DictText vs Japanese Ruby
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DictText
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This app can help you to check your sentences. If you want to know the detail of any word, just convert it! This is changing your sentences to be text with links, which means you can more easily access to default dictionary! *** Features *** - Easy to access to default dictionary! - Quick convert to link texts! *** How to use it *** 1. Write/paste texts to upper field! 2. Tap the button of bottom left on toolbar! 3. Instantly new texts will be made on lower field! 4. Just tap a word if you want to check! *** Tips *** You can change the height of text area and the link area if you drag the borderline. I hope this helps you!
Japanese Ruby
This app automatically adds furigana (ruby characters) to Japanese text. It supports input via camera, photos, pasting, and handwriting, making it ideal for beginners learning Japanese. You can also export text with furigana to PDF via email.
- Add furigana to Japanese text
- Input via camera
- Input via photo library
- Handwriting recognition for kanji
- Export to PDF with furigana
- Study with hiragana or English
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This is an APP that add ruby characters (furigana) to Japanese inputted by camera, photo, pasting, handwriting for Japanese beginner automatically. Usage 1: You can copy characters from Safari, and paste them into the text box, and study Japanese with hiragana or English characters. Usage 2: You can study Japanese by camera or photo library. Usage 3: You can input unknown kanji by handwriting and check how to read it. Usage 4: You can input text with keyboard, and send the text with ruby in PDF by mail.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Japanese Ruby at none against DictText's 1. Japanese Ruby also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. DictText sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Japanese Ruby asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on December 11, 2025 and August 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DictText | Japanese Ruby |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | — | 0.0% of reviews |
| Update frequency | Every 4 months | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | F-NET Apps | Microstone Inc. |
In-app purchases
DictText
- Display history for words you checked!$0.99
Japanese Ruby
No in-app purchases
Questions
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