NAVER Dictionary vs 아라 한자
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 70+ Dictionaries
- 30M+ Headwords
- Everyday English Conversation
- Pronunciation Evaluation
- User-created Dictionary Platform
- Multiple English Accents
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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.
아라 한자
Explore related Chinese characters through a chain-like system. Break down complex characters into their components for easier understanding. Quickly look up unknown characters and their meanings directly from the web.
- Chain-like character exploration
- Component breakdown of complex characters
- Web lookup integration
- Character meaning lookup
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꼬리에 꼬리를 무는 한자처럼 궁금한 다른 한자들을 계속 찾아볼수가 있습니다. 복잡한 한자들도 구성하고 있는 한자들을 분해해서 보여줘서 쉽게 이해할수 있습니다. 웹에서 모르는 한자나 한글을 보면, 글자를 선택한후 아라한자를 바로 호출해서 한자와 뜻을 볼수 있습니다.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: 아라 한자 at 100% against NAVER Dictionary's 35%. 아라 한자 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 3.2) and ads (none vs shown). NAVER Dictionary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ratings volume (252 vs 1). On price, update cadence, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. 아라 한자 sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. NAVER Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.
아라 한자 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NAVER Dictionary has 252 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 35% of NAVER Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 100% of 아라 한자's.
NAVER Dictionary ships an update every 2 months, 아라 한자 monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NAVER Dictionary | 아라 한자 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (252 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 252 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 70 MB | 80 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAVER Corp. | Hyung Dal KIM |
Customer experience
NAVER Dictionary
아라 한자
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
아라 한자
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NAVER Dictionary
No in-app purchases
아라 한자
- Buy 1,000 Points$0.99
- Buy 3,000 Points$1.99
- Buy 10,000 Points$2.99
