Dictionary vs Wiktionary Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dictionary
Instantly look up words from your iOS Home Screen without opening the app. Get definitions in seconds to aid studying, reading, or satisfying curiosity, keeping you focused and learning.
- Home Screen widget for instant lookups
- No app launch required
- Quick definitions
- Seamless learning experience
- Focus on tasks
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With the iOS widget, you can look up words instantly right from your Home Screen — no need to launch the app. Whether you’re studying, reading, or just curious, the widget makes searching smooth and effortless. Stay focused on your task, get definitions in seconds, and keep learning without interruptions. Perfect for students, language learners, and anyone who loves words.
Wiktionary Reader
Access a comprehensive, multilingual free dictionary. Search for keywords with full-text search and browse results. Explore random entries or manage your saved pages.
- Full-text search
- Multilingual dictionary access
- Browse random entries
- Bookmark and history management
- Language selection
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Wiktionary is a simple dictionary viewer for searching Wiktionary across multiple languages. Enter a word, choose a language, and view matching Wiktionary results in a clean list. Open the detail page to read the original article, then bookmark useful pages for later. Your selected language and search term are saved, so the app can start from where you left off. You can also search bookmarks and history to quickly return to words and pages you viewed before. Main features: • Multilingual Wiktionary search • Language switching • Saved search term and language • Search on app launch • Random page browsing • Bookmarks • Searchable bookmarks and history • iPhone and iPad support Useful for language learning, translation checks, reading support, and exploring vocabulary across languages.
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Verdict
Dictionary and Wiktionary Reader both sit at 4.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 94% of Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 54% of Wiktionary Reader's. Wiktionary Reader's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (61 vs 5). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.0 for Dictionary against 3.9 for Wiktionary Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wiktionary Reader has 61 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 54% of Wiktionary Reader's.
Dictionary ships an update every 3 weeks, Wiktionary Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dictionary | Wiktionary Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (5 ratings) — better | 3.9 (61 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.0% of reviews — better | 53.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 61 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks — better | Monthly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Catalystwo | KAZUYUKI TAJIMA |
Customer experience
Dictionary
Wiktionary Reader
In-app purchases
Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Wiktionary Reader
No in-app purchases
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