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Collins Spanish-English App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024
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✓ What a disappointmentAfter all this time, and after all the Ultralinga apps have been updated to iPad and iPhone 4.0 we final get an update to the app and still it doesn't support either. Come on Collins, you are supposed to be the standard, I purchased the most expensive iPhone app ever and you can't keep the app current. Shame on you!.Version: 0
✓ Not Collins and lacking basic wordsThis is not the Collins dictionary. It’s a different company with no affiliation with Collins. They use the name to get subscriptions. There are also very few words, and some translations are inaccurate..Version: 2.9
✓ Incredibly buggyIncredibly buggy. It regularly loses functionality. You may click to switch from an english search to a spanish search but nothing appears to happen. The system may have changed what is being searched but the display doesn't update. I have also had the conjugation section lock on one verb for the past tense. I look up any verb and it goes to present tense fine but when I select past tense it reverts to a verb from an hour ago. Would not stop until I exited and re-entered the program. I use it a lot but I have to quit and reopen several times a day due to bugs. The bottom line: Way to pricy for how poorly it functions..Version: 0
✓ Hard to find conjugationsWhen looking up a conjugated verb, it just gives the whole big list of conjugations - it should just find it and tell you which conjugation it is. Why make it so hard?.Version: 2.4.2
✓ Old versionI found the old version much easier to use. The separate verb tables were great. If the verbs and the rest had been a bit more integrated so that it was not necessary to reenter a word in the other half to get a meaning it would have been perfect. The new one is just a scan of an old fashioned dictionary with a bit of interaction for verbs. Clunky!.Version: 2.3
✓ Annoying HabitI purchased this app a number of years ago, and agree the dictionary is very good; HOWEVER, it has a most annoying quirk -- If cellular data is disabled for the app, and you are not connected to the internet, a popup appears every time the app is opened advising you that "Cellular Data is disabled .....". Ok, that isn't much of an issue in my home country, I will just enable it, but when I am in another country where I have to pay like $10 grand per byte of data ( slight exaggeration, but you get my point) I am not disposed to enable any app for cellular data, especially for an app that has no apparent need to get or send data. Fix that and I will upgrade the rating based on the quality of your app, not on the warts..Version: 2.4.2
✓ Update removes compatibilityThe newest update makes this app incompatible with my device. I realize this is probably a move that allows you to offer more features, or at least update more easily. But me? I'm basically out $20. ---------- [text of previous review] Another reviewer suggested an in-app form for reporting missing words. This would be great! Please implement this! Reflexive verbs should be listed as their own, individual entries (see the irse complaints) perhaps in addition to being listed under their non-reflexive forms. I know that I will always look for reflexive verbs as individual entries, but when I was a less experienced student I would have looked up the non-reflexive verb, and I imagine many self-taught speakers would, too. This dictionary seems better geared toward formally educated students than self-taught students or travelers. To make this more friendly toward the latter groups, pronunciation guides would go a long way..Version: 1.5.1
✓ Newer version is less intuitiveHey, I have downloaded this App a while ago and found the navigation perfect. The app magically guessed the word that I was after. A few months ago the interface and the logic has changed. Unfortunately this update has also impaired the usability. For example, searching for "pis" will list "piso". If i select that word and click the back button the search box contains "piso" instead of "pis". This is really annoying especially if a user is not 100% sure how to spell a word..Version: 1.3.3
✓ Collins Eng-Sp dictionary new versionThey have ruined this app which was by far the best one on the market. This new version is a mess as they try to lump everything together. And it is slower to use. How do I get the original version back?.Version: 2.3
✓ Thank YouYour excellent application to the Spanish Language has been most helpful and for me, intellectually engaging. En dos semanas nosotros felicitamo La Navidad.Version: 2.9
✓ OverpricedIt works fine but it's a bit pricey for a dictionary. It should be around $10..Version: 0
✓ Massively OverpricedI can't fault the depth or accuracy of this dictionary however the app itself is clunky and unintuitive. For instance to get the different verb endings for a verb you have found in the dictionary you have to search for it again in the tenses dictionary. And then the app only displays either the Spanish or English list of tenses instead of both side by side. So to find the correct verb ending for an English statement you have to do 3 searches and navigate a lot of menus back and forth. Overall very disappointing and definitely not worth the money or the inexplicably high ratings so far. Could be so much better!.Version: 0
✓ Could be betterThere are many, many words you can not find. In an otherwise very useful App, which I use daily, I do not understand why they leave out words. OK , authors of novels often show off their vocabulary, using less common terms but surely an electronic dictionary is not under pressure of space ( unlike a pocket dictionary)?.Version: 2.7
