Jishokun vs Weblio英語辞書
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Jishokun
This app provides comprehensive Japanese-English and English-Japanese dictionary functions. It includes features for kanji lookup, pronunciation, text translation, and stroke order visualization. Users can also save frequently used words and customize settings like text size.
- Japanese-English and English-Japanese dictionary
- Kanji search with handwriting and radicals
- English word pronunciation and text translation
- Stroke order visualization
- Save frequently used words
- Adjustable text size
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Jishokun brings Japanese and English dictionaries, kanji tools, and vocabulary practice together in one app. Look up unfamiliar words, explore their meanings, and turn what you discover into your next study session. • JAPANESE & ENGLISH DICTIONARIES Search Japanese–English, English–Japanese, Japanese–Japanese, and English–English dictionaries. Explore example sentences, synonyms, and antonyms, or translate between Japanese and English. • KANJI MADE EASIER Draw an unfamiliar kanji to search for it, check stroke order, and display furigana to help you read Japanese text. Explore Japanese names and proverbs with dedicated lookup tools. • YOUR PERSONAL WORD BOOK Save words and their definitions for later. Search your saved vocabulary and revisit previous lookups through your search history. • FLASHCARDS & SPACED REPETITION Turn saved words into flashcards and review them with a schedule that adjusts to your answers. Practice from word to meaning or meaning to word, edit your cards, and listen to pronunciation as you study. • LISTEN & PRACTICE Hear words spoken aloud with adjustable playback speed. Use speech practice to compare recognized speech with the phrase you want to say. • LEARN FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN Discover a Word of the Day, review flashcards, check how many cards are due, and open your preferred dictionary with Home Screen widgets. • APPLE WATCH COMPANION Look up words through your paired iPhone and review synced flashcards from your wrist. • MAKE IT YOURS Adjust text size, enable furigana, and sync your Word Book and flashcards with iCloud. Optional purchases unlock offline dictionaries and an expanded kanji dictionary. An optional subscription includes both dictionaries and removes ads. Whether you’re studying Japanese, reading, or looking up a word on the go, Jishokun helps you keep learning.
Weblio英語辞書
This app provides comprehensive English-Japanese and Japanese-English dictionary functions. It offers pronunciation guides, word book registration for study, and is designed to improve Japanese proficiency for learners of all levels. Future updates aim to include OCR translation and offline access.
- English-Japanese dictionary
- Japanese-English dictionary
- Pronunciation confirmation
- Word book registration
- Speech of Japanese words
- Japanese grammar study aid
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Free Japanese dictionary application provided by Weblio in Japan Premium Japanese dictionary / Japanese translation (English / Japanese translator) ■ Basic Dictionary Function(Japanese English converter) You can search the meaning of Japanese by entering English words! You can search Japanese words, thesaurus in Japanese! Japanese pronunciation confirmation (pronunciation reading function) is possible! You can check pronunciation symbols in Japanese! ■ Weblio English dictionary application (English / Japanese translation) advanced function You can study at any time with the word book registration function in the Japanese dictionary application Speech of Japanese kanji words and Japanese example sentences can be read aloud ■ Weblio Japanese dictionary application (English / Japanese definition dictionary) Recommended for users below Beginner Japanese beginners who are having difficulties learning Kanji Those who want to become able to have daily conversation in Japanese Those who want to learn Japanese from the context Those who are weak in Japanese grammar (verbs past tense · preposition etc) Those who want to become able to speak in Japanese with native languages speakers Those who want to guide directions / to foreigners who are not good at English Those who want to learn Japanese synonyms and antonyms ■ It is an Japanese dictionary application that can be used to improve Japanese proficiency! It helps junior high school, elementary school, high school and collegiate students to study Japanese! Listening, hearing, reading, speaking, writing etc. useful in various situations! Please also use it for reading and listening tests such as JLPT N1 and JPT 1,000! ■ Function list of Japanese dictionary application (English-Japanese / Japanese-English translations) to be added in the future Ability to display the meaning of Japanese words in the pictures taken with the camera(ocr scan, photo/picture translator) If spelling is wrong, automatic correction function Offline Japanese dictionary application (English / Japanese dictionary) Japanese word quiz (Flash Card game etc.) Japanese newspaper (column article) Function to smoothly read the function Ability to check your Japanese pronunciation Transcription service (dictation) Function to search by voice (voice recognition) Various dictionary contents such as name dictionary / syntax dictionary / slang dictionary / idiom dictionary / idiomatic phrase dictionary Sentence diagrammer(sentence diagramming) Offline Japanese English dictionary
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Weblio英語辞書 at 42% against Jishokun's 16%. Weblio英語辞書 also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.2) and ratings volume (174 vs 29). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Jishokun sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and Weblio英語辞書 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Weblio英語辞書 holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Weblio英語辞書 has 174 ratings behind it against 29, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Jishokun's written reviews are positive against 42% of Weblio英語辞書's.
Jishokun ships an update fortnightly, Weblio英語辞書 every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.
| Parameter | Jishokun | Weblio英語辞書 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (29 ratings) | 4.5 (174 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 16.4% of reviews | 41.7% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 29 | 174 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 250 MB | 71 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Penzo | GRAS Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
Jishokun
Weblio英語辞書
In-app purchases
Jishokun
- Premium 1 Month$2.491 Month
- Premium 1 Year$27.991 Year
- Offline Dictionary$1.99
- Kanji Dictionary$1.99
- Jishokun Premium$3.99
Weblio英語辞書
- Weblio英語辞書アプリ プレミアムサービス7 Days trial$3.491 Month






