Comparison

Academic Collocation List vs Moby Thesaurus

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Academic Collocation List

Features
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This app provides the digital tools and study material to help you remember academic collocations and how to use them in context โ—โ— Awesome features - Use in sentences: each collocation comes with a number of example sentences. Over 10000 sentences are added. This will help you to have better understanding of how a collocation is used in context. โ— Academic collocations - Over 2400 collocations with example sentences - Bookmark your collocations - Translation into your language โ— Units - There are 50 units - Learn a unit with quizzes - Learn a unit with flashcards โ— Collocations of The day - Learn 5 collocations daily with Words of The day feature

About

Moby Thesaurus

Features
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This app provides Moby thesaurus, extended version. The thesaurus contains 30,260 root words, with 2,520,264 synonyms and related terms โ€“ an average of 83.3 per root word. Each line consists of a list of comma-separated values, with the first term being the root word, and all following words being related terms. The thesaurus is considered the largest thesaurus of the English language. โ— Thesaurus - 30260 entries including words, phrasal verbs, phrases, etc. - 2,520,264 synonyms and related terms - Built-in dictionary: long-press a word and tap "Define" - Translation: long-press a word and tap "translate" - Pronunciation: long-press a word and tap "pronounce" โ— Lists - Create a list - Add entry into a list - Review entries in a list using flashcards โ— Study - Learn 30 entries daily - Multiple choice quizzes - Flashcards โ— Basic features: - Search feature: search by entry or by synonyms - Voice search - Bookmark feature - Built-in dictionary - Share an entry - Copy an entry

Screenshots

Academic Collocation List4 screens
Moby Thesaurus4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Moby Thesaurus at every 41 months against Academic Collocation List's every 90 months. Academic Collocation List's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Academic Collocation List costs $0.99 and Moby Thesaurus $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Academic Collocation List ships an update every 90 months, Moby Thesaurus every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Academic Collocation List versus Moby Thesaurus: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAcademic Collocation ListMoby Thesaurus
Price$0.99 โ€” better$1.99
Update frequencyEvery 90 monthsEvery 41 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size91 MB113 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBui Hoai TrangThuy Duong

In-app purchases

None

Academic Collocation List

No in-app purchases

None

Moby Thesaurus

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Academic Collocation List free?
Academic Collocation List costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Moby Thesaurus free?
Moby Thesaurus costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Academic Collocation List or Moby Thesaurus have ads?
Neither Academic Collocation List nor Moby Thesaurus shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Academic Collocation List or Moby Thesaurus?
Academic Collocation List ships an update every 90 months, and Moby Thesaurus every 41 months. Most recently, Academic Collocation List was updated on October 9, 2026 and Moby Thesaurus on September 30, 2026.

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