✓ Was a good resource...But now it crashes ALL THE TIME. Used to crash after a long while, now crashes immediately just about very other search. This version is nigh unusable. And still no updates to fix the bugs....Version: 1.5.2
✓ A tremendous disappointmentIf I had the time, I would make a list of all the words this dictionary doesn't include. It's practically useless. Don't buy it! I wouldn't download it again even if it were free..Version: 2.9
✓ Very incompleteIt’s very frustrating when almost every word I need to check is not there. Astonishingly incomplete. Most of the time I need to google the word. What’s the use of it?.Version: 2.10
✓ Why is it called "Pro?"Unfortunately, this dictionary really cannot be called "Pro." One would think that "Pro" means "for the non-novice" or "for those seeking additional definitions for less common words." This dictionary, however, is geared toward beginning students and should market itself as such. For example, upon download, I immediately attempted to find some words I had recently come across -- to no avail. "Mordiente" -- no entry found. "Verdín" -- no entry found. While these are not words that basic students need to know, a "Pro" dictionary should be exactly that -- more advanced, with a wider range of vocabulary and an eye toward words a student of Spanish will encounter as his or her studies progress..Version: 0
✓ Ugliest icon EVER ruins itDictionary is OK but can't bear to use it -- For some dang reason they took away the old color and identifying flag and put a stupid semi-ornate, baroque, curlicue “A” on the orange icon. WHAT??? What does that mean??? And my German dictionary — the same nonsense! Different color icon but still with the curlycue A! What planet must they be on to think that that helps anybody identify the language of the dictionary? They all look the same except for a background color! Fire the dope the designed this. It’s 10 steps backwards..Version: 2.8
✓ Great app but crashes all the timePlease please fix whatever is bugging this app. I love the interface and would recommend it but the fact that it crashes when you really need it, makes using it a bit infuriating. Could you please fix these bugs and offer an update?.Version: 1.5.4
✓ New version a disaster.Since upgrading to the new version of this app I've been very unhappy. It's slow if it starts up at all and I bought the previous version in French, Spanish and German because the interface was beautiful and user friendly and the vocabulary broad. I feel I have been robbed of my net 60 dollars since the upgrade was made. It doesn't even start up on my iphone 4..Version: 2.3
✓ Look elsewhereIf you're looking for a travel translator, this is not the program you're looking for. The verb conjugator has some utility, but certainly doesn't justify the purchase price..Version: 0
✓ Please bring back the old versionMy iPhone automatically downloaded the latest version of this app two days ago, and I hate it! I have been using the old version of this app for over two years and I found it really useful. There was only one change I would have like to see: the ability to automatically switch between the dictionary and the separate screen showing conjugations of each verb (you needed to search for the word again). The new version includes the three old screens: dictionary, conjugations and numbers in a single screen (the conjugations form a separate entry, shaded grey, above the main dictionary definition) which eliminates the double searching (positive improvement) but is somewhat messy. The font has been updated too and is less clear than the old font. Sorry, I just don't like these changes. The old version was far better!.Version: 2.3
✓ Thought this was good until...This app has a serious problem if you add a lot of favorites/stars. It refuses to launch, freezes, crashes out every time. I have just lost all my favorites because I had to delete the app and reinstall just to get it working again. These days a favorites system is basic functionality that should be implemented without destroying the usability of the app. At this price it's inexcusable..Version: 2.7
✓ Good content, 2nd rate appThe dictionary itself is excellent. The the app it’s wrapped in is bug ridden and 2nd rate. Shockingly poor, given what a simple task this involves in programming terms. Here are some example bugs. There’s no way to get back to the main menus. Dark mode comes on randomly, and often only on parts of the page. When dark mode is working, it puts dark text on a dark background so you can’t read the text. Really. The search bar functions incredibly badly, and you regularly have to restart the app to refresh it. If you can get another Spanish dictionary, do..Version: 2.10
✓ Fake Collins dictionary, many missing wordsThis is not the “real” Collins dictionary and it lacks many common words..Version: 2.8
✓ BandaLoverThere are pros and cons to the last update: Pros: 1. Choice of font and size 2. When conjugating verbs the translation is in smaller type below the conjugation 3. You can now set the default that you want verb conjugations to open in, i.e. Presente de indicativo, Futuro simple, Pretérito perfecto simple, etc. 4. You can click on " > " and scroll down to view all verb tenses 5. You can type numbers directly into the search tool and they will be translated 6. You can star entries you look up frequently Cons: 1. The "History" feature used to have the words in alphabetical order, making it easy to find a word you recently looked up. The words are no longer in order, making them more tricky to find quickly 2. Since the update the app is constantly freezing Overall it has been useful app, that I'm glad I purchased..Version: 2.3
