# LookUp: English Dictionary App — user reviews > 307 indexed App Store user reviews of LookUp by Squircle Apps LLP, rated 4.70/5 from 3,109 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lookup-english-dictionary-app/id872564448/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lookup-english-dictionary-app/id872564448.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,593 · 4★ 266 · 3★ 95 · 2★ 50 · 1★ 105 ## What do users think of LookUp? Overall sentiment: neutral **Pros** - 🌟 Beautiful and intuitive design - 💡 Helpful word of the day feature - 👍 Easy to use and navigate - 🚀 Fast and responsive app - 📚 Extensive vocabulary coverage **Cons** - 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs - 🔒 Paywall for basic features - ⏱️ Slow search and loading times - 📱 Syncing issues across devices - 🔇 Pronunciation issues **Commonly reported bugs** - Word of the day widget not refreshing - Saved words and collections being deleted - Search functionality not working as expected - Compatibility issues with newer iOS versions - Pronunciation not working on Apple Watch **Most requested features** - Offline mode for dictionary - Customizable word of the day notifications - Thesaurus integration - Ability to organize word collections - More language support ## Newest reviews (11 of 307) ### 3/5 — Very Mixed Results *2026-06-17, version 12.1* I think the app is great. The content and presentation are great. I runs flawlessly on my iPad and my iPhone. I have three different Mac computers. It errors every time I try to open it on all three machines. It has been this way from the start. I’ve written twice to the developer, Squircle Apps LLP. It has been over a month and I’ve never received a response. An online search indicates this is a known problem. The app needs to be fixed or the developer needs to quit advertising they support Mac. It is a lie. ### 3/5 — app crashes after audio preview button is pressed *2026-03-05, version 12.0.10* happens on my iPad mini 6 ### 3/5 — Bad APP for Apple Watch - Better now 2026-01-21 👇 *2026-01-22, version 12.0.7* I’ve had this app for three years now. It been always a problem for my Apple Watch. I mean that I have some problem with the possibility to hear the pronunciation and also now crashed all the time. So, I switched to Miriam Webster‘s dictionary and I have the good definition and no problem except the pronunciation is just an iPhone. I hope this review help you. 2026-01-21: I just got an email telling they resolved the problem (v.12.0.3). Actually, it works well (listening the pronunciation) on my Apple Watch, for now. Thanks! ### 3/5 — Needs work *2025-12-27, version 11.1.8* I enjoy the app enough to have an annual subscription, but I do find it frustrating at times. Every 2-3 weeks, it forgets I have the subscription. I have to uninstall the app and redownload it for it to work again and then do it all over in a couple of weeks. ### 2/5 — bugs need to be fixed *2025-12-13, version 12.0.4* the idea of this app is great but there are many bugs! the meaning of words is frequently cut of/truncated. when using the flash cards, a word is frequently used in its definition, or the question ends up being complete nonsense. Please fix these issues. i encounter them a lot, and if this app was fixed it would be great. ### 4/5 — Good app *2025-12-05, version 12.0.3* The app is good but there's just one little issue, how do I clear the searches I have previously made? It seems impossible to do so. ### 1/5 — In-app purchase when you have already paid!? *2025-12-04, version 11.1.8* Why a dictionary have to be subscription. And why I have to pay again when I have already paid for the app to hear the pronunciation. ### 1/5 — Money wasted *2025-12-02, version 12.0.2* They’ve improved this app so that it has become nearly impossible to look up words, save them and build vocabulary lists. I like to get my money back. Don’t waste yours! Don’t waste time trying to add your nickname cause you can’t! ### 2/5 — Crashes with Watch OS 26 on Apple Watch *2025-11-21, version 12.0.2* Developers pls fix the issue when you look up the meaning and pronunciation of any word on an Apple Watch, it crashes. Thanks. ### 1/5 — Great App… Currently Unusable on Apple Watch *2025-11-11, version 12.0.2* While I love this app, it has been unusable for months on Apple Watch. Everytime I click on a word to read more about it, the app crashes. I was hoping the recent update would fix this issue, but it is still happening. I waited a long time before leaving this one-star review since I genuinely love this app; however, due to how long this issue has persisted, I feel it is necessary to add this review. Please fix this issue! I really want to be able to use your app again! ### 2/5 — Bad API for Apple Watch *2025-10-29, version 12.0.1* I’ve had this app for three years now. It been always a problem for my Apple Watch. I mean that I have some problem with the possibility to hear the pronunciation and also now crashed all the time. So, I switched to Miriam Webster‘s dictionary and I have the good definition and no problem except the pronunciation is just an iPhone. I hope this review help you. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Used to be amazing but *2026-08-24, version 12.1.6* Then everything went behind a subscription, what a shame ### 1/5 — Traduction en français *2026-06-06* Incompréhensible. Toutes les langues les plus,utilisée sauf le français. Et ce depuis des années de demande au développeur. 