# Worldictionary — user reviews

> 297 indexed App Store user reviews of Worldictionary by Penpower Technology Ltd., rated 1.00/5 from 2 ratings.

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/worldictionary/id429372600/reviews
- App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/worldictionary/id429372600.md
- Rating breakdown: 5★ 0 · 4★ 0 · 3★ 0 · 2★ 0 · 1★ 2

## What do users think of Worldictionary?

Overall sentiment: positive

**Pros**

- 🚀 Instant translation
- 👍 Accurate translations
- 🌐 Supports many languages
- 📚 Helpful for learning languages
- 🔍 Useful for travel and business
- 💡 Innovative camera-based translation

**Cons**

- 🐛 Inconsistent accuracy, especially for Asian languages
- 🔍 Translates one word at a time, not full sentences
- 🔒 Requires internet connection for full functionality
- 💰 Expensive for some users

**Commonly reported bugs**

- Struggles with text on colored backgrounds
- Occasional crashes or freezes

**Most requested features**

- Offline dictionary support for more languages
- Ability to translate full sentences or paragraphs
- Improved accuracy for Asian language character recognition
- More intuitive user interface and onboarding

## Newest reviews (10 of 297)

### 3/5 — 사전을 구입했었는데

*2015-04-30*

예시처럼 자세히 안나와요,, 간단하게 한개만나와요ㅠㅠ

### 3/5 — Not good for Japanese text

*2015-01-30, version 4.6.0*

Second time Im giving this app a review ...the Japanese translation is getting better...but still needs work . But all and all this is still the best ocr app on the market , and I hope they cont the hard work on improving the app.

### 3/5 — 翻译太慢了。

*2014-10-16*

反应好慢啊，能改进一下吗？我以为买了字典，不用网络搜词会快点，结果还是很慢很慢～

### 4/5 — 그냥 무난

*2014-08-11*

미국식도 아닌 영국식도 아닌 영어발음의 단어가 몇개씩 간혹 나오지만...그것만 빼곤 사진의 영어 인식도 잘되고 무난하게 쓰고 있네요. 영어 이외엔 쓸일이 없어서 다른 언어는 모르겠음.

### 4/5 — The only app I’ve found for Japanese!

*2014-04-28*

This is a home-screen app for me. When I spot a character in Japanese that I can’t recognize this handy app will read it most of the time, depending on how small the font is or sometimes how rare the character is. It can  even parse out character combinations quite often. 

These kinds of text-scanner/translators don’t always work perfectly in the field but I am quite satisfied with Worldictionary.

### 2/5 — 摄像头无法启动

*2014-04-18*

开启后摄像头启动不了，必须随便进入个设置或字典后返回摄像头才能启动！而且识别率有所降低！忘改进！

### 1/5 — 카메라켜면 검은화면이라 아무것도안됨

*2014-04-10*

;;;;그래서 삭제후설치를 반복합니다. 좀 고쳐요.

### 1/5 — 전혀 인식못하네요

*2014-04-02*

사진을찍어 데이터로 로딩하는건 좋지만 해당글을 번역을 전혀못하네요 무료버전과 다를게없네요..환불해주세요

### 1/5 — Waste of money- RIp-Off !!!

*2013-10-05, version 4.3.3*

Useless app -  do not buy, does not work !

### 4/5 — Very useful

*2013-08-31*

I have been using this app to read a book in French - my French isn't good enough on its own!  In fact, it's so bad I have been reading the entire book through this app!  I'm hoping my French will improve and I won't have to look up as many words. 

The great thing is the speed at which it can translate words. Just point the camera at the word and it's translated!

A feature I would like would be to have the whole screen showing the view through the camera, but still with the cross hairs for the translation. That way I would be able to see more of the book at the same time. This would make reading easier (although I guess this use - reading everything through the app - isn't what it was originally intended for).

## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated)

### 1/5 — 非常差！退钱吧

*2017-09-04*

识别率超级低！low

### 1/5 — Unintuitive . . .

*2017-07-08*

and barely works.

