Comparison

Multilingual Easy Dictionary vs Sumiyomi

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

Head to head
About

Multilingual Easy Dictionary

Features
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MULTILINGUAL EASY DICTIONARY Apps (MED App) is an iOS based digital multilingual dictionary that is very easy to use, light, ringan, and match on every situation. MED App is very suitable to be chosen as favourite digital dictionary.

About

Sumiyomi

Features
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Read the Japanese you already have. Paste a sentence or scan a photo, add furigana, and save useful words for daily review. READ AT YOUR OWN PACE β€’ See hiragana readings above kanji, or switch to Kana and Romaji. β€’ Tap words to check their readings, hear pronunciation and save them. Look up meanings with an installed system dictionary or open Jisho online. β€’ Listen to Japanese text at your preferred speed. Edit the source without losing your place in the reading flow. FROM PHOTO TO READABLE TEXT Recognize Japanese in a photo or screenshot. Compare the original image with the recognized text, zoom in, correct mistakes, then add readings. KEEP THE WORDS YOU WANT TO LEARN Save words while reading and return for spaced review. Reveal the reading, choose Forgot, Fuzzy or Got it, and continue later with your progress saved. History, search, CSV export and Home and Lock Screen widgets help you revisit what you have read. FREE CORE TOOLS, OPTIONAL PREMIUM Core reading tools, word review and single-image OCR are free, with no ads. Optional Premium adds batch image and PDF OCR for up to 20 pages, saved document projects and iCloud sync for history, favorite words and review progress. Saved projects let you proofread, resume from your last-read page and export text. Readings and OCR run on your device. Online lookups and iCloud sync need an internet connection. Document projects and original images stay on this device and do not sync through iCloud. Designed for iPhone and iPad, with light and dark themes and 15 interface languages, including Italian. Reading assistance is not a translation service; automatically generated readings and OCR may need correction. Turn reading into your own study materials Save words with their original sentences and document page references. Add your own meanings and notes, organize cards by material, review due words in context, and export text for desktop Anki. Keep up to 10 context cards for free; Premium lets you create more without this cap. Existing cards remain usable after expiry. Anki export does not transfer review schedules. β€’ Select several words from the current page and save their context cards together. β€’ Rename materials, move cards between materials and fill in meanings one after another. β€’ Switch between sentences for the same word during review and edit the current sentence’s meaning. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Multilingual Easy Dictionary3 screens
Sumiyomi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Multilingual Easy Dictionary at none against Sumiyomi's 2. Multilingual Easy Dictionary also leads on iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.0). Sumiyomi's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 20 months). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Sumiyomi sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Multilingual Easy Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Multilingual Easy Dictionary ships an update every 20 months, Sumiyomi every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Β· 3 level
Multilingual Easy Dictionary versus Sumiyomi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMultilingual Easy DictionarySumiyomi
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 20 monthsEvery 5 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS11.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size31 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRina Katrina昢 ι»„

In-app purchases

None

Multilingual Easy Dictionary

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Sumiyomi

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year

Questions

Is Multilingual Easy Dictionary free?
Multilingual Easy Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Sumiyomi free?
Sumiyomi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Multilingual Easy Dictionary or Sumiyomi have ads?
Neither Multilingual Easy Dictionary nor Sumiyomi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Multilingual Easy Dictionary or Sumiyomi?
Multilingual Easy Dictionary ships an update every 20 months, and Sumiyomi every 5 days. Most recently, Multilingual Easy Dictionary was updated on October 27, 2026 and Sumiyomi on November 7, 2026.

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