Scots Dictionary for Schools vs Scottish Learn For Beginners
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Scots Dictionary for Schools
Explore the meanings and pronunciations of thousands of Scots words and phrases. This free dictionary app features a user-friendly design, audio guides for pronunciation, a random word generator, and a favorites feature for easy word saving. It's perfect for learners and speakers of the Scots language.
- Extensive Scots word definitions
- Audio pronunciation guides
- Random word generator
- Favorites list
- Regional word map
- User-friendly design
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Want to know the meaning of 'gallus', 'sonsie' or 'swither'? How to say 'capercailzie', 'dreich' or 'stour'? Look no further! With a new user-friendly design and improved functionality, this new release makes it even easier to find the Scots word you’re looking for. The Scots Dictionary for Schools is a free and friendly dictionary for use in the classroom or at home. Compiled by Dictionaries of the Scots Language SCIO, the nation’s authority on Scots, the Scots Dictionary for Schools provides meanings in English for around 9,500 Scots words and phrases. It also includes audio guides for around 600 words so you can hear their pronunciation as well. New to this update is a random word generator to help you discover new words you might find interesting or useful. The favourites feature lets you build up a bank of words to read or practice at your leisure. A helpful map explains regional labels used to identify words, spellings and meanings used only or mainly in certain parts of Scotland. The Scots Dictionary for Schools is an ideal reference app for: • Everyone aged 8 to 18 who speaks, reads, or writes Scots – or would like to do so • Everyone studying Scots as a modern language • Everyone studying for an SQA Award in Scots Language • Everyone teaching Scots at primary or secondary level
Scottish Learn For Beginners
Master Scottish Gaelic with a comprehensive course designed for beginners. Learn essential phrases, vocabulary, and sentences through interactive exercises and quizzes. This free app offers a complete learning journey within two months for dedicated learners.
- Complete Scottish Gaelic course
- Beginner to advanced levels
- Daily life phrases
- Thousands of words and sentences
- Interactive quizzes
- No registration required
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Complete Scottish Gaelic Language learning course from basics to advance level and for beginners. Our app lets you learn Scottish language within two months of durations if you are really serious to learn Scottish. There are hundreds of different categories available in the app include daily life important phrases of Scottish language. There are thousands of Scottish words and phrases as well as also Scottish sentences available in the app. After learning a exercise, you can take a quiz available in the app and by practicing that you can make a good command on your Scottish language skills. There is no paid content available in the app and also no registration is required. Everything is free and Easy... So lets take a start towards your Scottish language learning journey. Privacy Policy: https://alikekraa.web.app/privacy Terms Of Use: https://alikekraa.web.app/terms
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The clearest difference is rating: Scots Dictionary for Schools at 5.0 against Scottish Learn For Beginners's 3.6. Scots Dictionary for Schools also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). Scottish Learn For Beginners's advantage is update cadence (every 4 months vs every 47 months) and ratings volume (9 vs 2). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Scottish Learn For Beginners sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Scots Dictionary for Schools asks for nothing beyond the download.
Scots Dictionary for Schools holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 9 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Scots Dictionary for Schools's written reviews are positive against 33% of Scottish Learn For Beginners's.
Scots Dictionary for Schools ships an update every 47 months, Scottish Learn For Beginners every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Scots Dictionary for Schools | Scottish Learn For Beginners |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 3.6 (9 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 63.6% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 9 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 47 months | Every 4 months — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 13.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dictionaries of the Scots Language | Ali Hassan |
Customer experience
Scots Dictionary for Schools
Scottish Learn For Beginners
In-app purchases
Scots Dictionary for Schools
No in-app purchases
Scottish Learn For Beginners
- Scottish Course3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Scottish Course3 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Scottish Course$34.991 Year
- Scottish Course Premium$59.99
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