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Dictionary. App Complaints & User Negative Comments 2024

Dictionary. app received 32 complaints, negative comments and reviews by users. Have you ever had a bad experience using Dictionary.? Can you share your negative thoughts about dictionary.?

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✓ Doesn’t work wellI’ve been using the word of the day notifications and tapping on the word launches the app but fails to bring up the definition. After I emailed them, I received a call claiming this would be fixed soon but it’s been months and no fix. That wouldn’t even matter much since the words are so easy that there’s rarely a need to look them up, but you’d think this basic functionality would be perfected by now. Deleting the app since it seems pretty useless to me. Don’t know what the competing free apps are like so I’ll give one a try..Some MoronVersion: 8.0

✓ Awful interfaceAwful interface both in desktop and app version. Why don’t you have an option to scroll down in the “idioms browser” and “full browser” instead have limited downloading option? Why don’t you make it possible to scroll down till the end, we see only limited entries there.AhshdjdkdhrbrbVersion: 11

✓ 62 day streak & no spoon ?!It's my go-to app for definitions, I maintain my 'learning' score above 100, & more than half the time since the last few updates it DOES NOT record when I read something or play a game..so my score doesn't increase..I have a life! But I am trying to help kids out too! Come now on! Fix the bug or stop cheating! Do your part.. 1) Please fix it so points are recorded accurately. 2) Mention how many points are required for spoons so people have goals to work towards & we are not blindly going on for 62 days..I'm thinking of deleting the app if after 1-2 years I have only helped one child! 3) I like the idiom, maybe you can add where it originated from instead of just the repeating the exact same written words in the video.. Sorry to be harsh, but I had to change my review from a 5 to a 2. I know it's not easy to make an app, but we both are working towards a goal - to help kids & I am a constant user of your app, for now. Thanks..Rooooooooooooooo123Version: 6.3

✓ Stop the intrusive, crass push for reviewsThis app will not stop bugging me to review it - more than any other app. I've already reviewed it before under the same Apple ID, but that seems not to matter. Please, I just want to look up a definition....AndroidDaveVersion: 6.3

✓ Recommended but the above-average flashcard could be much better....I love the app, it’s games and its educational purpose. The developers don’t want this to be only a reference app but to also have pedagogical components, thus its vocabulary-building games, etc. Kudos! That’s why the I desperately wish the developers would enhance the flashcard feature, which could be a more powerful education feature of the app if some greater flexibility was programmed into it. Currently, you can create only one flashcard for a word and assign only one definition to a word. Some words have many definitions, of course, and can function as different parts of speech. For instance, one should be be able to create a flashcard for “articulate (adjective)” and another for “articulate (verb)” — one should be able to edit the word shown, too, so that one can add to it cues such as “(verb)” or “(definition 1),” etc. Also, the definition character/word limit is too low, so you can’t, for instance, copy and paste additional definitions into the card in an attempt to get around the only-one-card-per-word, only-one-definition-per-word limitation..AnglodutchVersion: 8.6

✓ Great but…I already bought the pro version in-app. It still has buttons to get the pro version, which is very confusing. Also, the search bar needs to be at the bottom. It is neither ergonomic nor practical to have it at the top unless you hold your phone in a very unconventional way. Other than that, I love the app. I have been using it for years now. But I noticed that I am using it less and less frequently as it is hard to type things with the bar being being on top..The Best ClientVersion: 13

✓ PoorRedownloaded after some time as I thought maybe this was an easier dictionary to access. Boy that was wrong - couldn’t even sign in as when I hit forgotten password you’d have thought I was non existent as one minute I couldn’t log in because I had an account the next screen apparently I’d never had an account. Gave up and deleted again.ABCDRFGHIJVersion: 11

✓ Too Easy to Buy Wrong Product, No Refund via AppleWell there’s an ad-filled free version of this app, but you can upgrade to ad-free for $1.99. Only then was I presented with an offer to buy the Pro version (what I was looking for originally) for $3.99. I’d purchased the ad-free update for $1.99, so I requested a refund via Apple and purchased the Pro version for $3.99. Apple says no refund. I appealed the decision, stressing that I effectively bought the same product twice but will only use one. No joy. Apple and the developer are keeping both my $1.99 and $3.99 payments. This is the first and last product I buy from the developer..2katmewVersion: 12.0.1

✓ Farlax Dictionary App:After consulting the online version of this reference on numerous occasions, for an entirely satisfactory result, I installed the application on my IOS desktop, reasoning that the ability to consult the reference offline would be appreciably more expedient. Unfortunately, that proved not to be the case. I’ve found it’s operation to be cumbersome due to, among other things, having to circumnavigate popups and, the like to get at the substantive content. I appreciate the need for displaying commercial content, however, nothing would be lost by situating it in a manner that did not cause the mischief I described above..MBPHILIPVersion: 10.3

✓ A 3 is being generous, still must use search engineThe app is pretty good generally, but when it comes to using or finding historically used vocabulary it is not so hot. And I have suddenly started having self correction take place even when I retype the word exactly the way I wanted to be spelled, sometimes two or three times… It’s very very annoying! End it just writing this review took some doing… One would think that the words “read type”and “vocab you Larry” would already be in your dictionary! But as you can read above that is not so. You still have quite a lot of bugs to fix. It was my understanding that modern electronic dictionaries had a learning process that was supposed to be intuitive, but it seems that I constantly run into the same errors of misprinting and poor dictation over and over again..Dutchboy78Version: 8.6

✓ Spying appYou can’t use it without logging in first so that they can spy on your ipad activities. Why not allow people to buy it and give them a break for a change?.Isocrate27Version: 10.3

✓ BestBestest dictionary 👍👍👍👍😉😉😃😃😃😃😀.Qpa.xVersion: 11

✓ Too many adsToo many ads and annoying thing on the screen. Just use google..CalPTVersion: 8.6

✓ Tracking is a big concern.I purchased the paid version of this app some time ago. I liked the dictionary. However, I have become more cautious about the apps I use. Since I paid money for this app, I would have hoped the developers would not extract further “payment” by using my data to track me. However, since the developers are using data to track me, I have stopped using this app and am about to delete it. I hope the developers will reconsider their stance..Pomme ParisienneVersion: 13

✓ And here we go again...I had just now gotten comfortable with using your Dictionary-Thesaurus app again after reporting gross profanity usage in the Thesaurus back in December 2017. I am again appalled after looking up another word and again the Thesaurus defines it with profanity. Seriously, what has happened with the English language in the 21st century. I looked up that same word using the Webster dictionary and it did not have the profanity. The dictionary section is great, I rate it with 5 stars, but the Thesaurus, minus zero stars. Shame, shame, shame on you..FairLady63Version: 8.1.2

✓ Needs offline modeYeah it gets the job done, but NEEDING the intertubes makes it kind of redundant to other dictionary apps..TreefingrsVersion: 2.10

✓ Thank you but there is still a bug in the AppWonderful Dictionary and almost unlimited knowledge Great service too. Real human beings and committed people must be operating and managing this service! Unfortunately there is a conflict between the App and my iPad Pro when I login with my account. Perhaps I’ve set up too many folders, perhaps something else in any case the App does not Launch if I’m logged into my account which has a large number of saved definitions. Please help.Andrewcap_1999Version: 9.0

✓ THE App for info!! BEWARE of adverts!If you use the website, then this app is a must. