Comparison

Japanese Dictionary + vs BIBF Student

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

Head to head

Japanese Dictionary +

Translator to learn English

Free

📚 Education

★ 4.6223 ratingsView app →

About

Japanese Dictionary +

This app offers a comprehensive bilingual dictionary for English and Japanese, with translation capabilities for words and phrases. It supports offline use for over 350,000 entries, including pronunciation and text scanning from images. Gamified learning tools and vocabulary builders are included to aid language acquisition.

Highlights

Bilingual English-Japanese dictionary
Offline translation for words and phrases
Image text scanning
Pronunciation and vocabulary games
Flashcards and Word of the Day
Phrasebook for common phrases

Features

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• Bilingual English to Japanese and Japanese to English dictionary • Japanese 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 Japanese 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

BIBF Student

Features

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The Bahrain Institute of Banking & Finance (BIBF) official student mobile application - Access your full calendar - View your current and upcoming sessions and classes - View your Digital ID Card - Access your course evaluations - View your assessments - View your grades - Access your student profile

Screenshots

Japanese Dictionary +4 screens

BIBF Student4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BIBF Student at none against Japanese Dictionary +'s 6. BIBF Student also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 2 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Japanese Dictionary + sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. BIBF Student asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Japanese Dictionary + ships an update every 2 months, BIBF Student every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

Japanese Dictionary + versus BIBF Student: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	Japanese Dictionary +	BIBF Student
Price	Free	Free
Rating	4.6 (223 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	47.5% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	223 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 2 months	Every 9 days — better
Ads	Yes	No — better
In-app purchases	Yes	No — better
Monetization	Free with in-app purchases	—
Devices	iPhone, iPad	iPhone, iPad
Requires iOS	17.6 — better	18.0
Further details — not scored
Size	54 MB	25 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	iThinkdiff	Bahrain Institute of Banking and Finance

Bugs and requests

Japanese Dictionary +

Reported bugs

9 issues

App erases saved words without warning
App stops functioning after purchase
App frequently forgets purchase
Camera scan feature does not work
OCR is only for English

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Pronunciation in-app feature not working
Ads are intrusive and unclosable
Word of the day repeats
Reminder for word of the day cannot be dismissed

Requested features

6 requests

Add Romanji input/dictionary
Enable scanning Japanese characters (especially Kanji)
Add keyboard option
Make pricing for audio pronunciation clearer (one-time vs. per word)
Improve saving capacity for words

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Fix data loss issue with saved words

BIBF Student

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Japanese 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

None

BIBF Student

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Japanese Dictionary + free?

Japanese Dictionary + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Is BIBF Student free?

BIBF Student is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Do Japanese Dictionary + or BIBF Student have ads?

Japanese Dictionary + shows ads; BIBF Student does not.

Which is updated more often, Japanese Dictionary + or BIBF Student?

Japanese Dictionary + ships an update every 2 months, and BIBF Student every 9 days. Most recently, Japanese Dictionary + was updated on October 23, 2026 and BIBF Student on October 14, 2026.