Roget's II vs WordWeb Audio Dictionary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Roget's II
Access a comprehensive English thesaurus with millions of synonyms and related terms. Enhance your vocabulary and express yourself more effectively with this powerful reference tool, featuring advanced search and offline capabilities.
- Full text of Roget's II: The New Thesaurus
- Millions of synonyms and related terms
- Real-time progressive look-up
- Wildcard searches
- Clickable words within definitions
- Bookmarks with notations
- Offline use
Read full descriptionHide full description
This application brings the full "Roget's II: The New Thesaurus" to your fingertips. Includes "Moby Thesaurus II" by Grady Ward that adds 30,260 root words, with 2,520,264 synonyms and related terms. Want to increase your vocabulary? Want to better express yourself? Want all this on your iPhone or iPod touch? *************************************************** Main Features: * entire text of this superior reference title * complete appendices and front matter * real-time progressive look-up * wildcard searches for unknown spellings and quizzes * words within definitions are clickable * bookmarks with notations * automatic history * AI boosted anagram generator * 3D Touch support * DarkMode support * iPad "Fast App Switching" (Multitasking) * iPad Pro multi-screen and Drag & Drop * iPhone 18 & iOS27 support * Support for iPhones, iPads, iPods and macOS * hyperlinks to (optional) "UniDict® Engine" dictionaries * complete offline use - no internet connection is required *************************************************** Roget's II: The New Thesaurus is Houghton Mifflin's easy to use, accurate, and authoritative English thesaurus. This essential reference offers users the resources of the English language to enhance the expressiveness and accuracy of their communications. Roget's II: The New Thesaurus combines the most useful features of a thesaurus and a dictionary; each entry contains a short definition as well as a comprehensive list of synonyms for the headword. This up-to-date database also features extensive, and useful, cross-references. "Roget’s II: New Thesaurus from Enfour offers the best value for features and content." "Roget’s II stands out as a clear choice for anyone who needs both quality content and rich features." -MacWorld (Kate Dohe) "4 mice" Roget’s II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company http://www.hmco.com/ ___________________ Powered by Enfour Inc's "UniDict® Engine 18" Works with these "UniDict®" dictionaries from Enfour: American Heritage Dictionary Oxford Dictionary of English Australian Oxford Dictionary Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Longman English-Japanese Dictionary and many more...
WordWeb Audio Dictionary
This app provides a comprehensive English dictionary and thesaurus with extensive definitions, usage examples, and synonyms. It features professionally recorded audio pronunciations for thousands of words, supporting British, US, and Australian variants. Intelligent search suggestions and pattern matching aid in finding words, even for crosswords.
- 70,000 audio pronunciations
- 300,000 words, phrases, and derived forms
- 225,000 word sense definitions
- 70,000 usage examples
- Synonyms and similar words
- British, US, and Australian variants
- Intelligent spelling and sound-alike suggestions
- Pattern-matching word search
Read full descriptionHide full description
A comprehensive English dictionary and thesaurus with 70,000 professionally recorded audio pronunciations. The WordWeb dictionary database includes: - 300,000 words, phrases and derived forms - 225,000 word sense definitions - 70,000 usage examples - 70,000 audio pronunciations - 85,000 text pronunciations - Synonyms and similar words - British, US and Australian words, pronunciations and spellings The intelligent word entry suggests possible correct spellings as you type, as well as listing words that sound the same or are often confused. In addition there's a fast pattern-matching word search feature, great for crosswords and other puzzles, or finding that word you've forgotten. Search features include: - Alphabetical listing - Spelling, sounds-like and often-confused suggestions - Fast pattern-matching search (*, ?, vowel and consonant) - Filter search results by noun, verb, adjective, adverbs - Customize search options (case, derived forms, etc) No Internet connection is required to use WordWeb (unlike audio in dictionary.com). A smaller version without audio is also available - search iTunes for WordWeb. [To hear sound make sure sound is not muted on your device]
Screenshots
Verdict
Roget's II and WordWeb Audio Dictionary both sit at 4.7 stars, but that hides the real split: 78% of WordWeb Audio Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 49% of Roget's II's. WordWeb Audio Dictionary also leads on price ($3.99 vs $4.99). Roget's II's advantage is ratings volume (376 vs 10) and chart position (#50 vs unranked). On rating, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Roget's II costs $4.99 and WordWeb Audio Dictionary $3.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Roget's II against 4.8 for WordWeb Audio Dictionary. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Roget's II has 376 ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 49% of Roget's II's written reviews are positive against 78% of WordWeb Audio Dictionary's.
Roget's II ships an update every 2 months, WordWeb Audio Dictionary every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Roget's II | WordWeb Audio Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $4.99 | $3.99 — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (376 ratings) | 4.8 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 49.1% of reviews | 78.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 376 — better | 10 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | Paid |
| Best chart rank | #50 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 244 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Enfour, Inc. | Antony Lewis |
Customer experience
Roget's II
WordWeb Audio Dictionary
User reviews
Roget's II
From 376 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Comprehensive thesaurus
- 👍 Easy to use interface
- 📚 Invaluable tool for writers
- 🔍 Helpful search options
- 🔖 Useful bookmarking feature
Room to improve
- 🐛 Crashes and stability issues
- 🔍 Limited search functionality
- 📚 Incomplete word coverage
- 🖥️ Poor user interface design
- 💰 Overpriced compared to alternatives
WordWeb Audio Dictionary
From 10 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Simple interface
- 👍 Ad-free
- 👍 Good value for money
- 👍 Comprehensive dictionary
Room to improve
- 🐛 Audio not working for some users
- 🐛 Inconsistent audio accents
- 🐛 Not fully compatible with VoiceOver
- 🐛 Audio can be too quiet
- 🐛 Lacks IPA
Bugs and requests
Roget's II
Reported bugs
4 issues- Constant 'Total Failure' error message
- Crashes on launch after recent updates
- Incompatibility with newer iOS versions
- Inability to contact customer support
Requested features
5 requests- Sort synonyms by part of speech
- Add more comprehensive word coverage
- Improve search and filtering capabilities
- Integrate with other writing apps
- Provide customization options for font and layout
WordWeb Audio Dictionary
Reported bugs
8 issues- Audio version doesn't work
- Sound settings issue (app thinks sound is off)
- VoiceOver compatibility issues
- No sound in the app
- Cannot play audio
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- Audio not working with iOS updates
- Bug in iOS4 version for copying text
- App crashes/sync freezes
Requested features
8 requests- Include Thesauruses
- Add phrases and idioms
- Merge dictionaries into one app
- Make available for iPod Touches
- Add landscape mode
Show 3 moreShow fewer
- Add dark mode option
- Improve VoiceOver compatibility
- Add translation to Russian
In-app purchases
Roget's II
No in-app purchases
WordWeb Audio Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Roget's II free?
Is WordWeb Audio Dictionary free?
Which has better reviews, Roget's II or WordWeb Audio Dictionary?
Do Roget's II or WordWeb Audio Dictionary have ads?
Which is updated more often, Roget's II or WordWeb Audio Dictionary?
Other comparisons















