WordWeb Dictionary vs LinkedWord Thesaurus
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.
LinkedWord Thesaurus
This reference app provides a comprehensive dictionary and thesaurus with over 150,000 definitions. It groups synonyms and offers pronunciation guides and image searches to enrich understanding. Ideal for students, teachers, and translators seeking an accessible tool.
- Dictionary (WordNet)
- Thesaurus
- 150,000 word definitions
- Synonym grouping
- Pronunciation guide
- Image search
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Use it more enjoyable dictionary! The LinkedWord is ideal for teachers, parents, translators and students of all skill levels. Explore the LinkedWord and enrich your mind. Perfect for home, school or work. Discover a visual world of information. There are a lot of dictionary applications in App Store. But those are difficult to use for some users, so I have released easy to use of dictionary and thesaurus application. Features: -Dictionary(WordNet) and Thesaurus -150,000 word definitions -Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs are grouped into sets of cognitive synonyms -Pronunciation guide -Image search involving the word(searches on flickr) **NOTE:Internet connection required
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: WordWeb Dictionary at 90% against LinkedWord Thesaurus's 33%. WordWeb Dictionary also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). LinkedWord Thesaurus's advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). 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. LinkedWord Thesaurus sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. WordWeb Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.
WordWeb Dictionary ships an update every 5 months, LinkedWord Thesaurus monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WordWeb Dictionary | LinkedWord Thesaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (268 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 90.1% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 268 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| 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 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Antony Lewis | taisuke fujita |
Customer experience
WordWeb Dictionary
LinkedWord Thesaurus
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
LinkedWord Thesaurus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
WordWeb Dictionary
No in-app purchases
LinkedWord Thesaurus
- Hide the ad$0.99
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