Langur Dictionary vs Lingua Nokta
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Langur Dictionary
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Langur is an offline German dictionary with meanings in English and Turkish. Look up German words, find German words from English or Turkish, see how words are really used, and learn them with flashcards and quizzes. FEATURES • Over 115,000 German entries, fully offline: no internet connection needed • German → English and German → Turkish in one search • Reverse search: find German words by typing English or Turkish • Usage patterns for 6,000+ words (e.g. sich freuen auf + Akk.) with example sentences and English and Turkish translations • Verb forms right in search: Präsens, Präteritum, Partizip II and Perfekt, with all person forms of Präsens and Präteritum one tap away • Articles (der, die, das) shown with nouns, plus article and meaning quizzes • Synonyms for 13,000+ words • Spaced-repetition flashcards, word of the day and recent searches • Smart search: inflected forms (ging → gehen) and searches with articles (das Haus) • Sentence translation with Apple's on-device translation (iOS 17.4 or later; the language pack is downloaded once) • Favorites, spoken pronunciation (text-to-speech), dark mode, VoiceOver and large text support The app interface is available in English, Turkish and German. No account or sign-in required. Sources: dictionary data from WikDict and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), synonyms from OpenThesaurus (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Lingua Nokta
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Lingua Nokta — your smart English mentor, from beginner to IELTS preparation. 4 MAIN TABS: • Lesson — Placement + adaptive daily lesson + progress tracking. From CEFR A1 to C2. • Practice — 42 modules: meaning networks, synonyms, collocations, memorization, spaced repetition, IPA phonetics, stress and intonation, accent training, grammar, sentence check, academic writing, listening, reading comprehension, speaking practice, interview preparation, and more. • Translate — Claude AI translates Turkish to English in 5 different tones (formal, casual, poetic, direct, conversational). Not a single translation, but contextual choices. • IELTS — Section-by-section strategy (Reading/Listening/Writing/Speaking), daily slice, and target band estimation. YILDIZ LANGUAGE ENGINE: • WordNet semantic network • cmudict pronunciation database — 40 years of academic work • 72 learning technologies • Claude Haiku translation bridge • 60 essential A1/A2 words embedded offline AKDAG QUALITY: • No ads — zero 3rd-party trackers • Local-first — vocabulary on device • No account required — try as guest • KVKK + GDPR compliant
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Verdict
Langur Dictionary and Lingua Nokta are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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.
| Parameter | Langur Dictionary | Lingua Nokta |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 94 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Emircan Yayla | Muhammet Baris Akdag |
In-app purchases
Langur Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Lingua Nokta
No in-app purchases
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