Comparison

NAVER Dictionary vs Blossom Diary

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

Head to head
About

NAVER Dictionary

Access a comprehensive collection of dictionaries, including English-English, English-Korean, and numerous bilingual options. Features include pronunciation evaluation, everyday conversation examples, and a user-created dictionary platform. All content is available for free.

Highlights
  • 70+ Dictionaries
  • 30M+ Headwords
  • Everyday English Conversation
  • Pronunciation Evaluation
  • User-created Dictionary Platform
  • Multiple English Accents
Features
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WELCOME to NAVER Dictionary! Our dictionary app features ▶ All for FREE! 70 Dictionaries, 30M headwords, Everyday English Conversation, Quiz, Pronunciation Evaluation, all for FREE! ▶ 4 famous English-English dictionaries - Oxford Dictionary of English (124,000 words, 139,000 examples) - Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (136,000 words, 100,000 examples) - Merriam-Webster’s Advanced Learner's English Dictionary (59,000 words, 140,000 examples) - Wiktionary (980,000 words) ▶ 1M English Pronunciations American, British, Australian, Indian English accents! ▶ 3 famous Thesaurus dictionaries - Oxford Learners Thesaurus for beginners, intermediate (EN-KO, EN-EN) - Oxford Thesaurus of English for advanced, native (EN-EN, EN-KO, EN-JA) - Collins English Paperback Thesaurus, 8th edition HarperCollins Publishers ▶ High trusted 11 Korean dictionaries - Korean-English dictionary - Korean-Chinese dictionary - Korean-Vietnamese dictionary - Korean-Japanese dictionary - Korean-Indonesian dictionary - Korean-Thai dictionary - Korean-French dictionary - Korean-Spanish dictionary - Korean-Russian dictionary - Korean-Mongolian dictionary - Korean-Arabic dictionary ▶ 3 famous Korean dictionaries ▶ 46 various bilingual dictionaries for Korean peoples - English, Chinese, Japanese, French, Spanish, German, Vietnamese, Arabic, Hindi, Russian, Portuguese, Thai, Indonesian, Turkish, Greek, Hebew, Mongolian, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Swahili, Tagalog, Urdu, Ukrainian, Tetum, Swedish, Persian, Latin, Lao, Italian, Hungarian, Hausa, Dutch, Czech, Croatian, Cambodian, Burmese, Georgia, Nepali dictionaries ▶ Open dictionary Pro - User creation dictionary platform - 6,000 dictionaries, 5.6M headwords See NAVER Dictionary Official Blog (http://blog.naver.com/dic_master) for more information. Please leave your inquiry with NAVER English Dictionary Customer Center (https://help.naver.com/service/24549/category/bookmark?lang=en) in case a problem occurs while using the app.

About

Blossom Diary

This app helps you learn languages by writing daily journal entries. An AI assistant provides real-time grammar corrections and helps translate your native language into natural foreign-language sentences. It offers vocabulary games, pronunciation practice, and a global community for language exchange.

