MDict vs Portfolyo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MDict
This open platform dictionary app supports multiple languages and allows users to download various pre-built dictionary data. It offers fast lookups, rich text content, pronunciation, search history, and in-page search capabilities.
- Multi-language support
- Downloadable dictionary data
- Fast lookup and loading
- Rich text content
- Pronunciation support
- Favorites and search history
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MDict is a dictionary that support multi-language. It dosen't bundle with dictionary data. But it's a open platform that you can download many pre-built dictionary datas by others. Key features include: 1. Very fast lookup speed and dictionary loading speed. You can switch dictionary instantly. 2. Support rich text formated content 3. Pronunciation support. Currently with English, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese.(Chinese/Japanese pronunciation support are limited) 4. Favorites and Search history 5. Supports in page search
Portfolyo
Easily create professional CVs with this app. Build your resume step-by-step, choose from beautiful PDF templates, and share your finished document instantly. Available in multiple languages and themes for a personalized experience.
- Step-by-step CV building
- Multiple PDF templates
- Accent color customization
- One-tap PDF sharing
- Multi-language support
- Light/Dark theme options
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Portfolyo helps you create a clean, professional CV in minutes — right on your iPhone or iPad. BUILD YOUR CV STEP BY STEP • Personal details, photo and a short summary • Education, work experience, certificates and awards • Skills with levels, languages with proficiency • Hobbies, references and a cover letter • A progress bar shows how complete your CV is BEAUTIFUL PDF TEMPLATES • Choose Modern, Classic or Minimal • Pick from 7 accent colors • Long CVs flow neatly onto multiple pages • Preview your PDF before sharing SHARE IN ONE TAP • Export your CV as a PDF and send it by email, messages or save it to Files • Duplicate a CV to tailor it for different jobs ANY LANGUAGE, ANYWHERE • The app is available in 15 languages • Choose a separate PDF language: create an English CV even if your app is in another language PERSONALIZE • System, Light, Dark and Black themes • Works great on iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account needed • Your CVs are stored only on your device
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MDict at Free against Portfolyo's $0.99. MDict also leads on ratings volume (32 vs 1) and device support (4 vs 2). Portfolyo's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.1). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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
MDict is free to download; Portfolyo costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Portfolyo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MDict has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MDict ships an update every 3 months, Portfolyo every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MDict | Portfolyo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.1 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文伟 张 | Ridvan TUTAR |
Customer experience
MDict
Portfolyo
Bugs and requests
MDict
Reported bugs
34 issues- Appearance settings reset on macOS
- UI misalignment in appearance settings
- Full-text search missing on mobile
- Daylight mode not working at night
- Cannot add custom fonts to iOS version
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- App crashes frequently on Mac
- App crashes on launch (older reviews)
- Audio not working after iOS updates
- Clipboard not working in floating mode
- Search bar behavior requires back button
- Auto-lookup clipboard not working in floating window
- Group function invalid format on iPhone
- Sharing section not working
- MDict floating window blank when looking up words in Instapaper
- Cannot search from right sidebar on iPad
- Sound not working
- Sound not working after upgrading to new version on iOS 9.1
- Multi-dictionaries lookup not working
- Auto lookup clipboard not working in floating window
- Group function does not work on iPhone
- Sharing section not working
- MDict's pop out window is always blank and cannot provide any definition when looking up words in Instapaper
- Cannot search a word from right sidebar on iPad
- Sound not working
- Sound wasn't work after upgrading to new version on IOS 9.1
- Multi-dictionaries lookup cannot work
- Audio problems solved (older review, implies it was an issue)
- Cannot search clipboard content on iOS 5
- Dictionary sorting gets messed up after upgrades
- Shows 'pirated' status despite payment
- Clicking on dictionary name triggers unwanted search
- Russian Wikipedia search not recognizing Russian input
- Font corruption when loading some dictionaries
- App crashes when using notification bar shortcut
Requested features
22 requests- Full-text search on mobile
- Custom font support for dictionary entries
- Add fonts to iOS version
- Dark mode
- Add collection folders
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- Login and sync function
- Fix clipboard auto-lookup in floating window
- Fix search bar behavior
- Support more extensions (.BGL, .LD2)
- Improve Mac version shortcut functionality
- Add test function
- Add support for .mdd downloads on iPhone
- Add scroll bar
- Add dict shortcut button in main window
- Improve file reader support
- Add simplified/traditional Chinese conversion for search
- Allow full screen on iPhone
- Font selection memory
- Improve configuration for dictionary grouping backup
- Support for iPhone 6/6 Plus
- Allow scrolling down precedents near a keyword
- Multi-dictionary lookup convenience
Portfolyo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MDict
No in-app purchases
Portfolyo
No in-app purchases
