Comparison

Jishokun vs スマート辞書

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

Head to head
About

Jishokun

This app offers comprehensive Japanese and English dictionaries, including kanji lookup and stroke order. It features personalized vocabulary practice with flashcards and spaced repetition, along with speech practice and home screen widgets for convenient learning.

Highlights
  • Japanese & English Dictionaries
  • Kanji Lookup & Stroke Order
  • Personalized Word Book
  • Flashcards & Spaced Repetition
  • Speech Practice
  • Home Screen Widgets
  • Apple Watch Companion
Features
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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.

About

スマート辞書

Instantly look up the meaning and pronunciation of unfamiliar words and Kanji by simply scanning them with your camera. This free dictionary app offers comprehensive Japanese and English dictionaries, making it ideal for students and professionals.

Highlights
  • Camera Kanji search
  • Integrated Japanese and English dictionaries
  • Comprehensive word definitions
  • User-friendly interface
  • Free to use
Features
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漢字や知らない言葉をカメラで読み取り、そのまま国語辞典や漢字辞典や英語辞書で意味や読み方をすぐに検索できる無料の辞書アプリです。 独自に開発した辞書データベースの語義データを使用しており、国語辞典で約15万語、漢字辞典で約1万字、英和辞典・和英辞典で3万語の意味を収録し、類語や用例も充実しています。 ◯ 主な特長 ・【充実の辞書機能】:一度の検索で国語辞典の詳しい解説と英語辞書での英訳・定義をまとめて確認できます。 ・【カメラ漢字検索】:読み方のわからない漢字もカメラで撮影するだけで自動認識し、即座に検索結果を表示します。 ・【使いやすいデザイン】:シンプルで直感的な画面構成で、初めての方でも迷わず利用できます。 ・【学習・仕事に活躍】: 通学・通勤中の調べ物やビジネスで専門用語を確認したいときにも素早く検索できます。 ・【無料で便利】:基本機能はすべて無料で、学生の勉強から社会人の業務まで幅広く活用できます。 ◯こんな方におすすめ ・わからない言葉をすぐに調べたい人 ・読めない漢字の読み方や意味をすぐ知りたい学生 ・専門用語や難しい漢字を手早く調べたい忙しい社会人 ・日本語を学習中で漢字の意味や英訳を簡単に調べたい外国人学習者 カメラでサッとかざすだけで難しい漢字もストレスなく理解できます。辞書での漢字検索がこれ一つで完結する、手放せない便利アプリをぜひお試しください。 スマート辞書は、「辞書での検索体験」をもっと簡単に、もっと速く、もっとスマートに。 国語辞典・英和辞典・和英辞典の機能を一つにまとめた無料の辞書アプリを、今すぐダウンロードして体験してみてください!

Screenshots

Jishokun4 screens
スマート辞書4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: スマート辞書 at 57% against Jishokun's 16%. スマート辞書 also leads on rating (4.4 vs 4.2). Jishokun's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Jishokun sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and スマート辞書 sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

スマート辞書 holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 29 and 14 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 16% of Jishokun's written reviews are positive against 57% of スマート辞書's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Jishokun ships an update fortnightly, スマート辞書 every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Jishokun versus スマート辞書: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterJishokunスマート辞書
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (29 ratings)4.4 (14 ratings) — better
Positive reviews16.4% of reviews56.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings29 — better14
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 9 days — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size250 MB70 MB
Age rating12+17+
DeveloperPenzoCOMMAND STYLE

Customer experience

Jishokun

All ratings29 ratings
Positive75.9%
Neutral13.8%
Negative10.3%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive16.4%
Neutral3.6%
Negative80.0%

スマート辞書

All ratings14 ratings
Positive92.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive56.8%
Neutral10.8%
Negative32.4%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Jishokun

One-time1
  • Jishokun Premium$3.99
1 purchases

スマート辞書

Subscriptions1
  • スマート辞書プレミアム(1ヶ月)$1.991 Month

Questions

Is Jishokun free?
Jishokun is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is スマート辞書 free?
スマート辞書 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Jishokun or スマート辞書?
スマート辞書 is rated higher. Jishokun averages 4.2 out of 5 from 29 ratings, while スマート辞書 averages 4.4 from 14 ratings.
Do Jishokun or スマート辞書 have ads?
Both Jishokun and スマート辞書 show ads.
Which is updated more often, Jishokun or スマート辞書?
Jishokun ships an update fortnightly, and スマート辞書 every 9 days. Most recently, Jishokun was updated on November 6, 2026 and スマート辞書 on November 7, 2026.

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