Not OED
This is not worth $15 (or any money, really). I foolishly thought this would be a comprehensive ODE, but it contains less information that rather good free apps, like the dictionary.com one. Save your money.
This is not a dictionary of American English.
Why is this in the American App Store?
Oxford Dictionary ODE
A quality app and an extremely handy reference dictionary on your iPhone or iPad. I’ve used this app for some time now at work & at home and it is extremely useful and easy to use, especially when you need to understand the meaning and use of words.
Response from developer
Thank you
Lacking words
I bought this wanting THE reference dictionary. Unfortunately it lacks entries for words I come across in scrabble. An example is audient. This word is present in the Free Dictionary app (ad free version costs less than a tenth of this, and has more extensive definitions). Disappointed and surprised.
Update feb 2015 - it no longer even opens in ios8 and there is no update. Do not buy it!
Update feb 2015 - it no longer even opens in ios8 and there is no update. Do not buy it!
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Response from developer
Any opening bugs have long been fixed. The new version has a much larger (and expanding) online fall-back search feature for rarer words.
Michael
A great dictionary but the latest version of the app has a couple of bugs: it frequently crashes, especially when entering a word, and seems to automatically transfer your last text message into the search window. Needs work.
Response from developer
We are sure this was fixed a long time ago, but contact the support email address when you have an issue.
Simply it is rubbish.
Simply it is rubbish and information scam. I have made format more than 4 times and it was the main reason.
The OXFORD company is thief.
Rubbish,Rubbish,Rubbish,Rubbish...
Rubbish.
Rubbish.
Rubbish.
The OXFORD company is thief.
Rubbish,Rubbish,Rubbish,Rubbish...
Rubbish.
Rubbish.
Rubbish.
Most problematic app I own
Want it, use it, hate it. All versions have been problematic. Last one loaded miles of code before word info. Deleted it and reloaded only to be charged again. This version folds and constantly wants to run in safe mode. Now I get push notifications with ODE Logo and message "I am a software thief". Sick of it.
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Too many updates
Weekly updates is absolutely annoying.
The app itself is great but the frequencies as to update is absolutely disgraceful!!!!
The app itself is great but the frequencies as to update is absolutely disgraceful!!!!
New feature includes copy protection bugs
Was my favourite and also the most expensive app on my phone for a long time. With the latest version, it started occasionally popping up the message "Run in safe mode!". Then it started crashing. Then even when it wasn't running it started giving me a notification saying "I am a software thief!", even when it wasn't running. That was a bit insulting. When I next tried to sync my phone it couldn't be installed due to an unknown error.
Otherwise it's very fully featured and the catalogue of audio pronunciations are great for resolving arguments without anyone having to learn IPA, so I'm still giving it five stars. (That rating will decline rapidly if the false positives on the copy protection don't go away soon.)
Otherwise it's very fully featured and the catalogue of audio pronunciations are great for resolving arguments without anyone having to learn IPA, so I'm still giving it five stars. (That rating will decline rapidly if the false positives on the copy protection don't go away soon.)
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Problems
The application is amazing however there is a problem.
Every now and then I get this message "I am a software thief" and it makes me worried it never happened before until I updated it I hope that someone can tell me what's going on and how can I stop this message from occurring in my notification.
Every now and then I get this message "I am a software thief" and it makes me worried it never happened before until I updated it I hope that someone can tell me what's going on and how can I stop this message from occurring in my notification.
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