WordWeb Dictionary vs Crossword Clue Solver
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.
Crossword Clue Solver
This app helps you solve crossword puzzles by searching for words based on clues or patterns. It offers a simple, quick, and effective way to overcome challenging word puzzles, requiring an internet connection to maintain an up-to-date wordlist.
- Search by clue
- Search by pattern
- Up-to-date wordlist
- Quick and effective
- Internet connection required
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Are you stuck in the middle of a Crossword puzzle? With this Crossword helper you can search for words based on a clue or a pattern! Simple, quick and effective! Needs an internet connection. This way we can keep the wordlist up to date at all time without updates.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: WordWeb Dictionary at none against Crossword Clue Solver's 1. WordWeb Dictionary also leads on ads (none vs shown). Crossword Clue Solver's advantage is ratings volume (15K vs 268) and rating (4.8 vs 4.6). On price, review sentiment, update cadence 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. Crossword Clue Solver sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per year. WordWeb Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.
Crossword Clue Solver holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crossword Clue Solver has 15K ratings behind it against 268, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 90% of WordWeb Dictionary's written reviews are positive against 84% of Crossword Clue Solver's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 3, 2026 and October 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WordWeb Dictionary | Crossword Clue Solver |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (268 ratings) | 4.8 (15K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 90.2% of reviews — better | 83.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 268 | 15K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Every 5 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| 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 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 77 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Antony Lewis | Niek Dijkhuis |
Customer experience
WordWeb Dictionary
Crossword Clue Solver
User reviews
WordWeb Dictionary
From 268 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Fast and efficient
- 👍 Simple and user-friendly
- 🔒 No ads or data tracking
- 💡 Offline functionality
- 👍 Comprehensive definitions
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or bugs
- 🔍 Limited word suggestions
- 📏 Needs adjustable text size
- 🔀 Difficulty clearing search history
Crossword Clue Solver
From 15K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 🚀 Great free crossword app
- 👍 User friendly
- 👍 Quick and easy to use
- 👍 Helpful for solving crossword puzzles
- 👍 Provides multiple answer options
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes or glitches
- 🐛 Unreliable server connection
- 🐛 Outdated or missing words in the dictionary
- 🐛 Slow or unresponsive at times
- 🔍 Too many irrelevant suggestions
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
Crossword Clue Solver
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes unexpectedly
- Connectivity issues with no internet error
- Inconsistent performance after updates
- Inability to clear previous clue input
Requested features
5 requests- Add auto-correct or auto-complete functionality
- Integrate with more comprehensive dictionaries
- Provide an option to mark irrelevant suggestions
- Allow searching by partial words or patterns
- Add a dark mode or customizable theme
In-app purchases
WordWeb Dictionary
No in-app purchases
Crossword Clue Solver
- Remove Ads$3.991 Year
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