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Upgrade is disappointing.
The Dictionary app that won all the awards is NOT this version.
I'm sure that I would appreciate the rhyme-finder feature if I was writing rhyming verses, and the Word of the Day feature is a little easier for my arthritic fingers than tapping tiny buttons, but I would prefer to go back to the previous version. Where did the great question feature go to? The histories and information contained in that feature were so informative as well as interesting.
Perhaps the previous version was just more grown-up in appearance and content but, after trying this version for a week, I am going to delete it from my ipad and re-install the previous one from my computer.Show lessGoldfire56
My first word "Pervasive" did not exist on this app... There was no link for online look up. :(
As you can imagine, I was horrified with the findings of my first word search. "Pervasive" is a straightforward word. It is not a contemporary slang or jargon term. It has roots firmly within the English language.
Considering how vast, our dictionary is, I can understand that a small development team might struggle with uploading new words to a flagship app, but as these words exist within it's online catalogue, I fail to see why they have not made the grade, or why I wasn't told when looking for the word, something along the lines of: "Not all words have made it to this app, due to space or resource restrictions. Please look at our online dictionary for more results."
I have been told space was a problem, but bearing in mind that the OED could be condensed on to only a couple of CDs, as was the case with Hutchinson Encyclopaedia, I fail to see why a simple data transfer can't work here.
Truly disgusted. I've been informed that "pervasive" might make it into the next update... Good news... BUT this was my first word. How many millions are missing?
People with large English vocabs will be fine, as you'll know which words should exist. Foreign users beware.Show lessRossTrower
Brilliant
This is the first time in 18 months I have been asked to write a review. I think this app is brilliant, not just for looking up spellings, pronunciation and meaning, but it offers synonyms and antonyms, and information about the use of words contextually by offering sentences or phrases using the word. Plus, the daily word allows you to dip into the dictionary every day. If we could all learn a new word every day, can you imagine the improvement in our conversations?Show lessBridnibhariun
Great App, best dictionary app have tried
Excellent features and comprehensive set of words & thesaurus, have tried at least 5 other dictionary apps ( some of them more expensive and with more famous sounding names ) and this by far the best. Word of the day is a simple and wonderful idea, has introduced me to many new words. Love the nearby words, but wish it was extended to more than just the 5 mile limit ( or whatever the metric equivalent is we use in Australia ).Show lesssideroom
Awesome.
Despite being able to access plenty of free online dictionaries (i.e, one could argue that it's not necessary to pay for this), the app works offline, is extremely fast, has text predictions as you're typing in the word, is a thesaurus and has fun little 'word of the day' things. Yeah, it's 5 bucks, but it is a genuinely good app. I use it all the time for uni :)Show lessAndy1111819
Great little app
I use this app on a daily basis and I think it's good value. I enjoy the features such as "Word of the Day", synonyms & antonyms and "Favourites" - this is definitely a convenient and fun way to learn. Only very occasionally have I not been able to find a word so overall, I find it useful and fun.Show lessKatyajane
Bit expensive
Having just bought the iPhone version on special I was a incensed at discovering I also had to pay for the iPad version. The makers of this app have a captive market and although it is quite a good app they are exceedingly arrogant and money hungry. There does not appear to be a large difference between the paid and ad-free versions at all, unfortunately. Five bucks just to not be blasted with ads? Pssht. It really is quite gross they expect you to buy two versions for each device. Until they offer free voice options for paid users, more features (or alternatively reduce the hilarious pricetag) they will not get my extra three stars! I have an inkling this app is nice and expensive for the Aussie market too. Just like it always is... regional pricing is a joke guys!Show lessAnts01au
Quite a good app
The thesaurus part seems to better than Roget's - design-wise as well as in terms of synonyms offered. The combination of dictionary and thesaurus is quite useful. Charging for voice driven search though is a total rip-off, in particular since it doesn't add that much convenience plus each payment is capped to a certain amount of voice searches before you'll have to purchase another batch. It's that annoying feature that made me allocate only three stars to this app.Show lessisiria
Dictionary
I must be stupid...I paid $5 for this and didn't read all the info. I expected to have all the bells and whistles and then they asked for more money for one of the functions! (the voice function where you say a word and it spells it for you). They very carefully described this as without ads..and that is what it is! No ads but not an all inclusive app...shame on me!Show lessMsPrairie
No Internet connection required ....really !!
Dictionary works fine...but you need internet connection for audio. Not worth $5 bucks. I need to check pronunciations for certain words and i can't do it without internet connection. Five stars for just th dictionary but one star for price and internet connection requirement.CanadianVibe
