MDict AD vs words.hk 粵典
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MDict AD
This is a dictionary application that supports multiple languages and offers fast lookups. It allows users to download various dictionary data packs and features pronunciation support, favorites, and search history.
- Fast lookup and loading speed
- Support for rich text content
- Pronunciation support
- Favorites and search history
- In-page search
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This is the adware version of MDict. MDict is a dictionary that support multi-language. It dosen't bundle with dictionary data. But it's a open platform that you can download many pre-built dictionary datas by others. Key features include: 1. Very fast lookup speed and dictionary loading speed. You can switch dictionary instantly. 2. Support rich text formated content 3. Pronunciation support. Currently with English, French, Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese.(Chinese/Japanese pronunciation support are limited) 4. Favorites and Search history 5. Supports in page search
words.hk 粵典
This open Cantonese dictionary supports searches in multiple languages and romanization systems. It offers handwriting recognition for Chinese characters and provides audio pronunciations for words and example sentences. The dictionary content is available in both English and Cantonese.
- Multi-language search (English, Cantonese, Mandarin)
- Jyutping and Yale romanization support
- Handwriting recognition for Chinese characters
- Audio pronunciations for words and sentences
- Bilingual English/Cantonese content
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Words.hk is an open Cantonese dictionary for users with various backgrounds: whether you are a Cantonese beginner or native speaker. Features: 1. Search in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Jyutping, and Yale 2. Handwritting recognition of Chinese characters in searches 3. Listen to pronunciations for words and example sentences 4. Bilingual dictionary contents in both English and Cantonese
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: words.hk 粵典 at none against MDict AD's shown. words.hk 粵典 also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 12 months) and review sentiment (93% vs 65%). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for MDict AD against 5.0 for words.hk 粵典. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: words.hk 粵典 has 19 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 65% of MDict AD's written reviews are positive against 93% of words.hk 粵典's.
MDict AD ships an update every 12 months, words.hk 粵典 every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MDict AD | words.hk 粵典 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (19 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 64.9% of reviews | 92.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 19 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 167 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | 文伟 张 | Xiang Li |
Customer experience
MDict AD
words.hk 粵典
In-app purchases
MDict AD
No in-app purchases
words.hk 粵典
No in-app purchases
