Great service and app, but some obvious improvements can be made...
First of all, the app runs nicely on both my iPad mini and iPhone and the service itself is brilliant... a great way to improve your vocab in a fun way. However, I'm not really sure why the selection buttons and text have been made so small, especially on the ipad. Those little circles are really not great targets and I can't help but notice the spare football field of real estate on my screen. Use some thumb sized buttons and fill the screen with text!!! That's why I've dropped one star. Otherwise, excellent.
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"Ought" to be more
I noticed that words like "ought" are not in the dictionary and I had to look it up elsewhere. The old English word "aught" is inadequately defined as "nothing" when it's actually "something" and that's a big difference. This is a app that has great potential but needs work in these areas to compete with the other dictionaries:
1) Offline use - most dictionary apps I've used have an offline use to define words. Really great to save data. I can understand the need for internet connection for the games within the app but let the users have offline access to the looking up words.
2) Etymology - I would like the app to include more on the Etymology of the words, their old English root meanings and not just Latin. I feel there's not enough of that compared to other dictionary apps.
3) Updates - Updates for the app should not only be when there are bugs to squash to improve usage but vocabulary additions or updates on the words that I mentioned.
I had hoped that this would be my "all in one" dictionary app that would help me expand my vocabulary and dig deep into the etymology. Please, work on including these features into the next update. If the developers would include the offline use feature then I would give it a 5 star!
1) Offline use - most dictionary apps I've used have an offline use to define words. Really great to save data. I can understand the need for internet connection for the games within the app but let the users have offline access to the looking up words.
2) Etymology - I would like the app to include more on the Etymology of the words, their old English root meanings and not just Latin. I feel there's not enough of that compared to other dictionary apps.
3) Updates - Updates for the app should not only be when there are bugs to squash to improve usage but vocabulary additions or updates on the words that I mentioned.
I had hoped that this would be my "all in one" dictionary app that would help me expand my vocabulary and dig deep into the etymology. Please, work on including these features into the next update. If the developers would include the offline use feature then I would give it a 5 star!
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Excellent
I've always struggled to remember the meaning if words after looking them up in the dictionary. This app is very well designed and just what I needed. If I hear or read a word I don't know the meaning of and want to learn it I can simply add it to my vocab list.
Amazing
A great app. I really enjoy reading the simplified definitions and also playing games to learn more vocabulary. Highly recommended.
Two suggestions : please add a cross (x) next to the text box for the word entry so it can be easily erased rather than using backspace.
Please add an option to add more words into your vocabulary list.
Two suggestions : please add a cross (x) next to the text box for the word entry so it can be easily erased rather than using backspace.
Please add an option to add more words into your vocabulary list.
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Nicely done
Elegant, efficient and fun way to learn vocabulary!
Good app but...
It's a good app, great even. But it's a bit of a drag you can't use your own lists. I want to learn the words I find. I keep running into dumb words that I already know. That's my biggest problem with it. It's crashed here and there for me. And I wish there was a back button when you're looking for lists. Sometimes I look at a list but decide I don't want it, but to look at more of what I searched, I have to redo typing it in. Minor hindrance. And you need wifi for this app to work. If you change the list thing, I'd give this app 5 stars.
To recapitulate, it's an good app, in my opinion not worth $3.18, and it has little issues here and there. I'd recommend it though!
To recapitulate, it's an good app, in my opinion not worth $3.18, and it has little issues here and there. I'd recommend it though!
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Much better than the website
This app is so much more convenient than the desktop site as i can
Learn on the go, it's a must have if you're looking to improve your vocabulary
Learn on the go, it's a must have if you're looking to improve your vocabulary
Impressively educational, and entertaining.
Didn't expect much, but I am very impressed with the app. Highly recommended for those who wants to test / improve their vocabulary.
