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Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ is #1 in Reference Paid in Saudi Arabia and charting in 16 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ update history & changes
Last change · 31 events since 8 Dec 2011Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 31 events
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ charting in a new countryThailand
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ new best rank in the overall chart: #36Top Paid · All Apps · SA
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · SA
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 100Top Grossing · Reference · SA
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ hit #1Top Paid · Reference · SA
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ charting in a new countryVietnam
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ new best rank in the overall chart: #98Top Paid · All Apps · MX
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 100Top Paid · All Apps · MX
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ charting in a new countryMexico
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · KR
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 100Top Grossing · Reference · KR
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ charting in a new countryPhilippines
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ new best rank in the overall chart: #114Top Paid · All Apps · TW
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ charting in a new countryTaiwan
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ hit #1Top Paid · Reference · IN
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Reference · GB · Top Paid · Reference · SA
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · IN
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 100Top Grossing · Reference · IN
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · CA
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ new best rank in the overall chart: #121Top Paid · All Apps · CA
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 100Top Grossing · Reference · RU
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · RU
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ new best rank in the overall chart: #157Top Paid · All Apps · RU
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 100Top Paid · Reference · GB
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 100Top Paid · Reference · DE
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ charting in a new countryGermany
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ entered the top 10 in 2 chartsTop Paid · Reference · CN · Top Paid · Reference · US
- 🆕Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ first spotted by AppInsider#60 in Top Paid · Reference · Australia
- 📈Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ new best rank in the overall chart: #185Top Paid · All Apps · US
- 📦Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ version 5.9.6No release notes
- 🆕Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ released on the App Store
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Reference PaidMerriam-Webster Dictionary+ at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-08. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A premium, ad-free dictionary and thesaurus app for iOS users seeking offline access to English definitions, audio pronunciations, and vocabulary-building tools. The app holds a strong position in paid reference charts across diverse markets, notably ranking #1 in South Africa and within the top 15 in major economies like the US, China, and India.
Similar apps: Dictionary.com, Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary, Urban Dictionary
Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Merriam-Webster Dictionary+’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 5 linked to your identity and 2 collected anonymously.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Merriam-Webster Dictionary+'s downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Retention · share of new users still active
Time spent · per daily user
How this is calculated
Business model: Ad-led
How Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | ReferencePaid | #1 |
 China | ReferencePaid | #6 |
 United States | ReferencePaid | #14 |
 South Korea | ReferencePaid | #5 |
 Japan | ReferencePaid | #35 |
 India | ReferencePaid | #12 |
| United States | All AppsPaid | #186 |
| South Korea | ReferenceGrossing | #43 |
 Indonesia | ReferencePaid | #8 |
 Germany | ReferencePaid | #33 |
 Canada | ReferencePaid | #23 |
 Brazil | ReferencePaid | #26 |
 United Arab Emirates | ReferencePaid | #13 |
 Russia | ReferencePaid | #34 |
 Italy | ReferencePaid | #36 |
 United Kingdom | ReferencePaid | #116 |
 France | ReferencePaid | #79 |
| Australia | ReferencePaid | #69 |
| Saudi Arabia | ReferenceGrossing | #85 |
Apps near Merriam-Webster Dictionary+ on the chart
Reference Paid, around #1.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings by country (2)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 94% | ▲ +12% |
 Taiwan | 1.3 | 6% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Merriam-Webster Dictionary+
From the 53 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users highly value the app's reliability, clean interface, and lack of intrusive ads for daily reference needs. However, recent updates have introduced critical search errors, and some users find the offline content less comprehensive than the web version.
Mostly positive (81% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful, and being fun. The main complaints are about crashes and bugs.
What people like
- Useful: “Very easy to use and extremely useful”
- Fun: “I’m enjoying the premium version”
- Price & subscription: “I’m enjoying the premium version”
- Ease of use: “The app is great and easy to use”
Common complaints
- Crashes & bugs: “Instant crashes once logged in”
About Merriam-Webster Dictionary+
Key Features:
* No ads!
* Premium Content: Over 15,000 additional entries covering people and places
* Offline access: Complete access to definitions and synonyms whether or not you're connected
* Voice Search: look up a word without having to spell it
* Word of the Day: learn a new word every day
* Word Games: fun, fast quizzes to test your vocabulary
* Favorite Words and Search History: keep track of the words that are most important to you
* Favorite Word Syncing Through iCloud: share your favorites between devices and on the Web
* For Tablets: browse the entire dictionary with a scrolling index
* Apple Watch Extension: see the Word of the Day and find watch-sized definitions with voice search
Expert Word Guidance:
* Integrated Thesaurus: more than 200,000 word choices with examples of their use
* Example Sentences: understand how a word is used in context
* Audio Pronunciations: voiced by real English speakers, not text-to-speech robots
Terms of Use: https://www.merriam-webster.com/terms-of-use
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