# Webster’s College Dictionary — user reviews > 88 indexed App Store user reviews of Webster’s College Dictionary by MobiSystems, Inc., rated 4.50/5 from 252 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/websters-college-dictionary/id451119145/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/websters-college-dictionary/id451119145.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 191 · 4★ 34 · 3★ 8 · 2★ 7 · 1★ 12 ## What do users think of Webster’s College Dictionary? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Fast loading and performance - 📚 Comprehensive and authoritative dictionary content - 👍 Easy to navigate and use - 📖 Excellent etymologies and word origins - ✨ High-quality, trusted Webster's New World brand - 🎓 Helpful for learning and vocabulary expansion - 💼 Reliable reference tool for professional writing - 🔄 Regular updates to stay current **Cons** - 🚨 Aggressive pop-up requests for 5-star reviews - 🐛 Search function fails with non-root word forms - 🔍 Missing words and incomplete coverage - 🎨 Clunky and unintuitive user interface - 📱 Poor app design compared to physical dictionary - 💰 Limited features for $15 price point - 🔤 Alternate spellings not found by search - ⚠️ Menu items stack on top of each other **Commonly reported bugs** - Tapping non-root word forms in definitions returns no results - Word games unavailable in split view with error message - Search suggestions for alternate spellings don't work - Menu items stack improperly in search view - Display too light, causing eye strain - App interface not intuitive after recent redesign **Most requested features** - Audio pronunciation of words - Example sentences for word usage - Search by derived terms, not just root words - Better phonetic search functionality - Word etymology information (some users noted lack of this) - Ability to copy definitions - Swipe navigation between alphabetical entries - Multiple consecutive entries visible on single screen - Back button navigation to search screen - Dark mode or improved display contrast - Improved spelling suggestion for misspelled words - Disable Word of the Day notifications ## Newest reviews (14 of 88) ### 4/5 — Good offline dictionary. *2026-08-12* stars Good dictionary. Good to use off line. Nags to rate on start up (all the time) or would be five stars. Ask after five uses then again after a couple dozen. I waited a year to review because of the nagging. ### 4/5 — Fast! *2025-07-05, version 10.0.12* Loads super fast, a big plus. I do occasionally run into a word not included so must turn to Google… ### 4/5 — Best dictionary, so-so app *2023-08-21, version 10.0.12* Love this dictionary. The app needs a little work. Main gripe is that, unless it is the root form of the word, when you tap on a word within a definition, the app won’t be able to find it. For example if you tap the word “magistrates” it won’t be able to find the word, but if you tap the word “magistrate” it WILL be able to find it. ### 3/5 — Needs some improvement *2022-11-09, version 10.0.12* You should be able to search by derived terms, not just their roots. And the suggestions for words that are spelled slightly differently don’t work, so you may have to try searching for different spellings until you find the right one. ### 4/5 — Useful tool *2022-09-07, version 10.0.12* This is a very useful tool. I just wish it had every word I was trying to look up. ### 4/5 — Okay but not as complete as printed versions. *2022-04-01, version 10.0.12* alternate spellings are frequently not found with the search feature. E.g., “stye” ### 4/5 — os30 *2021-03-04, version 10.0.12* from print to app ### 5/5 — Recommended for Comp II class *2021-01-22, version 10.0.12* Love this! Was recommended it by my professor ### 4/5 — Glad to have a true Webster’s dictionary *2021-01-14, version 10.0.12* A solid app. The bonus is that it is Webster’s New World. All I would change is to auto-highlight the search field so when I click on it to type the next search, it immediately replaces my old entry. Also, I wish it handled phonetic searches better. However, most dictionaries and spellcheckers seem incapable of processing phonetic searches well. Seems counter to the intent, though. ### 4/5 — Great Dictionary *2020-12-14, version 10.0.12* Always up to date. Only negative is lack of etymologies. ### 5/5 — It’s a dictionary *2020-11-03, version 10.0.12* It defines things. ### 5/5 — Ted44 *2020-07-02, version 10.0.12* Full dictionary and reference. Perfect for my needs. 😊 ### 5/5 — Webster’s New World dictionary, 5th edition. *2020-06-30, version 10.0.12* I find this dictionary very helpful in supporting biblical principles. When I used to use the “smartphone,” I could see why Google made it difficult and nearly impossible for me to download this dictionary. ### 5/5 — Great app *2020-05-16, version 10.0.12* Useful ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Annoying Pop-ups *2025-11-16, version 10.0.12* The software is not bad and performs OK, but One Star for continually soliciting a five-star review with in-your-face pop-ups. The dictionary itself is one I have been using for many years and is an excellent alternative to Mirriam-Webster. ### 1/5 — Annoying Pop-ups *2023-02-18, version 10.0.12* The software is not bad and performs OK, but One Star for continually soliciting a five-star review with in-your-face pop-ups. The dictionary itself is one I have been using for many years and is an excellent alternative to Mirriam-Webster. ### 1/5 — You asked *2022-02-05, version 10.0.12* Your word of the day is too often prosaic and uninteresting. ### 1/5 — This App Needs a UX Team *2021-10-02, version 10.0.12* The words are there, but this app in no other way lives up to the storied Webster’s New World name. It is clunky, and the menu items stack up on top