Learner's Dictionary vs LDOCE (InApp)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learner's Dictionary
Enhance your English comprehension with a comprehensive dictionary designed for learners. Access clear definitions, extensive usage examples, and helpful tools like voice search and audio pronunciations. Master vocabulary, idioms, and phrases with this essential reference tool.
- 100,000 words and phrases
- 160,000 usage examples
- 22,000 idioms and phrases
- Voice Search
- Audio Pronunciations
- Integrated Thesaurus
- Word of the Day
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The best dictionary available for English language learners, from Merriam-Webster. Master written and spoken English with this app designed especially for learners and teachers of the language. Improve your understanding of English words and phrases with full, clear definitions and numerous usage examples. The app also offers Voice Search – to let you look up a word without having to spell it – along with Audio Pronunciations, Word of the Day, Favorites, and more. This is an essential app for anybody learning English. Features: * No Advertisements * 100,000 words and phrases * 160,000 usage examples that show how each word is used * More than 22,000 idioms, verbal collocations, and commonly used phrases * Count and noncount noun labeling * Voice Search – Say the word and the app will find it for you! * Audio Pronunciations – by native speakers of American English * Integrated Thesaurus: Synonyms & Antonyms * Word of the Day – includes idioms and phrasal verbs * More than 1,000 illustrations * Favorites – lets you keep track of words you want to remember * Recent History – lets you keep track of the words you've looked up * Reader View – lets you hide navigation buttons to see text in full screen Please click the link to the Application License Agreement, below, which includes our App Privacy Policy.
LDOCE (InApp)
This comprehensive English learner's dictionary offers over 230,000 words and meanings, with integrated thesaurus and collocations. It provides clear definitions, real-world examples, and pronunciation files to enhance fluency and vocabulary.
- 230,000+ words, phrases, and meanings
- Integrated Thesaurus and Collocations Dictionary
- 165,000+ real-world example sentences
- Pronunciation files in UK & US accents
- Clear definitions using a 2,000-word vocabulary
- Academic Word List and Register Notes
- Wildcard and spelling suggestion searches
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This app is not free! An InApp purchase is required to activate the dictionary. ________________________________ Longman's flagship learner’s dictionary, fully updated and now with integrated Thesaurus and Collocations Dictionary ________________________________ Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - For Advanced Learners © Longman's flagship learner’s dictionary is now available as an iPhone/iPod touch application. Improve your fluency in English with the most up-to-date learner's dictionary at your fingertips. Now with integrated Thesaurus and Collocations Dictionary. Dictionary details: ● 230,000 words, phrases, and meanings - more than any other learner's dictionary ● 165,000 examples based on real, natural English from the Longman Corpus Network show how English is really used ● 10,000 encyclopedic entries -people and places. ● 5,000 verb conjugation tables ● Clear definitions. Written using only 2,000 common words. ● Most frequent 3,000 words in spoken & written English highlighted for you ● Register Notes focus on the differences between spoken and written English. ● The Academic Word List is highlighted to help you improve your essays and presentations. ● Grammar and warning notes ensure that you avoid the most common errors. ● Integrated Collocations Dictionary. Over 80,000 collocations will improve your fluency. ● Integrated Thesaurus. Over 20,000 synonyms, antonyms, and related words will improve your vocabulary range. ● 83,000 pronunciation files —all headwords in both UK & US accents. PLUS ● another 86,000 recorded example sentences (via external links or bulk download) Making this the largest resource of English available on ANY mobile platform! ________________________________ Application Features: ● full contents of the print dictionary - PLUS additional collocations, synonyms & word histories ● complete front matter and additional resources ● unique three-way cross-referencing search ● real-time progressing look-up ● wildcard pattern searches -with * ? ● an "AI Teacher" for deeper explanations or help for ESL students in 98 languages ● spelling suggestion dictionary included ● hyperlinking directly to meanings & appendices ● example sentence search ● search on idioms and phrasal verbs ● search on synonym and "sign-post" meanings ● an "AI Teacher" for deeper explanations or help for ESL students in 98 languages ● Bookmarks with folders and editable notations ● Bookmark syncing across devices via iCloud ● Flashcards to test yourself ● automatic history listing ● Teacher's resources in PDF for printing or email ● Evernote posts with the full layout for definitions ● full layout in emails, Facebook and printing ● -plus Twitter & Sina Weibo ● "Word-of-the-Day" sets including TOEIC® & TOEFL® ● iPad Pro SplitView and Drag & Drop ● "Today" & LockScreen widgets ● "Share" extension to search inside other apps ● "LDOCE Broadcast" - search to a second device or iPad SplitView ● Open to search with Siri ● Supports Apple Intelligence ● search from other applications via a public API ● OS-independent app localization ● iPad Pro multi-screen and Drag & Drop ● Dyslexic mode and VoiceOver support ● DarkMode & 3D Touch support ● Supports iOS 12 through to iOS 26 ● iPhone, iPod, iPad and macOS support ● complete offline use ________________________________ The ultimate learner's resource of the English language for use anywhere and anytime. Copyright: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English © Pearson Education Limited 2009, 2011, 2015
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LDOCE (InApp) at Free against Learner's Dictionary's $4.99. LDOCE (InApp) also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.5) and update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 47 months). Learner's Dictionary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ads (none vs shown).
