WordReference Dictionary Reviews – Page 2
4/5 rating based on 264 reviews. Read all reviews for WordReference Dictionary for iPhone.
WordReference Dictionary is free iOS app published by WordReference.com, LLC
Could've been better
Kelseyisafish
The dictionaries and forums are awesome but there are some tech issues with the app - it glitches constantly, wouldn't let me type constantly, and generally just prevents me from using it without having to restart it all the time Edit: Please please fix the tech issues. It's becoming unusable. I hope the IT team is doing ok. Hello? Are you still there?
Used to be my absolute favourite app, now it’s unusable
NZK99
The whole point of this app is to be able to look up a word and get the right translation whenever you need to. This app does that amazingly... when the search feature works. It’s become super inconsistent lately, and sometimes I need to repeatedly close it and open it again just to make the search bar able to register the word I type. Not sure why. When you guys figure it out, my rating will instantly jump to a 5.
Great App, One Complaint
Еriс
I’ve used this app for many years and it’s my go-to dictionary for Spanish and French, but please please please at OLED dark mode !! It hurts my eyes to look at the snow white UI. Please.
Problem
Jackmilker22
I love this app, but I have the iPhone 12 Pro Max and when you open the app you start writing and it freezes, hope you can fix this
The information is excellent. The app is frustrating
Lydie43
I used this for Spanish and it has been extremely useful in figuring out the little nuances in word choice, where the same word can be wildly different things in the various Latin American countries and Spain. I Literally it helps even to navigate discussion about emotions in a cross-cultural relationship where not every feeling translates 1:1. I just wish the app was better. It crashes, if I click on one word from the definition I can't just swipe back to the last page, I have to start the search all over again each time. And, there is no option to download sections for offline use. This would be really helpful when you're traveling abroad and data is spotty. For this, I recommend Linguee. Also, if you're looking for more examples of the word in a sentence, that Linguee app basically pulls the context for J le a word gets used in real articles online.
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chandlercollin
Very helpful app when it works and doesn’t freeze up :-(
Best dictionary; a few defects
333M333
Best dictionary on the web for English - Spanish! notable defects: (1) - it’s extremely difficult to copy text (to paste in another app). You can select the text, but it’s almost impossible to see which text you’ve highlighted. This is because the highlighting is almost invisible/ fully transparent (not shaded like in every other app). So when you click “copy,” you may or may not be copying what you hope to copy. (2) - it’s difficult to make a definition a “favorite” so you can look it up later. You can add a yellow star, but it’s almost impossible to distinguish the faint yellow of the star with the white background, so you won’t really know if you’ve starred it unless you have amazing vision. Also, if you click on a link within a definition (eg to see another definition), the app will take you quickly to that other definition, but you won’t be able to add a star to it. To add a star, you have to manually re-type the word again to look it up again, and only then will you be able to add the star (which is almost invisible anyway - see above). (3) you can’t export your favorites, assuming you succeed in making them (see above).
Fantastic app
Capt Catnip
I use it for English - Greek. I really like all the different meanings presented for words, plus phrases. That helps me very quickly learn how to use a new word. The only downside is it seems the app doesn't save the dictionary offline. There are some regions that I travel to that don't have good signal, it would be great to have an offline version for when there's no network. Otherwise I much prefer using this over Google translate -- they don't give such in depth explanation and options for individual words.