Comparison

Korean Dictionary + vs Play and Learn KOREAN

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Korean Dictionary +

This app provides a comprehensive bilingual dictionary for English and Korean, offering offline translation and pronunciation for over 350,000 words and phrases. It includes features like image text scanning, a phrasebook, vocabulary games, and a word of the day to aid language learning.

Highlights
  • Bilingual English-Korean dictionary
  • Offline translation and pronunciation
  • Image text scanning
  • Vocabulary games and flashcards
  • Phrasebook with common phrases
  • Word of the day
Features
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• Bilingual English to Korean and Korean to English dictionary • Korean to English word and phrase translator and translation • Over 350K words and phrase can be used in offline • Offline pronunciation and translate any sentences • Scan text in image by pointing camera to search in dictionary • Designed for student, teacher, tourist and language learners • Having thesaurus, synonyms and antonyms • Translate individual words, phrases, or whole sentences • Tap a word for cross searching • Bookmark and Recent history for instant recall • Word of the day to learn IELTS, TOEFL and SAT words • Multiple games help to improve English and Korean vocabulary • Offline Pronunciation helps to learn words properly • Flash card and Word of the Day helps to improve vocabulary • Phrase book, Phrase of the day and Phrase Card helps to speak common phrases • Quote of the Day improves wisdom and motivation

About

Play and Learn KOREAN

This app offers a fun and engaging way to learn Korean vocabulary, spelling, and alphabet through flashcards and interactive games. It includes quizzes, memory puzzles, and shuffled letter challenges suitable for both children and adults.

Highlights
  • Flashcards for vocabulary
  • Word quiz with difficulty levels
  • Memory game
  • Shuffled letters puzzle
  • Multiple image packs
  • Learning games
Features
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Hours of fun!! Play and Learn KOREAN is a free flash card app with fantastic learning games to help you to learn KOREAN words, and have fun while doing it! Play and Learn KOREAN is a perfect learning App for kids and adults alike to learn KOREAN. Learn vocabulary, spelling and alphabet. Test your skills with quiz and memory puzzles and pick up new words with Play and Learn KOREAN. Each pack has 15-30 beautiful images in it. Additional packs include animals, food, vegetables, things, fruit, numbers, shapes and colours, human body, nature, vehicles and more animal packs,such as insects, fish, birds, reptiles, sea animals and American animals. The App includes 4 learning modes: -Hundreds of Flash cards for learning vocabulary -Word Quiz with different difficulty levels -Memory game with the same words you learned previously, with different difficulty levels -Shuffled letters puzzle to practise letters and help you to learn the spelling of each word.

Screenshots

Korean Dictionary +4 screens
Play and Learn KOREAN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Korean Dictionary + at 55% against Play and Learn KOREAN's 0%. Korean Dictionary + also leads on rating (4.5 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (216 vs 3). Play and Learn KOREAN's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (9 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Korean Dictionary + sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Play and Learn KOREAN sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Korean Dictionary + holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Korean Dictionary + has 216 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 55% of Korean Dictionary +'s written reviews are positive against 0% of Play and Learn KOREAN's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Korean Dictionary + versus Play and Learn KOREAN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKorean Dictionary +Play and Learn KOREAN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (216 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings216 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.69 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB32 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiThinkdiffSHIFT Interactive Pty Ltd

Customer experience

Korean Dictionary +

All ratings216 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral6.9%
Negative7.4%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive55.2%
Neutral10.4%
Negative34.3%

Play and Learn KOREAN

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Korean Dictionary +

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Pronunciation guide doesn't work
  • No sound from the app after paying for pronunciation
  • Scan mode doesn't work for Korean
  • App freezes and crashes after downloading translator addition
  • Pro upgrade is currently unavailable
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  • Intrusive autoplaying fullscreen ads make app unusable
  • Ads interrupt workflow for paying customers
  • Free version cut down too much

Requested features

19 requests
  • Allow listening to pronunciation without paying
  • Improve pronunciation guide functionality
  • Make pronunciation accessible for free
  • Include more definitions
  • Reduce ads
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  • Fix Pro upgrade availability
  • Improve scan mode for Korean
  • Translate phrases or sentences
  • Offer a Korean version similar to Pleco
  • Fix app freezing/crashing after translator addition
  • Remove intrusive ads
  • Make word of the day more useful
  • Include noun forms prominently
  • Provide better explanations for verb forms
  • Improve romanization for travelers
  • Expand vocabulary range
  • List base/root words
  • Add dark mode option
  • Make it quicker and easier to use

Play and Learn KOREAN

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Korean Dictionary +

One-time6
  • Pronunciation$0.99
  • Online Translator$0.99
  • Flash Card$0.99
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  • Phrase Book$0.99
  • Pro Upgrade$2.99
  • Unlock Full Version$9.99
10 purchases

Play and Learn KOREAN

One-time10
  • Numbers$0.99
  • Verbs$0.99
  • Plants$0.99
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  • More Animals 2$0.99
  • American Animals$0.99
  • Birds$0.99
  • In The City$0.99
  • Food$0.99
  • In The House$0.99
  • All Packs$2.99

Questions

Is Korean Dictionary + free?
Korean Dictionary + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Play and Learn KOREAN free?
Play and Learn KOREAN is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Korean Dictionary + or Play and Learn KOREAN?
Korean Dictionary + is rated higher. Korean Dictionary + averages 4.5 out of 5 from 216 ratings, while Play and Learn KOREAN averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Korean Dictionary + or Play and Learn KOREAN have ads?
Korean Dictionary + shows ads; Play and Learn KOREAN does not.
Which is updated more often, Korean Dictionary + or Play and Learn KOREAN?
Korean Dictionary + ships an update every 2 months, and Play and Learn KOREAN every 2 months. Most recently, Korean Dictionary + was updated on October 26, 2026 and Play and Learn KOREAN on October 10, 2026.

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