Comparison

German Dictionary, Nifty Words vs Rusch

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

Head to head
About

German Dictionary, Nifty Words

This app provides a fast and offline English-German dictionary with a large word database. It features search history, favorites, and English phonetics to aid language learning. An upgrade option is available for spoken content.

Highlights
  • Offline English-German dictionary
  • Over 85,000 translations
  • English phonetics
  • Search history and favorites
  • Fast full-text search
  • No internet connection needed
Features
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*** For more than 10 years successful in the AppStore, iOS 11, 12 and 13 fully supported "Nifty Words Standard" is a very fast translator and dictionary for English and German words. It includes English phonetics but no sound (please look at "Nifty Words Pro" for that). The new history and favorites feature lets you easily keep your peronal terms e.g. for learning. Beside that, it does not have many functions and screens, but therefore it is simple, fast and comes with a huge word database. FEATURES: =========== • no internet connection needed • over 85000 translations • more than 120000 full indexed keywords • English phonetics • Search history • Favorites • Spoken Content upgradable • automatic search begins with the 3rd entered character • search button for exact search (e.g. words with 2 characters) • searches the English and German keywords at once • shows many translation possibilities • very fast full-text search, while typing • iOS 11, 12 and 13 fully supported Please have also a look at "Nifty Words Pro". It comes with sound and has additional native iPad support. Tip ==== To get the German Umlaute Ä,Ü,Ö,ä,ü,ö and ß, please touch the keys A,O,U and S on the keyboard a bit longer. That seems to be a not well known iPhone feature.

About

Rusch

Features
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Sie erhalten in der App »Rusch-Gratis« Gratis-Audios, Gratis-Videos und Gratis-PDFs der Rusch-Firmengruppe zu den Weiterbildungs-Schwerpunkten Erfolgsstrategien, Unternehmerthemen, Produktivität, Vertrieb, Gesundheit, Marketing. Das Besondere daran: Wir haben die Weiterbildungsinhalte optimal strukturiert. Das, was Sie angehört bzw. angeschaut haben, können Sie per Mausklick als »angeschaut bzw. angehört« markieren. So wissen Sie später, was Sie noch nicht konsumiert haben. In Kürze gibt es dann auch eine Smartphone-App. Wer sind wir? Zur Rusch-Firmengruppe gehören der Rusch Verlag (ein im deutschen Sprachraum führender Hörbuch-Verlag in den Themenbereichen Management, Verkauf und Lebenserfolg, gegründet 1994), der Aufsteiger-Verlag (ein weiterer Hörbuch-Verlag und Verlag für Online-Lehrgänge, gegründet 2000), die Noch erfolgreicher! AG (hier erscheint seit dem Jahr 2000 die Zeitschrift »Noch erfolgreicher!«), Rusch Consulting (gegründet 2008) und das Alex Rusch Institut (Weiterbildungs-Mitgliedschaften, Online-Lehrgänge, Seminare und »Rusch-Marketing-Diplom Online-Lehrgang«, gegründet 2005). Auf www.alexrusch.com/wegweiser erhalten Sie einen guten Überblick.

Screenshots

German Dictionary, Nifty Words4 screens
Rusch3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Rusch at Free against German Dictionary, Nifty Words's $0.99. Rusch also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). On update cadence, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Rusch is free to download; German Dictionary, Nifty Words costs $0.99 up front. German Dictionary, Nifty Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rusch asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

German Dictionary, Nifty Words ships an update every 4 months, Rusch every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
German Dictionary, Nifty Words versus Rusch: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGerman Dictionary, Nifty WordsRusch
Price$0.99Free — better
Rating4.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size44 MB42 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperDieter SakenAlex Rusch Institut GmbH

In-app purchases

1 purchases

German Dictionary, Nifty Words

One-time1
  • English speech extension$0.99
None

Rusch

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is German Dictionary, Nifty Words free?
German Dictionary, Nifty Words costs $0.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Rusch free?
Rusch is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do German Dictionary, Nifty Words or Rusch have ads?
Neither German Dictionary, Nifty Words nor Rusch shows ads.
Which is updated more often, German Dictionary, Nifty Words or Rusch?
German Dictionary, Nifty Words ships an update every 4 months, and Rusch every 3 months. Most recently, German Dictionary, Nifty Words was updated on October 31, 2026 and Rusch on November 7, 2026.

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