WordWeb Dictionary vs Words
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WordWeb Dictionary
This app provides a comprehensive offline English dictionary and thesaurus with fast searching, spelling suggestions, definitions, and usage examples. It offers extensive word data and advanced search filters without requiring an internet connection.
- Offline dictionary and thesaurus
- Fast searching
- Spelling suggestions
- Definitions and usage examples
- Synonyms and related words
- Advanced search filters
- Bookmark and history support
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The WordWeb English dictionary and thesaurus: fast searching, spelling suggestions, definitions, usage examples, synonyms, related words - and no adverts. An offline audio version is available separately. The comprehensive WordWeb dictionary database includes: - 285,000 words, phrases and derived forms - 225,000 word sense definitions - 70,000 usage examples - 85,000 text pronunciations - Synonyms, similar and related words - N. American, British, Australian and international English A version with 70,000 professionally recorded audio pronunciations is available as a separate product. The intelligent word entry suggests possible correct spellings as you type, as well as listing words that sound the same or are often confused. Additional features include the ability to drill down on any word in a definition, full bookmark support and history. Search features include: - Alphabetical listing - Spelling suggestions - Sounds-like and often-confused - 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, and it's free. Chambers dictionary and thesaurus are also available, and you can cross-reference to both Chambers and old Oxford dictionary apps from WordWeb.
Words
Quickly find word definitions, examples, and origins with a simple swipe. Save and organize words for easy recall, and bookmark those you frequently forget. A share extension allows for seamless saving of words you encounter.
- Word definition search
- Example sentences
- Word origin information
- Save and organize words
- Bookmark favorite words
- Share extension for saving
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Search for word definitions with a swipe! Words will take care of the following: - Giving you an example & the origin of the word - Saving the word for recollection - Organizing the word for easier finding - Bookmarking a word, for those specific words you always forget Words has a share extension to allow you to define a word, and we’ll save it for you so you can look back on it whenever you want.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WordWeb Dictionary at 90% against Words's 50%. WordWeb Dictionary also leads on ratings volume (268 vs 3) and rating (4.6 vs 4.3). Words's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 5 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.5). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
WordWeb Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WordWeb Dictionary has 268 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 90% of WordWeb Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 50% of Words's.
WordWeb Dictionary ships an update every 5 months, Words every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WordWeb Dictionary | Words |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (268 ratings) — better | 4.3 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better | 50.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 268 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antony Lewis | Sahil Gangele |
Customer experience
WordWeb Dictionary
Words
Bugs and requests
WordWeb Dictionary
Reported bugs
2 issues- Text input field not working on some devices
- Definitions not updating with latest changes
Requested features
4 requests- Add audio pronunciation
- Expand thesaurus and etymology features
- Implement a random word generator
- Allow customizing word list display
Words
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WordWeb Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Words
No in-app purchases
Questions
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