of one another in the search view. There appear to be a few word games in this version, but I get an error message that says they’re unavailable in the split view (the only view I’ve seen them in) when I try to access them. The dictionary functions, but this app could be so much better. ### 1/5 — Annoying Pop-ups *2020-09-30, version 10.0.12* The software is not bad and performs OK, but One Star for continually soliciting a five-star review with in-your-face pop-ups. The dictionary itself is one I have been using for many years and is an excellent alternative to Mirriam-Webster. ### 1/5 — Word of the Day *2018-07-15, version 10.0.12* I love the dictionary. However don’t need all the extras. Please stop sending me the word of the day feature. It’s been “whump” every bloody morning for over a week! Please desist! Would be much appreciated. If you must send something, how about, “Mornin’!” Thank you. ### 1/5 — TOO BAD ABOUT THE "NEW" VISUAL DESIGN *2017-11-14, version 10.0.3* This App just took a giant step backward in it's newest release - no longer intuitive, no longer easy to use - additional steps is NEVER a good thing. ### 2/5 — Should have more *2024-09-08, version 10.0.12* Need sound pronunciation and example of use in a sentence. The Words of The Day are often odd, impractical words 🤷‍♀️ ### 2/5 — OK, but... *2019-06-29, version 10.0.12* Good dictionary app. Has almost everything you would want a dictionary app to have, but for the $15 price — there really should be a feature that speaks out the correct pronunciation of the word. That seems like a pretty standard function on most other free dictionary apps. ### 2/5 — Ratings *2019-03-05, version 10.0.12* I don’t like having to rate everything, and now taking time for a nickname, seven have been taken so I have to think of another. It seems I can’t use this dictionary ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — BEST PROPER ENGLISH! *2024-08-16, version 10.0.12* Hello I’m Joey in North East Massachusetts This is the best version for definitions of English that has made me as intelligent as I can aspire to be now and in the future. Worth the money and knowledge . Also helps you pronounce and spell. Yay!! ### 5/5 — Really Good Dictionary, Just Shy of Exceptional *2023-09-04, version 10.0.12* I am a word nerd, and consult no fewer than 3 (American Heritage, Webster’s, and Oxford’s) dictionaries and/or thesauruses searching for the perfect word in almost anything/everything I write—be it entries in my journal, letters/emails I write to friends/classmates/clients/opposing counsel, homework assignments in my MBA classes, or legal filings in cases for clients of my law firm. Webster’s (both it’s college dictionary and thesaurus) is my one of 2 backup dictionaries I consult when either: i cannot find a word in my favorite “go-to” dictionaries (AHD5 and Roget’s Thesaurus), or I want to compare/double check or better understand different uses or meaning for words and definitions I lookup in my American Heritage dictionary(ies). Many times Webster’s definitions and examples add something to my understanding of words i lookup in American Heritage. Consistently, however, American Heritage provides more comprehensive definitions and examples for words and usage than those Webster’s provides. Also, it my experience that almost every word in Webster’s is also in American Heritage, but that isn’t a two-way street—American Heritage includes a significant number of words and definitions that Webster’s does not. Finally, Webster’s user interface is nowhere near as flexible, helpful, or attractive as American Heritage. Whereas Webster’s has a cartoonish look and feel that does not remotely resemble the physical version the same dictionary, American Heritage’s app not only very closely approximates the look and feel of the corresponding physical dictionary, the American Heritage app actually offers many enhancements to the physical version that make the app just as comprehensive but easier and more preferable to use—it is actually a viable substitute for the hard copy. In sum, I like Webster’s dictionary app and appreciate the convenience of having an electronic version of its corresponding hard copy. But, absent significant revisions and improvement to the app, it will always be a backup dictionary for American Heritage’s more comprehensive, more functional, and easier to use AHD5 app. And, if I had to choose just one dictionary to use on ny electronic devices, it definitely would not be Webster’s. ### 5/5 — Great! *2023-05-27, version 10.0.12* Really good dictionary! Get it! ### 5/5 — The Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary *2023-05-25, version 10.0.12* Great find for phone now. ### 5/5 — Helpful *2022-01-03, version 10.0.12* I have just started college again. Am not familiar with some of the larger words it helps me to keep up with my class. ### 5/5 — Learning everyday *2021-12-06, version 10.0.12* Love this app and the word of the day feature. Once leaving school you can become stagnant with your vocabulary. This is an easy way to continuously expand your mind. ### 5/5 — Review *2021-09-29, version 10.0.12* It’s great! Use it on both my Apple devices. ### 5/5 — Stop with the five star rating requests *2021-07-16, version 10.0.12* I’m giving this 5 stars so hopefully it will stop interrupting my use of the app with these contralto annoying requests for a 5 star rating. You can rely on the assumption that most or all 5 star ratings are here for the same reason. The dictionary is useful but nothing to rave about. Collins has deeper and more comprehensive meanings than this. ### 5/5 — Thorough. *2021-03-19, version 10.0.12* Effective. ### 5/5 — Thorough *2021-03-09, version 10.0.12* Complete and simple --- *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 2026-09-12.*