Comparison

Korean Dictionary + vs Babo

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

Babo

Learn Korean with a comprehensive offline dictionary, sentence translator, and interactive quizzes. Explore grammar, practice vocabulary, and master pronunciation with visual aids and stroke order diagrams.

Highlights
  • Offline Korean dictionary with 50k+ entries
  • Sentence translator with word-by-word grammar analysis
  • Voice and visual search for Korean characters
  • Animated stroke order diagrams for Hangul
  • Vocabulary quiz games and conjugation practice
  • In-app addon browser for additional content
Read full description

■ Offline Dictionary - 50k+ entries - Each with many different meanings - Each meaning with multiple example sentences! - Find related words - Full grammar conjugation tables for every verb or adjective - Search for English meanings and/or Korean words using ABC ■ Innovative Sentence Translator - Analyzes whole sentences - Splits them word-by-word - For each word tells you exactly what grammar is used ■ Voice & Visual Search - Searches whole sentence by voice input - Searches Korean characters by how they look, without you needing to know the script ■ Stroke order diagrams - Animates how the Korean characters are written ■ Vocabulary Quiz - Multiple vocabulary trainer games (incl. addons) - Test in multiple directions: Hangul to English, Hanja to Hangul, Pronunciation to Hangul, or any other combination - Quiz yourself on conjugations ("past tense of 사랑해?") ■ In-App Addon Browser - Many more functionalities, games and lots of content for you to discover - The base functions of the app will always be free and without ads! This app was developed as a one-man side-project without any outside financing. If you have any questions, ideas, requests etc. feel free to contact me at info@stebtech.com!

Screenshots

Korean Dictionary +4 screens
Babo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Korean Dictionary + at 4.5 against Babo's 3.5. Korean Dictionary + also leads on ratings volume (216 vs 6). Babo's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (71% vs 55%). On price, in-app purchases, 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 and Babo 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 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Korean Dictionary + has 216 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 55% of Korean Dictionary +'s written reviews are positive against 71% of Babo's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Korean Dictionary + versus Babo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKorean Dictionary +Babo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (216 ratings) — better3.5 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews55.2% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings216 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB108 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiThinkdiffAlexander Stebner

Customer experience

Korean Dictionary +

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

Babo

All ratings6 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%

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

Babo

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

Babo

One-time10
  • 5 Children's Books$4.99
  • $5 Donation$4.99
  • Vocabulary Cards for TOPIK$5.99
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  • Hanja Feature$5.99
  • Vocabulary Trainer Games$6.99
  • $10 Donation$9.99
  • $20 Donation$19.99
  • $25 Donation$24.99
  • $50 Donation$49.99
  • $100 Donation$99.99

Questions

Is Korean Dictionary + free?
Korean Dictionary + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Babo free?
Babo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Korean Dictionary + or Babo?
Korean Dictionary + is rated higher. Korean Dictionary + averages 4.5 out of 5 from 216 ratings, while Babo averages 3.5 from 6 ratings.
Do Korean Dictionary + or Babo have ads?
Korean Dictionary + shows ads; Babo does not.

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