Comparison

Megawords vs Gem Finder

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

Head to head
About

Megawords

This app helps word enthusiasts solve puzzles, find rhymes, and explore word meanings. It offers offline anagram, wildcard, and rhyme searches, with online dictionary and thesaurus lookups for deeper exploration.

Highlights
  • Anagram search
  • Wildcard search (crossword solver)
  • Rhyme search
  • Offline word search
  • Online dictionary lookup
  • Thesaurus lookup
  • SOWPODS and TWL dictionary support
Features
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Megawords is for people who love words. It can be used to help solve crossword puzzles and other word games, to find rhymes, or just to play around with anagrams and find out the meanings of unusual words. It includes a dictionary of over 400,000 words with wildcard, anagram, and rhymes, plus support for SOWPODS and TWL dictionaries. The basic word search features can be used without an internet connection. If you have an internet connection, Megawords can also look up word definitions for the search results in online dictionaries. Thesaurus results will also be shown if found. FEATURES: - anagram search (works offline) - wildcard search (crossword solver mode, works offline) - rhyme search (works offline) - dictionary lookup of word meanings (multiple dictionaries, online only) - thesaurus lookup (online only) - search SOWPODS or TWL or both If you find any bugs or have any feature requests, contact me on twitter (@fodwyer), and I'll do my best to help.

About

Gem Finder

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Gem Finder is a simple Bible study companion designed to help you discover meaningful points from your Bible reading. Enter a Bible verse reference and Gem Finder can generate a concise AI-assisted suggestion to help you consider a useful spiritual point, practical application, or interesting aspect of the verse. With Gem Finder you can: • Enter a Bible verse you would like to explore • Generate a potential Spiritual Gem with one tap • Generate another suggestion for a different perspective • Save your favourite Gems for later • Search through your saved Gems • Add personal notes to saved Gems • Copy Gems for use elsewhere • Continue your own research on WOL using a direct link • Choose from multiple supported languages • Adjust the text size for comfortable reading • Manage your advertising privacy preferences from within the app Gem Finder is designed to make personal Bible study and preparation quicker and easier while leaving you free to research and verify points using your preferred study resources. AI-generated suggestions may occasionally contain inaccuracies and should be checked against the Bible and reliable source material before use. Gem Finder is an independent study aid. It is not an official application of Jehovah’s Witnesses or the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society.

Screenshots

Megawords3 screens
Gem Finder4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Megawords at none against Gem Finder's shown. Megawords also leads on iOS requirement (14.5 vs 17.6). Gem Finder's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 months). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Megawords ships an update every 8 months, Gem Finder every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Megawords versus Gem Finder: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMegawordsGem Finder
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (2 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews81.3% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS14.5 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size31 MB20 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperFrank O'DwyerTOBIAS ANDREW WALKER

In-app purchases

None

Megawords

No in-app purchases

None

Gem Finder

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Megawords free?
Megawords is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Gem Finder free?
Gem Finder is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Megawords or Gem Finder have ads?
Gem Finder shows ads; Megawords does not.
Which is updated more often, Megawords or Gem Finder?
Megawords ships an update every 8 months, and Gem Finder every 3 days. Most recently, Megawords was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gem Finder on November 6, 2026.

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