Oxford Advanced Learner's Dict User Reviews

Name: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dict
Rating: 2.4 (96 reviews)

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dict

Oxford University Press

📚 Education

🔍 Reference

Customer Experience

Positive experience31.4% of reviews

Neutral13.5% of reviews

Negative experience55.1% of reviews

~ Based on 185 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say

Summarized from real user reviews of Oxford Advanced Learner's Dict. Based on 96 reviews and a 2.4/5 average, it highlights the 6 positives and 10 negatives reviewers mention most about this Reference app.

Positive things

📚Comprehensive and academic-worthy dictionary content
✨Full text search functionality
🎯User-friendly interface with practical language usage
🏆Highly regarded Oxford brand and reputation
📖Rich features including CEFR tags and word origins
🔤Extensive vocabulary and definitions

Negative things

💰Forced transition from one-time purchase to subscription model
🚫Inability to restore or access previously purchased versions (OALD 8, 9)
📱Loss of access after device upgrades or app updates
🔐Login and account synchronization issues
⚠️Delisting of older app versions from App Store
💔Betrayal of long-term loyal customers
🌐Incompatibility across devices (iOS/Mac)
📊Higher pricing than competitors
🎨Outdated user interface design
⚡Poor app stability and frequent crashes

Is Oxford Advanced Learner's Dict Safe?

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dict has mixed safety signals based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for Oxford Advanced Learner's Dict is 52/100.

This assessment is based on 96 user ratings, with an App Store average of 2.4/5.

Safety Analysis

34.4% of ratings point to a safe experience

5.2% of ratings suggest some concerns

60.4% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 96 App Store ratings for Oxford Advanced Learner's Dict.

Is Oxford Advanced Learner's Dict Legit?

Oxford Advanced Learner's Dict appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Oxford Advanced Learner's Dict is 80/100.

Based on 80 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

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Awkward and frustrating

I don’t like the interface, the display, and of top of all the irksome ecosystem that is always remembering you that you had just a parcel of a dictionary, so the collocation and thesaurus entry are blocked. I hate it.

Acid_SNAK3

3 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’ve made a note of your feedback. From the internal catalogue you can get access to the Collocation and Thesaurus dictionaries. Best wishes, the OALD team.

Scam

I had purchased the app years ago and now I can’t use it as along as I pay again for subscription.

Brunoafs85

3 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, we're sorry that you haven't been able to download the app. Please email us at eltdict.help@oup.com with more information regarding your issue, including ‘Google Issue’ in the subject line and we can look into this for you and help resolve your issue. Best wishes, the OALD team.

Bad application

Whenever I start this app, it crashes. I almost always click this app twice. 🥹

오꼉

4 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, we're sorry that you have issues with the app. Please email us at eltdict.help@oup.com with more information and a video recording the issue, including ‘Apple Issue’ in the subject line and we can look into this for you and help resolve your issue. Best wishes, the OALD team.

Don’t trust this Oxford dictionary

I bought this app wail I had no money. I paid for the updates. Then they forced me to pay yearly subscription. If you don’t let me to use the app i bought, please give my money back.

BBT_STAR

5 months ago

Limited Word Coverage for a Paid Dictionary

I recently subscribed to Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary with the expectation that, as an “advanced” dictionary, it would offer a comprehensive and extensive vocabulary base. However, I was disappointed to find that many common, everyday words are not included. For a resource marketed at advanced learners, this limitation feels surprising and restrictive.

Considering the annual subscription fee of Rs.999, the value for money does not seem justified. In comparison, Dictionary.com offers a free app that includes a wide range of words, a built-in thesaurus, and free pronunciation features. It provides greater accessibility and functionality without requiring a paid subscription.

Overall, while Oxford’s dictionary carries a reputable name, I find that the features and word coverage do not sufficiently justify the cost when free alternatives offer more comprehensive services.

LexiCritique

6 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’ve made a note of your feedback. Best wishes, the OALD team.

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william aino

8 months ago

Wish for improvements.

1. It would be great to have an option to hide “word origin” in “My view Settings”.
2. It would be great to be able to use it as a system default dictionary/translator when I press translate in the selection pop-up menu in Safari (DeepL app works this way). Or/and to be able to share the selected word from any app through sharing button and then selecting Oxford dictionary app.
3. It would be great to show the results of the search after I type the word in the search and press enter, so that I do t need to pick to word out of the list.
4. It would be great to have selected the searched word after I return from the details to the search, so they I could just type a new word without additionally tapping to delete the previous search.

UraharaK

8 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’ve made a note of your feedback. Best wishes, the OALD team.

Awful customer experience

I have been a long-time user of your dictionary and have used OALD on my iPhone for years. However, you suddenly blocked access to the dictionary I purchased. I contacted customer support, and although they provided several suggestions, none of them resolved the issue. After an app update, I was finally able to access the dictionary again, but only temporarily, as the same problem returned as soon as the next update was released. I am genuinely shocked that your company would treat paying customers this way and leave the situation unresolved. As many other users have pointed out, the customer service has been utterly abysmal.

English learner_

8 months ago

Where’s the old app I purchased?

