Dictionary.com: English Words vs Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

Dictionary.com: English Words

Curiosity Media
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 49.2M installs
VS

Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

Cornell University
App Store
$0/mo
~$0/yr · 16.3M installs
Revenue winnerTied
Installs winner Dictionary.com: English Words wins +202% vs other
MAU winner Dictionary.com: English Words wins +199% vs other
Rating winner Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab wins +2% vs other

Why Dictionary.com: English Words is winning

Top 1 reasons - backed by the public App Store / Play Store numbers.

  1. Bigger install base. Dictionary.com: English Words has ~49.2M lifetime installs vs Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab's ~16.3M - 3.0× the funnel top.

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Side-by-side metrics

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Dictionary.com: English Words
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Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab
Monthly revenue (est.)?
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Annual revenue (est.)
$0
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Lifetime installs (est.)
49.2M
16.3M
Monthly active users (est.)?
4.4M
1.5M
App Store rating
4.78★
4.86★
Total ratings
328K
108K
US grossing rank
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Cheapest monthly sub
No sub
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IAP tiers detected
0 tiers
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Dictionary.com: English Words

Curiosity Media
App Store
Category
Reference
Price
Free
Released
Apr 7, 2009
Last updated
Jun 23, 2026
File size
35.0 MB
Content rating
12+
Version
12.1.0
Languages
English
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Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab

Cornell University
App Store
Category
Reference
Price
Free
Released
Dec 11, 2013
Last updated
May 23, 2026
File size
354.4 MB
Content rating
4+
Version
3.9
Languages
AF, Arabic, Danish, Dutch, English, French +25 more
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FAQ

Which makes more money, Dictionary.com: English Words or Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab? v
Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab earns about $0 per month, while Dictionary.com: English Words earns about $0. That is a ∞× revenue gap. Annual revenue: Dictionary.com: English Words ≈ $0/year, Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab ≈ $0/year. Estimates are derived from public App Store signals - grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings and category benchmarks.
Which has more downloads, Dictionary.com: English Words or Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab? v
Dictionary.com: English Words leads with about 49.2M estimated downloads vs 16.3M for Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab - a 3.0× gap. Dictionary.com: English Words's App Store downloads are estimated from 328K ratings × the standard 1:75 ratio. Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab's App Store downloads are estimated from 108K ratings.
Are Dictionary.com: English Words and Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab in the same App Store category and competing for the same money? v
Yes - both apps sit in the Reference category, which means they compete directly for the same paying users and category-level wallet share. Direct competitors, head-to-head.
Do Dictionary.com: English Words and Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab have in-app purchases? v
Dictionary.com: English Words does not appear to offer in-app purchases on its public listing. Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab does not appear to offer in-app purchases. Monetization model: Dictionary.com: English Words runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)", Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab runs "No App Store revenue (monetizes off-store)".
Which has better ratings, Dictionary.com: English Words or Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab? v
Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab edges ahead with ★ 4.9 vs ★ 4.8 (gap of 0.1 stars). Rating volume: Dictionary.com: English Words 328K ratings, Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab 108K ratings. Higher rating volume = stronger ASO signal even when star averages are close.
How accurate are these Dictionary.com: English Words vs Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab revenue estimates? v
Directional - typically within 2-3× of actual money earned for popular apps. The $0 for Dictionary.com: English Words and $0 for Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab are derived from App Store grossing rank, scraped IAP tiers, ratings volume and category benchmarks (Reference) - net of the 15-30% Apple/Google store cut. Real revenue depends on country mix, retention, refunds and ad fill rate, none of which Apple or Google publish.
How do I compare Dictionary.com: English Words or Merlin Bird ID by Cornell Lab to a different App Store app? v
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