# Dinosaur World Encyclopedia — user reviews > 232 indexed App Store user reviews of Dinosaur World Encyclopedia by WORLD OF DINOSAURS, rated 4.50/5 from 1,520 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dinosaur-world-encyclopedia/id892137108/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dinosaur-world-encyclopedia/id892137108.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 1,145 · 4★ 157 · 3★ 76 · 2★ 43 · 1★ 99 ## What do users think of Dinosaur World Encyclopedia? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 💎 Comprehensive dinosaur encyclopedia - 🖼️ Beautiful and detailed illustrations - 🔍 Informative and educational content - 🎨 Ability to change app icon - 🕹️ Engaging AR dinosaur feature **Cons** - 💰 Subscription model locks content behind paywall - 🗓️ Promised monthly updates to prehistoric pack not delivered - 🔍 Difficult to navigate and find specific dinosaurs - 🐛 Crashes and bugs reported by users - 🔊 No option to mute background sounds **Commonly reported bugs** - Prehistoric pack not updated monthly as advertised - App crashing on launch for some users - Dinosaur information pages displaying in wrong language - Dinosaur images not displaying correctly **Most requested features** - Add more dinosaurs, marine reptiles, and pterosaurs - Restore location-based dinosaur directory feature - Increase frequency of content updates - Improve search and navigation functionality - Allow muting of background sounds ## Newest reviews (16 of 232) ### 3/5 — Why *2026-06-29, version 12.7.1* Why do I have to pay for 75% of it. It should come with the game. I am no’t paying $5.00 a week to play over half of the app. All get to do is look at pictures of dinosaurs and news. ### 3/5 — Subscription Kills App Value *2025-12-17, version 12.3* A one time purchase for all features of this app would be reasonable. A subscription is not reasonable when the information is freely available in abundance online. A bit less convenient, but FREE. Can’t currently recommend this app. ### 2/5 — Pls listen to me!!!!!!!! *2025-11-01, version 12.0.1* Make every thing free just pls man ### 2/5 — Please remove perchasas *2025-10-11, version 12.0.1* Perches r dumb for an app like this please fix I love dinosaurs 🦖🦕 ### 4/5 — Why have to pay for most of the game? *2025-10-03, version 12.0.1* Ok why do I have to pay for most of the items in here! Don’t make us pay and it will be better. ### 2/5 — Subscription pack updates don’t come as promised *2025-10-02, version 12.0.1* Note: Upping rating by one star to reflect some improvement to the app (additional notes added below) 2 Reviews on this topic have already been deleted, so here the third. Prehistoric pack is advertised as being updated monthly, but this isn’t the case. This needs to be fixed in order for me to adjust my review. Edit: after receiving a response from the developer, I need to note that the response given claims regular updates… But, specifically, the problem that I have been commenting on is the fact that we pay for a “monthly“ prehistoric pack… While the app does receive more frequent updates (to fix minor bugs and the like), the thing that we are actually paying extra money for to get updated monthly does not happen. I am not paying for an extra monthly subscription pack just so the development team can make maintenance updates to the application (which should be expected from simply purchasing the app). I find this response from the developers to be dishonest and troubling. 2nd Edit: So… an update happened today, but: STILL NO UPDATE to the prehistoric pack, which is advertised as having monthly updates (it’s been many months since this happened). This is something that us subscribers PAY for- update it as promised!!! Not OK devs, and not OK on Apple either, for allowing this type of garbage to go on in the App Store. 3rd Edit: These additional edits are directly from the actual user of this app, my oldest son. Here is his input: Three things come to mind that need to be addressed. These are: 1. Updates that include additional dinosaurs, marine reptiles, or pterosaurs are still not happening as frequently as promised or expected, especially considering that this is a subscription-based product. Also, relatively common dinosaurs, such as Ankylosaurus and Brachiosaurus, for example, are still not present in the directory. It is imperative for these type of updates to increase in their frequency. 