Comparison

Spanish Dictionary + vs Arabic Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

Spanish Dictionary +

This app provides a comprehensive bilingual dictionary and translator for English and Spanish. It offers offline access to over 350,000 words and phrases, along with pronunciation, text scanning, and vocabulary-building games. Ideal for students, travelers, and language enthusiasts looking to improve their skills.

Highlights
  • Bilingual English-Spanish dictionary
  • Offline translation for words and phrases
  • Text scanning via camera
  • Vocabulary games and flashcards
  • Offline pronunciation
  • Thesaurus, synonyms, and antonyms
Features
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• Bilingual English to Spanish and Spanish to English dictionary • Spanish to English word and phrase translator and translation • Over 350K words and phrase can be used in offline • Offline pronunciation and translate any sentences • Scan text in image by pointing camera to search in dictionary • Designed for student, teacher, tourist and language learners • Having thesaurus, synonyms and antonyms • Translate individual words, phrases, or whole sentences • Tap a word for cross searching • Bookmark and Recent history for instant recall • Word of the day to learn IELTS, TOEFL and SAT words • Multiple games help to improve English and Spanish vocabulary • Offline Pronunciation helps to learn words properly • Flash card and Word of the Day helps to improve vocabulary • Phrase book, Phrase of the day and Phrase Card helps to speak common phrases • Quote of the Day improves wisdom and motivation

About

Arabic Dictionary

This offline dictionary provides bidirectional translation between Arabic and English, featuring over 100,000 words. It's ideal for travelers, students, and anyone looking to learn either language, offering flashcards and a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Offline bidirectional translation
  • Extensive Arabic and English vocabulary
  • Fast search capability
  • Flash cards for learning
  • Bookmark learned words
  • Sentence translation
Features
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Arabic English Dictionary - quiet, offline, and built to make a word stick. Look up either direction. Tap any word in a definition to drill deeper. Listen to the pronunciation in both languages. No internet, no ads, no clutter. WHAT'S INSIDE - 117,000+ Arabic words and 130,000+ English words - Native Arabic and English pronunciation on every entry - Phonetic search - type "marhaba" and we find مرحبا - Tap any word in a translation to look it up in place - Sentence examples with parallel translation - Show or hide harakat (tashkeel) with one switch - Bookmarks, history, flash cards BUILD A HABIT - Word of the Day - a new English/Arabic pair every morning - Daily streaks, achievement badges, and a weekly progress card - Spaced-repetition review of the words you have saved - Multiple-choice word quiz from your bookmarks or any list - Optional daily reminder at the time you choose PRACTICE AND READ - Pronunciation practice - say the word, get an instant score - Arabic Stories - short readers at A1, A2 and B1 with tap-any-word lookup and audio - CEFR A1 to C2 English vocabulary lists - Eleven hand-picked lists: Quranic Arabic, MSA Daily Conversation, Travel, Business, Egyptian Arabic, Levantine Arabic, Gulf dialect basics, News and Media, Medical, Tech and Modern Arabic, Common 1000 Words EXPORT - Export your bookmarks and history as PDF or Word documents DESIGNED TO READ A clean editorial layout with full Arabic RTL support, light and dark themes, adjustable text size, and your choice of Arabic typeface. Looks right whether your phone is set to English or Arabic. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Everything works offline. The optional profile, including name, email, and phone, is stored only if you fill it in, and you can clear it any time. FREE AND PRO Free includes the full dictionary, bookmarks, history, flash cards, Word of the Day, streaks, A1 and A2 stories, three pronunciation attempts a day, and export of your first 20 entries. Pro unlocks unlimited pronunciation practice, every story, and full export. New installs start with a free Pro trial. A note: this dictionary is for everyday vocabulary. Please do not use it to translate Hadith or Quran. Those deserve dedicated scholarly resources. Enable the Arabic keyboard: Settings - General - Keyboard - Keyboards - Add New Keyboard - Arabic. What readers say - "The best ever electronic dictionary I have ever used. Very comprehensive." - UAE user - "Much easier to carry to class than a book." - USA user - "Very beneficial to people whose mother tongue is not Arabic." - USA user - "I use it frequently. Very happy with this app." - USA user Terms: https://www.jigsawlab.com/terms.php Privacy: https://www.jigsawlab.com/privacy.php

