Slang Dictionary vs Urban Dictionary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Slang Dictionary
Discover the meanings of thousands of slang terms, acronyms, and abbreviations. This free app provides definitions, examples of use, and popularity ratings, helping you understand and use modern language effectively. It's fully functional offline and updates daily.
- Thousands of slang terms
- Definitions and examples
- Popularity ratings
- Daily updated content
- Offline functionality
- Save to favorites
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The Slang Dictionary is a free app for iPhone and iPad that allows you to look up thousands of slang terms. Search for the meanings of acronyms, abbreviations, and slang terms. Each term includes a description, an example, and information about how it is used. Features ------------------------------- • Easy-to-use interface • Thousands of slang terms • Popularity ratings for slang terms • Examples uses of each slang term • Full database search and browsing • Daily slang content updated each day • Fully functional when offline • Save to favorites option Benefits ------------------------------- • Quickly look up unknown slang terms • Impress your friends by enhancing your slang vocabulary • Type messages faster using chat slang abbreviations • Copy and paste data from the app into text messages • Remember your favorites Uses ------------------------------- • Text Messaging • Email Messages • Social Media • Online Chat • Online Gaming • Online Forums About ------------------------------- The Slang Dictionary is brought to you from Slang.net, where you can find meanings of today's slang.
Urban Dictionary
Access a vast collection of user-submitted definitions for slang and non-slang words. Search, vote on definitions, and discover new words with daily updates. Share interesting terms easily with friends.
- Unlimited free searches
- Slang and non-slang definitions
- Vote on definitions
- Share definitions
- Today's Urban Word of the Day
- Autocomplete suggestions
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Urban Dictionary is the people-powered dictionary of slang, culture, and how people really talk. Explore definitions written and voted on by the community: • Discover the Urban Word of the Day • Search any word, phrase, or saying • Get suggestions while you type • Find something unexpected with Random • Tap linked terms to keep exploring • Save your favorite definitions • Hear words pronounced aloud • Vote on definitions • Share definitions with friends • Choose light or dark mode Language changes every day. Urban Dictionary helps you keep up—and define your world.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Slang Dictionary at 76% against Urban Dictionary's 39%. Urban Dictionary's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 4.1) and ratings volume (3.5K vs 41). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Urban Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Urban Dictionary has 3.5K ratings behind it against 41, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 76% of Slang Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 39% of Urban Dictionary's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Slang Dictionary ships an update every 7 months, Urban Dictionary every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Slang Dictionary | Urban Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (41 ratings) | 4.5 (3.5K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 75.8% of reviews — better | 39.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 | 3.5K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 65 MB | 25 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Sharpened Productions | Urban Dictionary |
Customer experience
Slang Dictionary
Urban Dictionary
Bugs and requests
Slang Dictionary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Urban Dictionary
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes on newer iOS versions
- Search bar issues on certain devices
- Notification feature not working
Requested features
4 requests- Add ability to submit own definitions
- Implement dark mode option
- Categorize content for better browsing
- Add push notifications for word of the day
In-app purchases
Slang Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Urban Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Slang Dictionary free?
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