Comparison

philolog.us vs Logeion

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

Head to head
About

philolog.us

Access comprehensive Latin and Greek dictionaries with a user-friendly interface. Quickly switch between languages and customize dictionary entry highlighting. Ideal for students and scholars of classical languages.

Highlights
  • Lewis & Short Latin dictionary
  • Liddell, Scott, & Jones Greek dictionary
  • Fast and easy to use
  • Automatic language switching
  • Customizable highlighting
Features
Currently charting
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Philolog.us offers Lewis & Short's Latin dictionary and Liddell, Scott, & Jones' Greek dictionary in a fast, easy to use format. It's a great resource for students and scholars of Latin and Greek. Quickly change between Latin and Greek by tapping the prompt; the keyboard changes automatically between the two languages. Colored highlighting of the dictionary entries can be customized in the Settings app.

About

Logeion

Access multiple classical dictionaries for Greek and Latin words in one application. Provides frequency, collocation, and corpus examples for common terms. Includes a variety of authoritative lexicons and textbook data.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous Greek and Latin word lookup
  • Multiple classical dictionaries
  • Frequency and collocation data
  • Corpus examples
  • Draws from Greek and Latin textbooks
Features
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Use one app to look up any Greek or Latin word: Logeion was developed at the University of Chicago to provide simultaneous lookup of entries in many classical dictionaries. In addition, for frequent words, some frequency and collocation information is given plus examples from the corpus at perseus.uchicago.edu. • Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon (1940) • DGE (Diccionario Griego–Español). In progress; up to έξαυος. • Slater's Lexicon to Pindar (1969) • Woordenboek Grieks/Nederlands (in progress). • Lewis and Short, Latin-English Lexicon (1879) • The Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, ed. R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne (London: British Academy, 1975-2013) The app draws data from the following Greek and Latin textbooks. • Frieze (rev. Dennison) Vergil’s Aeneid Books I-XII, with an Introduction, Notes, and Vocabulary • Greek: An Intensive Course, by Hardy Hansen and Gerald M. Quinn • Reading Greek: Grammar and Exercises, by Joint Association of Classical Teachers • Learn to Read Greek, by Andrew Keller and Stephanie Russell • Learn to Read Latin, by Andrew Keller and Stephanie Russell • Introduction to Attic Greek (2nd edition), by Donald Mastronarde • Wheelock's Latin, by Frederic M. Wheelock and Richard A. Lafleur • Basiswoordenlijst Latijn [Basic Latin Vocabulary], by J.K.L. Babeliowsky, D. den Hengst, W. Holtland, W. van Lakwijk, J.Th.K. Marcelis, H. Pinkster, J.J.L. Smolenaars, Staatsuitgeverij (NEW: English translations of the example sentences)

Screenshots

philolog.us4 screens
Logeion4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Logeion at Free against philolog.us's $5.99. Logeion also leads on ratings volume (71 vs 5). philolog.us's advantage is rating (4.8 vs 4.4) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Logeion is free to download; philolog.us costs $5.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

philolog.us holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Logeion has 71 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 95% of philolog.us's written reviews are positive against 86% of Logeion's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 weeks. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
philolog.us versus Logeion: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterphilolog.usLogeion
Price$5.99Free — better
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better4.4 (71 ratings)
Positive reviews94.7% of reviews — better85.9% of reviews
Number of ratings571 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidFree — better
Best chart rank#193 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size196 MB628 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerphilolog LLCThe University of Chicago

Customer experience

philolog.us

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive94.7%
Neutral5.3%
Negative0.0%

Logeion

All ratings71 ratings
Positive83.1%
Neutral7.0%
Negative9.9%
Written reviews64 reviews
Positive85.9%
Neutral3.1%
Negative10.9%

In-app purchases

None

philolog.us

No in-app purchases

None

Logeion

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is philolog.us free?
philolog.us costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Logeion free?
Logeion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, philolog.us or Logeion?
philolog.us is rated higher. philolog.us averages 4.8 out of 5 from 5 ratings, while Logeion averages 4.4 from 71 ratings.
Do philolog.us or Logeion have ads?
Neither philolog.us nor Logeion shows ads.
Which is updated more often, philolog.us or Logeion?
philolog.us ships an update every 5 weeks, and Logeion every 5 weeks. Most recently, philolog.us was updated on November 1, 2026 and Logeion on November 1, 2026.

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