Comparison

Language Lab vs DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

Language Lab

Enhance your language learning with interactive flashcards, quizzes, and audio exercises. Practice vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation with content from bestselling language programs. Study on-the-go and track your progress with this comprehensive tool.

Highlights
  • Flashcard sets with study and quiz modes
  • Review quizzes for concept mastery
  • Progress tracking and self-assessment
  • Audio recordings of reading passages
  • Pronunciation practice with native speaker comparison
  • Text-to-speech pronunciation guidance
Features
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This app helps you study vocabulary, grammar, verbs, and more from many of our bestselling language programs. Designed by our expert authors, these flashcards, quizzes, and audio recordings are perfect for study on-the-go! FEATURES: Depending on the program, this app supports McGraw-Hill books with: ● Flashcard sets, with study mode and quiz mode, for all vocabulary lists in the book. ● Review quizzes that provide additional practice and ensure mastery of key concepts. ● Progress checks that allow self-assessment of your understanding. ● Audio recordings of reading passages and exercise answers from the book. ● Record yourself function to compare your pronunciation with native speakers. ● Text-to-speech pronunciation guidance for most flashcards. LANGUAGES: English (ESL), French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Also, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean. PROGRAMS: The content in this app is designed to support bestselling books from the Trade division of McGraw-Hill, including programs in our "Practice Makes Perfect", "Easy Step-by-Step", "Easy Reader", and "The Ultimate Review and Practice" series.

About

DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary

This app provides audio for DK's Bilingual Visual Dictionaries, featuring over 6,750 spoken words and phrases per language. It's ideal for study, work, and travel, allowing offline use after downloading content.

Highlights
  • Over 6,750 spoken words/phrases per title
  • Thematic vocabulary arrangement
  • Offline audio playback
  • Search and navigate by page
  • Alphabetical word lists
  • UK and US English audio
Features
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The DK Visual Dictionary App contains all the audio to accompany DK's Bilingual Visual Dictionaries. This DK Visual Dictionary app is the perfect companion to your visual dictionary. For each language, over 6,750 words and phrases are spoken in both English and the language of the title. All words are from the books and are spoken by native speakers. Simply download the free app, then use your copy of the book to fully access all the audio. This clear, comprehensive, and easy-to-use app contains all the content from each Bilingual Visual Dictionary. Just like the book, the vocabulary is arranged thematically, with subjects including shopping, food and drink, study, work, travel and transport, health and appearance, sport and leisure, technology, and the home. Search for the page you want, tap on any word to listen to it being spoken, scroll up and down the word lists for each topic, and click left or right to go to the next or previous page. Word lists on each page can be arranged alphabetically in English or in the language you’re learning. Perfect for study, work, and travel. Features: • Over 6,750 spoken words and phrases per title • UK and US English available • Audio can be downloaded to your device, after which the app can be used offline • Buy more books and unlock more audio through a link in the app Developer note: • For Hungarian users, please set your device location to Hungary and your device language to Magyar, then search for and download the Képes Szótár app; this app is not compatible with the Hungarian dictionaries of Maxim Könyvkiadó.

Screenshots

Language Lab4 screens
DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

Language Lab and DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary both sit at 3.2 stars, but that hides the real split: 75% of DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 24% of Language Lab's. Language Lab's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 10). On price, rating, ads 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 — 3.2 for Language Lab against 3.2 for DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Language Lab has 52 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 24% of Language Lab's written reviews are positive against 75% of DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary's.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Language Lab versus DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLanguage LabDK Bilingual Visual Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (52 ratings)3.2 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews24.1% of reviews75.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings52 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 4 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB61 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMcGraw-HillDorling Kindersley

Customer experience

Language Lab

All ratings52 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral16.8%
Negative59.1%

DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary

All ratings10 ratings
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Bugs and requests

Language Lab

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Audio not working
  • App crashing when trying to record
  • Incorrect answers in quizzes and flashcards
  • Missing content for certain books

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add audio playback speed controls
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes
  • Proofread content and fix errors
  • Ensure all books are supported
  • Enhance user interface and navigation

DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Language Lab

No in-app purchases

None

DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Language Lab free?
Language Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary free?
DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Language Lab or DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary?
Language Lab and DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary are both rated 3.2 out of 5 on the App Store, from 52 and 10 ratings respectively.
Do Language Lab or DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary have ads?
Neither Language Lab nor DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary shows ads.

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