Comparison

DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary vs HanziTranslator

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

Head to head
About

DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary

This app provides audio for DK's Bilingual Visual Dictionaries, featuring over 6,750 spoken words and phrases per language. It's ideal for study, work, and travel, allowing offline use after downloading content.

Highlights
  • Over 6,750 spoken words/phrases per title
  • Thematic vocabulary arrangement
  • Offline audio playback
  • Search and navigate by page
  • Alphabetical word lists
  • UK and US English audio
Features
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The DK Visual Dictionary App contains all the audio to accompany DK's Bilingual Visual Dictionaries. This DK Visual Dictionary app is the perfect companion to your visual dictionary. For each language, over 6,750 words and phrases are spoken in both English and the language of the title. All words are from the books and are spoken by native speakers. Simply download the free app, then use your copy of the book to fully access all the audio. This clear, comprehensive, and easy-to-use app contains all the content from each Bilingual Visual Dictionary. Just like the book, the vocabulary is arranged thematically, with subjects including shopping, food and drink, study, work, travel and transport, health and appearance, sport and leisure, technology, and the home. Search for the page you want, tap on any word to listen to it being spoken, scroll up and down the word lists for each topic, and click left or right to go to the next or previous page. Word lists on each page can be arranged alphabetically in English or in the language you’re learning. Perfect for study, work, and travel. Features: • Over 6,750 spoken words and phrases per title • UK and US English available • Audio can be downloaded to your device, after which the app can be used offline • Buy more books and unlock more audio through a link in the app Developer note: • For Hungarian users, please set your device location to Hungary and your device language to Magyar, then search for and download the Képes Szótár app; this app is not compatible with the Hungarian dictionaries of Maxim Könyvkiadó.

About

HanziTranslator

Features
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Read Chinese. Understand it. Speak it. HanziTranslator is a modern Chinese reading and translation app designed to make Chinese characters easier to understand — whether you are studying, travelling, reading a menu, or simply curious about the text in front of you. Point your camera at Chinese characters and see their pronunciation appear directly over the text. Or type and paste Chinese into the translator to instantly get Pinyin and a translation. Live Pinyin Camera Turn your iPhone into a Chinese reading assistant. Point the camera at Chinese text and HanziTranslator recognizes the characters in real time and displays their Pinyin pronunciation directly over them. Perfect for: signs menus books packaging worksheets handwritten notes everyday Chinese text Translation is optional, so you can keep the camera focused purely on Hanzi → Pinyin when you just want help reading. Hanzi, Pinyin and Translation The translator connects three views of Chinese: Hanzi 你好,我想吃饭。 Pinyin nǐ hǎo, wǒ xiǎng chī fàn. Translation Hello, I want to eat. Enter Chinese characters and receive pronunciation and translation, or enter a translation and convert it back into Chinese. On supported devices, HanziTranslator can also interpret Pinyin input and reconstruct the most likely Chinese characters from context. Built for Chinese learners HanziTranslator supports: Simplified Chinese Traditional Chinese Mandarin Pinyin Cantonese mode with Jyutping support multiple translation languages Switch between Chinese writing systems and target languages whenever you need. Designed to feel at home on iPhone HanziTranslator combines modern iOS design with visual details inspired by traditional Chinese art. The interface stays intentionally simple: no clutter, no complicated menus — just the tools you need to read and understand Chinese. Learn Chinese wherever you find it Chinese is no longer limited to your textbook. See a character you do not recognize? Open the camera. Want to know how a sentence is pronounced? Paste it into HanziTranslator. Know the pronunciation but not the characters? Enter the Pinyin and let HanziTranslator help reconstruct the Hanzi on supported devices. Chinese becomes much easier when you can read what you see.

Screenshots

DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary4 screens
HanziTranslator3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary at none against HanziTranslator's 1. DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 18.6). On price and ads 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. HanziTranslator sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary versus HanziTranslator: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDK Bilingual Visual DictionaryHanziTranslator
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (10 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings10 — better—
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.4 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDorling KindersleyDanny George Eggenstein

In-app purchases

None

DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

HanziTranslator

One-time1
  • HanziTranslator Pro$3.99

Questions

Is DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary free?
DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HanziTranslator free?
HanziTranslator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary or HanziTranslator have ads?
Neither DK Bilingual Visual Dictionary nor HanziTranslator shows ads.

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