Logeion vs Wiktionary Reader
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Simultaneous Greek and Latin word lookup
- Multiple classical dictionaries
- Frequency and collocation data
- Corpus examples
- Draws from Greek and Latin textbooks
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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)
Wiktionary Reader
Access a comprehensive, multilingual free dictionary. Search for keywords with full-text search and browse results. Explore random entries or manage your saved pages.
- Full-text search
- Multilingual dictionary access
- Browse random entries
- Bookmark and history management
- Language selection
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Wiktionary Reader is a fast, focused way to explore Wiktionary — the free, collaborative, multilingual dictionary — on iPhone and iPad. SEARCH 198 LANGUAGE EDITIONS Look up words in English, Japanese, French, German, Chinese, and nearly 200 other Wiktionary editions. Reorder the language list to keep your favorites on top, and hide the ones you don't need. QUICK LOOKUPS Matching entries appear as soon as you search, and recent results are cached so repeat lookups show up instantly. Tap the dice button to discover a random entry and pick up a new word. A BETTER READING VIEW • Search an entry's title again with a single tap • Translate an entry into your preferred language with the globe button (powered by Google Translate) • Follow links freely with Home, Back, and Forward buttons • Open an entry in Safari or share it • Dark Mode support • Save images from entries to Photos BOOKMARKS AND HISTORY Bookmark the words you want to come back to. Every entry you open is added to your history automatically. Search and reorder both lists, and set how many items each one keeps. Export your bookmarks to a file and import them on another device. TWO-COLUMN LAYOUT ON LARGER SCREENS On an unfolded iPhone Duo or on iPad, search results appear on the left and the entry on the right, so you can move from word to word without losing your place. Fold your iPhone Duo and the app switches to a single column automatically. You can turn the two-column layout off in Settings. AVAILABLE IN 50 LANGUAGES The app's interface is localized into 50 languages, including English and Japanese. Wiktionary Reader is not an official app of the Wikimedia Foundation. Wiktionary content is written by its contributors and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License and other licenses. An internet connection is required to search and read entries.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Logeion at 4.4 against Wiktionary Reader's 3.9. Logeion also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 51%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Logeion holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.9. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 71 and 63 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Logeion's written reviews are positive against 51% of Wiktionary Reader's.
Logeion ships an update every 5 weeks, Wiktionary Reader monthly. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Logeion | Wiktionary Reader |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (71 ratings) — better | 3.9 (63 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 85.9% of reviews — better | 51.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 71 — better | 63 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 628 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The University of Chicago | KAZUYUKI TAJIMA |
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Logeion
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In-app purchases
Logeion
No in-app purchases
Wiktionary Reader
No in-app purchases
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