Rephrasa and Rewordify side by side
| Rephrasa | Rewordify (as published on rewordify.com) | |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | A paraphraser and citation generator for academic writing | Free software that "improves reading, learning, and teaching" by simplifying difficult English |
| How it changes text | An AI model rewrites the sentence in the mode you pick: Academic, Simple and Formal, all free | Replaces hard, low-frequency words and phrases with easier ones; it says it "cannot read or understand" |
| Sentence structure | Can reword, merge or split sentences; this page uses a light setting that keeps the sentence order | Keeps the original "sentence and paragraph structure"; it cannot "Break long, complex sentences into shorter, simpler ones" |
| Levels and views | Three modes and a before and after view with changes highlighted | Six Rewordifying Levels (Easiest to Hardest) and five Display Modes |
| Free use | 500 words per request, 2,000 words per day | "completely free", no subscription; no word limit stated |
| Paid plan | Rp29,000 for 30 days, paid once with QRIS in Rupiah, no auto-renewal | None |
| Languages | English and Indonesian (the reply matches your input language) | "only available in English" |
| Learning tools | None | Learning Sessions, word games, printables, Educator Central with student accounts and reports |
| Citations | APA 7, MLA 9, Chicago 18 and 17, Harvard (Cite Them Right), IEEE, AMA 11, from DOI, URL, ISBN, manual form (9 source types) | No citation generator |
| Your text | Not stored, logged or cached | Kept in your History when logged in; "stored anonymously for a short time" when not |
Word swap versus sentence rewrite
Rewordify looks for words that are rare in everyday English and puts an easier word or a short definition in their place. Its own example turns "The ravenous throng scampered toward the delectable viands" into "The extremely hungry crowd ran toward the delicious food". Its help pages say the engine handles over 58,000 words and phrases and changes the definition to fit how a word is used, so "pool our resources" becomes "combine our resources" while "swim in the pool" stays as it is.
What it does not do is rewrite a sentence that is hard because of its structure. Rewordify states that it "cannot read sentences with simple words, understand the meanings of the words, and re-write the sentences using different words." A long sentence full of common words, a clumsy passive or a vague paragraph comes back almost unchanged.
Rephrasa works at the sentence level. The AI model reads the passage and writes a new version in the register you chose, while names, numbers, technical terms and in-text citations are shielded from the rewrite and come back unchanged. That is closer to what most students mean when they search for a way to put a paragraph in their own words.
How to rewordify a sentence with Rephrasa
If you came here to rewordify a sentence, the tool above is set up for it: Simple mode with a light setting that swaps individual words and brief phrases while each sentence stays where it was.
- Paste the sentence or paragraph (500 words at most).
- Keep Simple mode for plainer wording, or switch to Academic for coursework.
- Run it and read the result next to your original, with every change highlighted.
- Keep the parts that still say what the source said, and edit the rest yourself.
For a single line, the sentence rewriter takes up to 60 words. For a fuller rewrite that may merge or split sentences, use the simple paraphrasing tool.
Reading help or writing help
The two tools answer different questions. Rewordify is built for reading: you paste a hard text, read an easier version, click a word to hear and learn the original, and let Learning Sessions teach you new vocabulary over time. Its creator, a former high school English teacher, writes that the site "doesn't usually change enough words" to turn someone else's text into new writing, and that the reworded output keeps the original style and structure.
Rephrasa is built for writing: you have read a source, you want to express its idea in your own sentences, and you need to cite it. A rewrite is a draft to check, not a finished paraphrase. Read the source again, make sure hedges like "may" and "some" kept their meaning, and add the citation.
From simpler wording to a correct citation
Using an idea from a source means citing it, however much the words changed. Rewordify has no citation feature. Rephrasa's citation generator fetches the record from Crossref for a DOI or Open Library for an ISBN, formats it in APA, MLA, Chicago, Harvard, IEEE or AMA with official CSL style files, and keeps your list in your browser on this device. Working in one style? Open the APA citation generator or the MLA citation generator.
When Rewordify may suit you better
- You want to understand a difficult English text rather than rewrite it.
- You are building vocabulary and want lessons, games and printable activities.
- You teach a class and want student accounts, assignments and reading reports at no cost.
- You want to read classic literature with hard words explained in place.
- You want no word limit at all and do not need citations.
Rephrasa fits better when you need your own version of a passage, in English or Indonesian, with the changes shown clearly and a reference ready to copy. You can also return to the main Rephrasa paraphraser.