LookUp
An English dictionary with word of the day and quizzes
The verdict
Your Mac and iPhone already have a free dictionary, but LookUp is built for learning words rather than checking one. It pairs Oxford definitions and pronunciations with an illustrated Word of the Day, personal word collections and spaced repetition quizzes, on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Watch. It suits GRE or IELTS prep, though LookUp+ at $29.99 a year is a lot if you only look words up now and then.
Get it if
You are building your English vocabulary for an exam or for work and want new words to stick.
Skip it if
You only check a definition now and then, which Apple's built-in Dictionary does for free.
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What it helps you do
- Learn a new word every day
- Quiz yourself with spaced repetition
- Hear how words are pronounced
- Save words into your own collections
What it really costs
Pay once or subscribe? Drag to see the total after each year.
Pay-once totals leave out paid upgrades to future major versions.
Plans and prices
Free
FreeFree download
LookUp+
$2.99$2.99 a month, $29.99 a year or $59.99 for lifetime
What changed
Version 13.1
This version includes improvements to the Word of the Day and Discover Words Screen and adds support for the latest iPhone devices.
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The details
- Runs on
- Mac, iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
- Requires
- iOS 26.0 or later
- Version
- 13.1
- Size
- 205 MB
- Made by
- Squircle Apps LLP
- Rating
- 4.7 from 3.2K ratings on the App Store
- Widgets
- Home and lock screen
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