Comparison

dict.cc+ Dictionary vs DysViewer

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

Head to head
About

dict.cc+ Dictionary

This app provides offline dictionary translations for 53 language combinations, including German and English with over a million entries. Vocabularies can be downloaded and updated daily for free. It supports bidirectional translations and allows users to suggest new entries.

Highlights
  • Offline dictionary access
  • 53 language combinations
  • Bidirectional translations
  • Downloadable vocabularies
  • Daily vocabulary updates
  • User-suggested translations
Features
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Dictionary for 53 language combinations, usable with or without an internet connection (offline dictionary). Vocabularies can be downloaded and updated within the app for free. Before you buy, please test the free version of the app ("dict.cc")! Using this version you can try out all premium features for a week for free. German-English dictionary: more than 1 million translations All dictionaries are bidirectional, so German-English doubles as English-German. Just type in your keyword in either language. The following languages are available in combination with German and English: Albanian, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Finnish, French, Greek, Hungarian, Icelandic, Italian, Latin, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish, Ukrainian New translations and corrections can be suggested at http://contribute.dict.cc/. Every translation gets checked by several other contributing users. The downloadable vocabularies are updated daily. Please direct any questions to paul@dict.cc!

About

DysViewer

Features
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DysViewer is a document reader for PDF and Word files, designed for dyslexic and low-vision users. Customize fonts, spacing, line and table colors, borders, and reading focus to make text easier to follow. Use word-by-word text-to-speech with language selection, save multiple user profiles, and read offline.

Screenshots

dict.cc+ Dictionary4 screens
DysViewer3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: DysViewer at Free against dict.cc+ Dictionary's $22.99. dict.cc+ Dictionary's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On ads, in-app purchases 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

DysViewer is free to download; dict.cc+ Dictionary costs $22.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
dict.cc+ Dictionary versus DysViewer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterdict.cc+ DictionaryDysViewer
Price$22.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (29 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings29 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size8 MB49 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developerdict.cc GmbHAmicale du Personel de l'institut pour Deficients Visuels

Bugs and requests

dict.cc+ Dictionary

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Submit button unresponsive
  • App shows a blank/gray screen
  • Extension error: forgets loaded dictionaries and lists
  • Download vocabulary fails repeatedly/crashes at 100%
  • Speech output for foreign language is in German

Requested features

14 requests
  • Integration with Apple's 'Nachschlagen' function
  • Arabic-English and Farsi/Persian-English dictionaries
  • Ukrainian language support
  • Option to display input field at the bottom
  • Randomized word querying in vocabulary trainer
Show 9 more
  • Sync account on website to app
  • Phonetics display
  • Noun gender in vocabulary trainer
  • Slovene language support
  • Export vocabulary lists
  • Plural forms next to entry word
  • Verb conjugations and inflections
  • Split-screen functionality with iBooks/Kindle
  • Synchronize vocabulary with iCloud

DysViewer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

dict.cc+ Dictionary

No in-app purchases

None

DysViewer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is dict.cc+ Dictionary free?
dict.cc+ Dictionary costs $22.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is DysViewer free?
DysViewer is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do dict.cc+ Dictionary or DysViewer have ads?
Neither dict.cc+ Dictionary nor DysViewer shows ads.

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