Comparison

Logeion vs Wordroot

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

Head to head
About

Logeion

Access multiple classical dictionaries for Greek and Latin words in one application. Provides frequency, collocation, and corpus examples for common terms. Includes a variety of authoritative lexicons and textbook data.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous Greek and Latin word lookup
  • Multiple classical dictionaries
  • Frequency and collocation data
  • Corpus examples
  • Draws from Greek and Latin textbooks
Features
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Use one app to look up any Greek or Latin word: Logeion was developed at the University of Chicago to provide simultaneous lookup of entries in many classical dictionaries. In addition, for frequent words, some frequency and collocation information is given plus examples from the corpus at perseus.uchicago.edu. • Liddell and Scott's Greek-English Lexicon (1940) • DGE (Diccionario Griego–Español). In progress; up to έξαυος. • Slater's Lexicon to Pindar (1969) • Woordenboek Grieks/Nederlands (in progress). • Lewis and Short, Latin-English Lexicon (1879) • The Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, ed. R. E. Latham, D. R. Howlett, & R. K. Ashdowne (London: British Academy, 1975-2013) The app draws data from the following Greek and Latin textbooks. • Frieze (rev. Dennison) Vergil’s Aeneid Books I-XII, with an Introduction, Notes, and Vocabulary • Greek: An Intensive Course, by Hardy Hansen and Gerald M. Quinn • Reading Greek: Grammar and Exercises, by Joint Association of Classical Teachers • Learn to Read Greek, by Andrew Keller and Stephanie Russell • Learn to Read Latin, by Andrew Keller and Stephanie Russell • Introduction to Attic Greek (2nd edition), by Donald Mastronarde • Wheelock's Latin, by Frederic M. Wheelock and Richard A. Lafleur • Basiswoordenlijst Latijn [Basic Latin Vocabulary], by J.K.L. Babeliowsky, D. den Hengst, W. Holtland, W. van Lakwijk, J.Th.K. Marcelis, H. Pinkster, J.J.L. Smolenaars, Staatsuitgeverij (NEW: English translations of the example sentences)

About

Wordroot

Features
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Wordroot is a dictionary that shows you where words come from. Look up any English word and get clean definitions plus the full etymology chain — Middle English, Old English, Latin, Ancient Greek, Proto-Germanic, all the way back to Proto-Indo-European where the trail exists. • Fast search with definitions grouped by part of speech • Etymology chain showing each ancestor, its language, and how the word arrived (inherited, derived, or borrowed) • A word of the day to start from • No ads, no accounts, no tracking Definitions and etymologies come from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Screenshots

Logeion4 screens
Wordroot3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Logeion at Free against Wordroot's $0.99. Logeion also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 27.0). Wordroot's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 5 weeks). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Logeion is free to download; Wordroot costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Logeion ships an update every 5 weeks, Wordroot every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Logeion versus Wordroot: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLogeionWordroot
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.4 (71 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews85.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings71 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size628 MB0 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperThe University of ChicagoJoshua Trommel

In-app purchases

None

Logeion

No in-app purchases

None

Wordroot

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Logeion free?
Logeion is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Wordroot free?
Wordroot costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Logeion or Wordroot have ads?
Neither Logeion nor Wordroot shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Logeion or Wordroot?
Logeion ships an update every 5 weeks, and Wordroot every 8 days. Most recently, Logeion was updated on October 8, 2026 and Wordroot on October 5, 2026.

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