# Shades of Meaning — Shades of Meaning Action Words

> Shades of Meaning Action Words (iPhone/iPad app by Terry Light.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shades-of-meaning/id583654253 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Terry Light](https://appshunter.io/developer/583654256)
- Category: Education, Games, Word
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 18.6 · 4 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2013-01-01
- Data updated: 2026-05-14
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/shades-of-meaning/id583654253/reviews.md

## What is Shades of Meaning?

iSOM (Shades of Meaning) is a daily wordplay and vocabulary builder where the user is challenged to find in the sentence on the initial screen a misused word (or, sometimes, a phrase):

The young couple purchases a set of extra-soft tiles to match their renovated master bathroom.

Paid users can then tap the Solution button to go to the next screen where the misused the word is highlighted and employed properly in a sentence.  In that same sentence, the user will also meet the misused word's Shades of Meaning counterpart -- the word that should have been used in the first place to make the sentence read correctly:  

The young couple buys a set of towels to match the new tiles in their renovated master bathroom.

Users can subscribe to the paid version to gain access to:

- Puzzle solutions;

- Archives of previous iSOM entries dating from October 1, 2012;

- Search archives for a particular word; 

- Term definitions; and

- Bonus button to read a vignette or factoid of interest;

Each day a new entry appears on the Shades of Meaning home screen.

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| iSOM Full-Access Lifetime Subscription | $0.99 | one-time |



## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 1.5.3 — 2026-03-17

Minor updates

### 1.5.2 — 2026-03-11

Description update

### 1.5.1 — 2023-08-01

Backend updates and minor fixes.

### 1.5 — 2020-01-03

iOS 13 compatibility
Bug Fix: Restore button not working

### 1.4.1 — 2016-06-06

Added support for previous versions of iOS (6.1+)

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