Comparison

NAVER Dictionary vs Korean Writing

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

Korean Writing

Features
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Korean Writing은 한글을 처음 배우는 외국인 학습자와 한국어 학습자를 위한 단계별 한글 쓰기 학습 앱입니다. 한글의 자음과 모음부터 글자, 단어, 문장까지 차례로 학습할 수 있습니다. 획순과 글자 조합 과정을 확인하고, 화면에 직접 쓰거나 키보드로 입력하면서 한글을 익힐 수 있습니다. 주요 기능 • 한글 자음과 모음 쓰기 연습 • 글자의 획순과 조합 과정 학습 • 자모, 글자, 단어, 문장의 단계별 학습 • 화면에 직접 쓰는 필기 연습 • 키보드로 입력하는 한글 쓰기 연습 • 단어와 문장 듣기 • 주제별 단어와 문장 학습 • 한국어, 영어, 일본어, 중국어, 베트남어, 프랑스어, 독일어, 스페인어, 러시아어, 몽골어 지원 Korean Writing과 함께 한글의 모양과 소리, 쓰기 순서와 실제 사용 방법을 차근차근 익혀 보세요.

Screenshots

NAVER Dictionary3 screens
Korean Writing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NAVER Dictionary at none against Korean Writing's 1. Korean Writing's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Korean Writing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. NAVER Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

NAVER Dictionary ships an update every 2 months, Korean Writing monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
NAVER Dictionary versus Korean Writing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNAVER DictionaryKorean Writing
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (252 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews35.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings252 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size70 MB33 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperNAVER Corp.SEUNGTAE KIM

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

Korean Writing

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

NAVER Dictionary

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Korean Writing

One-time1
  • 광고 제거$2.99

Questions

Is NAVER Dictionary free?
NAVER Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Korean Writing free?
Korean Writing is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do NAVER Dictionary or Korean Writing have ads?
Both NAVER Dictionary and Korean Writing show ads.
Which is updated more often, NAVER Dictionary or Korean Writing?
NAVER Dictionary ships an update every 2 months, and Korean Writing monthly. Most recently, NAVER Dictionary was updated on November 5, 2026 and Korean Writing on October 25, 2026.

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