# Wolfram Words Reference App — user reviews > 35 indexed App Store user reviews of Wolfram Words Reference App by Wolfram Group LLC, rated 3.67/5 from 3 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wolfram-words-reference-app/id466457576/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/wolfram-words-reference-app/id466457576.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 1 ## Newest reviews (11 of 35) ### 2/5 — Was looking forward to purchasing this app. *2014-08-11* But can away totally disappointed. given how great the WolframAlpha app is, I decided to flip a buck for this - and I wish I had that 99 cents back. The UI is hideous, and hasn’t been updated in years. The look, feel and response all seem from am iOS two, three versions ago. It does what it purports to do fairly well, but from an outfit such as Wolfram, I just expected more. So two stars for its creation, existence and filling a niche, but three stars off for horrible implementation and UI. ### 2/5 — Accessibility *2013-08-17, version 1.0.3* The user interface is very unfriendly for someone with a vision impairement. I like the idea, but would like the font/layout to be abit "eaiser" on the eye. I think the designers could at the very least, offer a larger font, and a second "layout" choice of white font on black background?! I'd like to be refunded for this App as it's not much good if I can't read it! ### 3/5 — Useful *2012-03-01* It's a useful app but it constantly crashes or freezes so I uninstalled it. ### 1/5 — Disappointing limited Lexicon *2012-02-23* I bought this on Wolframs reputation and I am very disappointed in the limited lexicon. Most times Wolfram cannot find a word I am searching. I am going to remove this app because Webster's has a better success at finding definitions than Wolfram. I really expected more from Wolfram. I question whether the Wolfram of Mathmatica fame even still exists. ### 2/5 — Needs more work *2012-02-22, version 1.0.3* Immediately freezes on startup on iphone 4S. Starts to work after 30 secs or so and then very slow and working intermittently. Also, has some definite words missing! Please upgrade as this isn't a cheap app!!! ### 1/5 — This app is useless *2012-02-13* If you don't have an Internet connection this app is pretty much useless. I really don't find many apps that I hate but I can never use this one when I need it. ### 1/5 — Junk!!!!!!!! *2012-02-13* Slow as hell and crashes every time... You can find a better one for free! Screw you for wasting my time!!!!!! ### 2/5 — Always crashing!!! *2012-02-10* Great app, but always freezes and crashes. Please update! ### 1/5 — Wolfram losing their mojo *2012-02-03* This app is an extreme let-down especially as it comes from Wolfram. Very slow response to initial query entry as the app holds everything up while it loads promotional rubbish. Interface is clunky and the proprietary virtual keyboard just looks wrong. Searching for the word "which" generated an error, other searches yield extremely shallow results. Pronunciations are for American English only (i.e. they are wrong). Wolfram have lost their mojo. ### 2/5 — Keyboard broken *2012-01-22, version 1.0.3* The keyboard is slow to respond and often misses out letters, making this app a chore to use. Please fix ASAP. ### 3/5 — Really isn't that much different... *2012-01-20* UI needs work as there are top header black space issues...plus it's not that much different then regular Wolfram Alpha it just organizes the categories pertaining to word choices you searching for. If you own Wolfram Alpha I would not recommend this Words addition since it does all this and more already. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Very disappointed. *2018-01-13* Stick with Wolfram Alpha - this app excels at nothing other than chipping away at your net worth and increasing your icon count by one. ### 1/5 — Not good *2016-03-29, version 1.2* Doesn't work properly. Fails to compute a lot. ### 1/5 — Overpriced and not useful. *2016-02-20* The free, general app has the same information, or you could get a free dictionary app that will let you link from the results, instead of requiring a new search every time. ### 1/5 — Not good *2015-09-13, version 1.2* Absolutely love Wolfram Alpha apps normally. So I expected this to be good. At the very least I expected it to work. It tries to work (when it's connected to the internet) but, for example, trying to find synonyms for the word "safe" brings information on a movie. Utterly useless and is no substitute for any number of websites that do this free. Poor show guys. ### 1/5 — Don't Buy.... *2013-11-16, version 1.0.4* Awful app and simply doesn't work (at all..). Avoid. ### 1/5 — Keyboard obscures screen when I type *2013-10-30* With the Wolfram name I expected a great deal. I am disappointed. When I type in a word that needs definition, the keyboard obscures the text entry field. I can't see the words I am typing in. ### 1/5 — Horrible *2013-10-26, version 1.0.4* Poorly designed, poorly executed, and incredibly shallow information. Got fooled by the Wolfram name. ### 1/5 — buggy, overpriced, under-designed *2013-08-16, version 1.0.3* Wolfram Alpha should be embarrassed to have their name on this half-baked app. When it works, it's surprisingly unhelpful. When it doesn't work, the error messages (or lack thereof) are confusing. I try it periodically (naively) and it's 50-50 whether it will even return an answer for something simple like finding words containing "qu". ### 1/5 — I expect much better from Wolfram *2012-09-01, version 1.0.3* I entered the word "example" and it said that it didn't understand my input. I entered the word "test" and again it didn't understand? Eventually I managed a word it had heard of before, but these are hardly obscure. When you go back from definition to synonym, say, it forgets the word you entered so you have to type it in again. I bought this product on the reputation of Wolfram Alpha (of which I am a big fan) and I have to say I am deeply disappointed. Now, how do I get a refund from Apple? ### 1/5 — missing too many words *2012-02-26* I play scrabble and attempted to use this app. Too many times words found in scrabble dictionaries were "unknown" on this app. No good. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Great uniqe word lookup *2021-05-24* Saved me when I needed help coming up with ideas by word for my writing ### 5/5 — The Best! *2013-12-06, version 1.0.4* Very good app with plenty of features ### 5/5 — Will not function off opening page *2012-02-11* Very cool ### 5/5 — Just what I needed. *2012-01-19* I'm always looking for unique words and information in crafting trivia puzzles for my app and this program helps tremendously. ### 5/5 — Great app *2012-01-19* Love it! Not everyone seems to be impressed but it works for me; there is never too late to learn something new ... ### 5/5 — Amazing!!! *2012-01-19* It helped me beat my friend playing Words With Friends which I am pretty bad at. Most helpful app ever!! ### 4/5 — Ok *2012-01-20* This app is ok it has a lot of choice and it's great for scrabble but it needs to stop crashing everytime I go on it plz fix ### 3/5 — Does not do synonyms *2013-07-03, version 1.0.3* Asked for synonyms for "generous" - no synonyms produced. ### 3/5 — Unnecessary and Incomplete *2012-05-27* Everything here can be done through the full WolframAlpha app or the WolframAlpha web site. If you've already paid for the full app, no need to shell out the additional buck for this. If you do buy it, prepare for disappointment. The words WA knows is a severely limited set. I attempted to use the Anagrams function to find anagrams of my name. It found none. The Internet Anagram Server finds almost 1400, and I could do a dozen just off the top of my head. If you happen to hit the words WA knows, the information is interesting and in-depth. I recommend the full app. though. You'll get much better value for that price. ### 3/5 — ok... *2012-03-22, version 1.0.3* this is garbage on the ipod, but very useful on the ipad. --- *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 2026-06-10.*