Disappointed
The AZ Collins Spanish app which I used to use is far superior to this app in many ways. Unfortunately it is no longer available.
Some great, some not so great...
Ok, first the good - great and comprehensive linguistic reference from a trusted source. No analytics or telemetry - thank you, developers for being conscientious!
However... the app interface is crude and awkward, the icon is defective - the close and open animation results in tearing and artifacts, revealing white background. Unacceptable for iOS app. If you want an UI to emulate look no further than the Harper-Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus (dark blue icon, red lettering). They have nailed the interface. Otherwise you have a promising product on your hands.
However... the app interface is crude and awkward, the icon is defective - the close and open animation results in tearing and artifacts, revealing white background. Unacceptable for iOS app. If you want an UI to emulate look no further than the Harper-Collins Dictionary and Thesaurus (dark blue icon, red lettering). They have nailed the interface. Otherwise you have a promising product on your hands.
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lacks advertised functionality
there is currently no icloud sync. both the bookshelf and individual collins dictionaries by the same developer advertise syncing favorites and transferring them to other devices but this function is broken which, for an app with this price tag, is unacceptable. the developer responded to an email inquiry letting me know that they are aware and have no timeline as to when a fix can be expected. i have many favorites in an individual dictionary app and after buying another one of their expensive dictionaries i am unable to use them both in the bookshelf app because there is no way of transferring all the favorites. the favorites also don’t sync between the iphone and ipad versions of the dictionary or bookshelf apps. the developer either needs to provide a fix, which honestly is not that serious of a coding job, or update the store description before people spend $18 for each of their dictionaries expecting the advertised features.
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An essential dictionary
It’s totally comprehensive and very easy to use. Particularly helpful because all the verbs are conjugated.
Fantastic Dictionary
Don’t hesitate. Best I’ve found.
Not what it used to be
When I upgrade my phone to I phone 15, for some reason my original Collins Spanish dictionary did not carry over to the new phone and apparently is no longer available so I downloaded the current app. It is no where nearly as good as the older app. The older app had sound and pronunciation. It has a mode for examples and it was overall a better smoother more easy to navigate app. This current app is nowhere nearly as good as the older app. I am definitely disappointed with this current app.
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Superb app!!
An invaluable resource for the beginner and advanced.
Very incomplete
It’s very frustrating when almost every word I need to check is not there. Astonishingly incomplete. Most of the time I need to google the word. What’s the use of it?
Love it!
So full and detailed! Every time I have to look into some word in depth I open this one. Includes all the phrasal verbs, expressions etc. in great detail with examples. Highly recommended!
Review:
The Collins Spanish translator has been the most elegant and most useful that I have yet to find. Not only does it include comprehensive dictionaries in both Spanish and English, but it includes conjugations of almost all the verbs and “frases” or sentences that include the verbs. I am grateful that. translator didn’t forget to include idiomatic expressions.
I could say much more such as it is embarrassingly inexpensive. Almost all of those idioms are present within the context of a sentence or a short paragraph.
Thank you for this broad and deep surprise.
I will enroll in a college class next Spring with much more optimism and confidence because of the Collins. With gratitude.
I could say much more such as it is embarrassingly inexpensive. Almost all of those idioms are present within the context of a sentence or a short paragraph.
Thank you for this broad and deep surprise.
I will enroll in a college class next Spring with much more optimism and confidence because of the Collins. With gratitude.
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