Comparison

Filipino Dictionary + vs Learn Tagalog Fast!

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

Head to head
About

Filipino Dictionary +

This app provides a comprehensive bilingual dictionary and translator for English and Filipino languages. It offers offline access to over 350,000 words and phrases, including pronunciation, translation, and learning tools like flashcards and vocabulary games. Designed for students, teachers, and travelers, it aids in language acquisition and everyday communication.

Highlights
  • Bilingual English-Filipino dictionary
  • Offline translation of words and phrases
  • Image text scanning for dictionary search
  • Thesaurus, synonyms, and antonyms
  • Vocabulary games and flashcards
  • Offline pronunciation
  • Phrasebook with common phrases
Features
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• Bilingual English to Filipino and Filipino to English dictionary • Filipino to English word and phrase translator and translation • Over 350K words and phrase can be used in offline • Offline pronunciation and translate any sentences • Scan text in image by pointing camera to search in dictionary • Designed for student, teacher, tourist and language learners • Having thesaurus, synonyms and antonyms • Translate individual words, phrases, or whole sentences • Tap a word for cross searching • Bookmark and Recent history for instant recall • Word of the day to learn IELTS, TOEFL and SAT words • Multiple games help to improve English and Filipino vocabulary • Offline Pronunciation helps to learn words properly • Flash card and Word of the Day helps to improve vocabulary • Phrase book, Phrase of the day and Phrase Card helps to speak common phrases • Quote of the Day improves wisdom and motivation

About

Learn Tagalog Fast!

Master essential Tagalog for everyday conversations quickly. This app simplifies learning, compressing months of study into days. Build sentences and communicate effectively with easy-to-follow lessons and full audio translations.

Highlights
  • Immediately useful language
  • Compresses learning into days
  • Builds sentences
  • Simple, teacher-like lessons
  • Full audio translations
Features
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We focus on teaching immediately useful language that you can actually use in everyday life. We compress months of learning into just a few days. Tagalog can be scary, difficult, and frustrating to learn. This app is designed to be the easiest way possible for you to take your first steps in the language. Even if you know a few words already, this will jump straight into helping you build sentences and actually ***communicate*** (finally!) with those around you. Lessons are customized to you and your needs so no time wasted learning things you're not interested in. ***Now includes full audio translations for all Tagalog words!!!*** Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Filipino Dictionary +4 screens
Learn Tagalog Fast!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Learn Tagalog Fast! at none against Filipino Dictionary +'s shown. Learn Tagalog Fast! also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 2 months) and review sentiment (70% vs 60%). Filipino Dictionary +'s advantage is ratings volume (550 vs 143). 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. Filipino Dictionary + sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and Learn Tagalog Fast! sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. 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 — 4.7 for Filipino Dictionary + against 4.7 for Learn Tagalog Fast!. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 550 and 143 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 60% of Filipino Dictionary +'s written reviews are positive against 70% of Learn Tagalog Fast!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Filipino Dictionary + ships an update every 2 months, Learn Tagalog Fast! monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Filipino Dictionary + versus Learn Tagalog Fast!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFilipino Dictionary +Learn Tagalog Fast!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (550 ratings)4.7 (143 ratings) — better
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews69.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings550 — better143
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsMonthly — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperiThinkdiffPhil Smithson

Customer experience

Filipino Dictionary +

All ratings549 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral4.4%
Negative3.8%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral13.3%
Negative26.7%

Learn Tagalog Fast!

All ratings142 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative27.3%

Bugs and requests

Filipino Dictionary +

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Learn Tagalog Fast!

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Lost all purchased lessons
  • AI chatbot limited prompts
  • Links appearing after words/URLs
  • Scrolling issues
  • Audio examples don't work
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  • App doesn't load
  • Errors with iOS 17

Requested features

6 requests
  • Bring back traditional lessons
  • Restore access to purchased content
  • Improve AI content quality
  • Fix errors in Tagalog/Taglish
  • Fix audio issues
Show 1 more
  • Update for iOS 17

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Filipino Dictionary +

One-time5
  • English Pronunciation$0.99
  • Filipino & English Translator$0.99
  • Flash Card$0.99
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  • Phrase Book$0.99
  • Unlock Full Version2 variants$9.99
3 purchases

Learn Tagalog Fast!

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Unlimited$4.991 Month
  • Annual Unlimited7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • All 50 lessons$19.99

Questions

Is Filipino Dictionary + free?
Filipino Dictionary + is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Tagalog Fast! free?
Learn Tagalog Fast! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Filipino Dictionary + or Learn Tagalog Fast!?
Learn Tagalog Fast! is rated higher. Filipino Dictionary + averages 4.7 out of 5 from 550 ratings, while Learn Tagalog Fast! averages 4.7 from 143 ratings.
Do Filipino Dictionary + or Learn Tagalog Fast! have ads?
Filipino Dictionary + shows ads; Learn Tagalog Fast! does not.
Which is updated more often, Filipino Dictionary + or Learn Tagalog Fast!?
Filipino Dictionary + ships an update every 2 months, and Learn Tagalog Fast! monthly. Most recently, Filipino Dictionary + was updated on October 24, 2026 and Learn Tagalog Fast! on October 24, 2026.

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