Monier vs SansKrida
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Monier
A comprehensive Sanskrit-English dictionary designed for iOS devices. Access definitions, translations, and explore the nuances of Sanskrit vocabulary on your iPhone or iPad.
- Sanskrit-English dictionary
- iPhone and iPad support
- Vocabulary exploration
- Offline access (implied by dictionary nature)
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Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary for the iPhone & iPad.
SansKrida
Explore Sanskrit vocabulary, grammar, and subhashitas through interactive lessons and games. Create and share custom vocabulary sets, listen to pronunciations, and track your learning progress. Supports Devanagari and IAST transcription.
- Thematic vocabulary sets
- Interactive subhashita analysis
- User-generated translations and comments
- Custom vocabulary set creation
- Word pronunciation audio
- Progress tracking and quiz games
- Noun, pronoun, and numeral declensions
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Discover a new, exciting way to learn Sanskrit with SansKrida! Learn, communicate, share experience, have fun. - Explore many thematic vocabulary sets - Subhashitas with interactive analysis, sandhi rules explanation, grammar tables - Everyone can add own translation to subhashitas, like and comment translations of others - Create own vocabulary sets and share with others - Listen words pronunciation - Boost your skills with fun quiz games and track your progress - Master noun, pronoun and numeral declensions The app supports both devanagari and iast transcription. Join the world of SansKrida today! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: SansKrida at 5.0 against Monier's 1.0. SansKrida also leads on update cadence (every 5 months vs every 36 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). Monier's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On price, ratings volume, ads 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
Both are free to download. SansKrida sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Monier asks for nothing beyond the download.
SansKrida holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
Monier ships an update every 36 months, SansKrida every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Monier | SansKrida |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 25.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 36 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 19 MB | 115 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mercury Software Japan Inc. | Volodymyr Kovalskyi |
Customer experience
Monier
SansKrida
In-app purchases
Monier
No in-app purchases
SansKrida
- SansKrida Premium$3.991 Month
- SansKrida Premium7 Days trial$9.993 Months
- SansKrida Premium7 Days trial$39.991 Year
