JACT Vocab vs BHTA Dictionary
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."
BHTA Dictionary
Access comprehensive offline dictionaries for Ancient Greek, including the Liddell, Scott and Jones lexicon. Features advanced search capabilities and morphological analysis for common words. Includes declension and conjugation tables for frequently used terms.
- Offline Ancient Greek dictionaries
- Liddell, Scott and Jones lexicon
- Advanced search options
- Automatic morphological form identifier
- Declension and conjugation tables
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The BHTA Dictionary app contains a number of offline Ancient Greek dictionaries including the well-known dictionary by Liddell, Scott and Jones. The app provides various search options: from the beginning, from the end, within the word, full-text search, as well as an automatic morphological form identifier. Additionally, tables with all declension and conjugation forms are available for the 500 most common words of the Ancient Greek Language.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: BHTA Dictionary at every 2 months against JACT Vocab's every 11 months. BHTA Dictionary also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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.
BHTA Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 6 and 3 respectively.
JACT Vocab ships an update every 11 months, BHTA Dictionary every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on June 1, 2026 and July 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JACT Vocab | BHTA Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (6 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 92.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 6 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 11 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 16 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Matt Neuburg | Iurii Shakhov |
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In-app purchases
JACT Vocab
No in-app purchases
BHTA Dictionary
No in-app purchases
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