Comparison

MDict vs Dicty

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

Head to head

MDict

Free

🔍 Reference

★ 4.132 ratingsView app →

Dicty

Free

🔍 Reference

★ 4.331 ratingsView app →

About

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.

Highlights

Multi-language support
Downloadable dictionary data
Fast lookup and loading
Rich text content
Pronunciation support
Favorites and search history

Features

Read full description

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

About

Dicty

This app allows you to view dictionaries in StarDict format on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. It offers fast searching, contextual word lookup, and a dark color scheme for comfortable reading. Dictionaries are not included and must be downloaded separately.

Highlights

StarDict format support
Fast search while typing
Contextual word lookup
Dark color scheme
Clipboard support
Share extension

Features

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Dicty is a viewer application for dictionaries in StarDict format. Thanks to Dicty, thousands of free dictionaries become available for use with your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad ¹. Features: * StarDict format support (plain text, html, xdxf). * Fast search over all dictionaries while typing. * Contextual word lookup. Tap and hold on a word in the text to lookup it in all dictionaries. * Special "Dark" color scheme. Makes the text easier to read in the dark and saves your eyes. * Clipboard support. Allows to copy last translated word to clipboard. * Portrait and Landscape viewing modes. * iTunes File Sharing support. * Share extension. Allows to translate selected words from other apps. ¹ No dictionaries are provided with the application. You can find them on the Internet free of charge and download inside the application or copy using iTunes.

Screenshots

MDict4 screens

Dicty4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Dicty at 4.3 against MDict's 4.1. Dicty also leads on review sentiment (87% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Dicty holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 32 and 31 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of MDict's written reviews are positive against 87% of Dicty's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MDict ships an update every 3 months, Dicty every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

MDict versus Dicty: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	MDict	Dicty
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.1 (32 ratings)	4.3 (31 ratings) — better
Positive reviews	75.0% of reviews	87.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings	32 — better	31
Update frequency	Every 3 months	Every 2 months — 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	13.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	27 MB	5 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	文伟张	Aliaksandr Strakovich

Customer experience

MDict

All ratings32 ratings

Positive78.1%

Neutral9.4%

Negative12.5%

Written reviews124 reviews

Positive75.0%

Neutral8.9%

Negative16.1%

Dicty

All ratings31 ratings

Positive77.4%

Neutral9.7%

Negative12.9%

Written reviews23 reviews

Positive87.0%

Neutral8.7%

Negative4.3%

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