JEDict vs EH
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
JEDict
This app helps users learn Japanese kanji and words through various search methods, including readings, English translations, and graphemes. It features handwritten recognition, OCR, stroke order animations, and JLPT lists for comprehensive study.
- Kanji and word search
- Handwritten kanji recognition
- Kanji search by graphemes
- Japanese OCR
- Kanji stroke order animation
- JLPT lists
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JEDict is Japanese kanji and word searching application. It uses the dictionaries from Monash University FTP Archive. The following features are supported: • Kanji and word search by Japanese reading or English translation • Handwritten kanji recognition of all 6355 kanji • Kanji search by graphemes • Japanese optical character recognition • Word by word translation • Japanese kanji stroke order with kanji vector graphics • JLPT lists
EH
Explore underrepresented histories and ecologies through augmented reality. This app enhances a walk through the Montgomery Place property by overlaying historical and ecological information.
- Augmented reality experiences
- Highlights underrepresented histories
- Focuses on local ecologies
- Enhances property walks
- Educational content
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The Center for Experimental Humanities at Bard College developed this augmented reality application to highlight underrepresented histories and ecologies in the Hudson Valley. This app is meant to accompany a walk of the Montgomery Place property in upstate New York. Special thanks to Bob McGuire and Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology for allowing us to use their cervidae recording.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: JEDict at 71% against EH's 0%. EH's advantage is rating (3.7 vs 3.0) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). On price, ratings volume, ads 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. JEDict sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. EH asks for nothing beyond the download.
EH holds the better App Store score, 3.7 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of JEDict's written reviews are positive against 0% of EH's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
JEDict ships an update every 3 months, EH every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | JEDict | EH |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 3.7 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 278 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Kurkin | Jacob Fisher |
Customer experience
JEDict
EH
In-app purchases
JEDict
- JEDict Pro$19.99
- OSX Basic$23.99
EH
No in-app purchases
