Terminology vs Dict
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Terminology
Explore the English language with this comprehensive tool. It offers dictionary and thesaurus functions, along with research capabilities to dive deeper into words and phrases. Extend its functionality with custom resources for web and app searches.
- Offline U.S. English dictionary
- Synonyms, antonyms, and word relations
- Customizable resources for web and app searches
- Favorite and create term lists
- Audio pronunciations
- Wildcard and spelling suggestions
- iCloud sync and backup
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Terminology is a browser for the English language – part dictionary, part thesaurus and part research tool. Terminology makes it easy to explore words and phrases, diving down to more and less specific terms - accessing web resources and other apps for more detail and sharing. More than a dictionary, Terminology can be extended with custom resources to search the Internet and other reference apps – making it a great place to satisfy any of your curiosities. ## DICTIONARY, THESAURUS & SEARCH ## - Offline U.S. English dictionary and word reference with simple, straightforward definitions. Based on the latest version of the Open English WordNet - Definitions, synonyms, antonyms, and deeper word relations such as more and less specific words, part, part of, members, member of, pertains to, and more - Favorite and create lists of terms - Word browsing history - Add your notes to any term - Audio pronunciations - Wildcard (?,*) searching - Spelling suggestions - Fast, reliable iCloud (CloudKit) sync and backup of history, favorites, notes, and resources ## EXTENSIBLE RESOURCES ## Resources provide quick links to look up and search your terms on websites and in other apps. Ready to use resources for popular reference sites like Wikipedia, ChatGPT, Google, IMDb, and more, or create your own with simple URL templates. Get more creative with AI resources to drill down on pre-populated prompts. ## MORE FEATURES ## - Share extension lets you access Terminology from a text selection in any app - Control Center integration for quick search - Spotlight and Handoff support - Great support for Accessibility features like VoiceOver and Dynamic Text. - Shortcuts support ## TERMINOLOGY PRO ## Terminology is always free to use, but you can get more out of the app with a Terminology Pro: * Custom resources * Unlimited term lists * Unlimited notes per term Terminology Pro is a reasonable annual subscription, or a one-time lifetime unlock. ## SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ## * Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase * Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is disabled at least 24 hours before the end of the current subscription period * Automatic renewals will be charged at the same price you were initially charged for the subscription * Subscriptions can be managed or canceled by going to Account Settings on the App Store after purchase Have questions? Email support@agiletortoise.com. Terms: https://agiletortoise.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://agiletortoise.com/privacy-policy
Dict
Discover the meanings and synonyms of hundreds of thousands of words with this comprehensive dictionary and thesaurus. It offers autocomplete suggestions, a word history, and the ability to save favorites. Explore words further with quick links to external online dictionaries.
- Search definitions and synonyms
- Autocomplete suggestions
- Automatic word history
- Save words to favorites
- Quick links to online dictionaries
- Delete words from history/favorites
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Raaaggggghhh!!! is not a word, but you can use Dict-o-saurus Rex to discover the meanings of hundreds of thousands of real words. Dict-o-saurus uses WordNet® under the hood. WordNet® includes more that 150,000 English word definitions. Features: - Search for definitions & synonyms of words - Dictosaurus Rex provides a list of autocomplete suggestions as you type - Each word you look up is saved in your history automatically - Tap the red heart icon to save a word to your favourites. - Words can be deleted from your history and favourites at any time - double tap or long press a word to jump to its definition or synonym - Swipe right and left to move forward and back through your history - If your want to explore a word further then we provide quick links to 8 popular online dictionaries without you ever having to leave the app. WordNet® is an open source lexical database provided by Princeton University "About WordNet." WordNet. Princeton University. 2010. http://wordnet.princeton.edu API for using WordNet® produced by Lexicontext http://www.lexicontext.com/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dict at none against Terminology's 2. Dict also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 71%) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 18.0). Terminology's advantage is ratings volume (1.1K vs 27) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 3 months). 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
Both are free to download. Terminology sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per year. Dict asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Terminology against 4.7 for Dict. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Terminology has 1.1K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 71% of Terminology's written reviews are positive against 100% of Dict's.
Terminology ships an update every 4 weeks, Dict every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Terminology | Dict |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (1.1K ratings) | 4.7 (27 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1.1K — better | 27 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 9.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 54 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Agile Tortoise | KFX Tech LTD |
Customer experience
Terminology
Dict
Bugs and requests
Terminology
Reported bugs
3 issues- Keyboard does not always appear when tapping search
- Crashes or freezes on some devices
- Difficulty adjusting volume for word pronunciations
Requested features
5 requests- Add ability to review and manage favorite words
- Implement quiz or flashcard features for learning new words
- Improve keyboard integration and shortcuts
- Add more comprehensive dictionary coverage
- Provide option to revert to previous app version
Dict
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Terminology
- Pro - Annual$7.991 Year
- Lifetime$29.99
Dict
No in-app purchases



