Morpheme Dictionary vs WordBranch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Morpheme Dictionary
Explore word origins and structures with a clean interface. This app offers over 1000 entries, including allomorphs, definitions, and usage examples, with continuous updates. It's ideal for quick lookups for writers and language enthusiasts.
- Over 1000 entries (growing)
- Allomorphs and morpheme definitions
- Usage examples
- Search by name or gloss
- Light and clean interface
- Continuous updates
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A morphological and etymological dictionary with 800 entries and growing, designed with a light and clean interface. Many morpheme and etymology dictionaries tend to either be incomplete, or large and clunky web interfaces; This one was created with cleanliness in mind. Contents includes: – Over 1000 entries, plus further entries as the application's database grows and is continuously updated – Allomorphs associated with their morphemes – Glosses/definitions plus a growing list of examples for usage as the app is updated – The ability to search for specific morphemes by either name or glosses While simpler compared to more in-depth morphological dictionaries, it allows very quick look ups, making it a great asset for worldbuilders looking for new word fodder, or linguistics hobbyists! Did you know that the word 'galaxy' stems from a word for milk? Search for the morpheme 'galact' for confirmation! Notes: Due to the continual-research nature of the application, it at its data is functionally complete on the fundamental level, but the database is always having entries added and updated– particularly in the examples section. Feel free to contact me if you either notice mistakes, or have suggestions for examples! Particularly on the rarer and more obscure morphemes.
WordBranch
Enhance your vocabulary by learning prefixes, roots, and suffixes. This educational tool helps users master difficult words through targeted learning modules.
- Learn prefixes
- Master roots
- Understand suffixes
- Vocabulary enhancement
- Targeted word learning
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Pick up difficult words with prefixes, roots, and suffixes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Morpheme Dictionary at 100% against WordBranch's 0%. Morpheme Dictionary also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6). WordBranch's advantage is iOS requirement (15.6 vs 17.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Morpheme Dictionary sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and WordBranch sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Morpheme Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 5 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Morpheme Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 0% of WordBranch's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Morpheme Dictionary | WordBranch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | 4.6 (5 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 3 | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 70 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Stein | YiLin Tsai |
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Morpheme Dictionary
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In-app purchases
Morpheme Dictionary
- Small Tip$0.99
- Medium Tip$2.99
- Large Tip$4.99
WordBranch
- Premium account1 Month trial$0.991 Month
- Premium acount$9.991 Year
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