MDict vs Roonaki
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
Roonaki
Enhance your connection with the Holy Quran through a user-friendly interface designed for focused reading and memorization. Strengthen your daily practice with intuitive tools.
- Focused verse reading
- Memorization tools
- Advanced design
- Strengthen daily routine
- User-friendly interface
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The Roonaki app is your perfect companion for reading and memorizing the Holy Quran. With a simple and advanced design, it helps you focus easily on the verses and strengthen your daily Quranic routine.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Roonaki at 5.0 against MDict's 4.1. Roonaki also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 3 months). MDict's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 6). 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Roonaki 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 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
MDict ships an update every 3 months, Roonaki every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MDict | Roonaki |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文伟 张 | Ahmed Ahmed |
Customer experience
MDict
Roonaki
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
Roonaki
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MDict
No in-app purchases
Roonaki
No in-app purchases