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
LDOCE (InApp) is free to download; Learner's Dictionary costs $4.99 up front. LDOCE (InApp) sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Learner's Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.
LDOCE (InApp) holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LDOCE (InApp) has 1.2K ratings behind it against 59, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 53% of Learner's Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 40% of LDOCE (InApp)'s, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Learner's Dictionary ships an update every 47 months, LDOCE (InApp) every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on October 17, 2026.
| Parameter | Learner's Dictionary | LDOCE (InApp) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 3.5 (59 ratings) | 4.4 (1.2K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 53.1% of reviews — better | 40.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 59 | 1.2K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 47 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 7.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 1.3 GB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Merriam-Webster, Inc. | English Channel, Inc. |
Customer experience
Learner's Dictionary
LDOCE (InApp)
User reviews
Learner's Dictionary
From 59 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Clear definitions
- 👍 Easy to understand explanations
- 👍 Lots of examples
- 👍 Good collocations
- 👍 Useful for learners
Room to improve
- 🐛 Audio pronunciation not working
- 🐛 Pictures/images not loading
- 🐛 App not optimized for newer iPhones/screens
- 🐛 Voice search not working
- 🐛 Outdated UI
LDOCE (InApp)
From 1.2K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Excellent dictionary with clear definitions
- 🔊 High-quality audio pronunciations
- 🗂️ Comprehensive database of words and phrases
- 🔍 Intuitive search functionality
- 🎓 Helpful for learning and improving English
Room to improve
- 🐛 Bugs and crashes after updates
- 🔐 Difficulty restoring purchases on new devices
- 💰 Expensive in-app purchases required
- 🕰️ Slow content downloads
- 🤔 Confusing upgrade process for existing users
Bugs and requests
Learner's Dictionary
Reported bugs
20 issues- Word of the day doesn't load, requests internet access while online
- Audio pronunciation does not work
- Pictures/images do not show up
- Voice search is not available/not working
- Dictation doesn't work
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- App gets stuck when opening sharing page
- App not filling the screen on newer phones
- Word voice does not work
- Microphone not recording voice
- Cannot hear pronunciation of words
- Search results show words that don't begin with the searched letter
- Audio pronunciation only works with headphones, not iPhone speaker
- Favorites not synced to web saved words
- No search history control
- Cannot jump between favorites, recent, dictionary on bottom bar after update
- Word of the day not working, requires network access
- Daily word feature not working
- App crashes or freezes
- App not compatible with specific iOS versions
- App not compatible with newer iPhone screen sizes
Requested features
12 requests- Update app to latest standards
- Support for newer iPhone models (notches)
- Combine phone and iPad versions for a single purchase
- Sync favorites across devices/web
- Add etymology of words
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- Offline pronunciation
- Dark mode
- Font customization options
- Core Vocabulary section
- Advanced search for phrasal verbs
- Synonyms and antonyms feature (if removed)
- Cloud backup for favorites
LDOCE (InApp)
Reported bugs
5 issues- App crashes after iOS updates
- Restore purchase feature not working
- Blank screens when searching for words
- Offline content not downloading properly
- Compatibility issues with newer devices
Requested features
5 requests- Integrate with other dictionary apps
- Add more example sentences and usage notes
- Implement dark mode and customization options
- Improve iCloud sync for bookmarks and history
- Provide better customer support and communication
In-app purchases
Learner's Dictionary
No in-app purchases
LDOCE (InApp)
- LDOCE Dictionary$2.991 Month
- Full-text Search activationFree
- Example Sounds download activation$0.99
- Longman Activator Thesaurus$7.99
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- LDOCE5 activation$24.99
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