Hola Means Hola vs Spanish Dictionary Hola
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hola Means Hola
This app is a Spanish learner's dictionary designed for intermediate and advanced users. It features a frequency-ordered word list with definitions in Spanish, example sentences, and optional English hints. The app also includes a reader view, flashcards, and audio for offline listening.
- Frequency-ordered Spanish dictionary
- Reader View with 500 pages
- Flashcard review system
- Spanish audio for offline listening
- Search Spanish and English words
- English hints available
- No account or ads required
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Learn Spanish words without constantly translating them. Hola Means Hola is a Spanish-first learner’s dictionary designed to be searched, read, and listened to. Look up the word you need, or follow a frequency-ordered path through Spanish vocabulary. Without flashcards. --SEARCH IN SPANISH OR ENGLISH-- Search more than 70,000 Spanish entries and hundreds of thousands of conjugations, plurals, inflected forms, and related terms. Choose Simple Spanish for the essential meaning or Detailed Spanish for greater precision and nuance. Definitions, examples, and connected words remain in Spanish. English support is available when you need confirmation, but it never takes over the learning experience. --READ THE DICTIONARY--- Build your Spanish from the words that matter most. The 25,000-word reading path is organized into 25 levels, beginning with the words Spanish uses most. Clear Spanish definitions build on more common vocabulary, so each level helps unlock the next. Read while you wait in line, take a break, or have a few quiet minutes. Your place and progress are saved automatically. --LISTEN WHILE YOU MOVE-- Turn vocabulary into a Spanish listening practice for walks, commutes, or time away from the screen. Choose from three listening modes: - Complete: Spanish definition and example, English confirmation, then the example again - Spanish Only: definition and example entirely in Spanish - Mixed: a shorter bilingual review Adjust playback speed, set a sleep timer, and download audio for the levels you want available offline. --EACH ENTRY INCLUDES-- - Frequency rank - Simple and detailed Spanish definitions - Spanish example sentences - Optional English support - Multiple meanings, if applicable - False-cognate warnings --BUILT FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNERS-- Hola Means Hola is for intermediate and advanced learners who want to spend more time understanding Spanish with Spanish, and less time translating back and forth. You can also: - Track how many words you read each day - Review your recent activity - Hide Spanish words that are already obvious to English speakers, such as “animal” - Download the complete dictionary for offline search - Report entries that seem wrong or unclear - Use the app without creating an account Hola Means Hola has no ads, third-party analytics SDKs, or cross-app tracking. Limited first-party analytics help improve the dictionary, search, reader, and audio experience. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.holameanshola.com/privacy
Spanish Dictionary Hola
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Spanish Dictionary is an offline English-Spanish dictionary created by a Spanish learner for Spanish learners. Search English or Spanish words quickly, browse curated word lists, open detailed word pages, and hear pronunciation with iOS speech playback. Features: - English-to-Spanish and Spanish-to-English search - Accent-insensitive matching - Spanish plural fallback - Conjugated-form lookup - Verb tables for common Spanish verbs - Example sentences, pronunciation text, and related words - Native audio pronunciation - Curated browse lists for learners Built for learners who want a simple, focused dictionary on the phone.
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Verdict
Hola Means Hola and Spanish Dictionary Hola are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Hola Means Hola ships an update every 5 days, Spanish Dictionary Hola every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hola Means Hola | Spanish Dictionary Hola |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 28 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Patrick Griffith | TONY SU |
In-app purchases
Hola Means Hola
No in-app purchases
Spanish Dictionary Hola
No in-app purchases
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