NAVER Dictionary vs Phum Korean Dictionary
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.
Phum Korean Dictionary
This app provides a digital Khmer-Korean-English dictionary based on a comprehensive print version. It's a useful tool for language learners and those needing to translate between these three languages.
- Khmer-Korean-English translation
- Digital dictionary format
- Based on established print edition
- Language learning tool
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Phum Korean Dictionary is digital version of Khmer-Korean-English Dictionary by Ph.D. Kim Woo-Taek. Phum Dictionary for iOS developed by Biz Solution.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Phum Korean Dictionary at 4.5 against NAVER Dictionary's 3.2. Phum Korean Dictionary also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 36%) and ads (none vs shown). NAVER Dictionary's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 22 months) and ratings volume (252 vs 2). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Phum Korean Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: NAVER Dictionary has 252 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 36% of NAVER Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 75% of Phum Korean Dictionary's.
NAVER Dictionary ships an update every 2 months, Phum Korean Dictionary every 22 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | NAVER Dictionary | Phum Korean Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.2 (252 ratings) | 4.5 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 35.6% of reviews | 75.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 252 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 22 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 8.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 71 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | NAVER Corp. | Biz Solution Co., Ltd. |
Customer experience
NAVER Dictionary
Phum Korean Dictionary
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
Phum Korean Dictionary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
NAVER Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Phum Korean Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Questions
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