Comparison

TEDICT vs ディクトレ

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

Head to head
About

TEDICT

Master English dictation by typing along to TED talks. This app checks your typed words letter by letter, helping you distinguish similar-sounding words and improve listening comprehension. Access a vast and constantly updated library of TED lectures for unlimited learning.

Highlights
  • Dictation practice with letter-by-letter checking
  • Listen and type along to TED lectures
  • Video playback with activated subtitles
  • Downloadable TED lectures for offline learning
  • Sync learning progress via iCloud (paid version)
  • Unlimited dictation and shadowing (paid version)
Features
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* This App is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by TED in any way * LITE (FREE) version -> Search "TEDICT" To become good at English, you need to listen to it often, but simply listening to English is not enough. Just like other languages in the world, English has many similar words that are difficult to distinguish by listening. That’s why you need to be able to confirm whether you heard them right. The key to gaining expertise is in mastering dictation! When you listen to the speaker and type in the words, the program will check them, letter by letter. Because it only takes a short period of time, you can use it on the bus or subway. You can also use it as a TED viewer through the video function with the subtitles activated. The notable feature is that a huge number of TED lectures are constantly added, which means an unlimited amount of available learning materials for you. TEDICT allows you to download as many TED lectures as you want, so you’ll always get new learning materials. The World’s Best Intellectual Archive, TED High-level TED speeches This program even features various kinds of English pronunciations from all over the world. Use TEDICT to listen to cool ideas from TED and improve your English skills! * TEDICT differs from TEDICT LITE in the following ways: - No ads - iCloud Support – Save your study history by date, bookmarks, and learning progress to the cloud and sync your learning seamlessly between iPhone and iPad. - Unlimited dictation - Unlimited shadowing - RewindSub - Feature to assess your listening skills in the ‘Video Player’ * More Information -> https://cocoswing.com/tedict/ * All TED Talks subject to the creative commons license found at ted.com

About

ディクトレ

This app uses dictation to improve English listening comprehension. By repeatedly listening to audio and typing what you hear, you can identify and correct listening weaknesses. It offers features like loop playback, scripts, translations, and explanations to aid learning.

Highlights
  • Dictation exercises
  • Loop playback
  • Audio scripts
  • Word translations
  • Explanations
  • Progress tracking
Features
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※24万人以上が利用した英語ディクテーション学習サイトがついにアプリ化。 ※音声のループ再生機能、問題文スクリプト、単語訳、解説あり。 ※「聞き取る」->「打ち込む」->「答え合わせ」で聞き取り力を向上。 ----------------------------------- ※ディクトレについて リスニング力向上に重点を置いたウェブサービス「英語リスニング無料学習館(http://english-listening-center.com)」 がついにアプリ化。ディクテーションを用いたリスニング学習が出来る事が最大の特徴です。 ----------------------------------- ※ディクテーションとは ディクテーションとは、「聞き取った音声を、そのまま書き取る」英語学習方法のことです。 「これ以上は、もう聴き取れない!書き取れない!」という所まで英語音声を何回もしっかりと聞き込みます。 このディクテーションという勉強法は、リスニング力の向上に特に効果があると言われています。 ----------------------------------- ※ディクテーションの進め方 ①英語音声を聞いて、書き取る 当アプリには、音声素材とタイピング用の空欄を用意しています。 ループ再生機能もあるので、しっかりと聞き込む事ができます。 ②答えのスクリプト(原稿)をチェック もうこれ以上聞き取れない!という所まで聞き込んだら、答えをチェックします。 聞き取れなかった部分を把握します。 英語特有の「音の脱落や連結」に注意し、今度は問題文を見ながら聞いてみましょう。 ----------------------------------- ※ディクテーションの主なメリット メリット ・書き取る必要がある為、集中して聴く事ができる。 ・自分がどこを聞き取れていないか、はっきりと分かる。 ・英語特有の音の変化をイメージできるようになる。 ----------------------------------- ※掲載問題(サンプル) ◯問題文 A: I heard you are familiar with medical terms. B: Yeah. In fact, I used to work as a doctor at ABC hospital. ◯日本語訳 A: 私はあなたは医療用語に詳しいと聞きました。 B: ええ。実は、私は医者としてABC病院でかつて働いていました。 ◯重要単語・熟語 ・be familiar with ~ 「~についてよく知っている」 ・medical 「医療の、医学の」 ・term 「用語」 ・in fact 「実は、実の所」 ・used to V 「かつでVしていたものだ」 ◯解説 Aの文章で抑えておきたいのは「I heard that (文)」という形。thatは省略可能なので、今回の問題では省略されています。 hearという動詞は、後ろに「主語と動詞を含む文章」を続ける事ができるのが特徴です。 ちなみにthinkやsay等も同様に、「I think that(文)」「I said that(文)」という形でよく使われます。 「used to V原型」は、「かつてVしていたものだ」という意味。 「be used to Ving = Vする事に慣れている」や、 「get used to Ving = Vすることに慣れる」と混同してしまう事が多いです。 しっかりと覚えるのが大切です。 -----------------------------------

Screenshots

TEDICT4 screens
ディクトレ4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: ディクトレ at Free against TEDICT's $4.99. TEDICT's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (87% vs 66%). On in-app purchases, 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

ディクトレ is free to download; TEDICT costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TEDICT holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TEDICT has 519 ratings behind it against 31, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 87% of TEDICT's written reviews are positive against 66% of ディクトレ's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TEDICT ships an update every 3 weeks, ディクトレ every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
TEDICT versus ディクトレ: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTEDICTディクトレ
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (519 ratings) — better4.7 (31 ratings)
Positive reviews87.2% of reviews — better66.0% of reviews
Number of ratings519 — better31
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesAd-supported — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.6 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB45 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoCO SWINGTaiki Saito

Customer experience

TEDICT

All ratings519 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.2%
Written reviews164 reviews
Positive87.2%
Neutral7.9%
Negative4.9%

ディクトレ

All ratings30 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews50 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative24.0%

Bugs and requests

TEDICT

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes on startup after updates
  • Video loading failures
  • Video playback stuttering
  • iOS app encountering errors
  • Bluetooth keyboard not registering input properly
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  • Video and audio synchronization mismatch
  • Missing audio segments from speakers
  • Poor video quality despite good network connection

Requested features

11 requests
  • Adjustable video resolution settings
  • Pause/stop functionality in learning sections
  • Built-in dictionary or word lookup feature
  • Vocabulary/word list management
  • Sentence-level playback controls
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  • Playback speed adjustment
  • Bilingual subtitle support
  • Voice recording and scoring feature
  • Skip easy sentences option
  • Backup/restore functionality
  • Better sentence segmentation accuracy

ディクトレ

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TEDICT

No in-app purchases

None

ディクトレ

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TEDICT free?
TEDICT costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is ディクトレ free?
ディクトレ is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TEDICT or ディクトレ?
TEDICT is rated higher. TEDICT averages 4.9 out of 5 from 519 ratings, while ディクトレ averages 4.7 from 31 ratings.
Do TEDICT or ディクトレ have ads?
ディクトレ shows ads; TEDICT does not.
Which is updated more often, TEDICT or ディクトレ?
TEDICT ships an update every 3 weeks, and ディクトレ every 2 months. Most recently, TEDICT was updated on September 21, 2026 and ディクトレ on September 17, 2026.

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