Thesaurasize vs Slovary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Thesaurasize
Access the most extensive collection of English synonyms, both traditional and unconventional. This app provides a quick and efficient way to find alternative words.
- Extensive synonym collection
- Traditional and nontraditional synonyms
- Quick word lookups
- Growing word database
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Thesaurasize is a quick and fast way to look up synonyms for words. The largest collection of synonyms, traditional and nontraditional, for the English language that can be found anywhere, and growing more and more each day.
Slovary
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Slovary is an offline dictionary. It searches on your device — no account, no sign-in, no advertising, no tracking, no analytics. After installing it works with no network connection at all. Included: GCIDE, the GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English (124,187 entries), based on the public-domain Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary of 1913. Bring your own dictionaries. The app reads an open, fully documented pack format and the widely used StarDict format. Compile a dictionary yourself, host it anywhere, and load it from a link or a file. The specification and a reference converter are published at https://slovary.vip/spec/ Features: - Exact, prefix, substring, fuzzy and full-text search across articles - Tap a cross-reference inside an article to follow it; the trail is kept as a chain you can walk back - Optional meaning-based search that runs entirely on the device (extra download) - Adjustable text size, light and dark themes, colour profiles Privacy: lookups never leave your device. There are no user accounts and no personal data is collected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Slovary at none against Thesaurasize's shown. Slovary also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 6 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Thesaurasize ships an update every 6 weeks, Slovary every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Thesaurasize | Slovary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (31 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 79.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 31 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 66 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Next Wave Services Inc. | Andrej Kurocenko |
Bugs and requests
Thesaurasize
Reported bugs
9 issues- App no longer works after iOS update
- Spinning wheel never ends
- No synonym found for plural forms
- Inaccurate synonyms provided
- Results are too broad and unfocused
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- Definitions not clearly laid out
- Online only, requires network connection
- App icon is misspelled ('Thesaruasize')
- Sexually explicit examples for words
Requested features
11 requests- Favoriting option
- History of recent searches
- Replace app icon with something simple and flat
- Sections like Favourites and History
- Option to call up antonyms
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- Categorization of synonyms
- Pronunciation of words
- Forward button
- List of antonyms
- Offline mode
- Predictive text
Slovary
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Thesaurasize
No in-app purchases
Slovary
No in-app purchases






