Keka vs Simple Dict Mobile Pro
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Keka
This app allows you to compress and encrypt files for secure storage and sharing. It also supports browsing and extracting a wide variety of compressed file formats, including encrypted and encoded archives.
- Compress files in multiple formats
- Encrypt files for secure sharing
- Extract various archive formats
- Support for 7Z, ZIP, RAR, TAR, and more
- Handle encrypted and encoded archives
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Keka is a full featured file archiver, as easy as it can be. With Keka you can compress as many files as you want in a bunch of formats. You can also encrypt them to store and share securely and with privacy. Keka can also browse and extract lots of compressed files, from ZIP and 7Z to RAR archives. Whether they are encrypted or encoded in with old charsets this is not a problem for Keka. Compression formats supported: 7Z, ZIP, TAR, ZSTD, GZIP, BZIP2 and AppleArchive (AAR) Extraction formats supported: 7Z, ZIP, RAR, TAR, GZIP, BZIP2, AAR, XZ, ZSTD, ISO, LZMA, EXE, CAB, MSI, PAX, JAR, APK, APPX, XPI, IPA, CPGZ, CPIO, XIP, CPT and many more Terms of Use: https://www.keka.io/termsofuse
Simple Dict Mobile Pro
This app provides a fast and efficient offline dictionary experience, supporting various formats like zim, mdx, and dsl. It offers multiple search methods and a 'reading area' to save and track your lookups.
- Offline dictionary functionality
- Supports zim, mdx, dsl formats
- Keyword, regex, and fuzzy search
- Reading area for saved entries
- Lightweight and high-performance indexing
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A simple, lightweight, and high-performance offline dictionary that easily indexes and searches large dictionary files. Currently supports dictionary formats: zim (Wikipedia), mdx, dsl. **Features:** 1. Multiple search methods: Supports keyword search, regular expression matching, and fuzzy search, helping you easily find target entries in large dictionaries. 2. "Reading Area" function: You can add entries you want to look up to the reading area. The app will save the entry's open state for easy access anytime. It also records the reading progress, and when the app is closed and reopened, the entry will automatically jump to the previous reading position. 3. Rich dictionary format support: This app currently supports zim, mdx, and dsl format dictionaries. There are many dictionaries available online for download, and there are also tools for creating your own dictionaries. 4. Lightweight and high-performance dictionary indexing: Fast startup and efficient search. You can add a large number of dictionaries without worrying about affecting the app's performance. 5. More features (such as reading history and favorites) will be added in future updates. **Note:** This app does not provide any dictionary content. You need to search, download, or create dictionaries in the corresponding format and import them into the app for use.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Keka at 4.8 against Simple Dict Mobile Pro's 1.0. Keka also leads on ratings volume (165 vs 1) and chart position (#115 vs unranked). Simple Dict Mobile Pro's advantage is price ($0.49 vs $3.99) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.5). On update cadence, ads, 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
Keka costs $3.99 and Simple Dict Mobile Pro $0.49 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Keka holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Keka has 165 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Keka ships an update every 2 months, Simple Dict Mobile Pro every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Keka | Simple Dict Mobile Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $3.99 | $0.49 — better |
| Rating | 4.8 (165 ratings) — better | 1.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 82.4% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 165 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 5 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #115 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Vision Pro — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.5 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 42 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Jorge Garcia Armero | 培基 王 |
Bugs and requests
Keka
Reported bugs
13 issues- Occasional decryption failures
- Compression fails when using the share button
- Background tasks fail when resuming
- Permission to access files reappears after being revoked
- Cannot decompress .part files
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- Cannot decompress .tar.gz files
- Cannot decompress LZ4 files
- Windows compatibility issues with character encoding
- Removal of .7z AES256 encryption support
- Inability to decompress external split archives
- Extraction failed errors reported by some users
- Compression fails for large numbers of files
- Permission bug: permission reappears after revoking
Requested features
14 requests- Add support for .tar.gz decompression
- Add support for .part files
- Add option to name archives before compression
- Add ability to compress multiple folders at once
- Add ability to add files to existing compressed files
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- Add option to delete compressed file after compression
- Add option to view documents without creating a copy
- Add password confirmation fields
- Add testing of archives for integrity
- Add support for LZ4 file decompression
- Add support for splitting archives on iOS (like macOS)
- Add Chinese language support
- Improve German translation quality
- Clarify location of 'keka folder'
Simple Dict Mobile Pro
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Keka
No in-app purchases
Simple Dict Mobile Pro
No in-app purchases
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