Comparison

芋圓字典 Oo Inn vs iCanHelp

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

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About

芋圓字典 Oo Inn

Learn Taiwanese and Hakka with a comprehensive dictionary featuring over 60,000 native-speaker recordings. Explore meanings, pronunciations, and regional variations, with interactive games and text scanning for immersive learning.

Highlights
  • Dual dictionary for Taiwanese and Hakka
  • Search by multiple romanization systems
  • Text scanning with camera or photos
  • Interactive learning games and course map
  • Place name pronunciation guide
  • Customizable word lists and notes
  • Home and Lock Screen widgets
Features
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Taiwanese and Hakka, together in one app! TaroDict (芋圓字典) now includes the Ministry of Education's Hakka dictionary, covering all six dialects (Sixian, Hailu, Dapu, Raoping, Zhao'an and Southern Sixian) with more than 60,000 native-speaker recordings. Whether you're reconnecting with your family's language or starting from scratch, TaroDict makes tones and spelling less daunting. Look up any word, read its meanings and examples, hear native speakers say it, and practice wherever you are. It's made for beginners, advanced learners and native speakers alike. ■ Two dictionaries, one app • Taiwanese: nearly 30,000 words from the Ministry of Education's 《臺灣台語常用詞辭典》, with meanings, examples, synonyms and antonyms, plus how pronunciation and vocabulary vary by region • Hakka: the Ministry of Education's 《臺灣客語辭典》 in all six dialects. Choose your main dialect and compare how the others say it • Academic terms: Taiwanese vocabulary for school subjects • Switch between Taiwanese and Hakka anytime with the 台/客 button at the top ■ Search your way • Type in Mandarin, Chinese characters, Tai-lo, Peh-oe-ji, Hakka Pinyin or Zhuyin (Bopomofo). Tone marks are optional! • Results are sorted into exact matches, sound-alikes, related words and related sentences ■ Text Search • Paste in any text, scan it with your camera or choose a photo, and TaroDict labels every word with its pronunciation • Tap a word to see what it means and hear it spoken • Fix any reading that's off, then share the text in characters, romanization or both • Documents save automatically, so you can pick up where you left off ■ Place names • Explore a map of Taiwan to hear how stations, temples, hiking peaks, historic settlements and more are said in Taiwanese and Hakka • Streets and rivers are included too • Place-name recordings are free and unlimited ■ Word lists and audio player • Save words to your own lists, then pin and sort them for easy review • Play a whole list back to back, with Lock Screen controls. Perfect for your commute • Add notes to any word to remember what you've learned ■ Learn Taiwanese: Course Map and Review Games • Course Map: master Taiwanese romanization step by step, from letters to tones and tone sandhi, plus the Ministry of Education's 700 recommended characters • 11 review games, including multiple choice, tones, tone sandhi, typing, handwriting, fill in the blank, sentence building and shadowing • Keep your streak going and watch your progress grow ■ Fun extras • Turn any word into a cute card in one tap to save or share on social media • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets bring you a new Taiwanese or Hakka word every day • Word of the Day notifications and review reminders • Works with Siri and Shortcuts: just ask to look up a word or hear it • Three themes with matching app icons: Taro Ball, Sweet Potato Ball and Grass Jelly • Use the app in Taiwanese, Mandarin, English or Japanese • iCloud keeps your word lists, notes, search history, reviews and saved texts in sync across iPhone and iPad ■ TARO+ (paid subscription) • Unlimited native-speaker audio (free users get 100 plays a month) • Unlimited review games • Export word-card videos with audio Discover the beauty of Taiwanese and Hakka, and get to know Taiwan's culture and history. Download TaroDict and bring your mother tongue back into everyday life! If you choose to subscribe to TARO+, the subscription fee will be charged through your Apple account. The renewal fee will also be charged through your Apple account within 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period. After completing the subscription, you can go to the settings in the App Store at any time to turn off auto-renewal. The TARO+ subscription plans include: monthly subscription (USD 5.99) and annual subscription (USD 39.99). Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

iCanHelp

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《壯闊台灣》iCanHelp 協作地圖、應變知識、災情通報與志工報名

Screenshots

芋圓字典 Oo Inn4 screens
iCanHelp2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iCanHelp at none against 芋圓字典 Oo Inn's 6. 芋圓字典 Oo Inn's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Both are free to download. 芋圓字典 Oo Inn sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. iCanHelp asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

芋圓字典 Oo Inn ships an update weekly, iCanHelp every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
芋圓字典 Oo Inn versus iCanHelp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter芋圓字典 Oo InniCanHelp
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (52 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews94.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size117 MB38 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHsinAn Lin壯闊台灣 Forward Alliance

In-app purchases

6 purchases

芋圓字典 Oo Inn

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$5.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$39.991 Year
One-time4
  • Donation$2.99
  • Donation$5.99
  • Donation$14.99
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  • Donation$29.99
None

iCanHelp

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 芋圓字典 Oo Inn free?
芋圓字典 Oo Inn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iCanHelp free?
iCanHelp is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 芋圓字典 Oo Inn or iCanHelp have ads?
Neither 芋圓字典 Oo Inn nor iCanHelp shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 芋圓字典 Oo Inn or iCanHelp?
芋圓字典 Oo Inn ships an update weekly, and iCanHelp every 2 months. Most recently, 芋圓字典 Oo Inn was updated on October 30, 2026 and iCanHelp on October 25, 2026.

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