# Word Vault: Vocabulary Builder — user reviews > 86 indexed App Store user reviews of Word Vault by Chaotic Good, LLP, rated 4.50/5 from 70 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-vault-vocabulary-builder/id582816194/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/word-vault-vocabulary-builder/id582816194.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 50 · 4★ 10 · 3★ 5 · 2★ 2 · 1★ 3 ## Newest reviews (13 of 86) ### 4/5 — Great App with Two Problems *2024-06-16* This app is so helpful. It is exactly what I was looking for. I would love to have given it 5 stars. Two things stopped me. In the review, there are 145 words that come up for review, and I know all of them now. I have more words in the vault, but only the first 145 words ever come up for review. The second problem is that two particular words I have in the vault make the app close every time I tap those words. I think I need an update but can’t figure out how to get it. “App Support” page can’t be found. I would greatly appreciate help with these issues. ### 4/5 — Really Good App *2024-04-03* I really enjoy this app. I like that it gives you words and an associative picture with it so that you’ll remember what the word is. I also like the fact that it stores those words and pictures so they’re easily accessible if you need to refer to them or need to find a word that fits into a particular part of a sentence. It’s a really really good app. I wish that I gave announcements for new words so that you can build upon that vocabulary. You’ve already started. But overall, it is fantastic to learn vocabulary words, and they have them stick in your mind. ### 4/5 — Great App with Two Problems *2023-08-14* This app is so helpful. It is exactly what I was looking for. I would love to have given it 5 stars. Two things stopped me. In the review, there are 145 words that come up for review, and I know all of them now. I have more words in the vault, but only the first 145 words ever come up for review. The second problem is that two particular words I have in the vault make the app close every time I tap those words. I think I need an update but can’t figure out how to get it. “App Support” page can’t be found. I would greatly appreciate help with these issues. ### 3/5 — App problems *2020-09-28, version 2.2.2* It was a great app and working fine but since the last Apple operating system update the app does not work. I hope someone fixes this. ### 3/5 — Great app for saving vocab *2020-04-25* I always look up unusual words when I’m reading and then promptly forget them, so I was looking for an app that does exactly this! Now I look up a word and then save it and then can come back to my list later. ONLY PROBLEM IS THAT it does not connect to search online when the word isn’t recognized. Otherwise great little app for word connoisseurs. Any plans to fix the bug? Had to bring my star rating down because this still hasn’t been fixed or responded to. ### 4/5 — Really good app *2019-11-17* Hello, if you come back to this app I will be glad I like to use this app it’s really good but I would be to see several options with definitions on english just add from another sources because your standard definitions so much hard to me I try to learn new words every day I think u have guessed that English isn’t my the first language, and yea I’ve seen features like add own commentary on the bottom for words and I’ve bought the extra pack for translate from English to my native language but it’s not helpful for me unfortunately I need English descriptions for understanding and learning. And one asks yet if you can change your repeat system it would be great because now it isn’t working well when I repeat my new words it is impossible all words show random, thank you ### 3/5 — Good but could be better *2019-01-25* Great app to learn vocabulary, but I find the definitions not to be up to par with other dictionaries, and a bit lacking of good examples. For example, for the word ‘ilk’ you get “a kind of person”, which is quite a simplistic definition. For comparison, the Oxford English Dictionary defines it as “a type of person or thing similar to one already referred to”, Collins defines it as “a type; class; sort (esp in the phrase of that, his, her, etc, ilk)”, and Macmillan as “of its/that/their particular type or kind”. You can add your own notes in the app, but I find that I have to do so with most words I save, which is a big hassle. It would be great if you could choose which dictionary to get definitions from. ### 5/5 — Terrific *2018-09-01, version 2.2.2* This is a great way to really learn new words. Highly recommend. ### 5/5 — Best way to learn. *2018-06-29* This app has to be the most gorgeous of all. I required two