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다음 사전 / Daum Dic vs NAVER Dictionary

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

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About

다음 사전 / Daum Dic

This app offers a comprehensive dictionary with multiple language support, including English, Chinese, Japanese, and more. It features advanced search options like camera and handwriting recognition, along with robust vocabulary learning tools and web translation.

Highlights
  • Camera search for characters
  • Handwriting recognition
  • Expert and themed vocabulary lists
  • Card flashcard learning
  • Multiple choice quizzes
  • Web translation with touch-to-define
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[서비스 접근 권한 안내] *다음사전앱에서 요청하는 모든 권한은 선택적 접근 권한으로, 동의하지 않아도 서비스 이용이 가능합니다. *카메라 : 다음사전앱에서 제공하는 영어사전 및 한자사전, 중국어사전, 일본어사전 카메라검색 기능을 사용할 때 필요한 권한입니다. *사진앨범 : 다음사전앱에서 제공하는 한자사전, 중국어사전, 일본어사전 카메라검색 기능을 사용할 때 필요한 권한입니다. [사전 기능] 1) 모르는 한자를 촬영해서 검색하는 '카메라 검색' 2) 손으로 직접 써서 검색하는 '필기인식기' [단어장 기능] 1) 주요 어휘만 쏙쏙! 골라서 보는 '전문가 단어장' 2) 언어별 주요 '테마 단어장' 3) 관리기능이 한층 강화된 '내 단어장' 4) 찾은 단어 자동 저장되는 '내가 찾은 단어' 5) 듣기학습의 안성맞춤 '발음 연속듣기' 6) 뜻 보면서 외우기! 뜻 가리고 외우기! [단어장 학습 기능] 1) 좌우로 넘기면서 '암기/미암기' 체크하기! '카드암기 학습' 2) 단어보고 의미찾기! 의미보고 단어찾기! '객관식 학습' 3) 단어 빈칸 채우기학습 [웹번역 기능] 1) 웹사이트에서 궁금한 단어는 바로 터치 '뜻 보기' [지원 사전] - 영어사전: 영어-한국어사전(영한사전), 한국어-영어사전(한영사전), 영영사전 - 한국어사전: 한국어대사전 - 백과사전: 백과사전 내용은 '한국어사전'에서 검색 - 중국어사전: 중국어-한국어사전(중한사전), 한국어-중국어사전(한중사전), 외국인을 위한 중국어 학습사전 - 일본어사전: 일본어-한국어사전(일한사전), 한국어-일본어사전(한일사전), 일본어한자사전 - 한자사전 - 프랑스어사전: 한국어-프랑스어사전(한불사전) - 베트남어사전: 베트남어-한국어사전(베한사전), 한국어-베트남어사전(한베사전) - 인도네시아어사전(인니어사전): 인도네시아어-한국어사전(인한사전), 한국어-인도네시아어사전(한인사전) - 이탈리아어사전(이태리어사전): 이탈리아어-한국어사전(이한사전), 한국어-이탈리아어사전(한이사전) - 터키어사전: 터키어-한국어사전(터한사전), 한국어-터키어사전(한터사전) - 태국어사전: 태국어-한국어사전(태한사전), 한국어-태국어사전(한태사전) - 네덜란드어사전: 네덜란드어-한국어사전(네한사전), 한국어-네덜란드어사전(한네사전) - 스와힐리어사전: 스와힐리어-한국어사전 - 루마니아어사전: 루마니아어-한국어사전(루한사전) - 러시아어사전: 한국어-러시아어사전(한러사전) - 폴란드어사전: 폴란드어-한국어사전(폴한사전) - 포르투갈어사전: 한국어-포르투갈어사전(한포사전) - 체코어사전: 체코어-한국어사전(체한사전) - 헝가리어사전: 헝가리어-한국어사전(헝한사전), 한국어-헝가리어사전(한헝사전) - 스웨덴어사전: 스웨덴어-한국어사전, 한국어-스웨덴어사전 - 아랍어사전: 한국어-아랍어사전 - 힌디어사전: 한국어-힌디어사전 - 페르시아어사전: 페르시아어-한국어사전(페한사전) [부가 기능] 1) 매일 새로운 학습 컨텐츠 '오늘의 영어' [기타] * Daum사전앱은 iOS 15부터 지원합니다. * 앱 이용 중 불편한 사항이나 제안할 사항이 있으시면 '설정>의견보내기'에 의견을 남겨주세요. [개발자 연락처 및 이메일] * 사업자/개발사 : Daum Corp. * 이메일 : daumdic@daumcorp.com * 대표전화 : 1577-3321

About

NAVER Dictionary

Access a comprehensive collection of dictionaries, including English-English, English-Korean, and numerous bilingual options. Features include pronunciation evaluation, everyday conversation examples, and a user-created dictionary platform. All content is available for free.

