Comparison

NAVER Dictionary vs Pineapple Academy

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

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.

Screenshots

NAVER Dictionary3 screens
Pineapple Academy3 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Pineapple Academy sells 20 one-off in-app purchases. NAVER Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
NAVER Dictionary versus Pineapple Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNAVER DictionaryPineapple Academy
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (251 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings251 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsWeekly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size71 MB189 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNAVER 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

None

NAVER Dictionary

No in-app purchases

20 purchases

Pineapple Academy

One-time20
  • 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

Questions

Is NAVER Dictionary free?
NAVER Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pineapple Academy free?
Pineapple Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NAVER Dictionary or Pineapple Academy have ads?
NAVER Dictionary shows ads; Pineapple Academy does not.
Which is updated more often, NAVER Dictionary or Pineapple Academy?
NAVER Dictionary ships an update every 2 months, and Pineapple Academy weekly. Most recently, NAVER Dictionary was updated on September 27, 2026 and Pineapple Academy on September 10, 2026.

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