Tongan-English Dictionary Downloads & RevenueTongan-English Dictionary · App Store
Tongan-English Dictionary is #178 in Books Paid in United States and charting in 2 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 9 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Tongan-English Dictionary update history & changes
Last change · 6 events since 30 Sep 2019Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 6 events
- 📈Tongan-English Dictionary hit #1Top Paid · Books · AU
- 📈Tongan-English Dictionary entered the top 10Top Paid · Books · AU
- 📈Tongan-English Dictionary charting in a new countryChina
- 🆕Tongan-English Dictionary first spotted by AppInsider#97 in Top Paid · Books · United States
- 📦Tongan-English Dictionary version 2.1.0No release notes
- 🆕Tongan-English Dictionary released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Books PaidTongan-English Dictionary at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-10-12. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A comprehensive, offline-capable digital edition of Churchward's Tongan-English dictionary designed for language learners and native speakers seeking accurate translations without internet connectivity. The app is currently ranking #2 in Paid Books in Australia and #25 in the US, indicating strong regional demand within the Pacific diaspora community despite having no user ratings yet.
Similar apps: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Oxford English Dictionary, Google Translate
Tongan-English Dictionary on the App Store
App details
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Tongan-English Dictionary’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 1 linked to your identity and 4 collected anonymously.
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Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | BooksPaid | #178 |
 Australia | BooksPaid | #33 |
Apps near Tongan-English Dictionary on the chart
Books Paid, around #178.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Tongan-English Dictionary
From the 6 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users appreciate the app as a helpful resource for confirming translations and spelling, noting its useful search features. However, complaints focus on missing vocabulary, data errors like misspellings or broken links, and poor readability due to color contrast issues.
Mixed but leaning positive (67% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being useful.
What people like
- Features & content: “Thank you for providing a useful tool!”
- Useful: “Thank you for providing a useful tool!”
About Tongan-English Dictionary
The most complete digital record of the Tongan language: 37,428 entries and more than 43,000 definitions, hand-transcribed from Churchward's 1959 dictionary and searchable in both directions.
Whether you grew up hearing Tongan at home and want to understand more of it, or you're learning the language for the first time, it's here whenever you need it.
SEARCH THE WAY YOU SPEAK
Macrons and glottal stops are awkward to type on a phone, so you never have to. Type "faele" and the app finds "fa'ele". Search Tongan to find the English, or English to find the Tongan — same box, both directions. And when the word itself escapes you, describe it: the app searches inside every definition, not just the headwords.
FOLLOW THE LANGUAGE
More than 63,000 cross-references are tappable. Jump from one entry to a related term and back again without ever losing your place.
ROOM TO READ
On iPhone you get one word at a time, full width. On iPad the word list sits beside the definition, so following a cross-reference never costs you your spot in the list. Light, dark and system themes, plus a choice of app icons.
WORKS COMPLETELY OFFLINE
The entire dictionary lives on your device. No account, no connection required — on a plane, in the islands, or anywhere the signal runs out.
A LIVING TRANSCRIPTION
Every entry was transcribed by hand from the printed dictionary, and that work is ongoing. Corrections and refinements ship regularly, and you can report a mistake from the bottom of any entry.
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