Merriam User Reviews

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Content is good but

whenever I log into my account the app freezes. This issue exists for both regular and pro app.

My Preferred Dictionary

The layout is clear. The games are fun. The thesaurus is invaluable.

My Preferred Dictionary

The layout is clear. The games are fun. The audio support could be better. The thesaurus is invaluable.

THE BEST

Super fun and educational app

Widget with white frame

Not a fan of the new thick white frame around the widget, looks chunky and distracting. Why fix something that isn’t broken!

Used to be great, now the app doesn’t even work

March 2023: Paid for this upgraded version of the app, used it for years. Now in recent months, after an “update” or whatever “bug fixes and other tweaks” as they call it…the app doesn’t even work anymore. Constantly freezes as soon as I open it. Frustrating! Pretty disappointed

Update June 2024:
Seemed to be great, now I’ve rethought it. Sorry but this app is trash. Paid $10 for this “upgraded, no-ad” version of the original app, used it for a while with no problem. As of 2023 the app completely stopped working. It’s now 15 months later and it still freezes every time as soon as I open it. Doesn’t matter if you update it, the app simply won’t work as it’s advertised to. What’s even more interesting is, I deleted the app and downloaded again, just to see if maybe I was wrong and these guys had changed their strategy. Nope, as soon as I opened it, it worked for about 20 seconds until I noticed ghost touches on my screen and bam, it stopped working again 🤔 Must be those
“bug fixes and other tweaks“ I bet, huh? Shady! Pretty disappointed ya’ll took my money and flipped the script on the consumer. Any user with a brain can tell this app is used for snooping…shameful.
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Illegal Advertising popup

This app circumvents my iOS settings not to display popups.

Using the dictionary while reading fiction and non-fiction

The only way the dictionary must be improved is to define more words, especially words used by writing in English in North and South Asia.

Dictionary

This is as good as they get, I love it. I still love your Dictionary.
I still love this app would recommend it to everyone. Cheers, SBM.

Good app, just not great . . . yet.

This is a really good app. The quizzes are an added bonus that are really enjoyable. What would catapult this app into the great category would be a greater ability to discern exactly what I am trying to spell out. This app is the bane of poor spellers like myself. So, often times I have to get Siri to spell the word for me prior to inputting it into this app, which I am sure you can agree is a real drag. Often times I just get Siri to define it as well because you have to be nearly spot on with your spelling to get a definition. However, after minor self absorbed complaint, this truly is a helpful and most of the time a user friendly accompaniment.
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