Comparison

Мy Dictionary vs Build Own Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

Мy Dictionary

This app acts as an electronic notebook dictionary to help you learn foreign words. It offers features like pronunciation, translation, dictation, and flashcards. You can create your own multilingual dictionaries and sync them across devices.

Highlights
  • Create custom dictionaries
  • Listen to pronunciation
  • Word translation
  • Dictation practice
  • Flashcards
  • Multilingual support
  • iCloud sync
Features
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My Dictionary – an electronic notebook dictionary. This is an amazing assistant for studying foreign words. It helps you to learn the words which you have typed, giving you the opportunity to hear their pronunciation, translation in both sides and dictation. My Dictionary is multilingual – you can use several languages at once. FEATURES: • Create own dictionary ( add words to the dictionary ) • Listening • Pronouncing • Translation • Dictation • Flashcards • Multilingual dictionary ( includes all supported languages and accents (voice) ) • iCloud support ( sync your words with different iOS devices - iPad, iPhone, iPod ) • Easy to use interface • Easy switch the languages • Share on Facebook, Twitter and via Email Which are the advantages and why should you own the Notebook Dictionary? - It is always at hand – in the street, in the park, in the underground… - You can listen the pronunciation of the foreign words when you are walking, fall asleep… - Periodically and tactfully it reminds you that you should make an effort to learn the new words. - It shows you objectively your mistakes during your practice. - It gives you an objective assessment of the degree of your preparation. - Ability to use several languages if you have the ambition to learn more than one foreign language at once. Supported languages: Russian, Bulgarian, English, Finnish, French, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, etc. Try Мy Dictionary - Notebook Dictionary Today!

About

Build Own Dictionary

Create and manage personalized dictionaries for language learning. Add words with translations and descriptions, organize them by category, and search your entries. Translate sentences word-by-word using your custom dictionaries.

Highlights
  • Create and import dictionaries
  • Add, edit, and delete words
  • Categorize words
  • Sort words alphabetically or by time
  • Search dictionary entries
  • Translate sentences word-by-word
  • Customize appearance
Features
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Using this app you can create your own dictionaries during learning a foreign language. The key features are: - Create a dictionary or import it from your device into the app. - Delete or rename the dictionary. - Export the dictionary from the app to your device. - Add quickly a word with its translation and optionally its description to the dictionary. - Delete or edit words in the dictionary. - Assign a category name to the words. - Sort the words alphabetically, by time added, or by category. - Search a word, translation, or description in the dictionary. - Translate a sentence, word by word, using your created dictionaries. - Customize the colors and the font sizes of the dictionary. - Save all of your created dictionaries as an SQLite database in a DB file. The premium version enables the export/import feature, adding description, assigning category, customizing colors and font sizes, and sentence translator. It also removes all ads from the app.

Screenshots

Мy Dictionary4 screens
Build Own Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Мy Dictionary at none against Build Own Dictionary's shown. Мy Dictionary also leads on review sentiment (92% vs 69%) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 6 months). Build Own Dictionary's advantage is ratings volume (72 vs 21). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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

Both are free to download. Мy Dictionary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Build Own 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Мy Dictionary against 4.2 for Build Own Dictionary. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 21 and 72 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 92% of Мy Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 69% of Build Own Dictionary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Мy Dictionary ships an update every 6 weeks, Build Own Dictionary every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Мy Dictionary versus Build Own Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterМy DictionaryBuild Own Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (21 ratings) — better4.2 (72 ratings)
Positive reviews91.9% of reviews — better69.2% of reviews
Number of ratings2172 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.3 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB3 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperIvelin NikolovBita Sobhani

Customer experience

Мy Dictionary

All ratings21 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.5%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.1%

Build Own Dictionary

All ratings72 ratings
Positive76.4%
Neutral11.1%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral23.1%
Negative7.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Мy Dictionary

One-time1
  • 'Premium' Version$2.99
1 purchases

Build Own Dictionary

One-time1
  • Premium$3.99

Questions

Is Мy Dictionary free?
Мy Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Build Own Dictionary free?
Build Own Dictionary is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Мy Dictionary or Build Own Dictionary?
Мy Dictionary is rated higher. Мy Dictionary averages 4.3 out of 5 from 21 ratings, while Build Own Dictionary averages 4.2 from 72 ratings.
Do Мy Dictionary or Build Own Dictionary have ads?
Build Own Dictionary shows ads; Мy Dictionary does not.
Which is updated more often, Мy Dictionary or Build Own Dictionary?
Мy Dictionary ships an update every 6 weeks, and Build Own Dictionary every 6 months. Most recently, Мy Dictionary was updated on October 16, 2026 and Build Own Dictionary on September 22, 2026.

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