When comparing ABBYY Lingvo vs QStarDict, the Slant community recommends ABBYY Lingvo for most people. In the question“What are the best desktop dictionary (translation + definition lookup) programs? ” ABBYY Lingvo is ranked 3rd while QStarDict is ranked 9th. The most important reason people chose ABBYY Lingvo is:
lingvo has free dictionaries, but what it shines at, is the great number of "copyrighted dictionaries"
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Pros
Pro Great set of (proprietary) dictionaries
lingvo has free dictionaries, but what it shines at, is the great number of "copyrighted dictionaries"
Pro Mobile versions available
ABBYY Lingvo also offers mobile versions of it's dictionaries for Android and iOS, though they will need to be purchased separately from their desktop versions.
Cons
Con Is not free
There are many options, that may satisfy anyone, but the app itself (and those great Lingvo's own dictionaries) is not free as it's price ranges from $39.99-$129.99.