Poet Assistant (English)

Carmen Alvarez

About this app

A set of offline tools to help with writing poems (currently only English is supported):

* a rhyming dictionary, using the Carnegie Mellon University pronunciation dictionary.
* a thesaurus, using the WordNet thesaurus.
* a dictionary, using the WordNet dictionary.
* a screen where you can enter your poem text, have it read aloud back to you by the device's text-to-speech engine, and see the word/character count.

The dictionaries are built in the app. No internet connection is required to use them.

The app is offline: your data is only stored locally on your device, unless you choose to export or share it. The Poet Assistant app doesn’t send your data to any server.

This app is open source: https://github.com/caarmen/poet-assistant

Permissions:
* Since 1.5.0, the app has the "run at startup" permission for the "Word of the day" feature. If you enable this feature in the settings, when the device reboots, the app makes sure the "word of the day" notification is still scheduled.


Looking for other languages?

This app only contains dictionary data for English. If you are looking for other languages, please contact the developer.

Note: This is the original Poet Assistant app. It is completely free, truly offline (no internet permission), no ads, and no in-app purchases.

Share your creations and get support on the community's discord: https://discord.gg/XqzBPMFfkW

Ratings and reviews

I use this a lot in my work as a writer. While it's not the most visually-appealing writing app of its kind, it more than makes up for that in accessibility and user-friendliness. I ESPECIALLY like that you can highlight a word on a a webpage or in a search, look it up in the app, save the word if you wish, etc. and return to your page without losing your spot. A must-have for anyone who wants to be a better writer or reader!

I really did like this app, the dictionary, rhymer, thesaurus, but one thing I really would have liked to have seen is a saved section. Yes, this app is offline, I understand, but as a suggestion, it should offer to save on a file on your phone, if nothing else. That is truly the only drawback. For example: instead of wiping each piece of writing that is done, or having to copy and paste it on a notebook app to save it, it should give the option to save onto a file folder onto your phone.

I'm going to give it 5 stars because it does exactly what it should and does it with ease; no ads, no internet connection. It's great. If you write or study this is a must have app. My request is this: 1. I'd like to see the back button not close out of the app, but rather go back to the last selection or menu you've tapped. 2. If like to see the rhyme section have looser options and rhyme schemes (alternative option to toggle). If your a poet, most rhymes aren't going to be precise. Thanks!

What's new

Fix memory leak.
Fix to make the app appear in the selection menu in other apps.