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title: "Merriam-Webster Dictionary - Reviews, Revenue and Downloads in United States | Apple App Store"
description: "Get America's most useful and respected dictionary, optimized for your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Continuously updated with the newest words and meanings, this is the premier iOS app for English l"
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# Merriam-Webster Dictionary — United States

![Merriam App Icon](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Purple221/v4/9b/b2/8e/9bb28e4c-3d97-7e93-007a-fcdc9583ba1f/Collegiate_Free_Universal_Icons-0-1x_U007emarketing-0-8-0-85-220-0.png/434x0w.png)

**Developer:** [ Merriam-Webster](https://apptail.io/developer/merriam-webster-FXjb) (United States)
**Category:** Reference
**Rating:** 4.8/5 (319,646 ratings)
**Price:** Free
**Bundle ID:** com.m-w.dictionary
**Store:** Apple App Store
**Country:** United States
**Version:** 5.9.3 (released 2026-05-29)
**Original Release:** 2010-12-14
**Languages:** English

**App Store Link:** [Download on Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/app/id399452287)
**AppTail Page:** [https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/united-states](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/united-states)

## Merriam Description
Get America's most useful and respected dictionary, optimized for your iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Continuously updated with the newest words and meanings, this is the premier iOS app for English language reference, education, and vocabulary building. 

Key Features:

* 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
* In-app purchase: an ad-free experience + access to Kids, Medical, and Legal dictionaries 
* 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: 

## Merriam Screenshots
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## Merriam Rating Breakdown in United States
- 5 stars: 273,686 (86%)
- 4 stars: 35,594 (11%)
- 3 stars: 6,649 (2%)
- 2 stars: 1,389 (0%)
- 1 stars: 2,328 (1%)

## Merriam Reviews in United States

### ****- "Good overall"
Overall fine but ads are annoying and the way its written is odd. Trying out different ones. Is in the top 3 .
-- Humble2write, 2024-12-31

### ***** "Helpful"
I enjoy looking up words as I read. It’s very helpful when I don’t know a word in the story.
-- Connie Lynne, 2024-12-30

### ***** "A Must"
Couldn't enjoy my books as well without it.
-- Witt sky, 2024-12-29

### *---- "Won’t register"
Downloaded and tried registering my account wouldn’t work at all. Used dictionary app and it worked first try
-- Amoe01, 2024-12-28

### ***** "Overthinking"
When complicated with thoughts and my fingers are at work, My dictionary is my motivation of intelligence💕
-- WandaBea, 2024-12-27

### ***** "A True Delectation"
A word lover’s dream. Easy to use and so helpful. For just $2 a year, you can enjoy an ad free experience. Learning games are also included! I certainly do not mind supporting Merriam-Webster!
-- havingacokewithsteve, 2024-12-27

### ***** "Words never get old"
I love this app!! I love that is expands me vocabulary daily and keeps my mind sharp, young and active
-- QuellaLeann31, 2024-12-27

### ****- "4 out of 5"
Bugs need to be ironed out, otherwise very good reference material on the go
-- Big Pepc, 2024-12-26

### *---- "Not for spelling"
Not good, web is better, got this to replace Dictionary app I have for years that started not finding words to check spelling so got Merriam one and it’s even worse didn’t look up words at all
-- Danielos2, 2024-12-25

### ***** "Worldly Wordy  WISDOM"
Succinct and Structured…Professional and Polished…Exactly what Academia Business and Life needs without too much unnecessary overt sanctimonious  embellish!
-- Bumperman, 2024-12-24

### ***** "widget"
thank you for finally fixing the widget
-- shvffle, 2024-12-23

### ***** "Nearly perfect"
Awesome app, love it. Please add the option to get word of the notifications!
-- wockytocky, 2024-12-22

### ***** "Very useful"
I use this app a lot while studying the Bible !
-- Fitzjarald., 2024-12-21

### ***** "Love this app"
Love this app. Use it often, especially the thesaurus feature. Great tool for finding the most powerful word to use. Thank you Webster
-- Dmudturtle, 2024-12-19

