format support (plain text, html, xdxf). * Fast search over all dictionaries while typing. * Contextual word lookup. Tap and hold on a word in the text to lookup it in all dictionaries. * Special "Dark" color scheme. Makes the text easier to read in the dark and saves your eyes. * Clipboard support. Allows to copy last translated word to clipboard. * Portrait and Landscape viewing modes. * iTunes File Sharing support. * Share extension. Allows to translate selected words from other apps. ¹ No dictionaries are provided with the application. You can find them on the Internet free of charge and download inside the application or copy using iTunes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: EBPocket Lite at 4.8 against Dicty's 4.3. Dicty's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 61%) and ratings volume (31 vs 8). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
EBPocket Lite holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 31 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 61% of EBPocket Lite's written reviews are positive against 87% of Dicty's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
EBPocket Lite ships an update every 3 months, Dicty every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | EBPocket Lite | Dicty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (8 ratings) — better | 4.3 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 60.9% of reviews | 87.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | hishida | Aliaksandr Strakovich |
Customer experience
EBPocket Lite
Dicty
In-app purchases
EBPocket Lite
No in-app purchases
Dicty
No in-app purchases
