Comparison

Te Aka Māori Dictionary vs Road Code Learners Test NZ

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

Head to head
About

Te Aka Māori Dictionary

This app provides a comprehensive Māori language dictionary with over 24,000 entries. It offers offline access, example sentences, audio clips, photographs, and encyclopedic entries on various cultural topics. It's designed for easy searching of both Māori and English words.

Highlights
  • Māori and English word search
  • Offline dictionary access
  • Favourites list for saved definitions
  • Example sentences with translations
  • Photographs and audio clips
  • Encyclopedic entries on culture and history
  • Grammatical explanations and idioms
Features
Currently charting
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Te Aka is a Māori language dictionary that is easy to use by searching for Māori or English words. It includes the ability to filter search results, and to save definitions to a Favourites list. There are currently over 24,000 Māori headword entries in the database, which is being added to over time. An offline dictionary has also been included when internet connectivity is not available. As well as English meanings, it has example sentences with translations for many entries. It even has photographs and audio clips for Aotearoa/New Zealand native fauna and photographs of flora, important people and other items where a photograph will aid understanding. In addition to the words one would expect in a traditional dictionary, it also has encyclopaedic entries designed to provide key information about plants, animals, stars, planets, heavenly bodies, important Māori people, key ancestors of traditional narratives, tribal groups, ancestral canoes, song types, musical instruments, Māori names for institutions, country names, place names and other proper names. There are also detailed explanations of key concepts central to Māori culture. Comprehensive explanations for grammatical items are included, with examples of usage, as are idioms and colloquialisms with their meanings and examples. The Te Aka Maori app is the companion to the popular www.maoridictionary.co.nz website and forms part of the Te Whanake Māori Language learning series.

About

Road Code Learners Test NZ

Prepare for your learner and restricted driver's license theory tests with practice questions and explanations covering car, bike, and truck licenses. Includes mock tests and driving technique lessons to help you pass.

Highlights
  • Car, Bike & Truck license questions
  • Question explanations
  • Mock test history tracking
  • Mock test reminders
  • Practice Mode
  • Mock Test mode
  • Driving Lessons
Features
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Learn what you need for your learner & restricted licences with Road Code NZ. Whether you're studying for your Car, Bike or Truck licence we have you covered. With over 300 unique questions to test everything you should know from the New Zealand Road Code. Each questions comes with an explanation which lets you leave the Road Code book at home. Perfect for practicing for your theory test on the go. PRACTICE MODE: Learn each section of the Road Code at a time. Select the amount of questions and begin learning. MOCK TEST MODE: When you're ready, take a test of 35 random questions from either the Car, Bike or Truck licence. Your test results are tracked so you can see your improvements over time. Don't forget, practice makes perfect! DRIVING LESSONS: Learn all the driving techniques that you need to pass your restricted licence test. Go through each of these techniques with your parent or guardian, and learn how to drive safely. FEATURES: - Car, Bike & Truck Licence questions - Question explanations with relevant contextual information - Track your mock test history to visualize your progression - Set mock test reminders to ensure you don't forget to study for the big day - Practice Mode - Mock Test mode - Driving Lessons

Screenshots

Te Aka Māori Dictionary4 screens
Road Code Learners Test NZ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Road Code Learners Test NZ at 5.0 against Te Aka Māori Dictionary's 4.5. Road Code Learners Test NZ also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 48%). Te Aka Māori Dictionary's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and chart position (#187 vs unranked). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Te Aka Māori Dictionary costs $3.99 and Road Code Learners Test NZ $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Road Code Learners Test NZ holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Te Aka Māori Dictionary has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of Te Aka Māori Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 75% of Road Code Learners Test NZ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Te Aka Māori Dictionary ships an update every 2 months, Road Code Learners Test NZ every 5 months. Both last shipped on October 21, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Te Aka Māori Dictionary versus Road Code Learners Test NZ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTe Aka Māori DictionaryRoad Code Learners Test NZ
Price$3.99$3.99
Rating4.5 (10 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews48.5% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings10 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
Best chart rank#187 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTE MURUMARA FOUNDATIONWill Walig

Customer experience

Te Aka Māori Dictionary

All ratings10 ratings
Positive90.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative10.0%
Written reviews97 reviews
Positive48.5%
Neutral13.4%
Negative38.1%

Road Code Learners Test NZ

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews40 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%

Bugs and requests

Te Aka Māori Dictionary

Reported bugs

23 issues
  • Update broke favorites list
  • App crashes when searching 'tana'
  • App will not open
  • Videos don't work
  • App resets when switching apps
Show 18 more
  • Favourites list not scrollable
  • Offline functionality removed/broken
  • Audio not working offline
  • App no longer works with newer iOS versions
  • Startup screen frozen
  • App freezes frequently
  • Cannot hear pronunciation
  • App resets when going to another app
  • No history of searches
  • No sound/audio function
  • App crashes
  • App closes automatically when in use
  • App is slow to open
  • App doesn't restart itself after closing
  • App doesn't work offline as advertised
  • Audio icon missing offline
  • App not recognizing words after upgrade
  • Page not found errors

Requested features

25 requests
  • Add fuzzy search/auto-correct
  • Option to skip startup animation
  • Include phrases/kiwaha
  • Quizzes from English to Te Reo Māori
  • Add Cook Islands Māori
Show 20 more
  • Make recent search list longer
  • Add a feature to put words/phrases/grammar into custom lists/flashcards
  • Downloadable voice recordings
  • Add accompanying images
  • Add phrases in kupu examples
  • Add a button to go back to previous search
  • Widget for word of the day
  • Add phrases/kiwaha
  • Add sentence search
  • Add voice input for searching
  • Add similar alternatives when spelling is wrong
  • Word of the day notification
  • Add pronunciation help
  • Add voice recordings for pronunciation
  • Raise search bar for better keyboard compatibility
  • Support split screen function on iPad
  • Allow copy and paste from the app
  • Minimize unnecessary white space and spacers
  • Add standard iOS cancel entry button to search box
  • Add English to Te Reo Māori quizzes

Road Code Learners Test NZ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Te Aka Māori Dictionary

No in-app purchases

None

Road Code Learners Test NZ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Te Aka Māori Dictionary free?
Te Aka Māori Dictionary costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Road Code Learners Test NZ free?
Road Code Learners Test NZ costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Te Aka Māori Dictionary or Road Code Learners Test NZ?
Road Code Learners Test NZ is rated higher. Te Aka Māori Dictionary averages 4.5 out of 5 from 10 ratings, while Road Code Learners Test NZ averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Te Aka Māori Dictionary or Road Code Learners Test NZ have ads?
Neither Te Aka Māori Dictionary nor Road Code Learners Test NZ shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Te Aka Māori Dictionary or Road Code Learners Test NZ?
Te Aka Māori Dictionary ships an update every 2 months, and Road Code Learners Test NZ every 5 months. Most recently, Te Aka Māori Dictionary was updated on October 21, 2026 and Road Code Learners Test NZ on October 21, 2026.

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