### *---- "Repetitive games, several flaws, no app support"
Update. Had to downgrade my review to 1 star. The word games are VERY repetitive. I’ve played more since my first review an it’s the same questions and answers over and over. Not only that, once you choose timed mode or not timed mode, there’s no way to change it. So choose carefully. Also, one of the games starts by saying you have 15 seconds to answer each question, but the timer only gives you 10 seconds. The true and false game, at the end of each round it keeps saying I need 1500 more points to unlock the next level. After achieving 1500 points for the third time, and it still didn’t unlock the next level, I said forget it. I reached out to their app support to let them know about these issues. The automated message I got back said they don’t respond to messages, and gave several links to irrelevant support articles.  What a mess. Hopefully they put more effort and attention into the dictionary. 

[First review] Of course the dictionary is great. The games were fun at first, but after playing for a couple of days, I’ve noticed they’re a bit repetitive. The same quiz questions are asked repeatedly. I purchased an annual subscription, so hopefully they plan on adding more variety.
-- Boslaw, 2024-12-18

### ***-- "Could Be Better"
I like the app because it lets you save words you’ve looked up before, but there are no games that incorporate those saved words. If you could have games to help you memorize the words you looked up, that would significantly elevate the app. I use other apps to learn new words but I’d rather use definitions from Merriam Webster, and not have to download multiple apps.
-- Android friends can’t play, 2024-12-18

### ****- "You can improve"
Ads cover content particularly in the mobile app and sometimes can be inappropriate.
-- Chuckstone1251, 2024-12-17

### ***** "Understanding Words"
I really enjoy my Webster Dictionary 
Having a helpful word detector n my hands at all times
-- LINDA S NEWELL, 2024-12-17

### ***** "This is awesome!"
This really helps me with my homework and has LOTS of fun and daily quizzes that I can learn from and play all the time. The only thing I would ask is that they would reduce the amount of adds by like 10 percent. Once again, this app is awesome!
                              —————
-- greeny 3, 2024-12-16

### ****- "Offline Help 4U"
Offline help for you is the best
-- Taprite, 2024-12-16

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## Merriam In-App Purchases
| Item | Price |
|------|-------|
| All References + Remove Ads | $5.99 |
| Remove Ads | $2.99 |
| Premium Annual | $9.99 |
| Premium Monthly | $1.79 |

