Comparison

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.

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About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
Currently charting
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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...

About

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.

Highlights
  • 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
Features
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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

Roget's II4 screens
WordWeb Audio Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

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.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Roget's II ships an update every 2 months, WordWeb Audio Dictionary every 3 months. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Roget's II versus WordWeb Audio Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRoget's IIWordWeb Audio Dictionary
Price$4.99$3.99 — better
Rating4.7 (376 ratings)4.8 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews49.1% of reviews78.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings376 — better10
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
Best chart rank#50 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size101 MB244 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperEnfour, Inc.Antony Lewis

Customer experience

Roget's II

All ratings368 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral1.1%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews114 reviews
Positive49.1%
Neutral7.9%
Negative43.0%

WordWeb Audio Dictionary

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews82 reviews
Positive78.0%
Neutral11.0%
Negative11.0%

User reviews

Roget's II

From 376 App Store ratings

What 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 ratings

What 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
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  • 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
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  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve VoiceOver compatibility
  • Add translation to Russian

In-app purchases

None

Roget's II

No in-app purchases

None

WordWeb Audio Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Roget's II free?
Roget's II costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is WordWeb Audio Dictionary free?
WordWeb Audio Dictionary costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Roget's II or WordWeb Audio Dictionary?
WordWeb Audio Dictionary is rated higher. Roget's II averages 4.7 out of 5 from 376 ratings, while WordWeb Audio Dictionary averages 4.8 from 10 ratings.
Do Roget's II or WordWeb Audio Dictionary have ads?
Neither Roget's II nor WordWeb Audio Dictionary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Roget's II or WordWeb Audio Dictionary?
Roget's II ships an update every 2 months, and WordWeb Audio Dictionary every 3 months. Most recently, Roget's II was updated on October 31, 2026 and WordWeb Audio Dictionary on October 31, 2026.

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