NAVER Dictionary vs Pineapple Academy
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.
Pineapple Academy
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Pineapple is a language learning platform. Download your textbooks on mobile and start learning today! Textbook Download To access the textbook content, users must download the content—which includes images and audio files—upon first entry. Please note that these files may be relatively large in size. Note-Taking Users can freely take notes within the textbook content. Note data can be exported or imported via the in-app Settings menu to a location of the user's choice.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NAVER Dictionary at none against Pineapple Academy's 21. Pineapple Academy's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Pineapple Academy sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. NAVER Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.
NAVER Dictionary ships an update every 2 months, Pineapple Academy weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NAVER Dictionary | Pineapple Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (251 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 35.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 251 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 14.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 189 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAVER Corp. | 주식회사 코퍼스랩 |
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
Pineapple Academy
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NAVER Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Pineapple Academy
- Basic 1-Year (Type C)$19.99
- 1 year technical fee2 variants$19.99
- Basic 1-Year (Type D)$24.99
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- Basic 1-Year (Type E)$29.99
- Standard 1-Year (Type E)$34.99
- Basic 1-Year (Type F)$34.99
- 1-Year Rental$34.99
- Premium 1-Year (Type E)$39.99
- Standard 1-Year (Type F)$39.99
- Basic 1-Year (Type G)$39.99
- 1-Year Rental$39.99
- Premium 1-Year (Type F)$44.99
- Standard 1-Year (Type G)$44.99
- Permanent Ownership$44.99
- Premium 1-Year (Type G)$49.99
- Permanent Ownership$49.99
- Permanent Ownership$59.99
- 1-Year Rental + Service Fee$64.99
- Permanent Ownership + 1Y Fee$69.99
- Permanent Ownership + 1Y Fee$84.99
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