## Merriam Store Rankings
| Chart | Country | Category | Rank |
|-------|---------|----------|------|
| Top Free | Philippines | Reference | #7 |
| Top Grossing | Russia | Reference | #19 |
| Top Grossing | India | Reference | #30 |
| Top Free | India | Reference | #30 |
| Top Grossing | Hong Kong SAR China | Reference | #31 |
| Top Grossing | Malaysia | Reference | #32 |
| Top Free | Nigeria | Reference | #34 |
| Top Grossing | Thailand | Reference | #36 |
| Top Grossing | Philippines | Reference | #38 |
| Top Grossing | Pakistan | Reference | #43 |
| Top Free | Pakistan | Reference | #47 |
| Top Grossing | Portugal | Reference | #47 |
| Top Free | United States | Reference | #48 |
| Top Grossing | Singapore | Reference | #52 |
| Top Free | New Zealand | Reference | #52 |
| Top Grossing | Japan | Reference | #58 |
| Top Grossing | Indonesia | Reference | #60 |
| Top Grossing | Sweden | Reference | #64 |
| Top Grossing | Brazil | Reference | #65 |
| Top Free | Indonesia | Reference | #65 |
| Top Grossing | New Zealand | Reference | #67 |
| Top Free | Canada | Reference | #67 |
| Top Free | Taiwan | Reference | #67 |
| Top Free | Ireland | Reference | #68 |
| Top Grossing | Poland | Reference | #73 |
| Top Grossing | Belarus | Reference | #76 |
| Top Grossing | Nigeria | Reference | #76 |
| Top Free | Egypt | Reference | #79 |
| Top Free | Romania | Reference | #80 |
| Top Free | Australia | Reference | #87 |
| Top Free | United Arab Emirates | Reference | #87 |
| Top Grossing | Ireland | Reference | #88 |
| Top Free | Singapore | Reference | #89 |
| Top Grossing | Egypt | Reference | #90 |
| Top Grossing | Argentina | Reference | #91 |
| Top Grossing | United States | Reference | #91 |
| Top Grossing | Taiwan | Reference | #92 |
| Top Grossing | Canada | Reference | #94 |
| Top Free | Japan | Reference | #101 |
| Top Free | Austria | Reference | #118 |
| Top Free | Dominican Republic | Reference | #121 |
| Top Free | China | Reference | #123 |
| Top Free | Hong Kong SAR China | Reference | #125 |
| Top Free | South Africa | Reference | #127 |
| Top Free | Türkiye | Reference | #131 |
| Top Free | Finland | Reference | #133 |
| Top Free | United Kingdom | Reference | #152 |
| Top Free | Switzerland | Reference | #166 |
| Top Free | Peru | Reference | #167 |
| Top Free | Malaysia | Reference | #171 |
| Top Free | Chile | Reference | #173 |
| Top Free | Hungary | Reference | #176 |
| Top Free | Mexico | Reference | #180 |
| Top Free | Saudi Arabia | Reference | #194 |
| Top Free | Thailand | Reference | #195 |
| Top Free | South Korea | Reference | #209 |
| Top Free | Ukraine | Reference | #216 |
| Top Free | Czechia | Reference | #223 |
| Top Free | Denmark | Reference | #228 |
| Top Free | Algeria | Reference | #229 |
| Top Free | Argentina | Reference | #237 |
| Top Free | Brazil | Reference | #242 |
| Top Free | Norway | Reference | #261 |
| Top Free | Germany | Reference | #263 |
| Top Free | Israel | Reference | #270 |
| Top Free | France | Reference | #271 |
| Top Free | Poland | Reference | #271 |
| Top Free | Kazakhstan | Reference | #285 |
| Top Free | Russia | Reference | #305 |
| Top Free | Sweden | Reference | #315 |
| Top Free | Ecuador | Reference | #327 |
| Top Free | Italy | Reference | #330 |
| Top Free | Netherlands | Reference | #350 |
| Top Free | Lebanon | Reference | #380 |
| Top Free | Belarus | Reference | #383 |
| Top Free | Kuwait | Reference | #385 |
| Top Free | Greece | Reference | #386 |
| Top Free | Vietnam | Reference | #398 |
| Top Free | Azerbaijan | Reference | #408 |
| Top Free | Belgium | Reference | #413 |
| Top Free | Colombia | Reference | #453 |

## Merriam Discovered Keywords
- dictionary
- synonyms
- dictionary and thesaurus
- cambridge dictionary
- kids dictionary
- terminology
- english dictionary
- dictionary com llc
- reference
- merriam webster dictionary

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## Merriam Available In
- [United States](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/united-states)
- [China](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/china)
- [India](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/india)
- [Canada](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/canada)
- [Nigeria](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/nigeria)
- [Ghana](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/ghana)
- [Pakistan](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/pakistan)
- [United Kingdom](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/united-kingdom)
- [Taiwan](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/taiwan)
- [Japan](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/japan)
- [Australia](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/australia)
- [Mexico](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/mexico)
- [Saudi Arabia](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/saudi-arabia)
- [Brazil](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/brazil)
- [Türkiye](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/turkey)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/united-arab-emirates)
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- [South Korea](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/south-korea)
- [Egypt](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/egypt)
- [Singapore](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/singapore)
- [Hong Kong SAR China](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/hong-kong)
- [Thailand](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/thailand)
- [Malaysia](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/malaysia)
- [Germany](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/germany)
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- [Denmark](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/denmark)
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- [Belarus](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/belarus)
- [Tunisia](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/tunisia)
- [Uruguay](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/uruguay)
- [Paraguay](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/paraguay)
- [Lithuania](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/lithuania)
- [Slovenia](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/slovenia)
- [Malta](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/malta)
- [Latvia](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/latvia)
- [Iceland](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/iceland)
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- [Bermuda](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/bermuda)
- [Madagascar](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/madagascar)
- [Brunei](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/brunei)
- [Estonia](https://apptail.io/app/merriam-webster-dictionary-CR/estonia)
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