### 1/5 — DOES NOT WORK.

*2017-06-18*

Save your money

### 1/5 — bitte aus dem appstore löschen.!

*2017-03-24, version 5.0.3*

die app ist von ansicht schon eine gute idee... aber ist in wirklichkeit weggeschmissenes geld... egal was man übersetzen möchte von chinesisch zu deutsch oder ins englische... nichts entspricht der wahrheit oder richtigkeit.. ! alle übersetzungen sind komplett falsch..!! sieht eher so aus als wenn sich jemand selbst alle chinesischen zeichen ausgedacht hat was angeblich was heisst ich weiss nicht wer dieses wörterbuch geschrieben hat von chinesisch zu deutsch aber es ist alles komplett falsch wer das geschrieben hat muss ein iq von einer mülltonne haben diese app ist der größte müll im appstore...! apple sollte diese app dringstens aus dem store löschen da diese app absolut gar nichts bringt und an sein geld echt nur zum fenster rauschmeisst aufjedenfall die größte verarsche mit dieser app.!!!

### 1/5 — update is still terrible

*2016-08-01, version 5.0.1*

went from very good to useless recognizing japanese (even after latest bugfix)

### 1/5 — Péssimo

*2016-04-13*

Espero que vc leia isso antes de fazer igual ao otario aqui!
App não funciona direito e confuso e não vale nem 1 centavo

### 1/5 — Not useful at all.

*2016-01-26, version 4.7.5*

Wasted of money

### 1/5 — オフラインで使えません

*2015-04-10*

PCでオフラインで使える和訳あぷりとしてランキングされていますが、つかえません。辞書を買ってみましたが駄目です。オンラインでも、パカパカ表示されつかいものになりません。

### 1/5 — 사전 실행이 안돼요

*2015-01-14*

한영사전사야 문장번역된데서 4.99달러주고샀는데 한글번역이 안돼요. ㅜㅜ

### 1/5 — Terrible

*2014-06-16, version 4.3.8*

This app can translate a word not a sentence. The worst app I have bought.

## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated)

### 5/5 — 신세계입니다

*2020-03-18*

영자신문을 즐겨보는데요. 
갑자기 단어를 사진찍어서 뜻이나오는 앱이 있으면 대박이라고 생각한 순간!! 찾아보니 이런 앱이 이미 있었네요!! 
필요해서 찾게됬는데 이런 앱이 이미 있다는게 고마울뿐입니다. 무료체험해보고 구매 바로 했어요!!
모르는 단어가 나오면 타이핑해서 찾는데 시간이 걸렸는데 순식간에 뜻이 나오니 시간절약도 되고 영자신문읽는데 속도도 붙습니다!!
다만 번역부분이 조금 아쉽습니다만. 시간대비 단어찾는데 들이는 시간을 세이브할수있어서 이 앱을 포기할순없네요. 추천합니다. 
시간을 금으로 생각하시는분들을 위해~!!

### 5/5 — 素晴らしいの一言

*2016-08-24*

アメリカの大学に通っていますがわからない単語を簡単にですがすぐに知れ、読み物にかかる時間が大幅に短くなりました

### 5/5 — 良い

*2016-08-22*

非常に良いです。

### 5/5 — 真正的实时翻译！！！

*2015-01-16*

界面再重新设计下就好了，从外观根本看不出它有这么先进。

### 5/5 — Game changer for reading Kanji

*2014-10-22, version 4.5.0*

Honestly, my expectations were low when I downloaded this app. But I'm blown away. Point the camera at Japanese Kanji and get instant recognition and dictionary meaning.  Amazing.

### 5/5 — Круто

*2014-07-26*

единственный минус - сильно грузит процессор. если бы можно было настраивать частоту автоматического скана изображения, то этой проблемы не было бы.

### 5/5 — 업데이트후 좋아요

*2014-03-15*

구굴번역이 않되는거 해결이 되서 너무 좋헤요. 하지만 좀더 해석이 부드럽게 연결이 되으면....

### 5/5 — 便利な検索機能

*2014-02-27*

残念ながら、インターネットは、Google翻訳を使用する必要がある

### 5/5 — البرنامج رووووووعه

*2014-01-20, version 4.3.3*

بصراحه فكررته تجنن احلا برنامج ترجمه عن طريق الكام جربته
ومتاكده ماراح الاقي احلا منه

### 5/5 — 아주 기본에 충실한 앱입니다

*2013-10-08*

인식 속도도 빠르고 정확하고
다만 모르는 단어가 많군요

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