JEDict vs HiTag Research
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
HiTag Research
Citizen scientists can contribute to marine research by reporting tagged fish they re-catch. Record tag IDs, photos, species, length, and location to help scientists track fish populations.
- Record tag ID (manual or RFID scan)
- Upload fish photos
- Log species and fork length
- Capture GPS location
- Automatic date and time stamp
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The HiTag Research app allows citizen scientists (commercial and recreational fishers) to aid the Large Pelagic Research Center in collecting data on tagged fish. Users who have re-caught a previously tagged fish can use the app to record: - tag ID (via manual entry or scanning an RFID tag) - photo - species - fork length - GPS location - date and time
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HiTag Research at 5.0 against JEDict's 3.0. HiTag Research also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 2) and review sentiment (100% vs 71%). JEDict's advantage is device support (4 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. HiTag Research asks for nothing beyond the download.
HiTag Research holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 71% of JEDict's written reviews are positive against 100% of HiTag Research's.
| Parameter | JEDict | HiTag Research |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 70.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 13.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Sergey Kurkin | Tuna2Oceans LLC |
Customer experience
JEDict
HiTag Research
In-app purchases
JEDict
- JEDict Pro$19.99
- OSX Basic$23.99
HiTag Research
No in-app purchases
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