MDict AD vs Dicty
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
Dicty
This app allows you to view dictionaries in StarDict format on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad. It offers fast searching, contextual word lookup, and a dark color scheme for comfortable reading. Dictionaries are not included and must be downloaded separately.
- StarDict format support
- Fast search while typing
- Contextual word lookup
- Dark color scheme
- Clipboard support
- Share extension
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Dicty is a viewer application for dictionaries in StarDict format. Thanks to Dicty, thousands of free dictionaries become available for use with your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad ¹. Features: * StarDict format support (plain text, html, xdxf). * Fast search over all dictionaries while typing. * Contextual word lookup. Tap and hold on a word in the text to lookup it in all dictionaries. * Special "Dark" color scheme. Makes the text easier to read in the dark and saves your eyes. * Clipboard support. Allows to copy last translated word to clipboard. * Portrait and Landscape viewing modes. * iTunes File Sharing support. * Share extension. Allows to translate selected words from other apps. ¹ No dictionaries are provided with the application. You can find them on the Internet free of charge and download inside the application or copy using iTunes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: MDict AD at 5.0 against Dicty's 4.3. Dicty's advantage is review sentiment (87% vs 47%) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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.
MDict AD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dicty has 31 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 47% of MDict AD's written reviews are positive against 87% of Dicty's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
MDict AD ships an update every 12 months, Dicty every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on August 14, 2026 and July 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MDict AD | Dicty |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.3 (31 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 47.1% of reviews | 87.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 31 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 12 months | Every 2 months — 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 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 文伟 张 | Aliaksandr Strakovich |
Customer experience
MDict AD
Dicty
In-app purchases
MDict AD
No in-app purchases
Dicty
No in-app purchases
