Skarnik vs Multitran
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Skarnik
This app provides comprehensive Belarusian language dictionaries, including Russian-Belarusian, Belarusian-Russian, and explanatory dictionaries. It is based on academic sources and continuously updated with new words and corrections.
- Russian-Belarusian dictionary
- Belarusian-Russian dictionary
- Explanatory Belarusian dictionary
- Over 100,000 words per dictionary
- Based on academic sources
- Continuously updated
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Гэтая праграма — афіцыйны кліент сайта Skarnik.by. 1. Руска-беларускі слоўнік змяшчае больш за 100 тысяч слоў. За аснову ўзяты акадэмічны слоўнік пад рэдакцыяй Я. Коласа, К. Крапівы і П. Глебкі. 2. Беларуска-рускі слоўнік таксама змяшчае больш за 100 тысяч слоў. Гэта «адваротны» слоўнік ад руска-беларускага. 3. Тлумачальны слоўнік беларускай мовы змяшчае больш за 95 тысяч слоў. Створаны на аснове акадэмічнага выдання пад рэдакцыяй К. Крапівы — пяцітомніка 1977-1984 гг. Асноўныя магчымасці: • Хуткі пошук слоў — працуе нават без інтэрнэту дзякуючы поўнаму афлайн доступу да слоўнікаў • Пастаноўка націску для беларускіх слоў • Захаванне слоў у абраныя і гісторыя пошуку • Абмен словамі праз спасылкі Скарнік дапрацаваны з улікам сучаснай практыкі і ўвесь час абнаўляецца (дадаюцца новыя словы, выпраўляюцца памылкі, недакладнасці і г. д.). Дзякуем усім за водгукі і прапановы.
Multitran
This dictionary app provides translations for words and phrases, organized by speech parts and subject areas. It includes over a thousand subject areas and displays phrases containing search words, grouped by topic. Entries may also feature user-added comments and translations.
- Word and phrase translation
- Organized by speech parts
- Over 1000 subject areas
- Phrase examples
- User-added content
- Dictionary comments
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Multitran dictionary translates words and phrases. Translations are sorted by speech parts and subject areas. There are over one thousand subject areas in the dictionary. It is also possible to view phrases that contain the current search word. Phrases are grouped by subject areas. Dictionary entries may contain comments. Some translations were added by users.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skarnik at 97% against Multitran's 43%. Skarnik also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 17 months). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Skarnik holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Skarnik has 48 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 97% of Skarnik's written reviews are positive against 43% of Multitran's.
Skarnik ships an update every 2 weeks, Multitran every 17 months. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Skarnik | Multitran |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (48 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 96.8% of reviews — better | 42.9% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 48 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks — better | Every 17 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 174 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Aleh Mazok | Andrey Pominov |
Customer experience
Skarnik
Multitran
In-app purchases
Skarnik
No in-app purchases
Multitran
No in-app purchases
