Spanish Dictionary + © vs Spanish by Nemo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Spanish Dictionary + ©
This app serves as a comprehensive Spanish-English language assistant, offering offline translation, verb conjugation, and a phrasebook. It includes vocabulary quizzes, flashcards, and pronunciation guides, making it ideal for learners and travelers.
- Offline Spanish English Dictionary
- Verb Conjugator
- Phrasebook with 20 categories
- Vocabulary Quizzes
- Flashcards
- Offline Pronunciation
- Apple Watch Support
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The #1 Spanish English Dictionary for iPhone, iPad & Apple Watch ◇ Offline Dictionary Compiled by Professional Linguists ◇ Verb Conjugator ◇ Phrasebook ◇ Vocabulary Quizzes ◇ Flashcards ◇ Loved by Millions "Apps from Vidalingua are hugely popular... they're free and they work offline, handy when you're actually abroad." New York Times Selected by Apple as "What's Hot" in over 40 countries. “This app packs an undeniable allure for travelers.” - iPhone App Review USER REVIEWS “This online dictionary is so comprehensive that it often contains words or idioms that I cannot find in my paperback dictionary. I am a retired language professor.” “This app includes more reliable features than any of the others I’ve tried. The customer service people are great, very helpful.” “My students are ditching their books for iPads so I looked at apps and websites with quality material. This is the app I recommend.” “This app helped me through my class for school. It’s great and has pronunciation, spelling, example sentences with words, etc. 10/10.” “Great for Travel. Very helpful to find words and phrases without an internet connection.” Spanish Dictionary + by VidaLingua transforms your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch into an advanced language assistant, always ready to help. It includes features you won’t find in any other app and it’s trusted by millions of users who have given it the highest rating average of any app in its category. FEATURES • Spanish English Dictionary with over 705,000 offline entries. Includes numerous translations, usage examples, part-of-speech, images, and gender for Spanish nouns. Compiled and updated by professional linguists. • Best verb conjugator of any app including 3,566 Spanish verbs, 4,318 English verbs. Over 951,900 verb forms in all! • Phrasebook with 20 categories such as Conversation, Asking Directions and Making Friends. • Multiple-choice vocabulary quizzes. • Flashcards. Create study lists based on dictionary favorites. • Offline pronunciation in Spanish & English. Settings for speed and accent (Spain, Mexico, US, UK, Australia, South Africa, Ireland). • iPad Split Screen support so you can drag & drop words from other apps into Spanish Translator & Dictionary + to translate them. • Apple Watch support with voice lookups so you can say a word and find translations quickly. • Advanced voice recognition to enter words and phrases hands-free. Useful for practicing pronunciation. • Helpful dictionary features such as single index search, reverse lookup and sharing entries with friends. • Integrated access to Wikipedia, Wiktionary and other online sources for dictionary words. • Dictionary word attachments for notes, images and audio clips. • My Phrases section of phrasebook to add your own translations. • Vidalingua Pro includes more dictionary examples, more verb forms, a bigger phrasebook and no ads. By upgrading, you’ll be supporting our team of linguists, developers and customer success partners who greatly appreciate your support! USER REVIEWS “This is a really excellent dictionary. Easy to use, great conjugation tables and some great added features like voice input and word pronunciation.” “This has been an extremely useful app as I prepare for a language exam and review verb conjugations.” “I love this app so much! It is a complete package for finding almost anything starting from words to phrases.” At Vidalingua, we consider every user a partner to help us make the best app in the world for learning Spanish. Download Spanish Dictionary + for free and start learning today! Marc Bolh Founder Vidalingua
Spanish by Nemo
Learn Spanish through native speaker audio and accent mastering tools. This app focuses on essential vocabulary and phrases for everyday conversations, allowing you to practice anytime, anywhere, even offline. It's designed for progressive learning and memory retention.
- Native speaker audio
- Speech Studio for accent practice
- Offline access to all audio
- Customizable word practice
- Review Mode for memory retention
- Flashcard format with English descriptions
- Vocabulary quizzes
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Turn your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch into your FAVORITE teacher of Spanish. ◆ The most essential words and phrases of the language, each with native speaker audio. ◆ Master your accent with the Speech Studio. Simply record yourself saying a phrase and then hear your voice next to the teacher’s. You’ll be AMAZED how quickly your foreign accent melts away. ◆ All audio is downloaded to the device and accessible even in airplane mode or without expensive international roaming fees. ◆ Nemo is NOT BUILT AROUND LESSONS at all. It is meant to be picked up and put down throughout the day, whenever you have a few minutes to spare. ◆ Builds a foundation of Spanish empowering you to speak CONFIDENTLY in EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONS. ◆ NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE of Spanish required. Nemo® is specially DESIGNED to tap the remarkable power of your mobile device, and your brain, to their fullest. PERSONALIZED FOR YOU Nemo is your personal trainer, tracking your PROGRESS across every single word and phrase. ◆ Practice Spanish the way you'll use it. Nemo is fully customizable. ◆ Nemo immerses you in the sounds of Spanish so you naturally speak with ease. ◆ Dive into WHAT YOU WANT to learn at any time. ◆ You control which words to practice – skip words you don’t want to learn or already know. ◆ Turn on Review Mode to study what you practiced earlier in the day to BOOST your memory retention. ◆ Hear English descriptions of all words, in a flashcard format. ◆ Quiz your mastery of the vocabulary. ◆ Nemo introduces words to you progressively to develop familiarity and reviews them at the right moment so they enter your LONG TERM MEMORY. TARGET THE MOST COMMON WORDS Maximize your time investment by targeting the most basic and high frequency words of the language. Upgrade to the complete version to: ◆ Get off the beaten path or find comfort with DIRECTIONS, TRAVEL and HOTEL phrases. ◆ Decode menus with the most common FOOD words. ◆ Shop and find bargains like an insider with must-know SHOPPING phrases. ◆ Learn words useful for your time in spain. ◆ Build your proficiency with the most important verbs and SENTENCE BUILDING BLOCKS in Spanish. ◆ Spark new friendships with COMPLIMENTS and CONVERSATION STARTERS. Use your new skills to make friends, impress old friends, bring smiles to children, get out of jams, experience new things, speak confidently, and make your travel and cultural experience more rich and fulfilling. Download this FREE app now! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Spanish by Nemo at none against Spanish Dictionary + ©'s shown. Spanish by Nemo also leads on ratings volume (3.1K vs 116). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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. Spanish Dictionary + © sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Spanish by Nemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Spanish Dictionary + © against 4.7 for Spanish by Nemo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Spanish by Nemo has 3.1K ratings behind it against 116, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 87% and 87% positive.
Spanish Dictionary + © ships an update every 6 months, Spanish by Nemo every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Spanish Dictionary + © | Spanish by Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (116 ratings) — better | 4.7 (3.1K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 87.3% of reviews — better | 86.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 116 | 3.1K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 61 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ascendo Inc. | Nemo Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Spanish Dictionary + ©
Spanish by Nemo
Bugs and requests
Spanish Dictionary + ©
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Spanish by Nemo
Reported bugs
2 issues- Words disappearing from daily review
- Landscape mode not working on some devices
Requested features
4 requests- More advanced lessons and grammar
- Ability to test out of beginner content
- Customizable learning pace
- Sentence structure and conjugation practice
In-app purchases
Spanish Dictionary + ©
- Spanish Dictionary Premium$9.99
Spanish by Nemo
- Nemo Spanish Foundation pack$14.99
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