Liberation Philology Latin vs Scriba (Latin Dictionary)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Liberation Philology Latin
This app aids in the memorization of Latin vocabulary and grammar through a continuous multiple-choice testing system. It offers numerous levels covering basic vocabulary, specific literary works, and grammatical concepts like nouns, adjectives, pronouns, and verbs.
- Vocabulary memorization
- Grammar drills
- Multiple-choice testing
- Progressive levels
- Noun and adjective parsing
- Verb conjugation
- Reference module
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Learning a language is a complex and multi-layered process, which no computer can automate, but the study of Latin also involves extensive memorisation, which is where Liberation Philology Latin can help. Liberation Philology Latin drills you on Latin vocabulary and grammar, through a continuous multiple-choice test that's instantly available wherever you have your phone and a free moment. Your answers are immediately confirmed or corrected, and reinforced through repetition. • Vocabulary: 200 levels of basic vocabulary, each testing the translation of 10 words between Latin and English. Additional sections cover the vocabulary of Book I of the Aeneid in sequence (148 levels), intermediate vocabulary (300 levels), and Cicero's In Catilinam I and Pro Caelio (82 and 66 levels). Interspersed among these are cumulative levels reviewing what has been learned earlier (giving a total of 898 levels). • Nouns: Tests your ability to parse and decline all classes of Latin nouns. • Adjectives & Pronouns: Tests your ability to recognise and decline Latin adjectives, pronouns, and pronominal adjectives. • Verbs: Tests your ability to parse and conjugate regular and irregular Latin verbs. • Participles: Tests your ability to recognise and decline Latin participles. A further Reference module allows you to review the vocabulary word-list and paradigms.
Scriba (Latin Dictionary)
This app provides comprehensive Latin language learning resources, including extensive dictionaries, grammar guides, and word parsing tools. It offers flashcards for vocabulary memorization and a document reader for in-context word lookups.
- Lewis and Short's Latin-English dictionary
- Cassell's Latin Dictionary
- Declensions and conjugations
- Latin word parser
- Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar
- Flashcards for vocabulary
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Scriba is a great tool to learn Latin. It features : - Lewis and Short's Latin-English dictionary (50 000 entries) - Cassell's Latin Dictionary (clear and shorter explanations for about 20 000 entries) - declensions and conjugations for most of the entries - a Latin word parser - Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar - an English-Latin lexicon (free version) - Smith & Hall's English-Latin Dictionary (full version) - full text search in Lewis and Short's Latin dictionary - classical texts - a Document reader which allows you to look up words in the database - Flashcards to learn new words
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Scriba (Latin Dictionary) at Free against Liberation Philology Latin's $3.99. Scriba (Latin Dictionary) also leads on iOS requirement (17.5 vs 26.0). Liberation Philology Latin's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and rating (4.8 vs 4.4). On update cadence, ads and device support there is nothing between them.
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Scriba (Latin Dictionary) is free to download; Liberation Philology Latin costs $3.99 up front. Scriba (Latin Dictionary) sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Liberation Philology Latin asks for nothing beyond the download.
Liberation Philology Latin holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Liberation Philology Latin has 421 ratings behind it against 14, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of Liberation Philology Latin's written reviews are positive against 76% of Scriba (Latin Dictionary)'s.
Liberation Philology Latin ships an update every 7 months, Scriba (Latin Dictionary) every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Liberation Philology Latin | Scriba (Latin Dictionary) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (421 ratings) — better | 4.4 (14 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 86.7% of reviews — better | 76.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 421 — better | 14 |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 17.5 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 2 MB | 155 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | David Arthur | Dominique CADIET |
Customer experience
Liberation Philology Latin
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Bugs and requests
Liberation Philology Latin
Reported bugs
2 issues- App does not test on words learned in previous levels
- The same few words repeat over and over
Requested features
8 requests- Card set for CLC vocab sets
- Exercise for Pronomina
- Cumulative vocabulary review
- Option to quiz on mixed categories (vocab, nouns, verbs, etc.)
- Section on prepositions
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- Ability to create a personal word list for review
- Easier identification of total review levels
- Feature to allow creation of a personal list of words for separate review
Scriba (Latin Dictionary)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Liberation Philology Latin
No in-app purchases
Scriba (Latin Dictionary)
- Full version$2.99
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