RhymeZone vs OneLook Thesaurus
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
RhymeZone
This app is a powerful rhyming dictionary and thesaurus that helps you find the perfect word. It offers rhymes, synonyms, antonyms, and related words, with offline capabilities and an optional online connection for more features. A unique "Poet Maker" helps find words matching both rhyme and meaning.
- Rhyming dictionary
- Thesaurus
- Synonyms and antonyms
- Near rhymes and slant rhymes
- Offline word database
- Poet Maker feature
- Related word suggestions
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Find the right word wherever you go. The official RhymeZone iOS app is a fast, powerful rhyming dictionary and thesaurus that you can use anywhere, even if you're not on the net. Quickly find rhymes, near rhymes (including slant rhymes), synonyms, antonyms, homophones, similar sounding words, words with the same consonant pattern, and other related words (generalizations, specializations, words appearing in the same context). Use Apple's local dictionaries or ours online if you are unsure of any meanings. You get a database of over 150,000 words and phrases right at your fingertips. Find rhymes without an Internet connection, but if you are online, we'll connect you to RhymeZone.com for definitions and all the other great features you've come to love, ad-free! Or you can look it up on our sister site, OneLook.com, or even hear it pronounced with your device's built-in text-to-speech. There's also a nifty "Poet Maker" feature, which lets you find words that match constraints on both rhyme and meaning at the same time. For example, suppose you want a word that rhymes with "cat" and means "heavy"; this feature will answer "fat" in no time. Or suppose you're looking for a rhyme of "curious" that means "invalid"; you'll get "spurious". You get the idea! So whether you're aspiring to be the next Shakespeare, looking to put on the finishing touches of a love poem, bust out the next rap lyric, or just seeking some clever wordplay for your English assignment, give the app a try!
OneLook Thesaurus
This app helps writers find the perfect word or phrase quickly. It offers advanced search features, custom keyboard integration, and speech input for effortless word discovery. Ideal for creative writing, word games, and expanding vocabulary.
- Custom keyboard integration
- Speech input for word description
- Synonyms, similar words, associated words
- Rhymes, quotes, and lyrics
- Word game helpers (crosswords, Wordle)
- Word and Place-of-the-Day
- Ad-free experience
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Subscription required. Enjoy your first two weeks free! Internet access required. Ad-free. No trackers or personal data collection. Accelerate your search for meaning! OneLook Thesaurus helps every kind of writer find every kind of word and phrase, and the new iOS app does it faster and better than ever. Even if you’re already a fan of the free website, here are 10 reasons you’ll love this new app: * Fast interface for word lookups tailored to your iPhone, iPad, or Mac. * Custom keyboard integration so that you can use OneLook wherever you write * Speech input interface: simply describe a word out loud (“the feeling of strong desire to travel”) and get back the word you’re looking for (“wanderlust”) * Nine powerful lookups baked into one potent brainstorming tool: Besides synonyms and similar words, you’ll also find three memory-jogging features you won’t find on the website called “Associated”, “Describe”, and “Complete”; as well as rhymes, quotes, lyrics, and other niceties to spice up your poetry and prose. * Helpers for crosswords, Wordle, and other word games * Stimulating new Word-of-the-day and Place-of-the-Day features * Ad-free access to the OneLook website for finding word definitions * Use our most advanced reverse dictionary algorithms, and new sorting options, before they become available on the website * Support our ongoing development of OneLook Thesaurus Subscription required. Enjoy your first two weeks free! Internet access required. Ad-free. No trackers or personal data collection. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: RhymeZone at 79% against OneLook Thesaurus's 33%. RhymeZone also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.8) and in-app purchases (none vs 2). OneLook Thesaurus's advantage is price (Free vs $2.99) and update cadence (monthly vs every 6 months). On ads 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
OneLook Thesaurus is free to download; RhymeZone costs $2.99 up front. OneLook Thesaurus sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. RhymeZone asks for nothing beyond the download.
RhymeZone holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: RhymeZone has 986 ratings behind it against 22, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 79% of RhymeZone's written reviews are positive against 33% of OneLook Thesaurus's.
RhymeZone ships an update every 6 months, OneLook Thesaurus monthly. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | RhymeZone | OneLook Thesaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $2.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.7 (986 ratings) — better | 3.8 (22 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 79.4% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 986 — better | 22 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #39 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Merriam-Webster, Inc. | Datamuse Corporation |
Customer experience
RhymeZone
OneLook Thesaurus
Bugs and requests
RhymeZone
Reported bugs
2 issues- Inconsistent search results between app and website
- Frequent redirects to website
Requested features
4 requests- Advanced search options like sorting by rhyme rating
- Offline access to full rhyme results
- Support for soft rhymes
- Ability to copy/paste multiple rhyme options
OneLook Thesaurus
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
RhymeZone
No in-app purchases
OneLook Thesaurus
- Standard14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Standard Yearly14 Days trial$9.991 Year
Questions
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