2. The location-based feature in the directory, which had been present before the most recent iPadOS 26 associated update, is no longer available. I enjoyed this functionality of being able to visualize creatures by geographic locale, so please restore it. 3. Related to the first note here, I’ve noticed the general infrequency of the addition of creatures other than dinosaurs… Many more marine reptiles and pterosaurs existed than are represented in the app, and the frequency with which these creatures are added via updates should increase to reflect this. I’m looking forward to your quick response and I’m eager to hear how you will address my concerns. ### 5/5 — Great value *2025-09-28, version 12.0* I got the lifetime deal and it’s fantastic value for money they have so much information it’s amazing ### 5/5 — Wonderful resource! *2025-09-20, version 11.14* Im a dinosaur enthusiast and I love that I found this app. I love having info about dinosaurs on the go and the widget that rotates through random dinosaurs is my favorite thing ever. Please make it so we can do the same on the Apple watch. I would love the dino info to show on the Watch widget too. ### 3/5 — I love this app but you need to Change your money system 😒 *2025-09-11, version 11.14* This is a good app for everyone to use especially when at a museum who struggle to pronounce their names. but you don’t need a monthly subscription to look up dinosaurs. I’m willing to buy then entire app but nobody is going to buy a monthly subscription not even me it’s a stupid way to get money. And it’s unrealistic on how your app would be used if you want a monthly subscription make a game not a dictionary. And you still need to continue updating your dictionary your still missing a ton of dinosaurs, sea beasts, flying reptiles, the ice age, insects and the animals that became before the dinosaurs. ### 5/5 — Dinosaur world Jurassic park *2025-09-06, version 11.14* 8Years old ### 5/5 — Awesome game with a very small fix *2025-08-01, version 11.13* AMAZING. but on the dinosaur world map/globe you gotta update the Triassic and Cretaceous. Update could you also update the t- Rex skin layer of the anatomy model every year or so because we are constantly discovering new things about it. And if possible could you add more dinosaurs to the anatomy section, but that’s a suggestion not a critique because making 3D models is hard ### 5/5 — Awesome app for Dino lovers *2025-07-31, version 11.13* Have really enjoyed this app for a while now, love the art for every dinosaur and the non dinosaurs ### 5/5 — Just awesome *2025-07-29, version 11.13* OK, first off. I love this educational app. I don’t know how to look at the fossils, so please can you help me with that. Overall, amazing, educational app. I love having this. I love how you can change the icon of the app. Which is just incredible. I love how I can ask. Siri show me a Dino and boom I get info. Five stars in trust me. It takes a lot of hard work. Like a lot to get a 5 star review. ### 5/5 — Awesome game with a very small fix *2025-07-26* AMAZING. but on the dinosaur world map/globe you gotta update the Jurassic and Cretaceous. Update could you also update the t- Rex skin layer of the anatomy model every year or so because we are constantly discovering new things about it. And if possible could you add more dinosaurs to the anatomy section, but that’s a suggestion not a critique because making 3D models is hard ### 5/5 — Good *2025-07-06, version 11.12* It’s good but it forgot some dinosaurs especially the brachiosaurus it was forgotten on this app ### 5/5 — Its amazing *2025-06-03, version 11.12* My first time was amazing its perfect for my son who loves dinosaurs a good app for many dino lovers ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Outdated *2026-08-02* The app is an outdated app. It basically shows pictures of dinosaurs and when you click on information button, there is a voice over telling you about dinosaurs, it is not interactive. The pictures do not zoom in and neither there are any videos of dinosaurs. So basically if they are charging any money for this, that is kind of overpayment, the app do not deserve any payment. ### 1/5 — Subscription pack updates don’t come as promised *2025-10-28, version 12.0.1* Note: Upping rating by one star to reflect some improvement to the app (additional notes added below)… but, now taking it back down to 1 star for app developers not responding to latest comments after 4 weeks. I mean, really… when you gladly take our money for no other reason than greed, but won’t even respond to any comms from your users, you deserve less than one star as a developer. 2 Reviews on this topic have already been deleted, so here the third. Prehistoric pack is advertised as being updated monthly, but this isn’t the case. This needs to be fixed in order for me to adjust my review. Edit: after receiving a response from the developer, I need to note that the response given claims regular updates… But, specifically, the problem that I have been commenting on is the fact that we pay for a “monthly“ prehistoric pack… While the app does receive more frequent updates (to fix minor bugs and the like), the thing that we are actually paying extra money for to get updated monthly does not happen. I am not paying for an extra monthly subscription pack just so the development team can make maintenance updates to the application (which should be expected from simply purchasing the app). I find this response from the developers to be dishonest and troubling. 