Comparison

Spice Mobile vs English Usage Dictionary

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

Head to head
About

Spice Mobile

This app offers a revolutionary phrase thesaurus for writers, providing access to over 26,000 creative phrases and 15,500 keywords. It includes tools to track phrase popularity over time and explore their historical origins.

Highlights
  • Revolutionary phrase thesaurus
  • Over 26,000 creative phrases
  • 15,500 keywords
  • Phrase popularity tracking
  • Interactive timelines of phrase origins
  • Grab Bag for extensive searching (iPad only)
  • Share favorite phrases
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Free Trial of 30 day period is available separately. Sign up today! A PAID subscription is necessary to access the content of this app. *** "TOP 10 WRITING APP" ranked by Huffington Post Tech "This is the single best tool for inspiration available, period. I use it every time I write." -F. Rutledge Hammes, Pushcart nominated author "What a cool idea... should help those moments of... hmmm, what now?" -Eric Delabarre, author of Saltwater Taffy "This is a great idea for an app. As a writer, I can see myself using this all the time." -Dwayne Alexander Smith, screenwriter "What a great tool for writers; I can see so many uses for this." -Emily Roberson, author of Life, Motherhood & the Pursuit of the Perfect Handbag *** A paid subscription to Spice Mobile provides on-the-go access to our revolutionary phrase thesaurus in a user-friendly layout that also includes interactive graphs and timelines to help you track the use of each phrase through time! Our phrase thesaurus is changing continually as we add clever phrases, fresh keywords and updated source information. Search the Thesaurus: ◦ Select from our list of over 15,500 keywords ◦ View over 26,000 creative phrases ◦ Stimulate your creativity further with Grab Bag, our expansive tool that collects a broad range of associated phrases and keywords for more extensive searching (iPad access only) ◦ Use the Keywords listed on a phrase's source screen to navigate to other keywords related to each phrase Dig into Phrase History: ◦ View as many as 5 sources per phrase ◦ Track phrase popularity with our "Frequency of Use" approximations ◦ Track phrase popularity across time with our Cumulative Usage Graph ◦ Learn which British and American literary era each phrase originated during and who the phrase author's contemporaries were with our interactive Timeline Share Favorite Phrases: ◦ Share your favorite phrases with others from within the app ◦ Copy phrases and paste them into other apps Spice content can only be accessed with a subscription plan. Downloading the Spice app allows you to sign up for a subscription or enter existing subscription information (for current Spice customers only). We have several plans available now including free trials with each plan. Download the app for free and subscribe for a month or year of service. At confirmation of purchase, the subscription will be charged to your iTunes account. CURRENT CUSTOMERS: Current Spice customers can access Spice through this app as well. After downloading the app, enter your Writer's Muse username and password to activate your account. Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/SpiceThesaurus Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/SpiceThesaurus

About

English Usage Dictionary

This reference app provides comprehensive guidance on English usage, covering grammar, syntax, style, and word choice. It offers practical advice with extensive examples and quotations from renowned authors, supporting both British and American English variations.

Highlights
  • Grammar, syntax, style, and word choice advice
  • British and American English coverage
  • Usage examples and author quotations
  • User-defined entry groups
  • Search and bookmark entries
  • Daily learning feature
Features
Currently charting
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The English Usage Dictionary is the guide to English usage, loved and used by writers of all kinds. The dictionary gives comprehensive and practical advice on grammar, syntax, style, and choice of words. It gives in-depth coverage of both British and American English with reference to the English of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. The dictionary includes wide-ranging examples of usage from a broad selection of newspapers, journals, and books from across the globe, and features illustrative quotations from authors such as Agatha Christie, Chinua Achebe, Iris Murdoch, Harold Pinter, and Noel Coward. ● User-defined group - Create group and add entries into a group ● Study tools: - Search an entry - Bookmark an entry - Learn 5 entries daily - Built-in dictionary - Featured entries

Screenshots

Spice Mobile4 screens
English Usage Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Spice Mobile at Free against English Usage Dictionary's $0.99. Spice Mobile also leads on rating (3.3 vs 1.0) and review sentiment (39% vs 0%). English Usage Dictionary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and chart position (#193 vs unranked). On 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Spice Mobile is free to download; English Usage Dictionary costs $0.99 up front. Spice Mobile sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. English Usage Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Spice Mobile holds the better App Store score, 3.3 against 1.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Spice Mobile's written reviews are positive against 0% of English Usage Dictionary's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Spice Mobile ships an update every 3 months, English Usage Dictionary every 39 months. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Spice Mobile versus English Usage Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpice MobileEnglish Usage Dictionary
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating3.3 (4 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews39.1% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 39 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionPaid — better
Best chart rank—#193 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB86 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperThe Writer's Muse, LLCTrung Nguyen

Customer experience

Spice Mobile

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive39.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.9%

English Usage Dictionary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Spice Mobile

One-time2
  • Spice Mobile$0.99
  • Spice Mobile$6.99
None

English Usage Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Spice Mobile free?
Spice Mobile is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is English Usage Dictionary free?
English Usage Dictionary costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Spice Mobile or English Usage Dictionary?
Spice Mobile is rated higher. Spice Mobile averages 3.3 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while English Usage Dictionary averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Spice Mobile or English Usage Dictionary have ads?
Neither Spice Mobile nor English Usage Dictionary shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Spice Mobile or English Usage Dictionary?
Spice Mobile ships an update every 3 months, and English Usage Dictionary every 39 months. Most recently, Spice Mobile was updated on October 13, 2026 and English Usage Dictionary on September 26, 2026.

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