iThesaurus Plus app review: yet another glorified dictionary

Introduction

iThesaurus Plus by Desire Life Software, developed for iPad only, is the high-resolution version of a really popular app that is currently being used by over 300,000 people all over the world. A thesaurus is not just a dictionary as I might have made it sound in the title of this review, but it offers a wealth of information about a word, and not just the meaning but also different words that mean the same thing. This can be very handy for anyone using language in their daily life, especially writers and people who work in Marketing and PR. The app weighs in at just under 8 MB and you will need an Internet connection to use the app.

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What it Offers

As you would expect from any self-respecting thesaurus, you can expect in-depth information about the English language. The app allows you to search for a word and it will not only give you different definitions of a word, but also information on the way the word can be used and the different forms and functions of said word. On top of this, you can look at all the synonyms and antonyms that a word has, which can be really helpful at times. There are over 140,000 words on the server that this thesaurus app is connected to, which brings me to the one big letdown of this app: you need to be connected to the Internet if you want to use this app.

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Design and Layout

As far as dictionaries and thesauruses go, there is nothing much you can do wrong as a developer as long as you keep the screen clutter-free and make the information as clear as possible with no unnecessary information on the screen. The developer has done a really good job with this, and successfully ported the already-great iPhone app to the iPad. All information is easy to find, the app is easy to use, and you will never be lost on how to use the app. Connecting to the server might take a while sometimes, but this is dependent on your own Internet connection.

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Pros and Cons

Pros

• Great design
• Easy to use
• Big library of words

Cons

• You need to be connected to the Internet to use this app
• It can take a while to connect

Conclusion

As far as thesaurus apps go, iThesaurus Plus by Desire Life Software is definitely one of the best ones in the App Store. I have seen a lot of dictionary apps in the past year and most of them are way too cluttered and even worse, are filled with ads. iThesaurus Plus nicely goes around all these problems which makes the app easy to use and nice to look at. You will need a connection to the Internet at all times, which takes away a bit from the overall experience. The app is designed for iPad only and is just under 8 MB.