MDict vs NumisGallery
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
NumisGallery
Explore world banknotes as visual artifacts with detailed reference notes and a calm gallery flow. Study currency art, discover historical context, and build a personal paper money collection.
- Browse by country and denomination
- Detailed reference notes
- Flip between obverse and reverse
- Add own banknote images
- Local OCR assistance
- Calm gallery flow
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NumisGallery is a museum-style banknote and currency collection app for people who enjoy paper money, numismatic study, currency design, and history. Explore world banknotes as visual artifacts: engraving, symbolism, portraiture, historical context, and motif composition. The app is built for focused iPhone viewing with a calm gallery flow, natural gestures, and detailed reference notes. What you can do: - Browse by country and denomination with simple directional gestures - Open detailed note views for contextual information and source attribution - Flip between obverse and reverse for side-by-side style learning (one side shown at a time) - Long-press to reveal motif highlights during gallery viewing - Shake your iPhone to cycle through available gallery themes - Add your own banknote images to My Collection as a paid, local-only collection feature Experience design: - Smooth transition choreography for country and denomination switching - Subtle touch-responsive micro-motion for a more natural “live exhibit” feel - Clean, high-contrast visual presentation tuned for close viewing - Lightweight audio and haptic cues that support a calm browsing rhythm - Gold, Silver, and Bronze gallery themes for different viewing moods My Collection: - Import your own banknote images for personal study - Keep collection images and notes in app-managed local storage - Use local OCR assistance and text-based reference lookup to reduce manual typing - Rotate, swap, and auto-crop imported images for a cleaner gallery presentation Who it’s for: - Numismatic learners and collectors - Designers interested in currency aesthetics - History and culture enthusiasts - Paper money and world currency fans - Anyone who wants to revisit historical memory through banknote art Product focus: - Educational and appreciation-oriented banknote browsing - No valuation, trading, or transaction features - No export, share, or print workflows - No ads and no third-party analytics SDKs NumisGallery helps you study banknotes, discover currency art, and build a personal paper money gallery with clarity, rhythm, and visual focus.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: NumisGallery at 5.0 against MDict's 4.1. NumisGallery also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). MDict's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ratings volume (32 vs 1). On price, ads 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. NumisGallery sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. MDict asks for nothing beyond the download.
NumisGallery 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. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of MDict's written reviews are positive against 100% of NumisGallery's.
MDict ships an update every 3 months, NumisGallery every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MDict | NumisGallery |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (32 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 32 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 27 MB | 90 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文伟 张 | 维 艾 |
Customer experience
MDict
NumisGallery
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
NumisGallery
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
MDict
No in-app purchases
NumisGallery
- Unlock Bronze Theme$3.99
- Unlock Silver Theme$4.99
- Unlock All Themes$6.99
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- Unlock My Collection$9.99








