Comparison

RhymeZone vs Poemhunter

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Rhyming dictionary
  • Thesaurus
  • Synonyms and antonyms
  • Near rhymes and slant rhymes
  • Offline word database
  • Poet Maker feature
  • Related word suggestions
Features
Currently charting
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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!

About

Poemhunter

Access a vast digital library of over 1.4 million poems from more than 100,000 poets worldwide. Discover new verses, search for specific works or authors, and share your favorite poems with ease. This app offers a continuous stream of literary treasures for poetry enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Vast archive of poems and poets
  • Random poem generator
  • Search for poems and poets
  • Add favorites
  • Share poems via screenshot
  • Daily updates with new content
Features
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Poemhunter app is the poetry library in your phone with a huge archive of poems and poets of the world literature. Whenever you feel like reading a poem, tap on Random Poem or swipe right, and see what this brings you. You will find the best poems for your mother or for your valentine. Poemhunter has over 1.4 million poems from over 100,000 professional and amateur poets. We also keep adding a lot of new poems and poets to our archive every day. Continue to discover new poems and poets with Poemhunter app forever. Poemhunter treasures are waiting for poem hunters. - Read an endless list of random poems. Find the very best (and maybe the very worst?) of our archive - Discover new poems and poets - Add poems or poets to your favorites list - Search for poems or poets - Share poems whit a beautiful screenshot image in everywhere Poemhunter apps library has more than 100,000 poets including Maya Angelou, Roberts Frost, William Shakespeare, Emily Dickinson, Pablo Neruda, Edgar Allan Poe, Walt Whitman, William Wordsworth, John Keats, Langston Hughes, Khalil Gibran, T. S. Eliot etc.

Screenshots

RhymeZone4 screens
Poemhunter4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Poemhunter at Free against RhymeZone's $2.99. Poemhunter also leads on update cadence (every 5 weeks vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (8.6K vs 986). RhymeZone's advantage is review sentiment (79% vs 40%) and in-app purchases (none vs 1). On rating 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Poemhunter is free to download; RhymeZone costs $2.99 up front. Poemhunter sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. RhymeZone asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for RhymeZone against 4.6 for Poemhunter. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Poemhunter has 8.6K ratings behind it against 986, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 79% of RhymeZone's written reviews are positive against 40% of Poemhunter's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

RhymeZone ships an update every 6 months, Poemhunter every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard10 real differences · 1 level
RhymeZone versus Poemhunter: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRhymeZonePoemhunter
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating4.7 (986 ratings) — better4.6 (8.6K ratings)
Positive reviews79.4% of reviews — better40.3% of reviews
Number of ratings9868.6K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 5 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#68 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS12.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size34 MB18 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperMerriam-Webster, Inc.Brokoli

Customer experience

RhymeZone

All ratings983 ratings
Positive93.0%
Neutral2.0%
Negative5.0%
Written reviews204 reviews
Positive79.4%
Neutral5.4%
Negative15.2%

Poemhunter

All ratings8,636 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.0%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews253 reviews
Positive40.3%
Neutral5.1%
Negative54.5%

User reviews

RhymeZone

From 986 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Helpful for writing
  • 👍 Great rhyming tool
  • 👍 Useful for songwriting
  • 👍 Excellent for poetry
  • 👍 Reliable and consistent

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Limited functionality compared to website
  • 🐛 Cluttered interface
  • 🐛 Ads in paid version
  • 🐛 Difficult to use on mobile

Poemhunter

From 8.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Creative and inspiring poems
  • 📚 Wide selection of poets and poems
  • 🌄 Visually appealing and modern design

Room to improve

  • 🚫 App not functioning, no content available
  • 💤 Frequent errors and generic error messages
  • 🔍 Poor search and navigation functionality
  • 💰 Paid version does not work as expected

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

Poemhunter

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Broken widget and loading issues
  • Inconsistent formatting and layout problems
  • Incompatibility with newer devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Ability to submit and share own poems
  • Categorization and filtering options for poems
  • Offline access and poem saving capabilities
  • Narration or audio playback of poems

In-app purchases

None

RhymeZone

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Poemhunter

One-time1
  • Remove ads$2.99

Questions

Is RhymeZone free?
RhymeZone costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Poemhunter free?
Poemhunter is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, RhymeZone or Poemhunter?
RhymeZone is rated higher. RhymeZone averages 4.7 out of 5 from 986 ratings, while Poemhunter averages 4.6 from 8.6K ratings.
Do RhymeZone or Poemhunter have ads?
Poemhunter shows ads; RhymeZone does not.
Which is updated more often, RhymeZone or Poemhunter?
RhymeZone ships an update every 6 months, and Poemhunter every 5 weeks. Most recently, RhymeZone was updated on October 26, 2026 and Poemhunter on October 28, 2026.

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