Comparison

Dicty vs Dictio

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • StarDict format support
  • Fast search while typing
  • Contextual word lookup
  • Dark color scheme
  • Clipboard support
  • Share extension
Features
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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.

About

Dictio

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Dictio is a bit of a mix between a dictionary and a thesaurus. It uses the awesome content from the WordNet Project by the Princeton University and we have packaged it into a minimalistic, fast and easy to use app for iPad and iPhone. Features:  - More than 147.000 words that link to other related words; - Fast search that supports wildcards (like * and ?); - Universal app for both iPhone and iPad; - Dark mode; - No need for an internet connection (all the data is included in the app) .

Screenshots

Dicty4 screens
Dictio1 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Dicty at Free against Dictio's $1.99. Dicty also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.2). On ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Dicty is free to download; Dictio costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Dicty versus Dictio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDictyDictio
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.3 (35 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews87.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings35 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size5 MB54 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAliaksandr StrakovichFizzy Potion

In-app purchases

None

Dicty

No in-app purchases

None

Dictio

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dicty free?
Dicty is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dictio free?
Dictio costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Dicty or Dictio have ads?
Neither Dicty nor Dictio shows ads.

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