2nd Edit: So… an update happened today, but: STILL NO UPDATE to the prehistoric pack, which is advertised as having monthly updates (it’s been many months since this happened). This is something that us subscribers PAY for- update it as promised!!! Not OK devs, and not OK on Apple either, for allowing this type of garbage to go on in the App Store. 3rd Edit: These additional edits are directly from the actual user of this app, my oldest son. Here is his input: Three things come to mind that need to be addressed. These are: 1. Updates that include additional dinosaurs, marine reptiles, or pterosaurs are still not happening as frequently as promised or expected, especially considering that this is a subscription-based product. Also, relatively common dinosaurs, such as Ankylosaurus and Brachiosaurus, for example, are still not present in the directory. It is imperative for these type of updates to increase in their frequency. 2. The location-based feature in the directory, which had been present before the most recent iPadOS 26 associated update, is no longer available. I enjoyed this functionality of being able to visualize creatures by geographic locale, so please restore it. 3. Related to the first note here, I’ve noticed the general infrequency of the addition of creatures other than dinosaurs… Many more marine reptiles and pterosaurs existed than are represented in the app, and the frequency with which these creatures are added via updates should increase to reflect this. I’m looking forward to your quick response and I’m eager to hear how you will address my concerns. ### 1/5 — DONT GET SCAMMED BY THIS APP *2025-10-09, version 11.14* Paid £14 for this app and it doesn’t even work. GIVE ME MY REFUND. ### 1/5 — BOO *2025-08-22, version 11.13* Idk how to get to the Dino video thing and no instructions bad app no one plays this So old school ### 1/5 — So bad *2025-02-12, version 11.8* First of all there like oh you have pay 5,000 dollars for a month and make it life size and make more dinosaurs 😡 ### 1/5 — Nagging *2024-05-21, version 11.3.2* One star for continuously bugging me to “write a review” ### 1/5 — Bad *2024-05-15, version 11.3.2* This game is bad bad bad bad and bad and bad and bad and bad ### 1/5 — Starts but nothing happens. *2024-02-16, version 11.2.10* Seems to start, just get a screen of dinosaurs. The app name on the phone is not the same as the app name in the store. The image on the button is also not the same. Makes it difficult to find the app if you installed the game a while ago. ### 1/5 — Unable to mute sound *2024-01-20, version 11.2.10* Great looking app. However the only way to turn off sound is with device volume settings. This issue was flagged 5 years ago and has still not been fixed. ### 1/5 — Jacked up subscription price *2024-01-11, version 11.2.8* Just updated the app and see that my subscription no longer is valid.. took a look and, shocking, the subscription prices jacked up.. Directory never gets updated either ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Good *2026-07-29* Amazing ### 5/5 — Accurate dinosaurs *2026-06-13, version 12.7* You put accurate Dinos in this app and the realism it’s so cool like instead of Jurassic Park or Jurassic World’s dinosaurs which are so inaccurate the point is thank you for putting accurate dinosaurs I noticed that the dilophosaurus didn’t spit acid or have the grill which I’m happy about ### 5/5 — Awesome game with a very small fix *2026-06-10, version 12.7* AMAZING. but on the dinosaur world map/globe you gotta update the Triassic and Cretaceous. Update could you also update the t- Rex skin layer of the anatomy model every year or so because we are constantly discovering new things about it. And if possible could you add more dinosaurs to the anatomy section, but that’s a suggestion not a critique because making 3D models is hard ### 5/5 — I loved this app until this started using AI *2026-04-27, version 12.6* I love all the dinosaurs and all the pictures are in the game. I just wish that dinosaurs like the Dilophosaurus and Compsognathus weren’t AI generated ### 5/5 — I love dinosaurs *2026-03-22, version 12.4* My fav ### 5/5 — This app is amazing! *2026-02-20, version 12.4* Am a real fan of paleontology, and this app is the best! ### 5/5 — Mustafa Asad *2026-02-14, version 12.3* Thank you ### 5/5 — 👍🏻 *2026-01-19* É legal e tem artes incríveis ### 5/5 — This is amazing *2026-01-16, version 12.3* This is amazing! I made a book all about dinosaurs ### 5/5 — Very impressive *2025-12-25, version 12.3* I love this game and it is amazing. I love it so much because I’m able to see some dinosaurs though I do want that dinosaur pack where I get everything but I can’t pay for it. This game still is very good. --- *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 2026-08-27.*