Portuguese Dictionary + vs BUAU
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Portuguese Dictionary +
This app provides a comprehensive bilingual dictionary and translator for English and Portuguese. It offers offline access to over 350,000 words and phrases, including pronunciation, translation, and learning tools like flashcards and word games.
- Bilingual English-Portuguese dictionary
- Offline translation for words and phrases
- Image text scanning for dictionary search
- Thesaurus, synonyms, and antonyms
- Vocabulary building games and flashcards
- Offline pronunciation
- Phrasebook with common phrases
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• Bilingual English to Portuguese and Portuguese to English dictionary • Portuguese 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 Portuguese 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
BUAU
This app provides students, parents, and staff with access to university news, events, academic resources, and test results. It facilitates communication and delivers important information directly to mobile devices, enhancing the academic experience.
- University news and events
- Academic resources access
- Test results viewing
- Important notifications
- Direct communication channel
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The BUAU Mobile application is a guide for students currently studying at Berenice University of Architecture and Urbanism. It gives the students, parents, lecturers and administration access to the latest university news, events, academic resources, test results and notifications that enhance their academic experience. The application allows students to communicate and receive important information directly all from their mobile device. We would like all of our students and staff to download the application and are eager to hear your comments and thoughts as we develop and enhance our university services. Berenice University of Architecture and Urbanism (BUAU) is a private institution that was established in Benghazi, Libya in 2017 by a group of senior academics and architects aspiring to provide higher education with international quality standards. In this sense, our mobile application was developed and launched to enhance the quality and student experience at Berenice University
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Portuguese Dictionary + at 4.2 against BUAU's 3.0. Portuguese Dictionary + also leads on ratings volume (52 vs 9). BUAU's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown). On price, device support 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
Both are free to download. Portuguese Dictionary + sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. BUAU asks for nothing beyond the download.
Portuguese Dictionary + holds the better App Store score, 4.2 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Portuguese Dictionary + has 52 ratings behind it against 9, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Portuguese Dictionary + ships an update every 2 months, BUAU fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Portuguese Dictionary + | BUAU |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (52 ratings) — better | 3.0 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 71.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 52 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 16.2 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 38 MB | 22 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iThinkdiff | BUAU |
Customer experience
Portuguese Dictionary +
BUAU
Bugs and requests
Portuguese Dictionary +
Reported bugs
8 issues- Word-of-the-day feature frequently malfunctions
- Bookmarks and saved words disappear
- App gets stuck on ads or activation screens
- Buttons positioned too close together causing accidental deletions
- Translation feature stops working after purchase
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- Pronunciation feature charges for unsupported languages
- Inflected word forms not recognized in search
- Occasional app crashes and freezing
Requested features
14 requests- Verb conjugation tool
- Noun gender indicators (masculine/feminine)
- Example sentences for context
- Portuguese pronunciation support
- Bidirectional translation (Portuguese to English)
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- Continental Portuguese language variant
- Spanish to Portuguese translation
- Undo button for accidental deletions
- Better word selection algorithm for word-of-the-day
- More common everyday words in daily feature
- Larger word selection and vocabulary database
- Ad removal option without premium cost
- Ability to save and bookmark words
- Improved user interface and navigation
BUAU
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Portuguese Dictionary +
- Pronunciation$0.99
- Online Translator$0.99
- Flash Card$0.99
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- Phrase Book$0.99
- Unlock Full Version$9.99
BUAU
No in-app purchases
Questions
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