Highlights
  • AI-powered writing editor
  • Real-time grammar correction
  • Automatic vocabulary lists
  • Pronunciation practice via shadowing
  • Global community for language exchange
  • Level testing and progress tracking
Features
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A language-learning diary app that helps you study a foreign language by writing your daily journal in it — Blossom. Write in 50+ languages including English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean and more, and improve your foreign-language skills every day. Write as much as you can in the foreign-languages. The AI assistant provides real-time corrections with perfect grammar. Feeling hesitant to start writing in a foreign language? It’s perfectly fine to mix in your native language. The AI engine automatically translates it into natural, context-appropriate foreign-language sentences. Even rough drafts are polished smoothly, the “Blossom Editor” helps you write in any language with ease. Hundreds of thousands of foreign-language journal entries are updated daily on Blossom. Blossom is the world’s first and largest AI language-learning platform that integrates journaling with AI, allowing daily diary writing to naturally turn into language learning. With just one sentence a day, you can build a habit that covers all core language skills — writing, speaking, listening, and reading. With a single global journal written together with AI each day, you get vocabulary study, shadowing, AI tutor conversations, and more. Every language learning feature made possible through journaling. Join global Blossom users and record and share your daily life in a foreign language. AI Tools • Blossom AI: Ask the AI anything about language learning. • Blossom Editor: An AI-powered writing editor with real-time feedback and grammar correction. Learning Features • Diary Voca: Automatically creates vocabulary lists from your journal and helps you learn words and sentences through fun games. • Diary Speak: Improve listening and pronunciation through shadowing practice using your own journal. • Diary Inspector: Continue daily learning with correction history and follow-up questions. • Proofreading: Skilled tutors provide professional corrections within 24 hours. • Level Test: Track your proficiency level based on your journal entries. Global Community • Shared Diaries: Decorate your journal with stickers and share your daily life with global friends around the world. • Language Exchange: Chat with global users in real-time and make foreign friends naturally. • Blossom Points: Earn points through community activities and exchange them for real cash. • Blossom World Travel: Explore new cultures and everyday lives through journals written by users worldwide. Utility / Tools • Blossom Translate: A brand new translator that supports “AI agentic communication” for travel, customer support, and conversations with foreign friends. • Blossom Diary: You can use Blossom like a regular diary by setting learning language to your native language. (All decoration and community features remain available!) Learning Languages English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, Khmer, Burmese, Turkish, Kazakh, Russian, Ukrainian, Mongolian, Spanish, Portuguese, Hindi, Arabic, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Greek, Romanian, Hungarian, Czech, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Bulgarian, Croatian, Slovak, Slovenian, Lithuanian, Latvian, Estonian, Icelandic, Irish, Maltese, Luxembourgish, Serbian, Catalan, Albanian, Belarusian, Bosnian, Galician, Macedonian, Basque What is Blossom? Blossom (Blossom Diary) began as an English Diary and has grown into the world’s first and largest platform that integrates journaling and language learning through AI.

Screenshots

NAVER Dictionary3 screens
Blossom Diary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Blossom Diary at 83% against NAVER Dictionary's 36%. Blossom Diary also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.2) and ads (none vs shown). NAVER Dictionary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (251 vs 8). On price, monetization model, 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. Blossom Diary sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. NAVER Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Blossom Diary holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NAVER Dictionary has 251 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of NAVER Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 83% of Blossom Diary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NAVER Dictionary ships an update every 2 months, Blossom Diary every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
NAVER Dictionary versus Blossom Diary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNAVER DictionaryBlossom Diary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (251 ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.6% of reviews83.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings251 — better8
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB131 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNAVER Corp.Jinui You

Customer experience

NAVER Dictionary

All ratings251 ratings
Positive50.2%
Neutral11.6%
Negative38.2%
Written reviews444 reviews
Positive35.6%
Neutral15.8%
Negative48.6%

Blossom Diary

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive83.0%
Neutral6.4%
Negative10.6%

Bugs and requests

NAVER Dictionary

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Login/sign-up issues
  • Inconsistent behavior across updates

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add pronunciation audio
  • Improve dictionary search and navigation
  • Provide dark mode option
  • Sync word lists across devices

Blossom Diary

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NAVER Dictionary

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Blossom Diary

One-time5
  • 10 Golden Flowers$0.99
  • 30 Golden Flowers$2.99
  • 50 Golden Flowers$4.99
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  • 100 Golden Flowers$9.99
  • Blossom Premium$34.99

Questions

Is NAVER Dictionary free?
NAVER Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Blossom Diary free?
Blossom Diary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, NAVER Dictionary or Blossom Diary?
Blossom Diary is rated higher. NAVER Dictionary averages 3.2 out of 5 from 251 ratings, while Blossom Diary averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do NAVER Dictionary or Blossom Diary have ads?
NAVER Dictionary shows ads; Blossom Diary does not.
Which is updated more often, NAVER Dictionary or Blossom Diary?
NAVER Dictionary ships an update every 2 months, and Blossom Diary every 3 weeks. Most recently, NAVER Dictionary was updated on September 25, 2026 and Blossom Diary on September 18, 2026.

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