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Stalling solved
Stalling problems noted in previous review have all been resolved in latest update. App works fast and flawlessly. Well done!Trusty tool for years
Use it all the time as I read French newspapers or listen to France Info. The UI has improved over the years and is rather attractive. One quibble is that the app icon looks dated and could be improved upon. (Would be easier to find in my apps if it were more distinctive).
The language coverage is quite good in French although it lacks certain slang words.
I like the favorites feature too.Show lessMy most used app
I usually don't write reviews but I had to write one for Ultralingua. I recently moved to a francophone country and this app helps me navigate my intermediate level French in an all-French environment. I would not be able to do my work without it. Terms are super easy to look up and conjugations are super easy to access. I wouldn't ask for anything else of this app!Show lessSerious bug somewhere
Repeatedly crashes. Switching between the dictionary and the the Safari browser seems to do something to damage the dictionary app. Of course switching between the dictionary and other apps is something you do without, so I would not buy this app! A fresh reinstall seems to work OK until I start multasking again, which re-damages the app. It will immediately begin to crash and get progressively worse until it's virtually unusable. I see this app hasn't been updated for a year now. Is it still being supported even? Who knows?Show lessBest current Fr-En offline app, needs improvement
As a fluent (non native) French speaker, I need a serious offline dictionary and I use the app daily. I like that it has expressions integrated into the search feature (though less than the online Word Reference app) the conjugations are extremely easy to use with all tenses listed.
Things I would like to see in future versions:
1) MORE FREQUENT UPDATES, current version has become extremely SLOW and CRASHES when certain letter sequences are typed in, forcing you to type (ab) or (ad) and scroll when you wanted a word starting with (ac)
2) a way to ADD YOUR OWN words, definitions, and annotations since I often search online for words not in this app
3) MORE SLANG, older words one finds in literature and informal language
4) wider variety of specific words within everyday categories (food, garden tools, medical terms etc)
5) more compound words like "contact lens solution"
6) default to the keyboard in upon start up for faster searches
7) moving the "switch languages" (English to French vs French to English) button further away from the X out button which erases the search field
There are also a lot of UK English definitions without the US equivalent - especially annoying when looking up a slang word. (I'm American)Show lessGreat app, but crashes too often
The Ultralingua team needs to pay attention to this. It is ridiculous and unacceptable that the app should crash when looking up a word. There is mo way to re-look up the word after a crash. This NEEDS to be fixed. I also have the Spanish version and it crashes less often. Please fix this! It is very frustrating.Show lessJust started crashing
Love this app. It has been a really easy to use and reliable tool in reading and studying French. However, it has just started to crash on entering certain French words. Hopefully this can be fixed soon.New version also a winner
I reviewed version 1.2 back in 2009 and have been using all updates since then. The current version also makes me happy. It’s never let me down.Best app of its kind
As a student and teacher of French for more than 50 years I've found this to be the best tool available for use both on the spot and in a more studious, relaxed situation. I have used it extensively over a period of years throughout Europe, Haiti, and at home with complete satisfaction.Don't like the new look
The new interface is less attractive and less useful to browse. It looks like someone decided they could save money by putting a couple of menu items that could've been done as buttons next to a copy of the iPhone user interface and calling it an iPad app.