Comparison

Korean Dictionary + vs 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

Learn Korean

This app offers a comprehensive guide to learning Korean, featuring over 4000 phrases across 55 categories and 200 grammar lessons. It's designed to help tourists and business travelers communicate effectively in Korea. Interactive quizzes enhance vocabulary and phrase retention.

Highlights
  • 4000+ Korean phrases
  • 55 phrase categories
  • 200 grammar lessons
  • Quiz games for practice
  • Designed for travelers
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"Learn Korean - Grammar" include over 4000+ phrases with 55 categories(Greetings, How are you, Meeting, I love you, Thank You, Hotel, Numbers, Korean Hotel phrases, Health, Restaurant, Weather, Clothes, Describing people, Love and Romance, Korean Expressions, Going out, Questions, Airport...) serve the purpose at tourists and business people visiting Korean "Learn Korean - Grammar" include over 200 grammar lesson Quiz game will improve word and phrases ... All of them is FREE util tomorrow

Screenshots

Korean Dictionary +4 screens
Learn Korean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Korean Dictionary + at 4.5 against Learn Korean's 3.1. Korean Dictionary + also leads on review sentiment (55% vs 27%) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months). Learn Korean's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, monetization model and device support 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. Learn Korean asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Korean Dictionary + holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.1. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Korean Dictionary + has 216 ratings behind it against 22, 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 27% of Learn Korean's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Korean Dictionary + ships an update every 2 months, Learn Korean every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Korean Dictionary + versus Learn Korean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKorean Dictionary +Learn Korean
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (216 ratings) — better3.1 (22 ratings)
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews — better26.7% of reviews
Number of ratings216 — better22
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.610.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB78 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiThinkdiffDuy Nguyen

Customer experience

Korean Dictionary +

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

Learn Korean

All ratings22 ratings
Positive36.4%
Neutral36.4%
Negative27.3%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive26.7%
Neutral30.0%
Negative43.3%

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

Learn Korean

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Korean Dictionary +

One-time6
  • Remove Advertise$0.99
  • Pronunciation$0.99
  • Online Translator$0.99
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  • Flash Card$0.99
  • Phrase Book$0.99
  • Pro Upgrade$2.99
None

Learn Korean

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Korean Dictionary + free?
Korean Dictionary + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Korean free?
Learn Korean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Korean Dictionary + or Learn Korean?
Korean Dictionary + is rated higher. Korean Dictionary + averages 4.5 out of 5 from 216 ratings, while Learn Korean averages 3.1 from 22 ratings.
Do Korean Dictionary + or Learn Korean have ads?
Both Korean Dictionary + and Learn Korean show ads.
Which is updated more often, Korean Dictionary + or Learn Korean?
Korean Dictionary + ships an update every 2 months, and Learn Korean every 5 months. Most recently, Korean Dictionary + was updated on September 18, 2026 and Learn Korean on September 21, 2026.

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