imiwa? vs Jishop

Lookup by Japanese kanji, Japanese hiragana/katakana, or English alphabetic romaji

The entire app is available offline so no internet connection is needs, which is good for when using a device that does not always have a data connection.

Allows users to lookup the dozens of example sentences for each word, providing context to dictionary definitions.

User can lookup conjugations for verbs

Organizes kanji by JLPT, jouyou Kanji list, and SKIP

All features are free, no in-app purchases necessary

Automatically inputs pasted sentence on application launch, and breaks down the sentence word by word.

Definitions are available in English, French, German, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish

The free version shows the 1006 Gakushū kanji. Some versions (desktop and android) give a 30 day full version trial before reverting to the limited version.

There is often a slight correlation between pronunciation and shades of meaning for kanji, which most dictionaries don't seem to show you. Jishop will try to tease these connections out, helping to significantly clarify some rather broad kanji.

Most EDICT skins use the radkfile mechanism, which is 1) riddled with errors and 2) rather incomplete. Jishop has its own non-bushu lookup mechanism that is significantly easier to use once you get used to the slightly quirky interface.