# Collins English Dictionary — user reviews > 44 indexed App Store user reviews of Collins English Dictionary by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, rated 3.70/5 from 9 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/collins-english-dictionary/id925289270/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/collins-english-dictionary/id925289270.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 5 · 4★ 1 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 1 · 1★ 2 ## Newest reviews (12 of 44) ### 4/5 — No synonyms *2025-05-13* I wish this dictionary had synonyms but it has not. ### 4/5 — 例句太少，有离线单词发音，没有广告 *2024-12-17* 我看collins classics的一本小说看最后的词汇表，以为有很多名著里的例句，下载了才发现没有，可是又没有试用期，花了15元。 安装之后就有离线语音了，也没有广告，这两点物超所值。 ### 3/5 — 界面怎么是日语的 *2024-06-12* 界面是日语如何设置 ### 4/5 — 为啥ipad上是日语工具条？ *2019-09-05* 手机上都是英文的来着，为啥ipad变日语的了？ ### 4/5 — 朋友推荐的，只语音包下载不了，如何解决？ *2019-05-16* 如题，是苹果手机的问题吗？ ### 4/5 — 不好下载语音包是为什么 其他都很好用 *2019-03-31* 语音包下载不了 ### 4/5 — Great Value App *2018-12-25* I have few paid dictionary apps and this is by far the fastest and easiest to use. In terms of price value this one is by far the best out there. As an ESL guy who has pretty good foundation in the English language, I wish some of the definitions were simpler (using more of basic English vocabulary to convey the meaning of a word). ### 4/5 — 下载了app之后界面是日文的，好怪 *2018-12-03* How to change the displaying language from Japanese to English please? ### 3/5 — 语音包下载不了 *2018-06-08* 无线网和流量都不能下载，不知道咋回事 ### 5/5 — 这么好用啊 还便宜 *2018-05-24* 这么便宜好用的词典 居然没人？？？？ ### 5/5 — Hands Down, the Best *2018-04-24* The snappiest, handiest, and the most affordable “good” dictionary I’ve bought so far, having bought a couple of +$20 ones since 2013. So it just occurred to me now, after like, two months, that this app truly deserves a nice review. You’re a native or an academic looking for a dictionary? Don’t hesitate, trust me! P.S. I don’t work for HarperColins, if you wonder, better add, yet! ### 5/5 — Great content, very good software *2017-08-10* I have tried several reputable dictionaries on the iPhone. This is my favourite. By contrast, although The Oxford Dictionary of English app has very high quality content, that piece of software is poorly designed and full of advertising, even though it's the most expensive by far. This Collins dictionary app is my favourite. Not only is the written content good and the software highly functional and easy to use, but the audio package that comes with it is of very good quality, unlike others I have tried. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — 不好用 *2025-09-08* 词义都是乱的，点这个进入的是另一个词，例子啥的不一定有 ### 1/5 — lack of examples *2020-04-24* it good have been a decent dictionary of it had examples ### 1/5 — 不是正版的柯林斯 *2020-04-24* 不建议购买，情愿多花一点钱买一本柯林斯高级词典 ### 1/5 — no updates for 2 years *2019-11-24* no updates for 2 years. ### 1/5 — 一点都不好。比官网网页版差远了。 *2019-04-21* 官网对单词的解释都是口语化，情景化的。拉到最后才出现和一般词典一样的概括解释。这版把特色部分全省略了。单词量也少。白花了12块。还不如有道里的柯林斯链接呢。 ### 1/5 — Poor definitions *2017-12-05* Inferior definitions to their free online dictionary. The online one is very good and I was hooting for the same content but with offline access to definitions. ### 2/5 — sad only support Japanese *2018-09-17* San only support Japanese ### 2/5 — Audio pronunciation doesn't work *2017-07-04* This would be an excellent value dictionary app but when you download the 340mb audio headwords, the audio pronunciation feature works for about two searches then fails permanently. Reinstalled a couple of times - still fails. The bug needs fixing. ### 2/5 — sound *2017-02-11* the sound on the dictionary doesn't work. I guess it doesn't get downloaded at all. please fix it. ### 2/5 — Disappointing *2017-01-07* :( ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Better than most if not all *2025-03-13* Simplicity is its superiority. Very nicely designed. It is user friendly and rich in content. I have happily had a printed version for many years. This is a great compliment. ### 5/5 — Best English dictionary I’ve found *2023-01-17* I’ve bought a few dictionaries over the years and haven’t found them satisfyingly helpful. The ones I expected to be good aren’t and I tried this a few years back. I love it. It is thorough, has copy function (long press) and is exceptionally clear. Kudos and keep up the great work! ### 5/5 — Perfect! *2022-08-06* This app is sp good ### 5/5 — Great dictionary *2020-04-08* After trying a number of free English dictionary apps I decided to pay a couple of bucks for the Collins dictionary. I find it excellent, comprehensive and, best of all, completely free of unwanted features. Great value for money! ### 5/5 — Really Good Dictionary *2019-11-04* Perfect English dictionary with ideal interface. Also includes word etymologies, which other dictionary apps lack or have dropped (dictionary.com I’m looking at YOU). Recommended buy. It’s my favorite dictionary app in the app store. ### 5/5 — My First Choice Among Five Big Names *2019-06-03* I’ve been using English dictionaries with scrutiny as a teacher, I’ve paid dear prices for big names, although no other has been as easy, satisfying and snappy while comprehensive as Collins is. I cannot help but wonder why it hasn’t got enough ratings on the App Store yet, an absolute best choice for the academic and natives, writing this with five years of dictionary-purchase experience. ### 5/5 — 简单 易用 便宜 *2019-02-16* 试试看的心态买了这本英英词典，界面简单，使用方便。与一百多元的牛，朗，柯等词典比，便宜太多了。下载语音包遇到一点麻烦，其实很好解决，app stone地区改成USA就好了，下载好再改回CH了。花这点小钱值得的，还能更改字体大小，对我这种看大字来说就是福音。 ### 5/5 — 很良心，和日本那个一样的，便宜那么多，！ *2018-08-10* 很良心，和日本那个一样的，便宜那么多，！感觉这个才是正版好吧… ### 5/5 — Quality *2018-07-14* Quality definitions from a trusted name in a bespoke, well designed and inexpensive dictionary app. ### 5/5 — 超级好的字典 *2018-07-05* 超级好的字典，比什么金山词霸，有道词典之类的好得多，起码我查一个词汇可以准确明白意思，而且肯定可以查到哈，只需要花12元，安装后紧接着下载语音包，标准发音。推荐推荐。最后，我是专门上来写评论的，希望更多的人去使用它。 --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-03.*