Content good; App bad
This review is for both the website and also the app. Biggest cons are: it doesn’t keep track of which paragraph you’re on, so when you come back you have to wade through content to resume reading; and there is no guided learning feature whereby you pick a topic like Astronomy and it then guides you through and keeps track of your progress through the 1000 or so articles you must read to be proficient in astronomy. There could be “intro” path, “intermediate” and then “expert”.
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I recommend the app for education and learning about the world!!!
Encyclopedia is much better then Wikipedia and I know why it's only 17+ it’s because there are all the topics in the world and they can be inappropriate content. This app is not just for older people but kids too! because the content is safe for kids. I would recommend this app for educational purposes or just a way you want to learn in your free time!!! I think the quizzes are fun because you have fun with the topics! You can search a article or topic, Like for example: I would search a celebrity like Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez, then it can show facts like ''Taylor and Selena have a relationship by being friends'' Or another example like you can search like Star Wars: a New Hope, Star Wars: Empires Strikes Back and Star Wars: Return of the Jedi.
Thanks for Reading my Review! I hope you Download this app!
- Lynnice Marie
Thanks for Reading my Review! I hope you Download this app!
- Lynnice Marie
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Furby-like design not helpful Chicago e-version; like the quiz section
The popular Furby toy became annoying and kids stopped playing with them because of a constant demand for attention. Ditto e-En Brit?! Constant advertising moving on screen, for example, is not what I experienced in a city library with the classic paper edition. Know your audience. Please. And too many errors for your Britannica standard of quality. Even in the fun quizzes. So who edits articles? Who fact checks? Are you seeking unbiased sources? Are you cutting costs? Readers and Researchers notice. But you're still the more reliable source to me.
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Olde flawless Encyclopedia Britannica paper editions?
Like the quizzes section nowadays, but please assure that the full answers you provide are accurate. My score might be higher if you do! As well, could you address this related topic? The Roman Empire created the Province of Palestine under their rule. True or False?
Lazy App and Sloppy Linking
I’ll start by saying the content here is great, and it’s written in clear and concise language, which makes it very readable. However, it feels like not much care has been taken in designing the app or in linking articles.
The app itself is pretty bare bones and lacks many obvious QoL features. You can’t search favorited articles, even if you have hundreds, and you can’t add bookmarks in the middle of longer articles. For some inexplicable reason, saved and favorited articles are sorted in lexicographical rather than alphabetical order, such that all the articles with capitalized titles come before all of them with lowercase titles. I can live with that.
What’s most frustrating is the number of broken links I’ve encountered in the few days I’ve been using the app, and worse, incorrectly linked articles. For instance, a link in a section of the Computer Science article discussing Apple Inc. takes you to an article on the fruit, and one in the gender dysphoria article links to the article on grammatical gender. It feels like the whole thing has been slapped together.
The app itself is pretty bare bones and lacks many obvious QoL features. You can’t search favorited articles, even if you have hundreds, and you can’t add bookmarks in the middle of longer articles. For some inexplicable reason, saved and favorited articles are sorted in lexicographical rather than alphabetical order, such that all the articles with capitalized titles come before all of them with lowercase titles. I can live with that.
What’s most frustrating is the number of broken links I’ve encountered in the few days I’ve been using the app, and worse, incorrectly linked articles. For instance, a link in a section of the Computer Science article discussing Apple Inc. takes you to an article on the fruit, and one in the gender dysphoria article links to the article on grammatical gender. It feels like the whole thing has been slapped together.
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Thanks for the update
Doesn’t have nearly as many articles as Wikipedia, but it’s much more family-friendly.
It has an article for “Star Trek: The Original Series,” but the encyclopedia would be better with general articles for “Star Trek” and “Star Wars.”
It should be marked as having “in-app purchases”, because there’s a premium subscription. Next to the “get,” I should see small letters for “in-app purchases.”
It has an article for “Star Trek: The Original Series,” but the encyclopedia would be better with general articles for “Star Trek” and “Star Wars.”
It should be marked as having “in-app purchases”, because there’s a premium subscription. Next to the “get,” I should see small letters for “in-app purchases.”
