Comparison

NAVER Dictionary vs 미래탐구

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

미래탐구

Features
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* 미래탐구 앱 신규 출시 * 초등부터 대학입시까지 과목별 전문 심화 교육을 제공하는 미래탐구가 앱을 신규 출시 했습니다. 미래탐구 재원생이라면 다양한 서비스를 제공받으세요! - 라이브 강의 미래탐구 재원생은 미래탐구만의 명품 강의를 실시간으로 학습할 수 있어요! (선생님이 설정한 경우만 적용됩니다) - 동영상 강의 깜박하고 놓친 수업, 예습이 필요한 수업도 동영상 강의에서 언제, 어디서든 학습할 수 있어요! (선생님이 설정한 경우만 적용됩니다) - 과제 선생님이 내준 과제를 확인하고 과제 제출부터 평가점수까지 확인하세요. - 알림장 학원 전체 공지부터 개인별 알림까지 앱에서 한번에 확인하세요. 개발자 이메일 : webmaster@t-ime.com

Screenshots

NAVER Dictionary3 screens
미래탐구4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 미래탐구 at none against NAVER Dictionary's shown. NAVER Dictionary's advantage is review sentiment (36% vs 26%) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NAVER Dictionary versus 미래탐구: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNAVER Dictionary미래탐구
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (251 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.6% of reviews — better25.6% of reviews
Number of ratings251 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB38 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperNAVER Corp.(주)타임교육

Customer experience

NAVER Dictionary

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

미래탐구

Written reviews39 reviews
Positive25.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative74.4%

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

미래탐구

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NAVER Dictionary

No in-app purchases

None

미래탐구

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is NAVER Dictionary free?
NAVER Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is 미래탐구 free?
미래탐구 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do NAVER Dictionary or 미래탐구 have ads?
NAVER Dictionary shows ads; 미래탐구 does not.
Which is updated more often, NAVER Dictionary or 미래탐구?
NAVER Dictionary ships an update every 2 months, and 미래탐구 every 2 months. Most recently, NAVER Dictionary was updated on September 23, 2026 and 미래탐구 on September 10, 2026.

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