Comparison

Geographic Encyclopedia vs Etymology Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

Geographic Encyclopedia

Explore countries, capitals, and flags with detailed statistics and powerful browsing options. Discover information by region, search for specific country types, and sort data by various criteria.

Highlights
  • Browse countries by region
  • View country capitals and flags
  • Detailed statistics (area, population)
  • Search for monarchies and islands
  • Filter and sort by multiple criteria
  • Background music option
Features
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Powerful browsing tool for all countries and their capitals and flags. Browse the countries of the earth, in a way you could not have done before. With over 300 flags and up–to–date data for countries and territories, it is a great geography app for all. Powerful listing options include: Browse by region (ex. Arab League, Balkans, Baltics, BRICS, Caribbean, Commonwealth of Independent States, Commonwealth of Nations, European Union, Euro Zone, Francophonie, Mediterranean States, Middle East, Southeast Asia, United Nations and more). Stats for total number of countries, total area, total population for every search result as well as webviews for all countries and search categories. Background music with Blue Danube by Strauss with sound-off option. Extra functions for search for monarchies, islands with island count, countries with a similar flag, territories for a given country, countries with similar names to their capitals, and countries that share the same capital names, searches for territories as well. And many more options such as standard functions to filter by continent, and sort function to sort by area, population, country names, capitals, continents, or islands count in ascending or descending order. FadiSoft icon on credits page lists all apps by FadiSoft.

About

Etymology Dictionary

Features
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Etymology The way how a word comes. The essential language learning tool. When you want to study the origin of a word or learn the way in which its meanings have been changed throughout history, a serious and professional etymology English dictionary is very useful for rapidly searching accurate references. Knowing the origin of a word and the historical development of its meaning is an important part of language learning. This dictionary has collected a large number of sources, including variant of dictionary, lexicon, encyclopaedia, dialect, argot, jargon, slang, place name, surname, chemical name, music, linguistic data, ancient poems and books, the relations between different languages and other valuable materials, and be crafted as a practical pocket tool. Features: * Not only indexed etymologies by a word, but also words that have the same root indexed too. * List the language family, the nationality or the dialect area of the source. * Cross references of all root and keyword, search whole dictionary by only one link. * Add or remove your favourite to bookmark and conveniently review them later.

Screenshots

Geographic Encyclopedia3 screens
Etymology Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Geographic Encyclopedia at $0.99 against Etymology Dictionary's $14.99. Geographic Encyclopedia also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 9 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). 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

Geographic Encyclopedia costs $0.99 and Etymology Dictionary $14.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Geographic Encyclopedia ships an update every 4 weeks, Etymology Dictionary every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on October 8, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Geographic Encyclopedia versus Etymology Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterGeographic EncyclopediaEtymology Dictionary
Price$0.99 — better$14.99
Rating1.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 4 weeks — betterEvery 9 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaid—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFadiSoft Inc.斌 虞

In-app purchases

None

Geographic Encyclopedia

No in-app purchases

None

Etymology Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Geographic Encyclopedia free?
Geographic Encyclopedia costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Etymology Dictionary free?
Etymology Dictionary costs $14.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Geographic Encyclopedia or Etymology Dictionary have ads?
Neither Geographic Encyclopedia nor Etymology Dictionary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Geographic Encyclopedia or Etymology Dictionary?
Geographic Encyclopedia ships an update every 4 weeks, and Etymology Dictionary every 9 months. Most recently, Geographic Encyclopedia was updated on October 8, 2026 and Etymology Dictionary on October 7, 2026.

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