Comparison

Chinese Dictionary++ vs 中国成語

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

Head to head
About

Chinese Dictionary++

This comprehensive Chinese dictionary app offers offline access to over 20,000 traditional and simplified characters. Easily search by Pinyin or Wubi, bookmark favorites, and track your learning history. It's designed for anyone looking to learn or reference Chinese.

Highlights
  • Offline access
  • 20,000+ traditional & simplified characters
  • Search by Pinyin or Wubi
  • Bookmark and history functions
  • Search by radical or stroke index
  • Incremental search
Features
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If you want to look up Chinese character or learn Chinese, this is a must-have application in your device. This is a powerful and smart Chinese Dictionary that collected 20818 (traditional & simplified)Chinese characters. You can not find another same application that collects so many Chinese characters in App store at present. Features: 1, Easy to use and offline. Just input Pinyin or Wubi in the searching field and the searching results will be displayed, the searching mode can be set to prefix or partial. Stroke, hanzi, pinyin, wubi information will be displayed in the result list. 2, Bookmark & history function. You can put the important word to bookmark by touching the bookmark button on screen. Every word you referenced will be add to history automatically if the history function is ON. 3, You can search every Chinese character by touching radical or stroke index tab. Because the radicals are grouped by stroke information, it is easy to find the radical to you. 4, On User settings screen, you can choose the display style, font size and option of history function. 5, Every Chinese character has the basic meanings, you can touch 'detail' link to reference more information about it. Both simplified Chinese: 简体字 and traditional Chinese:繁體字 can be found in this dictionary. 6, Incremental search function: On the basic or detail meanings screen, you can reference the meanings for any Chinese character displayed on the screen by touching and selecting this Chinese character, the first selected Chinese character will be displayed on the next screen. the Incremental search can be continued until the memory of your device is exhausted. Supported language(UI): English, Japanese, Chinese Notice: 1, This application can only be used as reference. 2, Only the first Chinese character among selected can be displayed on the next screen , if you want use "Incremental search function".

About

中国成語

Features
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中国語成語は中国語のエキスで、中国語成語には、中国の知恵が凝縮されているので 中国語学習者の為に作成したもの。 覚える為には、「SAVE」ボタンを押してブックマークを開き、繰り返し日本語訳を見て、音声で聴いて覚える。完全に覚えたらゴミ箱ボタンを押して削除。 3296の成語が含まれています。 成語を理解することで、読解力が大幅にUPし、文章、スピーチに使うことで、内容にメリハリができ引き締まる。 日本語から中国語の成語が思い出されるように追加した。 監修 待場裕子 流通科学大学名誉教授

Screenshots

Chinese Dictionary++4 screens
中国成語4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: 中国成語 at Free against Chinese Dictionary++'s $2.99. 中国成語 also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (60% vs 50%). On ads, in-app purchases and device support 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

中国成語 is free to download; Chinese Dictionary++ costs $2.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chinese Dictionary++ ships an update every 5 months, 中国成語 every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chinese Dictionary++ versus 中国成語: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChinese Dictionary++中国成語
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating2.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews60.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.08.2 — better
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAOBO Co.,LtdKumiko Hirobe

Customer experience

Chinese Dictionary++

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral14.3%
Negative35.7%

中国成語

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chinese Dictionary++

No in-app purchases

None

中国成語

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chinese Dictionary++ free?
Chinese Dictionary++ costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is 中国成語 free?
中国成語 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Chinese Dictionary++ or 中国成語 have ads?
Neither Chinese Dictionary++ nor 中国成語 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chinese Dictionary++ or 中国成語?
Chinese Dictionary++ ships an update every 5 months, and 中国成語 every 5 weeks. Most recently, Chinese Dictionary++ was updated on November 1, 2026 and 中国成語 on November 1, 2026.

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