things in a vocabulary building app. Adding custom notes with each word and revising them. This app does both and does it very well. Minimalistic design. Web lookup available as well. Very well worth my money. ### 5/5 — Wonderful *2018-04-21, version 2.2.2* This app is off to a good start. Keep going. ### 5/5 — Very good *2018-04-18, version 2.2.2* Very good, organized app that I use as a budding writer. Great way to keep a word bank! ### 5/5 — Does what you want it to do. *2018-02-11* I like words, learning new ones and keeping track of where I found them. This app allows you to back up to Dropbox or email everything to yourself. Perfect. ### 4/5 — Multiple Vaults for language learning *2018-02-10* It would be very nice to be able to manage multiple vaults for learning words from other languages. Other than that, I think it may be perfect. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Waste of money. *2020-08-10, version 2.2.2* I stared this app with gray hope but soon realized it had severe limitations. It is not a cheap app so I was expecting something world class. The main issue with this app is it cannot find half the words you out in. And when it tells you it’s searching the web it searches for ages without finding the word. If I look up the word in any other app it takes seconds to give a definition. I would not waste my money. ### 1/5 — Skip it unless you’re desperate *2020-03-23, version 2.2.2* This app has a lot of potential but it was badly executed. 1. It’s only using one dictionary- wiktionary, which is very limiting 2. It has html code in the definitions - ... 3. Doesn’t show definition on past forms of the word- very inconvenient. 4. It should work just as well as look up on iPhone with the ability to save the word for later review. ### 1/5 — Connection to online definition lookup fails all the time *2019-09-03, version 2.2.2* Don’t buy. This app is no longer maintained. More than half of the words don’t have definition found, and the automatic online look up fails every time. ### 1/5 — Very disappointed *2019-07-23* I am very disappointed in this app. I was looking for a dictionary that can save words from iOS “lookup” feature when you highlight a word in Safari or the News app and Word Vault claimed it does that but IT DOES NOT! Also the definitions are so short and there are no pronunciation for some words e.g. slumbering... It was a waste of money. ### 1/5 — Can I get a refund ? *2017-02-04, version 2.1* The dictionary is too bad. ### 1/5 — Potential *2016-04-05, version 2.0.1* Needs to let me review as many words as i want. Needs to show only favorite words when opening app and not the vault where it shows random words i never cared for. Needs to show different forms of the words when looking up a word. Fix these issues please and will be 5 stars. ### 2/5 — Misleading list description *2018-09-13* I was looking for an app to build vocabulary lists with definitions for my son. This app produces a nice list, but my son is not allowed to use his phone in the classroom and so he can’t use the nice list at school because he can’t print it with definitions. Waste of money for us. ### 2/5 — App just quits when I try to search a word *2018-09-11* I am able to look up my existing list of words added before but the app quits when I search a new word. Can this be fixed as I was not expecting such flaws in the paid apps like this one. ### 2/5 — Almost Best iPhone Dictionary App *2015-12-24, version 2.0.1* NEEDS BETTER DICTIONARY!! This app is elegantly designed, and for the most part it works very well, but the dictionary is totally lacking! iOS's built in dictionary is much more comprehensive than this app that costs $5. This is very frustrating and shouldn't be the case. Their is little to no etymologies given. Many words don't even show up. The word review feature is killer if it was only backed up by a f**kin' half way decent dictionary. The app has one job! Couldn't they just use the definitions your iPhone already provides you with?! Please please please improve the dictionary in your DICTIONARY app. If they could deliver what is promised then the app would easily be worth the money. I want this app to be good, I like building up my word vault! Don't let us down, you're almost there! ### 3/5 — iPad version is needed! Along with bunch of enhancement. *2021-09-28* I’ve been using this lovely app for 5 years or so and I have to admit it’s been quite handy whenever I wanted to load numerous new words into my head. But recently, I started to grow an unsatisfactoriness ‘cause against the odd, I encountered some flaws been unable to back to the main page and sort of these weirdness. Hope to get the version I used to love… ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — The best *2026-04-09, version 2.2.9* I very well taken care of app and hugely useful ### 5/5 — A digital reliquary for all your beautiful words *2023-12-16* It will collect words, sure. But more importantly, it will help you weave the words you collect into your day-to-day life. This app does good in the world, full stop. ### 5/5 — Great App!! 