Arabic Dictionary vs Go Books
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Offline bidirectional translation
- Extensive Arabic and English vocabulary
- Fast search capability
- Flash cards for learning
- Bookmark learned words
- Sentence translation
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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
Go Books
Access a vast library of high-quality digital books on the game of Go. Enhance your learning with interactive diagrams, note-taking, and adjustable layouts. Enjoy a superior reading experience compared to print, at a fraction of the cost.
- Interactive diagrams for move replay
- Solve problems within diagrams
- Inline diagrams in text
- Add personal notes
- Adjustable font and layout
- Free chapter for each book
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Enjoy high-quality books about the game of Go on your iPad and iPhone. Replay moves and solve problems directly within diagrams. A better experience than printed books, at half the price. Features: - Free chapter for each book. - Play and replay moves in diagrams. - Interactive problem diagrams. - Text enhanced with inline diagrams. - Links to pro games in SmartGo Kifu. - Add your own notes anywhere in a book. - Adjustable font and layout. - Some multi-lingual books (Japanese, German, French & Spanish). - Buy once, read on iPad, iPhone, and Mac. SmartGo Books currently offers more than 130 Go books that you can buy using in-app purchase; more books are in the works. To help you choose, the free “Guide to Go Books” provides clues as to which books might be appropriate for your level. Getting started: - “Learn to Play Go” (vol. 1-5) by Janice Kim 3 dan & Jeong Soo-hyun 9 dan - “Go: A Complete Introduction to the Game” by Cho Chikun 9 dan - “So You Want to Play Go?” (levels 1-4) by Jonathan Hop For more than 20 years, the Elementary Go Series books have been the standard texts for Go players who want to get a firm grasp of the fundamentals. Not only is the theory of Go explained clearly and simply, the reader is also given problems to show how these theoretical concepts are applied in actual games. - “In the Beginning” - “38 Basic Joseki” - “Tesuji” - “Life and Death” - “Attack and Defense” - “The Endgame” - “Handicap Go” Improving your technique: - “How Not to Play Go” (Spanish & French & English) - “Double Digit Kyu Games” - “Single Digit Kyu Game Commentaries” (vol. 1 & 2) - “More Go by example” - “Basic Techniques of Go” - “Fundamental Principles of Go” - “The Workshop Lectures” (vol. 1-5) - “Cho Hun-hyeon’s Lectures on Go Techniques” (vol. 1 & 2) – “Counting Liberties and Winning Capturing Races” - “Tesuji and Anti-Suji of Go” (out-of-print) - “Making Good Shape” - “All About Ko” - “Key Concepts in Life and Death” - “How to Destroy and Preserve” (out-of-print) - “Sabaki – How to Manage Weak Stones” (out-of-print) - “Punishing and Correcting Joseki Mistakes” (out-of-print) - “Correct Joseki” - “Vital Points and Skillful Finesse for Sabaki” Problem books: - “Black to Play! Train the Basics of Go” (German & French & Spanish & English) - “Graded Go Problems for Beginners” (vol. 1-4) - “501 Opening Problems” & “501 Tesuji Problems” - “Rescue and Capture” & “Tricks in Joseki” - “Get Strong at Life and Death” & “Get Strong at the Endgame” - “Shuko: The Only Move” (vol. 1 & 2) – “Gateway to All Marvels: The Xuanxuan Qijing of 1347” - “The most difficult problem ever: Igo Hatsuyôron 120” (German & English) “Invincible: The Games of Shusaku” by John Power has been widely acclaimed as a masterpiece on one of the greatest Go players who ever lived. Enhanced with in-diagram replay, inline diagrams, and links to referenced games, be prepared to experience this classic in a whole new way. “The Life, Games and Commentaries of Honinbo Shuei” by John Fairbairn provides a full-length biography, detailed commentaries on 79 of Shuei's games tracing the development of Shuei's elusive style, and a collection of Shuei's commentaries. A must-read for every serious Go player and student of Go history. Pro game analysis: - “Master Play: The Style of Lee Changho / Go Seigen / Takemiya / Kitani Minoru & Cho Chikun” - “The Games of Fujisawa Shuko” - “Modern Master Games: The Dawn of Tournament Go” - “The Go Consultants” - “Patterns of the Sanrensei” (Japanese & English) - “Understanding Pro Games” & “Deep Thought” (vol. 1 & 2) - Books on games by O Rissei, Naoki Hane, Keigo Yamashita, Go Seigen, Takemiya Masaki, and Sakata Go is a 4000-year-old board game that originated in China. The two players take turns placing stones in an effort to surround territory. The rules can be learned in minutes, yet the complexity of the game provides lifetime enjoyment. Also known as baduk, wéiqí, and igo, it is played by millions of people worldwide.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Arabic Dictionary at 1.9K against Go Books's 35. Arabic Dictionary also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 81%). Go Books's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 15.6). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Arabic Dictionary sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month and Go Books sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Go Books holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Arabic Dictionary has 1.9K ratings behind it against 35, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of Arabic Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 81% of Go Books's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Arabic Dictionary | Go Books |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (1.9K ratings) | 4.9 (35 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 89.6% of reviews — better | 80.6% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.9K — better | 35 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iComet | Smart Go, Inc. |
Customer experience
Arabic Dictionary
Go Books
Bugs and requests
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
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- Add more dialects
- Improve color contrast
Go Books
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Arabic Dictionary
- Monthly Subscription$0.991 Month
- 3 Months Subscription$2.493 Months
- 6 Months Subscriptions$4.996 Months
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- Arabic Dictionary Yearly$8.991 Year
- Remove Advertisement$0.99
- Unlimited Translation$1.99
- Arabic Dictionary Lifetime$22.99
Go Books
- "Double Digit Kyu Games" by Neil Moffatt$5.99
- "Go: A Complete Introduction to the Game" by Cho Chikun$5.99
- "How Not to Play Go" by Yuan Zhou$5.99
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- "So You Want to Play Go? - Level 1" by Jonathan Hop$5.99
- "Learn to Play Go: A Step-By-Step Guide to the Game" by Janice Kim$7.99
- "Learn to Play Go II: The Way of the Moving Horse" by Janice Kim$7.99
- "Learn to Play Go III: The Dragon Style" by Janice Kim$7.99
- "Basic Techniques of Go" by Haruyama & Nagahara$9.99
- "Graded Go Problems for Beginners 1" by Kano Yoshinori$9.99
- "Graded Go Problems 2" by Kano Yoshinori$9.99
- "Fundamental Principles of Go" by Yilun Yang 7 dan$11.99
- "Tesuji" by James Davies$11.99
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