I bought the app many years ago. Now it doesnt work, because I changed My phone, and it doesnt restore what I had purchased before!!!

mvsazenha

8 months ago

Dictionary on subscription

Dictionary on subscription is baseless, max, it should be one time purchase.

surajjhain

8 months ago

Not comparable to version 9

After I changed my ipad, version 9 could not be transferred to my new iPad, so had to subscribe version 10, though don’t like it as much as version 9. I subscribed for one year, to give a try. Now it looks like has expired. So I need to do new subscription. I feel very uncomfortable that the publisher has pushed us to accept an inferior product.

NZ_kiwi

9 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, thanks for sharing your feedback. We’ve made a note of your feedback. Best wishes, the OALD team.

調べた単語の履歴が頻繁に消える！

調べた単語の履歴が頻繁に消えるので、とにかく使いにくい。
（当方、最新のiOS、最新バージョンのアプリ、iPhone14。）

何度もサポートに問い合わせてるが、「そのバグは報告してるが、まだ対応出来てない」とのこと。基本機能に関するバグなのに、かれこれもう2〜3年ほど修正されずに放置されている。大手のアプリなのに、このやる気のなさが信じられない…。

（2025/10/26 追記）
もう1年半もアップデートがない…。バグを直す気はまるでないらしい。これで有料アプリなのが信じられない。
一方で、最近もまた単語の履歴が消えてしまった。

（2024/03/30 追記）
物凄く久しぶりにアップデートがあったが、調べた単語の履歴が消えるバグは完全に放置されている。こんなにやる気のない大手のアプリは見たことがない。

mnthptd_gobp

9 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, we're sorry that you have issues with the app. Could you please email us again at eltdict.help@oup.com with a recording or screenshot of your issue, including ‘Apple Issue already reported’ in the subject line and we can look into this for you and help resolve your issue. Best wishes, the OALD team.

Andrey

Simply the best dictionary and most handy one for anyone who really wants to make strides going forward in learning English to a high level!!!
Thank you so much Oxford!!!👌💪👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

Andrew-DSMaster

10 months ago

Response from developer

Hi, thank you for your 5-star review. We are glad you are enjoying the app. Best wishes, the OALD team.

Don’t trust Oxford.

I bought this app. I paid for the updates. Then they forced me to pay yearly subscription. I trusted Oxford, but not anymore.

BBT_STAR

10 months ago

Formidable

Dommage que l’on ne puisse pas avoir de version à vie, mais le package des trois dictionnaires (OALD, collocations, et thesaurus) à 59,99e pour 4 ans reste compétitif, et me sert déjà énormément en tant que professeur d’anglais, pour avoir une langue aussi juste que possible et pour offrir des exemples concrets à mes classes. J’espère que les applis resteront à jour et compatibles pendant 4 ans 🤞☺️

jude_blake

a year ago

Response from developer

Hi, thank you for your 5-star review. We are glad you are enjoying the app. Best wishes, the OALD team.

App

I purchased the Oxford
Learner's Dict.:
Arabic app for $22. Since the app is not available on the app store, we hope you can make it available because it is very useful and indispensable. We want it to be available on iOS and Android.

Tariq A.S

a year ago

A Complete Betrayal of Paid, Long-Term Users

I purchased the full, perpetual ("buy-out") license for the highly-acclaimed OALD 9th Edition years ago. At the time, the promise was lifetime access, and for years, it has been an indispensable tool for my studies and work.
However, after migrating to a new iPad, I've experienced one of the most disgraceful business practices imaginable. The old 9th Edition app, once restored, can no longer connect to your servers to download its core dictionary data, rendering it a completely useless, empty shell.
It's clear what has happened: by releasing a supposedly "new" 10th Edition app and delisting the old one, you have cleverly sidestepped the "update" process. The real goal is obvious: to nullify all previous perpetual licenses and force your entire loyal user base onto a new, greedy subscription model.
This is a blatant betrayal of your earliest and most loyal customers. Your actions are functionally no different from theft. The money and trust we invested have been met not with product continuity and respect, but with heartless abandonment and a demand for more payment. Your templated "contact us privately" responses to other negative reviews cannot hide the essence of this bad-faith practice.
A warning to all new customers: Oxford University Press has demonstrated zero credibility as a software publisher. The subscription you pay for today could easily be nullified by another clever business trick in the future. Be extremely wary of a developer that abandons its promises for short-term profit. Pay with extreme caution!

PerthBeach

a year ago

Response from developer

Hi, we're sorry that you have issues with the app. Please email us at eltdict.help@oup.com with more information regarding your issue and proof of purchase of OALD9, including ‘Appl Issue’ in the subject line and we can look into this for you and help resolve your issue. Best wishes, the OALD team.

注册问题

怎么注册不了啊？电脑网页版也注册不了

沙丁鱼和 v 不计较

a year ago

Response from developer

Hi, we're sorry that you have issues with the app. Please note you will need to purchase the app in order to have full access to the content. Please email us at eltdict.help@oup.com with more information regarding your issue and screenshot or video, including ‘Appl Issue’ in the subject line and we can look into this for you and help resolve your issue. Best wishes, the OALD team.

I lost my app

Hi, how can I access my Oald 9th edition whoch I bought some years ago, I upgraded my phone and i cant find it on the store. I emailed support and received no response.

O.zanganeh

a year ago

Response from developer

Hi, thank you for your feedback. Unfortunately OALD9 is no longer supported. Please email us at eltdict.help@oup.com with the proof of purchase of the app, including ‘Apple Review’ in the subject line and we can look into this for you and help resolve your issue. Best wishes, the OALD team