WordWeb Dictionary vs Lingo
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.
Lingo
This is a fast, multilingual, and knowledgeable tool for looking up definitions. It provides quick access to information across multiple languages.
- Fast lookups
- Multilingual support
- Knowledgeable information
- Sensible interface
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Lingo is a fast, sensible, multilingual, and knowledgeable tool for looking up anything.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WordWeb Dictionary at none against Lingo's 1. WordWeb Dictionary also leads on ratings volume (268 vs 4). Lingo's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and review sentiment (100% vs 90%). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. Lingo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WordWeb Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Lingo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WordWeb Dictionary has 268 ratings behind it against 4, 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 100% of Lingo's.
| Parameter | WordWeb Dictionary | Lingo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (268 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 268 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.5 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 8 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Antony Lewis | Tongfan Dai |
Customer experience
WordWeb Dictionary
Lingo
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
Lingo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WordWeb Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Lingo
- Lingo Unlimited$2.99
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