Highlights
  • 70+ Dictionaries
  • 30M+ Headwords
  • Everyday English Conversation
  • Pronunciation Evaluation
  • User-created Dictionary Platform
  • Multiple English Accents
Features
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WELCOME to NAVER Dictionary! Our dictionary app features ▶ All for FREE! 70 Dictionaries, 30M headwords, Everyday English Conversation, Quiz, Pronunciation Evaluation, all for FREE! ▶ 4 famous English-English dictionaries - Oxford Dictionary of English (124,000 words, 139,000 examples) - Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (136,000 words, 100,000 examples) - Merriam-Webster’s Advanced Learner's English Dictionary (59,000 words, 140,000 examples) - Wiktionary (980,000 words) ▶ 1M English Pronunciations American, British, Australian, Indian English accents! ▶ 3 famous Thesaurus dictionaries - Oxford Learners Thesaurus for beginners, intermediate (EN-KO, EN-EN) - Oxford Thesaurus of English for advanced, native (EN-EN, EN-KO, EN-JA) - Collins English Paperback Thesaurus, 8th edition HarperCollins Publishers ▶ High trusted 11 Korean dictionaries - Korean-English dictionary - Korean-Chinese dictionary - Korean-Vietnamese dictionary - Korean-Japanese dictionary - Korean-Indonesian dictionary - Korean-Thai dictionary - Korean-French dictionary - Korean-Spanish dictionary - Korean-Russian dictionary - Korean-Mongolian dictionary - Korean-Arabic dictionary ▶ 3 famous Korean dictionaries ▶ 46 various bilingual dictionaries for Korean peoples - English, Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Vietnamese, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Portuguese, Thai, Indonesian, Turkish, Greek, Hebew, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swahili, Tagalog, Urdu, Ukrainian, Tetum, Swedish, Persian, Latin, Lao, Italian, Hungarian, Hausa, Dutch, Czech, Croatian, Cambodian, Burmese, Georgia, Nepali dictionaries ▶ Open dictionary Pro - User creation dictionary platform - 6,000 dictionaries, 5.6M headwords See NAVER Dictionary Official Blog (http://blog.naver.com/dic_master) for more information. Please leave your inquiry with NAVER English Dictionary Customer Center (https://help.naver.com/service/24549/category/bookmark?lang=en) in case a problem occurs while using the app.

Screenshots

다음 사전 / Daum Dic4 screens
NAVER Dictionary3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 다음 사전 / Daum Dic at none against NAVER Dictionary's shown. 다음 사전 / Daum Dic also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (59% vs 36%). NAVER Dictionary's advantage is ratings volume (251 vs 55) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 3.3 for 다음 사전 / Daum Dic against 3.2 for NAVER Dictionary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 55 and 251 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 59% of 다음 사전 / Daum Dic's written reviews are positive against 36% of NAVER Dictionary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
다음 사전 / Daum Dic versus NAVER Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter다음 사전 / Daum DicNAVER Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.3 (55 ratings) — better3.2 (251 ratings)
Positive reviews58.8% of reviews — better35.6% of reviews
Number of ratings55251 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB71 MB
Age rating17+17+
DeveloperDaum Corp.NAVER Corp.

Customer experience

다음 사전 / Daum Dic

All ratings55 ratings
Positive56.4%
Neutral9.1%
Negative34.5%
Written reviews102 reviews
Positive58.8%
Neutral13.7%
Negative27.5%

NAVER Dictionary

All ratings251 ratings
Positive50.2%
Neutral11.6%
Negative38.2%
Written reviews444 reviews
Positive35.6%
Neutral15.8%
Negative48.6%

Bugs and requests

다음 사전 / Daum Dic

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

NAVER Dictionary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Login/sign-up issues
  • Inconsistent behavior across updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add pronunciation audio
  • Improve dictionary search and navigation
  • Provide dark mode option
  • Sync word lists across devices

In-app purchases

None

다음 사전 / Daum Dic

No in-app purchases

None

NAVER Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 다음 사전 / Daum Dic free?
다음 사전 / Daum Dic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is NAVER Dictionary free?
NAVER Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, 다음 사전 / Daum Dic or NAVER Dictionary?
다음 사전 / Daum Dic is rated higher. 다음 사전 / Daum Dic averages 3.3 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while NAVER Dictionary averages 3.2 from 251 ratings.
Do 다음 사전 / Daum Dic or NAVER Dictionary have ads?
NAVER Dictionary shows ads; 다음 사전 / Daum Dic does not.
Which is updated more often, 다음 사전 / Daum Dic or NAVER Dictionary?
다음 사전 / Daum Dic ships an update every 2 months, and NAVER Dictionary every 2 months. Most recently, 다음 사전 / Daum Dic was updated on October 6, 2026 and NAVER Dictionary on October 14, 2026.

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