Worldictionary Lite

Name: Worldictionary Lite
Rating: 2.6 (1036 reviews)
Author: Penpower Inc.

By: Penpower Inc.

Smart tool for learning foreign languages

Features & Capabilities

Worldictionary Lite is a smart Chrome extension designed to revolutionize the way you learn foreign languages. Simply point your device's camera at any word, and it instantly provides definitions and translations without the need to type or capture images manually. Supporting 15 major languages—including Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Scandinavian languages, and more—this tool is indispensable for travelers, students, and language enthusiasts.

Beyond instant translation, Worldictionary Lite offers features such as phrase translation, audio pronunciations for supported languages, and seamless integration with Google, Wikipedia, and YouTube search. It also lets users save search history and build personalized word databases to enhance learning efficiency. Please note that an active internet connection is required to access the full range of capabilities.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App Education Communication

By:

Downloads:

Rating:

Version:

3.3.3 Last updated: 2020-12-11

Creation date:

2011-12-23

Publisher country:

Email:

An*****@penpowerinc.com

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

Source:

Google Play Store

Data ingested on:

2026-07-04

Compare stats and ranking:

Ranking

# 115,858 ▼ 288

For Developers

Monetize with App Pass Boost with Extension Booster

Contact the developer

Chrome-Stats does not own this Android app. Please use these information below to contact the Android app developer.

Developed by:

Penpower Inc.

Google Play Store

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.penpower.worldictionaryLite

Email:

An*****@penpowerinc.com

Website:

http://worldcard.penpowerinc.com/product.asp?sn=322

User Reviews

Users find Worldictionary Lite effective at OCR for English and Chinese and appreciate its dictionary functions. However, major concerns include intrusive permissions that harm privacy, a very limited trial period, and issues with missing definitions after purchase. Some users report app malfunctions and difficulty starting the app, which impacts overall satisfaction.

Pros

Good OCR capability recognizing English and Traditional Chinese handwriting and printed text fairly well.
Helpful and useful dictionary functionality appreciated by some users.
Easy to use with satisfactory performance in initial trials.
Overall positive impression from users discovering the app's features.

Cons

App requires suspiciously intrusive permissions such as access to contacts, raising privacy concerns.
Extremely short trial period limits user experience and evaluation.
Paid version lacks full word definitions, causing dissatisfaction and confusion about differences versus free alternatives.
App sometimes fails to start or work properly, causing frustration.

Recent reviews

Unable to work with usb pen power dictionary.

vi*****, 2021-04-03

We purchased Penpowers scanner pen to help with our son's reading. But this app won't start without access to contacts. There is no way that the functionality of the app needs this information. Uninstalled the app and returned the pen. Edit: Dev comment doesn't change anything. If specific niche functionality needs to be walled off due to insufficient permissions that's one thing. But locking the entire app behind the most sensitive permissions screams either "spyware" or a poorly written ap