TheSaurus vs English Dictionary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TheSaurus
Explore word relationships through an interactive visual graph. See synonyms and definitions presented as interconnected nodes, allowing for deeper understanding of language. Expand the graph by tapping on nodes to reveal more connections and meanings.
- Interactive word graph visualization
- Synonym and definition display
- Node definitions on tap
- Expandable graph view
- Adjustable node and font size
- Promote nodes to root
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TheSaurus is an interactive visual thesaurus. When you search for a word, the word and its synonyms are presented as a graph. The word node that was searched becomes the root of the graph and is centered in the middle. Word nodes are connected to meaning nodes. A meaning node can be a noun, verb, adjective, or adverb. Word nodes themselves are defined by the set of meaning nodes with which they are associated. If two word nodes are connected to the same meaning node, then those two word nodes will have that meaning in common. If you tap on a node, you will be presented with the node's definition. Since a word's definition is its set of meanings, all of its meanings will be presented when it is tapped. By default, the graph only shows a limited number of nodes at a time. If a node has neighbors that aren't currently displayed, it will have a magenta outline. Tapping on one of these nodes will expand the graph to show that node's neighbours. Other neat features: * Double tap a node to promote it to the root * Pinch the display to adjust the size of the nodes and fonts
English Dictionary
This app provides a comprehensive English dictionary with thesaurus, synonyms, and grammar tools. It offers fast searching, spelling suggestions, definitions, usage examples, and audio pronunciations. Works offline for convenient access to language resources.
- Offline dictionary access
- Thesaurus and synonyms
- Grammar and usage examples
- Audio pronunciations
- Spelling suggestions
- Bookmark and history support
- Pattern-matching search
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The English dictionary for thesaurus, synonyms & grammar: fast searching, spelling suggestions, definitions, usage examples, synonyms, related words. An offline audio version is available separately. Works offline! Install the offline dictionary for access to definitions whenever you need them. The comprehensive WordWeb dictionary database includes: - Audio pronunciations – never mispronounce another word - over 2,000,000 words, phrases and derived forms - 225,000 word sense definitions - 70,000 usage examples - 85,000 text pronunciations - Synonyms, similar and related words The intelligent word entry suggests possible correct spellings as you type, as well as listing words that sound the same or are often confused. Additional features include the ability to drill down on any word in a definition, full bookmark support and history. Search features include: - Alphabetical listing - Spelling suggestions - Sounds-like and often-confused - Fast pattern-matching search (*, ?, vowel and consonant) - Filter search results by noun, verb, adjective, adverbs - Customize search options (case, derived forms, etc) It's the simplest and easiest to use dictionary app on the App Store. Try it out, and check yourself! Keywords: wordweb,dictionary.com,oxford,oxford dictionary,english grammar,synonyms,webster dictionary,thesaurus,offline english dictionary,grammar database,english reference,text to speech
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Verdict
TheSaurus and English Dictionary both sit at 3.6 stars, but that hides the real split: 50% of TheSaurus's written reviews are positive against 13% of English Dictionary's. TheSaurus also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ads (none vs shown). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. English Dictionary sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TheSaurus asks for nothing beyond the download.
English Dictionary holds the better App Store score, 3.8 against 3.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 9 and 13 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of TheSaurus's written reviews are positive against 13% of English Dictionary's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TheSaurus | English Dictionary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.6 (9 ratings) | 3.8 (13 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better | 12.5% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 | 13 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 93 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Shadanan Sharma | Aditya Neelkanth |
Customer experience
TheSaurus
English Dictionary
In-app purchases
TheSaurus
No in-app purchases
English Dictionary
- Remove Ads$1.99
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