Screenshots

Spanish Dictionary +4 screens
Arabic Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Arabic Dictionary at none against Spanish Dictionary +'s shown. Arabic Dictionary also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 69%) and iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.6). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Spanish Dictionary + sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Arabic Dictionary sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Spanish Dictionary + against 4.6 for Arabic Dictionary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.9K and 1.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 69% of Spanish Dictionary +'s written reviews are positive against 89% of Arabic Dictionary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on September 23, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Spanish Dictionary + versus Arabic Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpanish Dictionary +Arabic Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (1.9K ratings) — better4.6 (1.9K ratings)
Positive reviews69.4% of reviews88.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.9K — better1.9K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB104 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiThinkdiffiComet

Customer experience

Spanish Dictionary +

All ratings1,920 ratings
Positive93.2%
Neutral3.5%
Negative3.3%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive69.4%
Neutral9.7%
Negative21.0%

Arabic Dictionary

All ratings1,852 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.2%
Written reviews263 reviews
Positive88.6%
Neutral4.2%
Negative7.2%

User reviews

Spanish Dictionary +

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for learning verbs
  • 👍 Useful for quick translations
  • 👍 Excellent Spanish-English dictionary
  • 👍 Convenient to have on the go
  • 👍 Improves Spanish language skills

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional inaccurate translations
  • 🐛 Lack of gender identification for nouns
  • 🐛 Intrusive ads and in-app purchases
  • 🐛 Slow and unresponsive at times
  • 🐛 Limited vocabulary compared to physical dictionaries

Arabic Dictionary

From 1.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and easy to navigate
  • 👍 Helpful, clean and neat
  • 👍 Excellent app
  • 👍 Very useful
  • 👍 Comprehensive wording

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Keeps saying to unmute to hear the words
  • 🐛 No sound
  • 🐛 Sound is lower
  • 🐛 Ads make this app useless
  • 🐛 Sharing Screen with Facebook makes the app useless

Bugs and requests

Spanish Dictionary +

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Crashes on launch for some users
  • Difficulty finding the search function
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between English and Spanish

Requested features

5 requests
  • Audio pronunciations for words
  • More comprehensive vocabulary coverage
  • Inclusion of common phrases and idioms
  • Verb conjugation information
  • Ability to toggle off 'Word of the Day' feature

Arabic Dictionary

Reported bugs

6 issues
  • Keeps saying to unmute to hear the words
  • No sound
  • Sound is lower
  • Ads make this app useless
  • Sharing Screen with Facebook makes the app useless
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  • Many words have no sounds

Requested features

7 requests
  • Expand vocabulary to cover more use
  • Add English to Arabic translation
  • Add plural and singular of words
  • Add synonyms and antonyms
  • Improve pronunciation quality
Show 2 more
  • Add more dialects
  • Improve color contrast

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Spanish Dictionary +

One-time5
  • Spanish English Dictionary Offline Pronunciation$0.99
  • Spanish English Dictionary Online English Spanish Translation$0.99
  • Spanish English Dictionary Flash Card Word Learning$0.99
Show 2 more
  • Spanish English Dictionary Travel Phrase Book$0.99
  • Unlock Full Version$9.99
7 purchases

Arabic Dictionary

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
  • 3 Months Subscription$2.493 Months
  • 6 Months Subscriptions$4.996 Months
Show 1 more
  • Arabic Dictionary Yearly$8.991 Year
One-time3
  • Remove Advertisement$0.99
  • Unlimited Translation$1.99
  • Arabic Dictionary Lifetime$22.99

Questions

Is Spanish Dictionary + free?
Spanish Dictionary + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Arabic Dictionary free?
Arabic Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Spanish Dictionary + or Arabic Dictionary?
Spanish Dictionary + is rated higher. Spanish Dictionary + averages 4.7 out of 5 from 1.9K ratings, while Arabic Dictionary averages 4.6 from 1.9K ratings.
Do Spanish Dictionary + or Arabic Dictionary have ads?
Spanish Dictionary + shows ads; Arabic Dictionary does not.
Which is updated more often, Spanish Dictionary + or Arabic Dictionary?
Spanish Dictionary + ships an update every 2 months, and Arabic Dictionary every 2 months. Most recently, Spanish Dictionary + was updated on September 23, 2026 and Arabic Dictionary on September 23, 2026.

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