Comparison

Synonymy Lite vs Contexto

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

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About

Synonymy Lite

This educational word game challenges you to find a path between random words by navigating through their synonyms. It features narration by Richard Dawkins and a unique word network visualization. The lite version offers an ad-free experience with some restrictions.

Highlights
  • Synonym pathfinding gameplay
  • Narration by Richard Dawkins
  • Word network visualization
  • Ad-free experience
  • Charitable donations
Features
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Synonymy is a non-profit, educational word game narrated by Richard Dawkins that challenges players to find a path between random words through their network of synonyms. By taking the synonym of a word, and then a synonym of that synonym, and so on, you can ultimately arrive at any other word in the English language. Version 3.0 has been rebuilt behind the scenes to make the game easier and more fun without sacrificing the spirit of the game. The lite version now has no external ads, just a pop-up prompt to buy the full version. Website: www.synonymy-game.com ————————————————— Try the game Stephen Fry and Steven Pinker are tweeting about! A lite version of the game with ads and restrictions on multiplayer and difficulty settings. The Full Game supports unrestricted multiplayer, and weekly challenges in which users can compete globally on set start and end words. Every time a path is uncovered by a user, it is tweeted from @synonymywords and posted to our Facebook page. Synonymy is the first game by filmmaker Christopher Cinq-Mars Jarvis and is narrated by world-renowned author and biologist, Richard Dawkins. All profits go to various charitable, education-based foundations. ** Works best using iPhone 5/iPad 2 or later and iOS8 or later. Requires iOS7 or later. The game seems to work on older devices but performance might suffer. Please address any concerns to www.synonymy-game.com/#contact A visualization of the game's network can be seen here -- http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/159329 -- In order to compute relative distance, all synonyms were mapped using 3d graphing software, as if each word were a planet that had a gravitational pull proportional to its number of relationships to other nodes. Above is a 2D representation of that model, a 40,000 x 40,000 image.

About

Contexto

Guess a secret word by submitting your own words and seeing how similar they are. An AI algorithm sorts words by context to determine their proximity to the secret word, with unlimited guesses available.

Highlights
  • AI-sorted word similarity
  • Unlimited guesses
  • Contextual word analysis
  • Secret word guessing
  • Game based on text analysis
Features
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In this game, you have to find the secret word. You have unlimited guesses. The words were sorted by an algorithm according to how similar they were to the secret word. After submitting a word, you will see its position. The secret word is number 1. The algorithm analyzed thousands of texts. It uses the context in which words are used to calculate the similarity between them.

Screenshots

Synonymy Lite4 screens
Contexto4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Synonymy Lite at 5.0 against Contexto's 3.5. Synonymy Lite also leads on ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). Contexto's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and review sentiment (59% vs 50%). On price, in-app purchases and device support 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Synonymy Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 26 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Synonymy Lite's written reviews are positive against 59% of Contexto's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Synonymy Lite ships an update every 5 months, Contexto every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Synonymy Lite versus Contexto: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSynonymy LiteContexto
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (7 ratings) — better3.5 (26 ratings)
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews59.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings726 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS6.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size105 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCinq-Mars MediaDAYDASH GAMES LTDA

Customer experience

Synonymy Lite

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative43.8%

Contexto

All ratings26 ratings
Positive61.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative26.9%
Written reviews32 reviews
Positive59.4%
Neutral18.8%
Negative21.9%

In-app purchases

None

Synonymy Lite

No in-app purchases

None

Contexto

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Synonymy Lite free?
Synonymy Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Contexto free?
Contexto is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Synonymy Lite or Contexto?
Synonymy Lite is rated higher. Synonymy Lite averages 5.0 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Contexto averages 3.5 from 26 ratings.
Do Synonymy Lite or Contexto have ads?
Contexto shows ads; Synonymy Lite does not.
Which is updated more often, Synonymy Lite or Contexto?
Synonymy Lite ships an update every 5 months, and Contexto every 2 months. Most recently, Synonymy Lite was updated on October 18, 2026 and Contexto on October 25, 2026.

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