RhymeZone

Name: RhymeZone
Rating: 4.7 (983 reviews)
Author: Merriam-Webster, Inc.

by Merriam-Webster, Inc.

iPhone · iPad

Abandoned risk Last checked 31 Jul 2026

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At a glance: $2.99

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Reference
Education

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Family Sharing	Yes	Unknown	App Store	Store published

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Price: $2.99

Last verified 31 Jul 2026

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4.7 983 ratings · App Store

5/5Not Just For Mimes, I Mean Rhymes!
I spend a good deal of time writing, or in attempts to do so. RZ [and an etymological app, Etymonline] are two mobile apps I often use on my phone while writing on my computer. I like using RZ as both a personal and professional tool. About half my writing and editing time is devoted to journal articles, social media posts, course manuals, etc. The other half of is in working to write good poems, even for those in which rhyme is unimportant. Recently I noticed once again that I keep using the app to go back and forth between RZ and the others applications I use to edit or compose text. RZ lets me choose to search for words that rhyme with the word I’m starting with, certainly. (This may be especially fun for those who like their rhymes slanted). But you may also select a search based on any of the following criteria: Rhymes, Near Rhymes, Same, Consonant Sound, Homophones, Similar Sound, Synonyms, Antonyms, Related to Meaning. I found that last criterion to be surprisingly useful. You may also sort by combinations of criteria! RZ updates over time have been useful. I especially like the pop-up choices for where to retrieve and display definitions from within the app.

TGBizmo · 31 Jul 2026
5/5My preference for rhyme reference
Update: i still love using this app but am writing with a feature request. Could you make it possible to select multiple words to copy and paste into my word processor, so I don’t have to bring possible words over one by one? Sometimes, it would be nice to work from a subset of all possible rhymes. Maybe there could be a “select” mode that I could activate and then touch on those words I want? Original and still valid review: I use this app and website all the time. It’s got rhymes, near rhymes and links to definitions. Gets the job done for me when I’m searching for that word that will make my song satisfactory or better.

Klipf-ud-Jae · 31 Jul 2026
4/5Great! Except for one thing…
I was always using the Rhymezone website, and it seemed worth buying their app after a while. It is set at a reasonable price and has several features that I believe are absent from the website. However, the main reason I loved the Rhymezone website was that you could go into the “advanced search” for rhymes, and there, you would have all the rhymes listed according to their rhyme rating (how accurate of a rhyme they were). It would give you the meter, the popularity, the category, you could filter them and search inside search results. Honestly, it was beautiful. But the app doesn't have that. You can click a link to go to the website from the app, but my entire reason for buying the app was for the “advanced search” feature. It’s still a great tool and the best out of most of the rhyming apps I've tried. Overall, a good tool, but would be even better if it had the advanced search…

APeculiarPeople · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Super Portable Rhyming Dictionary
I cannot count the number of times that I have written poetry or a song and needed my rhyming dictionary, only to realize that I had forgotten to carry it along with me. In some ways, it was not convenient to carry along, so I left it at Home on purpose. However, this app is so portable and so useful that it goes with me everywhere. Sometimes I would have carried my rhyming dictionary with me, but deliberately left it at home because I knew I could depend on this app to help me when I needed it. Honestly, I still prefer my book, my big rhyming dictionary, but this app is sure handy whenever it is needed! I do use it often due to its availability and portability. Thank you, Rhyming Dictionary, very much!

wdavidbennett · 31 Jul 2026
5/5Paid for the app—Now it’s ALL ADS ALL THE TIME
I paid for this app and use it regularly. As of this morning, it is filled with advertisements. Both the top and bottom with flashing ads. If I paid for the program, why is the page plastered with ads? The developer has ruined this program. I will look for a similar program from a developer who has more integrity. Now all the ads are gone. I don’t know if they are coming back or not. If they stay gone, I will change my rating.

Pap-r-boy · 31 Jul 2026

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1.0
1.1
- support the iphone 5's larger screen - no longer need to long-press a word; can just click the > button to the right of each - fix TTS audio playback for iOS6 - minor bug fix to the data
1.2
- updated for iOS8 and the iPhone6+ (ipads support split screens in all directions, 6+ in landscape) - fix iOS8 crash on clicking the (i) indicator or long-pressing a result - index added for long lists of results
1.3
Note: We are aware of a software problem affecting users of iOS9 devices: the "Back" button fails to return to the app after a word is selected from the RhymeZone results. We are working on a fix! - bigger vocabulary! - bug fixes
1.4
- Fixes for iOS9, including the back button now working properly when viewing a definition
1.5
- added support for slide over and split view on newer ipads! - improved readability of online details from rhymezone.com - fixed text to speech word pronunciation
1.6
Happy New Year! - Bigger vocabulary, and get even more results when connected to the internet! - Changed the back navigation behavior when viewing definitions (but you can always go back to the list of results immediately by clicking the tab on the bottom) - Better (experimental) Poet Maker results when online
2.0
- two column view! - keeps track of your most recent searches - bug fixes
2.1
- common words now stand out more, and infrequent words use a smaller font - tweaked the offline database of words
2.2
This update from Apple will improve the functionality of this app. No new features are included. You can clear your search history now! We also cleaned up the offline words a little bit, and made tweaks for the latest iOS & iPhones/iPads.
2.4
- added "dark mode" support (don't worry, our lights are still on ;) - can now use Apple's downloadable dictionaries as an option if you need a result's definition - other UI fixes
2.5
We heard things got a little too dark for some of you, so we're giving you control of the lights and a few other settings: - always use Light mode - select a different default action when tapping a result - skip multi-word results - don't show rare words - show only one column of results
2.6
We've tweaked our Synonyms to include more results when online, and also make it easier to check out related words if the initial results don't appear to be suitable enough. Related to Meaning results can now also be ranked by "Relevance" when online.
2.7 · 17 Oct 2022
We've added tens of thousands more words to the offline database, including tweaks for more diverse results for perfect rhymes and near rhymes. We also updated the browsing of rhymezone.com within the app to make it more ad-free, along with viewing onelook.com definitions. Lastly if you're playing with this also on your Mac, we've fixed some crashes for you.

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