Luminous E vs Weblio英語辞書
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Luminous E
This comprehensive English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionary app offers extensive vocabulary and grammar explanations. It includes audio pronunciations, search functionalities, and export options, making it a powerful tool for all English learners.
- Extensive vocabulary (approx. 100,000 entries each)
- Audio pronunciations for words
- Incremental search and spelling suggestions
- Bookmark with notes
- Export definitions and bookmarks
- Daily vocabulary notifications
- iPad multitasking and Drag & Drop support
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ルミナス英和・和英辞典 (InApp購入版) This app is not free! For new users, an InApp purchase is required to activate the dictionary. Japanese language ability required. 英和・和英それぞれ約10万の豊富な収録語句に加え、アプリ独自に単語の英米音声ファイルを収録。もちろんiPhone・iPad両対応。大学入試からTOEIC®受験まで、全ての英語学習者にお薦めする学習用英和・和英辞典の「最強ツール」です。 【全体】 総収録語数は英和・和英各10万,用例は各 5 万以上。豊富な語彙だけでなく、文法や語法、ライティングのための解説も充実させた、英語学習辞典の定番。大学受験生から社会人まで全ての英語学習者・使用者にお勧めの最強ツール。 【英和】 日常用語はもちろん、時事用語、科学用語を豊富に収録し、成句や句動詞も充実。語彙だけでなく、詳細な文法・語法解説に加え、ライティングにも使える「コロケーション」や「言い換え」、語彙増強のための「単語の記憶」や「語源」など、学習・実用に役立つ情報が満載。英和辞典として初めてTOEIC®頻出2千語句を表示。 【和英】 「振り込め詐欺」「ニート」「認知症」から「源義経」「額紫陽花」「丑の時参り」まで広範な分野の語彙・慣用句・成句を採録。日本固有の風物・文化・固有名などには簡潔な英語の説明も施した。日本語的発想を自然な英語にするために不可欠な「発想指示」や学習者の間違えやすい点を分かりやすく解説した「語法」「日英比較」も充実。 ■ アプリケーションの特徴: * ロングマンシリーズの約90,000点の英米音声ファイルを収録 * 単語タップで表示される、便利なリンクメニュー * インクリメンタル検索(逐次検索)機能 * スペリングのサジェスト機能 * ワイルドカード検索機能 * 収録画像の拡大・縮小機能 * メモ付きブックマーク機能 * 語義やブックマークをメールやFacebook, Twitterなどに出力可能 * 自動履歴機能 * 書籍の付録部分を収録 * AI強化アナグラム生成機能 * "今日"とロックスクリーンのウィジェット * iCloudを利用したブックマーク機能 * 日替わり英単語の通知機能。(TOEIC®やTOEFL®の単語リスト付き) * 3D Touch 対応 * DarkMode 対応 * iPadのマルチスクリーンとDrag & Drop 対応 * iPhone 17 対応 * iOS12〜iOS26 完全対応 * iPhoneとiPodとiPadとmacOS 対応 ■ 外部辞書ハイパーリンク機能 * 「ロングマン現代英英辞典」や「アメリカンヘリテージ® 」など英英辞典へのリンク * 「Roget's II: 新類語辞典」へのリンク * 「ロングマン英和辞典」へのアプリケーションリンク * 「大辞林」「大辞泉」へのアプリケーションリンク (外部辞書は別途インストールが必要です) コピーライト: ルミナス英和辞典 (第2版)/ルミナス和英辞典 (第2版) © 2005, 2012 株式会社研究社
Weblio英語辞書
This app provides comprehensive English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionary functions. It offers pronunciation guides, word book registration for study, and is designed to improve Japanese proficiency for learners of all levels. Future updates aim to include OCR translation and offline access.
- English-Japanese dictionary
- Japanese-English dictionary
- Pronunciation confirmation
- Word book registration
- Speech of Japanese words
- Japanese grammar study aid
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Free Japanese dictionary application provided by Weblio in Japan Premium Japanese dictionary / Japanese translation (English / Japanese translator) ■ Basic Dictionary Function(Japanese English converter) You can search the meaning of Japanese by entering English words! You can search Japanese words, thesaurus in Japanese! Japanese pronunciation confirmation (pronunciation reading function) is possible! You can check pronunciation symbols in Japanese! ■ Weblio English dictionary application (English / Japanese translation) advanced function You can study at any time with the word book registration function in the Japanese dictionary application Speech of Japanese kanji words and Japanese example sentences can be read aloud ■ Weblio Japanese dictionary application (English / Japanese definition dictionary) Recommended for users below Beginner Japanese beginners who are having difficulties learning Kanji Those who want to become able to have daily conversation in Japanese Those who want to learn Japanese from the context Those who are weak in Japanese grammar (verbs past tense · preposition etc) Those who want to become able to speak in Japanese with native languages speakers Those who want to guide directions / to foreigners who are not good at English Those who want to learn Japanese synonyms and antonyms ■ It is an Japanese dictionary application that can be used to improve Japanese proficiency! It helps junior high school, elementary school, high school and collegiate students to study Japanese! Listening, hearing, reading, speaking, writing etc. useful in various situations! Please also use it for reading and listening tests such as JLPT N1 and JPT 1,000! ■ Function list of Japanese dictionary application (English-Japanese / Japanese-English translations) to be added in the future Ability to display the meaning of Japanese words in the pictures taken with the camera(ocr scan, photo/picture translator) If spelling is wrong, automatic correction function Offline Japanese dictionary application (English / Japanese dictionary) Japanese word quiz (Flash Card game etc.) Japanese newspaper (column article) Function to smoothly read the function Ability to check your Japanese pronunciation Transcription service (dictation) Function to search by voice (voice recognition) Various dictionary contents such as name dictionary / syntax dictionary / slang dictionary / idiom dictionary / idiomatic phrase dictionary Sentence diagrammer(sentence diagramming) Offline Japanese English dictionary
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Weblio英語辞書 at 4.5 against Luminous E's 4.0. Weblio英語辞書 also leads on ratings volume (174 vs 6) and review sentiment (42% vs 24%). Luminous E's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Luminous E sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Weblio英語辞書 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Weblio英語辞書 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weblio英語辞書 has 174 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 24% of Luminous E's written reviews are positive against 42% of Weblio英語辞書's.
Luminous E ships an update every 5 weeks, Weblio英語辞書 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Luminous E | Weblio英語辞書 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (6 ratings) | 4.5 (174 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 23.5% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 6 | 174 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1021 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | English Channel, Inc. | GRAS Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
Luminous E
Weblio英語辞書
In-app purchases
Luminous E
- Luminous activation$14.99
Weblio英語辞書
- Weblio英語辞書アプリ プレミアムサービス7 Days trial$3.491 Month






