Comparison

Speed Cantonese vs Nihongo Master Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

Speed Cantonese

This app offers a dynamic way to learn Cantonese vocabulary, moving beyond traditional flashcards. It integrates learning and testing, helping users quickly master new words through pattern recognition and engaging modes. Customize your learning with personal word lists and various difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Learn and test simultaneously
  • Add custom words
  • Yale and Jyutping Romanization
  • Multiple difficulty levels
  • Continuous and reverse learning modes
  • Hong Kong themed interface
Features
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Quickest way to get started on Cantonese vocabulary. Better than flashcards since you can learn at the same time as testing yourself and the app doesn't let you cheat! Speed Cantonese makes flash cards more powerful by giving you two choices. Unlike flash cards, you don't have to go and study a list of words and then come back and test yourself, the two choices mean you learn right from the start. With on screen score and best times its fun and easy, letting your brain do what it does best, learn to match visual patterns! Features: - Add your own words - Common Yale Romanization - Jyutping Romanization (Linguistic Society of Hong Kong) - Numbers: Easy, Medium, Hard - Dates, Colors, Foods, Places and more! - Over a hundred words to get you learning fast - Continuous mode for learning large numbers of words - Reverse mode: shows the English, guess the Cantonese - Great for advanced users or learning English for Cantonese speakers - Hong Kong theme and colors to get you thinking, feeling and speaking Cantonese - Simple fullscreen design gets rid of all distractions and helps you focus on learning Add your own words: - Revise for tests - Match word lists with textbooks - Expand the built in vocabulary list - Keep a list of words you find hard - Learn words for an upcoming holiday - Import files email/web/computer and share with friends/classmates

About

Nihongo Master Dictionary

This Japanese dictionary app helps users quickly find words and kanji with example sentences and JLPT levels. Create custom study lists and use flashcards to build vocabulary. It also offers popular study lists for common situations like travel and work.

Highlights
  • Word and kanji lookup
  • Example sentences
  • Related kanji information
  • JLPT level indicators
  • Custom study lists
  • Flashcard vocabulary builder
  • Popular situational study lists
Features
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Nihongo Master Dictionary is a fast, beautiful, and completely offline Japanese–English dictionary — built for learners at every level, from your first hiragana to JLPT N1. Look up any of 190,000+ words and 6,000+ kanji in an instant, with no internet connection required. Everything lives on your device, so it's always fast and always available — on the train, on a plane, or anywhere. SEARCH ANY WAY YOU THINK • Search in English, Japanese, or rōmaji (type "taberu" or 食べる) • Smart search understands conjugated verbs — 食べました finds 食べる • Results ranked by how common words actually are MASTER KANJI • 6,000+ kanji with meanings, readings, and JLPT level • Watch stroke-order animations, then practice writing with guided feedback • Find any kanji by its radicals • Listen to native pronunciation for many readings UNDERSTAND REAL JAPANESE • Full conjugation tables for every verb and adjective • Paste in a sentence and tap any word to break it down • Real-world example sentences show words in context STUDY & REMEMBER • Star your favorites and revisit recent lookups • Build custom study lists, or add popular community lists • Review with built-in spaced repetition so it sticks Nihongo Master Dictionary is free, supported by ads. A one-time in-app purchase removes ads forever. Ready to go beyond the dictionary? Nihongo Master offers full structured Japanese lessons at nihongomaster.com.

Screenshots

Speed Cantonese4 screens
Nihongo Master Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Nihongo Master Dictionary at Free against Speed Cantonese's $4.99. Nihongo Master Dictionary also leads on update cadence (every 21 months vs every 54 months) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). Speed Cantonese's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, 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

Nihongo Master Dictionary is free to download; Speed Cantonese costs $4.99 up front. Speed Cantonese sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Nihongo Master Dictionary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Speed Cantonese holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nihongo Master Dictionary has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 67% and 67% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speed Cantonese ships an update every 54 months, Nihongo Master Dictionary every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Speed Cantonese versus Nihongo Master Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeed CantoneseNihongo Master Dictionary
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequencyEvery 54 monthsEvery 21 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationPaidFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB242 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThirteen32 Pty LtdNihongo Master

Customer experience

Speed Cantonese

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Nihongo Master Dictionary

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Speed Cantonese

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Nihongo Master Dictionary

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99

Questions

Is Speed Cantonese free?
Speed Cantonese costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Nihongo Master Dictionary free?
Nihongo Master Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speed Cantonese or Nihongo Master Dictionary?
Speed Cantonese is rated higher. Speed Cantonese averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Nihongo Master Dictionary averages 4.4 from 5 ratings.
Do Speed Cantonese or Nihongo Master Dictionary have ads?
Nihongo Master Dictionary shows ads; Speed Cantonese does not.
Which is updated more often, Speed Cantonese or Nihongo Master Dictionary?
Speed Cantonese ships an update every 54 months, and Nihongo Master Dictionary every 21 months. Most recently, Speed Cantonese was updated on October 11, 2026 and Nihongo Master Dictionary on October 3, 2026.

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