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Great content, horrible app
5 stars for content, one star for the app. No dark mode and you can’t even select article text to look up things (??). The paged reading is extremely annoying especially the page flip animations which can’t be turned off. Given the long article lengths you should be able to bookmark specific sections of an article and the app should remember where you left off.
Pretty bad for something that costs 8 bucks a month.
Pretty bad for something that costs 8 bucks a month.
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Good App, UI could be updated
Good information, better than 99% of the junk out in the world that “claim” to be of professional reference. Application not bringing up content properly. Tabs need to be updated and are slow in loading information
Formatting
The app is supposed to work on ipad, but the first article I tried to read had an unmovable graphic that prevented me from reading it. Looking at the version history, this is a terribly maintained app, especially an app that is supported by a paid subscription. The world does need a factual encyclopedia, and it should definitely not be free, but this app is terrible and I don't understand why.
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Not usable
I downloaded this to check out their quizzes. I have to force quit the app every minute because of pop up ads that cover the screen and cannot be closed in any way. The app is poorly designed and poorly coded. The quizzes also contain 10 questions and never randomize the content from any set larger than that same 10 (same questions every single time). It’s saddening that they would put this out as a product.
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Just one note…
I love having access to the Encyclopedia Brittanica on my phone, and the price is very reasonable; but there is one feature that I feel is sorely missing: bookmarking. There are some articles that are so long that I don’t want to read through them in one sitting, and having to go and find the page that I left off on every time I close the app is tedious. I know I can add whole articles to my favorites and that is useful, but it would be nice to be able bookmark individual pages as well. Other than that, I think it’s great that I have such easy access to so much knowledge!
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Unbiased and straight information for a small fee
Be wary of any free online “pedia’s” out there.
For $15 a year this is a great deal. Devs should be pushing this product more in our school systems and social media.
For $15 a year this is a great deal. Devs should be pushing this product more in our school systems and social media.
Nearly useless to the blind/visually impaired community…
**Sight, impaired, user**this app does not comply with Apple's voiceover (verbal feedback for blind users), rendering it virtually useless to anybody who utilizes voiceover for accessing technology.
Reliable, verifiable, well-researched
A beautifully designed app with a universe of topics that are well-written, deeply researched, apolitical, and verified. Britannica cuts through the undergrowth of questionable online material and remains a dependable source of intelligently-presented content. With an impressively credentialled staff of experts who stand behind their work, Brittanica is still the best since December 10th, 1768.
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Was Born & Died
This app has two problems.
The first is that there is not enough content on the “Events this Day” page.
The second is that half of the content on the daily-events page is informing you that a specific person was born or died on that day. This is frustrating as they already have a “Born this Day” page.
If I want to learn about birthdates, I will go to that page.
The first is that there is not enough content on the “Events this Day” page.
The second is that half of the content on the daily-events page is informing you that a specific person was born or died on that day. This is frustrating as they already have a “Born this Day” page.
If I want to learn about birthdates, I will go to that page.
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Used to read this every night
Now I have to pay $14 per year. Next I’ll have to pay to learn common law.
Frustrating
The main problem with this app is that there are ads EVERYWHERE but then also you have to pay for the majority of the content.
I’m fine with one of the other but have both is extremely annoying.
I’m fine with one of the other but have both is extremely annoying.
Apologies many times over…
I would like to take back everything bad I said about the Fabulous Encyclopedia Britannica. It’s just that I don’t think that I am smart enough to be reading such a Treasure Tome.
Pretty good so far
Pretty navigable at this point, willing to pay if it continues to be good. Reviewed 2022 June
Januaryfebruary369
REALLY, thought you could have done a better job, the worse encyclopedia I’ve seen, definately not like the old days, when you could get hard cover encyclopedia. Take a note from Wikipedia and maybe you could bring your game up, and then you want to charge money for this app. REALLY!!! You must be seriously kidding compared to way far better free encyclopedia with not only the meaning, but full detail and audio. Get real !!! What world are you living in. I gave this a ‘#1 if I could have given a less I would have. Would not recommend this app to anyone.
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