Comparison

Thesaurasize vs Slovary

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Extensive synonym collection
  • Traditional and nontraditional synonyms
  • Quick word lookups
  • Growing word database
Features
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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.

About

Slovary

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Thesaurasize3 screens
Slovary4 screens

Verdict

The call

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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Thesaurasize versus Slovary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThesaurasizeSlovary
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.1 (31 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews79.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings31 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNext 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

None

Thesaurasize

No in-app purchases

None

Slovary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Thesaurasize free?
Thesaurasize is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Slovary free?
Slovary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Thesaurasize or Slovary have ads?
Thesaurasize shows ads; Slovary does not.
Which is updated more often, Thesaurasize or Slovary?
Thesaurasize ships an update every 6 weeks, and Slovary every 2 days. Most recently, Thesaurasize was updated on November 1, 2026 and Slovary on October 31, 2026.

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