Comparison

DICTA Learning vs Numvolt

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

DICTA Learning

Master Latin and ancient Greek vocabulary with interactive flashcards, writing exercises, and drawing activities. Access a comprehensive lexicon with audio pronunciations. Receive daily vocabulary reminders via notifications and widgets.

Highlights
  • Digital flashcards
  • Write Mode for self-assessment
  • Draw Mode for muscle memory
  • Lexicon of terms
  • Audio recordings of terms
  • Daily term notifications
  • iPhone widget for daily term
Features
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DICTA assists with the learning of Latin and ancient Greek vocabulary by unique study features; these features include pre-made, digital flashcards, "Write Mode" for self-assessment, and "Draw Mode" for muscle-memory development. DICTA also provides a lexis of relevant terms in each language, audio recordings of Latin terms, and an optional daily notification and iphone widget displaying a "Daily Term," among other features.

About

Numvolt

Enhance your mental math skills with a comprehensive trainer offering 15 topics and 150 levels each. Learn fastest calculation methods, track progress, and compete globally. Features include daily challenges, duels, and a home screen widget.

Highlights
  • 15 topics, 150 levels each
  • Fastest calculation method explanations
  • Daily challenges and sprints
  • Global ladder rankings
  • Two-player duels
  • Progress tracking and home screen widget
Features
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Numvolt helps you get better at mental math: open, calculate, understand, repeat. No account and no ads. For new installations, Numvolt Pro is required to start sessions after onboarding. Choose a yearly subscription or a lifetime one-time purchase; the price and terms are shown before purchase. FIFTEEN TOPICS, A HUNDRED AND FIFTY RUNGS EACH Addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, percentages, order of operations, powers, algebra, square roots, signed numbers, proportions, time and durations, unit conversion and number patterns. Each topic has its own 150-rung journey, up to five elite chapters; the difficulty adjusts during the session, block by block. You pick your starting point at setup, and you can always replay a lower level. THE FASTEST METHOD, FOR EVERY CALCULATION After a mistake, and at the end of a session for your slowest answers, Numvolt shows you the fastest way to do it in your head, step by step: 71 × 87 is 70 × 87 + 87; 79² is 80² − 160 + 1. With the reflex to keep and other ways to do it. In the courses, type any calculation and the app explains the best method. In Zen mode there is no timer: time to understand. SPRINTS AND A DAILY CHALLENGE 15, 30 or 60 seconds on the + − × ÷ mix. +1 per correct answer, −1 per mistake. The daily challenge is the same 60-second series for everyone, all day long. A LADDER FROM YOUR CITY TO THE WORLD Join the ladder with a nickname and your city. Your best sprint is ranked on six rungs: city, county, region, country, continent, world. After every sprint you see exactly what you climbed — "5th → 2nd · Rhône" — and how many points you need to overtake the next player. Only your nickname, city and scores are published. Never your exact location. DUEL ON ONE PHONE Two players, the same questions in the same order, 30 seconds each. Scores are revealed at the end. YOUR PROGRESS, VISIBLE XP, overall level, accuracy, day streak, seven-day chart, level per topic and session history. A Home Screen widget shows your daily goal and starts a sprint in one tap. WHAT STAYS WITH YOU Your progress lives on your iPhone, in the app's storage. No account. Anonymous usage counters, which you can switch off in Settings, only tell us where the app gets stuck. Fractions and decimals accepted on the keypad. Light, dark or automatic appearance. Available in 46 languages. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

DICTA Learning4 screens
Numvolt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: DICTA Learning at none against Numvolt's 1. DICTA Learning also leads on ratings volume (5 vs 1). Numvolt's advantage is update cadence (daily vs fortnightly). On price, rating, 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. Numvolt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DICTA Learning asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for DICTA Learning against 5.0 for Numvolt. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DICTA Learning has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DICTA Learning ships an update fortnightly, Numvolt daily. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
DICTA Learning versus Numvolt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDICTA LearningNumvolt
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (5 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Number of ratings5 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightlyDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDICTA LANGUAGES LEARNING DEVELOPMENT PLATFORM COMPANY INC.ROMEO ILARIO FLAVIO GAMBINO

Customer experience

DICTA Learning

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Numvolt

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

DICTA Learning

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Numvolt

One-time1
  • Numvolt Pro$8.99

Questions

Is DICTA Learning free?
DICTA Learning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Numvolt free?
Numvolt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DICTA Learning or Numvolt?
DICTA Learning and Numvolt are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 5 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do DICTA Learning or Numvolt have ads?
Neither DICTA Learning nor Numvolt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, DICTA Learning or Numvolt?
DICTA Learning ships an update fortnightly, and Numvolt daily. Most recently, DICTA Learning was updated on October 8, 2026 and Numvolt on September 30, 2026.

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