✓ Very disappointing.Not nearly as useful as WordMagic’s dictionary. Can’t look up phrases. And this is an abridged version of the Harper Collins dictionary. Had I known how limited in usefulness this dictionary was I would never have purchased it..Version: 2.8
✓ Give me back the old version please!!Generally, when apps are updated, they are improved. With this update, you have removed a lot of the content of the previous version which I used regularly. This app was not inexpensive and if I'd had any idea you we're going to eliminate at least half of the sentence examples and the Spanish equivalents for Spanish words, I would never have purchased it. Please either give me back the old version or return my money..Version: 2.3
✓ No audio pronunciation ????I paid almost $25 and no audio pronunciation, that is very bad, So what this app. has different from the other that make it too expensive??ahhh is just because is from Ultralingua :-(.Version: 0
✓ Not good.I purchased a Collins dictionary which I used a lot and found the format excellent . I now have this poor substitute, please give me back what I paid for..Version: 2.3
✓ New VersionI will say that the Collins dictionary is one of the best. I have always been impressed by the breadth of the dictionary including usage examples and idiomatic expressions. The conjugator is top-notch and the number translator is very handy. I am completely unimpressed with the new version. In the old version the dictionary, conjugator, and number translator were in separate "mini apps". This kept the overall app neatly organized. The dictionary was under the dictionary icon, the conjugator was under the conjugator icon, etc. It was very easy to switch from one to the other by simply touching a word to get pop-up choices such as "cut, "paste", "dictionary", "conjugation", or by presseing the icons at the bottom of the screen. In the new version all three mini apps have been merged into one big app and what a mess it is!! The first problem I noticed is the new version is slow. It takes time to load and the app is slow to respond when the buttons are touched. The second problem I noticed is that every single entry is contained in one huge list. The same word can appear multiple times depending on whether it is a conjugation or a translation, and this makes the list seem very disorganized and almost unwielding. Had I know what the new version was like I never would have updated. I want the old version back..Version: 2.3
✓ Please make iPad universal appI'd like to use this on my iPad as well but it doesn't scale up very nicely. Your Ultralingua cheaper versions are already iPad updated but not the Collins Pro..Version: 0
✓ Nothing special at allNothing special, I feel it could use this technology much better. At times it’s very irritating when typing & selecting words and the verb section at times is more of a hindrance than a help. I payed a lot of money and do not feel that I should have..Version: 2.8
✓ Like the looks a lot, but worry about accuracyNot too reassuring...conjugation for freir has freido instead of frito...how many other errors lurking?.Version: 0
✓ Awful app designI’m baffled by the reviews of this app. It has awful design compared to almost any other app. If you look up a verb and click on conjugations you cannot go back to the normal dictionary, so you have to quit the app and restart it..Version: 2.9
✓ No reflexive verbs!!I can't believe this dictionary doesn't translate reflexive verbs - try typing irse, or ducharse or afeitarse and it won't find them. Reflexive verbs have a different meaning to non reflexive. Sure it has the reflexive translation if you do a non reflexive search - very strange to me. Its ok but I was expecting more capability for something this pricey. Update:- Just installed the update. Nothing much has changed. Still the same clumsey search method. Still no reflexive verbs. Avoid this app until it is sorted!.Version: 0
✓ Steadily deteriorating with updatesI have used the iPhone app of this dictionary for several years. Each version tends to lose functionality and ease-of-use. In addition it is odd that there are numerous verbs which are conjugated but they have no translation! It is a bit hard to understand why a dictionary would not give you the meaning of a word!.Version: 2.7
✓ Bring back the old version!I agree 100% with Andrew Stoneman's review. I have been using the orginal version since I first bought my iPhone. It was far, far easier to navigate round and it's appearance was far superior. Why on earth has been been changed? Is it possible to revert to the older version?.Version: 2.3
✓ Decent dictionary but needs more features for the money and interface is lackingThe dictionary is excellent and provides real-world examples. However, the content of the dictionary is about the only thing good I can say about this product. For $25, it should include a flash card mode and some Spanish learning games - the portable electronic Franklin translators are only a bit more and include all this! When a definition is looked up, you can choose to follow the links to a definition for a new word, a conjugation, or look it up in Google. Great, but this is only for the target language. Did it not occur to you that one might want to look up a word or a phrase from the source language too? This is a no-brainer. The interface overall is clumsy, there is no landscape mode, when you switch from Dictionary to Conjugate or vice versa it does not automatically carry the word. For $25?!?!? Come on people. Hopefully ultralingua will take this feedback and provide some free updates for those of us who threw down the cash..Version: 0
✓ Collins Spanish-English DictionaryThe new version that i just updated with keeps crashing very quickly. It has always worked well in the past..Version: 1.5.1
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