JACT Vocab vs ToposText
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JACT Vocab
This app provides nearly 1300 virtual flashcards for memorizing Ancient Greek vocabulary from the "Reading Greek" textbook. It allows users to drill words in textbook order or alphabetically, with options to hide English translations for self-testing.
- Nearly 1300 virtual flashcards
- Vocabulary keyed to "Reading Greek" textbook
- Flashcards in textbook order
- Alphabetical word lookup
- Hide/show English translations
- Drill sections in random order
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Learning Ancient Greek? If you're using the Cambridge University Press textbook "Reading Greek," by the Joint Association of Classical Teachers (JACT), JACT Vocab is here to help. It's a set of nearly 1300 virtual flashcards, representing the entire vocabulary to be memorized as you go through the textbook. The flashcards are presented in the same order as the vocabulary in the textbook. Or, look up any word in alphabetical order. The English translation of each Greek word can be hidden or shown at will, great for self-testing. Pick a section or sections to drill in random order. This vocabulary is keyed to the second edition of "Reading Greek."
ToposText
Explore Europe's ancient literary culture through its landscapes. This app connects readers and travelers to historical sites and the classical authors who wrote about them, featuring a vast library of texts and site information stored offline.
- 5000+ historical places in Greece and beyond
- Links sites to ancient Greek and Latin authors
- Extensive free library of classical texts
- Offline access to texts and site information
- Location-aware display of site details
- Includes recent archaeological updates
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A project of the Aikaterini Laskaridis Foundation A new way of experiencing Europe’s most ancient literary culture, implanted in its unforgettable landscape. ToposText is a new interface that links readers and travelers to Europe’s most ancient literary culture and to the Greek landscape that inspired it. TT presents 5000 places relevant to the ancient Greek world -- ancient cities and shrines, medieval castles and towers, modern museums and excavation sites -- primarily in Greece but including major places from Spain to the Caucasus. It links those places to the ancient authors who wrote about them in Greek or Latin. A large classical library married to an up-to-date gazetteer, freely available as a mobile application or this web site. Education / Reference Tool: - Accurate coordinates for thousands of Greek historical sites - Each site indexed to the ancient literary sources that mention it. - A huge, free, portable library of classical texts in English - Texts and places stored on-device – no internet access necessary. - Location-aware display of site information. - Recent archaeological information on many sites.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: JACT Vocab at 4.8 against ToposText's 4.6. ToposText's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 26.0). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
JACT Vocab holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 93% of JACT Vocab's written reviews are positive against 92% of ToposText's.
JACT Vocab ships an update every 11 months, ToposText every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JACT Vocab | ToposText |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) — better | 4.6 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews — better | 91.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 14 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 8 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 438 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matt Neuburg | Pavla S.A. |
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JACT Vocab
No in-app purchases
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No in-app purchases
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