FreeSaurus vs local.ch
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
FreeSaurus
This is a straightforward thesaurus app that provides synonyms and antonyms for words. It focuses on simplicity and ease of use, offering related words alongside definitions. An internet connection is required for it to function.
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Related words
- Simple interface
- On-the-go thesaurus
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"FreeSaurus" is a no-fuss thesaurus application. It's simple, it's focused and it works. Each definition shows related words, synonyms & antonyms. Make "FreeSaurus" your FREE thesaurus on the go! *** please note this application requires an active internet connection to function.
local.ch
Discover over 500,000 Swiss businesses, book restaurant tables, and schedule appointments online. Find contact details, locations, and even block spam calls.
- Find Swiss businesses and contact details
- Book restaurant tables online
- Schedule appointments with service providers
- Search for locations and addresses
- Caller ID and spam call blocking
- Filter by restaurant categories
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On local.ch, you will find over 500,000 businesses from every kind of sector, with all the contact details you need. You can also book tables and make appointments quickly and easily online. Are you looking for an available table on a specific day? And would you like to make the reservation immediately? • With a single search, you can find every restaurant with available tables on the desired date, at the desired time and in the desired location, and then book the table immediately online. • Vegan, family-friendly, with a terrace or wheelchair-accessible? Thanks to the broad range of categories, you can find the right restaurant and make a reservation quickly and easily. • Over 9,000 restaurants throughout Switzerland can be reserved directly online with the click of a mouse. Looking to book an appointment online with no hassle? • Book your appointment online quickly and easily – for example at hairdressers, garages, beauty institutes, physiotherapists and countless other services and businesses. • You can also make bookings outside of opening hours or around the clock if you so wish. • Providers in almost every kind of sector can be booked directly online with the click of a mouse. • The categories range from "Food, Dining & Gastronomy" to "Medicine, Aesthetics & Wellness" to "Crafts, Construction & Industry", "Leisure, Education & Sport", "Living, Home & Environment" and "Security, Business & IT”. Looking for something specific in your area? • Find useful locations in your area such as ATMs, petrol stations, car parks, public toilets or hotspots, including map listings. Are you looking for a telephone number or do you want to block irritating spam calls? • Find telephone numbers and addresses of private individuals and companies in Switzerland and Liechtenstein, including map listings. • Thanks to caller ID, you will always know who has contacted you, even if the number is not in your address book. • If desired, the app can also automatically block known and verified advertising callers. In line with the requirements of today’s users, local.ch has evolved from a digital phone directory to become the largest Swiss booking platform, with over 500,000 business profiles. And you can still search for home addresses and telephone numbers using the search field.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: local.ch at 92% against FreeSaurus's 44%. local.ch also leads on rating (4.4 vs 3.4) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). FreeSaurus's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
local.ch holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FreeSaurus has 119 ratings behind it against 16, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of FreeSaurus's written reviews are positive against 92% of local.ch's.
FreeSaurus ships an update every 8 months, local.ch every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | FreeSaurus | local.ch |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.4 (119 ratings) | 4.4 (16 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 43.6% of reviews | 92.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 119 — better | 16 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 4.3 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 1 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Weeswares Pte Ltd | Swisscom Directories AG |
Customer experience
FreeSaurus
local.ch
Bugs and requests
FreeSaurus
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent search results
- Definitions not loading properly
Requested features
3 requests- Offline mode
- More comprehensive thesaurus database
- Dark mode option
local.ch
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
FreeSaurus
No in-app purchases
local.ch
No in-app purchases








