Korean Dictionary + vs Babo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Bilingual English-Korean dictionary
- Offline translation and pronunciation
- Image text scanning
- Vocabulary games and flashcards
- Phrasebook with common phrases
- Word of the day
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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
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.
- 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
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■ 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!
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Verdict
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
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.
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.
| Parameter | Korean Dictionary + | Babo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (216 ratings) — better | 3.5 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 55.2% of reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 216 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 108 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | iThinkdiff | Alexander Stebner |
Customer experience
Korean Dictionary +
Babo
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
Korean Dictionary +
- 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
Babo
- 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
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