1 étoile donc. ### 1/5 — Do not bother *2026-05-22, version 12.0.11* Everything is behind a paywall. Even their “free” word of the day is paywalled after 2 days. Will be switching to a different word of the day app. One that isn’t so greedy ### 1/5 — Very disappointed *2026-03-31, version 12.0.10* I was disappointed to see that almost every feature on this app, like the tests and review quizzes, were locked behind “LookUp+.” I eventually settled for just using the word of the day widget, and it worked, but after two days, it expired, and became locked until I purchased the upgrade, meaning I could do literally nothing, and the app became a huge advertisement for “LookUp+.” ### 1/5 — Deleting *2026-03-20, version 12.0.10* The app manages to somehow keep launching itself even though I have removed it from login items. I have contacted the developer about this but have had nothing back after three weeks. I find the apps behaviour very irritating so will be deleting once this review is submitted. ### 1/5 — Free version bad paid is $10 *2026-03-18, version 12.0.10* The free version is a disgrace. Like 2 times it will give you the word of the day for free and that’s it. After that better be ready to pay 10 bucks just to get random words once a day. In addition, this app pretends like it has other features, but you have to freaking subscribe. All in all this app is somewhere worth the money or your time for the free version ### 1/5 — Money wasted *2026-01-22, version 12.0.7* They’ve improved this app so that it has become nearly impossible to look up words, save them and build vocabulary lists. I like to get my money back. Don’t waste yours! Don’t waste time trying to add your nickname cause you can’t! ### 1/5 — Strange app *2026-01-15, version 12.0.6* What a really weird app, I downloaded this a long time ago to learn some words than forgot about it, now it sends me a notification about once a month for the exact same word, and I finally clicked into the app and literally everything is pay-walled… for an app to learn new words… they want $10 a month… for a word a day… insane. ### 1/5 — Word of the day wingers *2026-01-15, version 12.0.6* Loved this app and the widget for a long but now they want you to pay a subscription for something that’s been free. Disappointing, I’ll be finding something better. ### 1/5 — Want you to pay for add-ons? *2026-01-08, version 12.0.5* Very misleading. Thought I was getting more, but after getting into the site for the, the add-ons were extra ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — A Museum *2026-06-28, version 12.1* Using LookUp is like stepping into an art museum for words. Its images and typography are bright and welcoming—nobody needs a map to navigate—and I have frequented its galleries for many years now. I have curated my own collections from books I’ve read, loving some and saving others. The Notes feature has allowed me to make my own contributions. I can record where I first stumbled across each new word. Gaskell, Elliot, Wordsworth, and Keats are a few recent authors and poets that your app has helped me navigate, and they also walk its galleries. I am curious to see where the creativity and curation will go next. ### 5/5 — Best Dictionary App *2026-04-20* Five stars! The UI is clean, but the real value is in the Word of the Day. It’s helped me expand my vocabulary naturally without feeling like I’m studying. Highly recommend for students, professionals, or anyone who just loves words! ### 5/5 — The absolute best *2026-04-03, version 12.0.10* This app was obviously created by somebody who loves etymology and vocabulary. This is a proper, fully featured dictionary and thesaurus, but the way that everything is presented is absolutely amazing for exploring the language and learning something new every single day. I have the widget added and the notifications activated, because it’s always so much fun learning new words. The way that they are presented is memorable and thematic as well. Thank you so kindly for this app. ### 5/5 — Excellent Dictionary *2026-03-07, version 12.0.10* And stellar support! The issue I had on my iPad mini was resolved really quickly ### 5/5 — EDITED: was not aware of lifetime option *2026-02-26, version 12.0.10* Bought the lifetime sub because I consider this to be like a physical book but that is constantly updated and I enjoy the word of the day. Did not like the yearly subscription but was a fan of the lifetime once they graciously pointed it out as an option. ### 5/5 — A Daily Anchor *2026-02-08, version 12.0.8* I enjoy having a simple word of the day to reflect on. The app is uncluttered and easy to use, and it’s nice to have a quick, reliable dictionary when I need it. The daily word often ends up connecting to my life in unexpected ways. ### 5/5 — I love this app and the Siri Shortcuts that it works with *2026-02-04, version 12.0.8* But, I just would love if it worked more consistently with saving words to a custom collection using the Shortcuts, as the Shortcut often crashes or doesn’t compete that part once it tries to add the word I got the definition for to the collection. I also want to mention that the widget that has the ‘speak aloud’ feature to pronounce the word also skips the word when I press it, and I’d really love it if it only spoke it aloud so I can do it multiple times before pressing the actual skip button (or shuffle button). If I do get multiple times to have it speak aloud, it then skips multiple words immediately on its own, which is annoying. Please fix this as well! ### 5/5 — I love this app and the Siri Shortcuts that it works with *2026-01-29, version 12.0.8* But, I just would love if it worked more consistently with saving words to a custom collection using the Shortcuts, as the Shortcut often crashes or doesn’t compete that part once it tries to add the word I got the definition for to the collection. ### 5/5 — Must-Have for Apple Watch *2025-12-27, version 12.0.4* Update (Late December 2025): It’s working again on Apple Watch! And while it’s frustrating it took so long, the dev(s) behind the watchOS build of this app clearly know what they’re doing. This is easily one of the best designed/written apps for Apple Watch (otherwise, I wouldn’t have waited around for the app to get fixed, nor would I be writing this maundering review update. Original Review: While I love this app, it has been unusable for months on Apple Watch. Every time I click on a word to read more about it, the app crashes. I was hoping the recent update would fix this issue, but it is still happening. I waited a long time before leaving this one-star review since I genuinely love this app; however, due to how long this issue has persisted, I feel it is necessary to add this review. Please fix this issue! I really want to be able to use your app again! ### 5/5 — Love this app *2025-10-17, version 12.0.1* Great for writers! --- *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 2026-09-06.*