OneLook is great, but this is a paid "free" app
I downloaded this expecting ads and none of the more "paid-like" features mentioned in the description.
However, it requires a subscription to do anything, including searching the thesaurus. It mentions this at the very bottom of the app's page here.
The subscription doesn't appear to be a great value proposition, as searching here is no faster than typing `olth! SomeWord` into DuckDuckGo. The app is also rather choppy/slow to come up, so the idea that you're paying for a "native" feel doesn't seem quite accurate.
I'd really appreciate a lifetime paid (~$10-20) version alongside the subscription offering, because that'd be worth it to me. But, as-is, I'm not going to maintain another service every month/year with a subscription. As a developer, I'm getting tired of this modern "subscribe to something that's mostly static" model appearing so often in computing.
Happened in my old notetaking app, workout apps, and even in several recipebooks. I'll pay once, even if it just gives me a static download of the info, as it is today, forever, but a subscription is rather unfortunate.
OneLook is perhaps the best thesaurus on the web, but I cannot recommend it on Apple phones without changes to its payment model.
Nonetheless, I appreciate the user care needed to create a native app, despite the lag and odd monitization. If it comes to Google Play in the near future, I'll give this another try with my next Android phone. If that does happen, I hope to see a similarly native experience there using Material 3.
Thank you for reading my feedback; hope this helped!
However, it requires a subscription to do anything, including searching the thesaurus. It mentions this at the very bottom of the app's page here.
The subscription doesn't appear to be a great value proposition, as searching here is no faster than typing `olth! SomeWord` into DuckDuckGo. The app is also rather choppy/slow to come up, so the idea that you're paying for a "native" feel doesn't seem quite accurate.
I'd really appreciate a lifetime paid (~$10-20) version alongside the subscription offering, because that'd be worth it to me. But, as-is, I'm not going to maintain another service every month/year with a subscription. As a developer, I'm getting tired of this modern "subscribe to something that's mostly static" model appearing so often in computing.
Happened in my old notetaking app, workout apps, and even in several recipebooks. I'll pay once, even if it just gives me a static download of the info, as it is today, forever, but a subscription is rather unfortunate.
OneLook is perhaps the best thesaurus on the web, but I cannot recommend it on Apple phones without changes to its payment model.
Nonetheless, I appreciate the user care needed to create a native app, despite the lag and odd monitization. If it comes to Google Play in the near future, I'll give this another try with my next Android phone. If that does happen, I hope to see a similarly native experience there using Material 3.
Thank you for reading my feedback; hope this helped!
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Love it
I love this app and website so much it’s the greatest thing i’ve ever come across but I wish the app resembled the website more because i find myself to come back to the website to use its interface instead of
Updated review
It turns out that OneLook doesn't work with my VPN. I turned it off and it seems to work as advertised.
ugh, subscription only after trial
no mention of this anywhwere until its downloaded - no thanks
i dont like the subscription
i dont like how nothing is accessible without paying money long-term
especially wordle
just add in-app purchases and optional subscription so i can use the base app and access a thesaurus easily
especially wordle
just add in-app purchases and optional subscription so i can use the base app and access a thesaurus easily
I use it every day!
Great app. I could use the free online site, and I did for awhile, but the app is so much more convenient! Especially when I'm using my writing programs full-screen and I can just pick up my phone to search a word or phrase. I rarely use more than just the thesaurus but just today I needed a word to rhyme for the name of a fictional shop. Got a good answer in seconds.
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Absolutely incredible
There's nothing like it for people who write using their iOS device. I thought I was fine using the mobile browser version of OneLook, but the app and especially keyboard are game-changers. The annual $15.49 AUD subscription is well worth it.
Unusable to me due to screen color choices
I couldn’t use the app. Text on background was unreadable in Wordl mode. It hurt my eyes.
Understand the need for subscriptions…
However I really don’t find any compelling reason(s) to use this app (let alone pay a sub for it) when the desktop website is a mere click away using Safari. If there were some truly unique functionality to this app I’d love to give it another try.
Response from developer
Thank you for your feedback. The App Store description and the app itself list 10 such reasons. While we find them compelling, we understand that not everyone will agree, and that's why you can try the app for free for two weeks.
