ABBYY Lingvo vs WordWeb

ABBYY Lingvo provides electronic dictionaries for work and study on Android, iOS, macOS, and Windows. Its Windows multilingual version covers 10 languages, while the multilingual Professional edition includes more than 80 general, explanatory, and specialist dictionaries. Listed specialist subjects include law, economics, finance, engineering, oil and gas, chemistry, medicine, and biology. Windows can translate words under the cursor in pictures, web pages, and subtitles. On macOS, translation is available through Services or keyboard shortcuts, with cursor translation in Safari. The mobile apps state that all functions work offline. Android supports photo and video translation and grammatical word forms; iOS can translate photographed text and sync user-created vocabulary cards across devices. Mobile pages offer five basic free dictionaries across English, German, French, Spanish, Latin, and Russian, with more available for purchase. Lingvo Tutor provides exercises for word meanings and spelling. The Windows x6 trial offers full access for 15 days from first launch. Listed Windows licenses are priced per edition and have a three-year term.

WordWeb is an English dictionary and thesaurus for definitions, synonyms, examples, and translations, with one-click lookup in Windows programs. The free version lists 160,000 root words and 230,000 word senses, plus basic AI suggestions and translations. The maker says WordWeb works offline; contextual AI definitions and translations are available online. WordWeb also offers audio pronunciations, usage examples, and web reference tabs such as Wikipedia. Pro adds wildcard and full-text search, anagram solving, custom glossaries, adding new words, and custom web references. Optional Oxford, Chambers, and Collins dictionaries are available. The maker links to iPhone, iPad, and Android apps, and lists Windows and macOS support. The free version costs nothing. WordWeb Pro is $1.50 a month billed yearly ($18/Yr), WordWeb Pro Bundle is $2.42 a month billed yearly ($29/Yr), and US Reference Bundle is $4.08 a month billed yearly ($49/Yr). Personal licenses cover up to two personal computers, or one computer with more than one user; network use requires special licensing.