# Words Grow: Living Dictionary — For readers hungry for English

> For readers hungry for English (iPhone/iPad app by ryo nakai.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/words-grow-living-dictionary/id6819008368 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [ryo nakai](https://appshunter.io/developer/1822582369)
- Category: Education, Reference
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 17+
- Requires: iOS 15.0 · 24 MB
- Languages: American English, French (France), German (Germany), Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish
- Released: 2026-10-30
- Data updated: 2026-11-10

## What is Words Grow?

Words Grow is a dictionary you grow by reading, made for anyone hungry to read lots of English.
Read freely, save new words right where you meet them, and check them in an English-English dictionary. Every word keeps the context it came from, and your own dictionary grows with every page.

SAVE WORDS WHERE YOU READ
• Read Wikipedia's featured article of the day, or any English page, in the built-in browser
• Long-press a new word to save it
• Or select a word in Safari and tap Share → Words Grow
• Words you have saved show in bold green on every page, so you can see at a glance what you already looked up

DIG DEEPER WITH ENGLISH DEFINITIONS
• English-English definitions and examples from Wiktionary, by part of speech
• IPA pronunciation, plus a speaker button to hear the word
• Every word in a definition is tappable: follow one word to the next
• Inflected forms are saved as the dictionary form (running → run, leaves → leaf)

SEE THE TRAIL OF EVERY WORD
• A family tree shows the page you met each word on, and the words that led you to it
• Words from the same article and the same chain of thought stay together, which makes them easier to remember
• For each word, look back at the sentence, page and time you met it

YOUR OWN DICTIONARY
• All your words in one list, with how often you looked each one up
• Mark the words you have understood with a check
• Add words you met off the web, like in a book
• Definitions are kept on your device, so they open offline too

TRANSLATIONS, ONLY WHEN YOU WANT THEM
• See each sense translated into your language: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French or German
• Translations stay hidden until you tap, so you think in English first

30-SECOND TUTORIAL
• A short guided tour, available in English, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Spanish, French and German

Definitions, translations and pronunciations come from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

## Is Words Grow safe?

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## Is Words Grow legit?

Words Grow: Living Dictionary appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Words Grow is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 3 releases)

### 1.3.0 — 2026-11-09

New tabs: Today, Browse, Dive and Dictionary. Settings is at the top right of every tab, with the tutorial and a language picker.

### 1.2.0 — 2026-11-02

New: Daily Deep Dive
- A new Dive tab gives you five words every day, one for each level from Lv1 to Lv5.
- Your only clue is the English definition. Tap any word you don't know to dive deeper until the meaning clicks.
- Answer in your own language. On supported devices, answers in other words are judged by meaning.
- Track today's points, your total and your streak.

Easier reading and searching
- The Browse tab has search boxes for Google, Wikipedia and Simple English Wikipedia, with suggested words to try.
- Google searches use SafeSearch.
- Switch the Today tab to Simple English Wikipedia.
- Swipe from the edge to go back a page. Tap a tab again to return to its first screen.
- Today's article loads once a day, so it opens faster.
- A clearer tutorial.

### 1.0 — 2026-10-30

No release notes.

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