🥰🥰 *2021-04-30, version 2.2.6* My favorite for years ### 5/5 — Want to become well-spoken? *2020-02-16* This app is so incredibly user friendly, yet it includes the features you wouldn’t even have realized were essential. I’d been taking screen shots of all of the words I look up while I am reading or watching shows that I find beautiful or that I hadn’t heard before. Now, I just type it into the app, and voila, it’s recorded in my “vault”. Then, I review the words with its awesome review system, and words I get wrong go into the “weak” folder so that I know to work on those ones more until I get them. Long story short, I am actually improving my vocabulary in an effortless and sort of addicting way. I can’t rave enough about this app. I ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT. ### 5/5 — Almost perfect... and nothing better *2019-12-08* I want to track words that I don’t know as I read on my iOS devices. You’d think there would be many apps out there that would do this, but Word Vault is the only one I’ve found that delivers most of what I’m looking for. What’s good: - You can highlight a word, then lookup and save in Word Vault from the share menu. Super easy! - Word Vault prompts you (optional setting) with the words you’ve saved on the lock screen and reminds you to study them. - The study feature uses spaced repetition, the best way to memorize something. What could be better: - Not formatted for iPad. I really don’t like the iPhone screen format on an iPad. For one thing it’s portrait only. -No syncing between devices. You can backup to Dropbox but that’s not what I want. I do most of my reading on the iPad and would do most word reviews on my iPhone, if I could. If these two features were added, it would have everything I want. I’m still giving it five stars because no other app out there comes close. ### 5/5 — Favorite Vocab app *2019-03-20* I’ve used this for years and love it. Most vocabulary apps are about flashcards and flipping a word with an answer. The ability to look at definitions and type in the spelling has worked well for me. Hope more features are added—like controlling when you want to work on words that you haven’t come across yet. In my word vault I have over 10,000 words I’ve selected from years of reading that I like to keep fresh. However, the app doesn’t allow me to control when it goes back to old words. I’ve had this app for a couple of years and have only gotten to around word 7,000, mostly the result of inactivity for a couple days or so which means I have to go back over words I’ve already learned. If you could provide more control over this or create a feature when the app doesn’t go back over old words at midnight every night that would be great. ### 5/5 — Excellent! *2019-02-01, version 2.2.2* Cannot imagine being without this app. Used ‘every day’ without fail. Simply, a must have app... ### 5/5 — For lovers of words *2018-11-05, version 2.2.2* I adore this app. Whenever I find an interesting word that I like, I add it to the app and know that it will later pop up testing me on the meaning and spelling. A great way to expand my vocabulary and have a bit of fun doing it. ### 5/5 — One annoyance *2018-11-03* While using the review feature - of my list of 191 words it always asks me for the same 9 terms. I can’t figure out if I can change them. So - I’m a master of 9/191 words. ### 5/5 — Best app *2018-10-09* I was looking for an app like this for a long time. Usually I’d use a dictionary app and then another app to write down the words I wanted to remember or just take a screenshot of them. But I just never got around to review them properly later. It’s great that every word I look for is stored automatically and the app even offers (mostly) more than one way to use it/meaning. At first I thought the price was too steep, but I took a risk anyway bc I was desperate and now I am happy I did. I don’t want to miss this app now. I use the vocabulary training option almost every day. The translation option costs extra, which was a little disappointing tbh, but its an extra that completes this app (for me). And I do need it as a non-native speaker and sometimes I just don’t unterstand the provided definition. Personally I’d say it’s worth the money. I’m more than happy with it. --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. 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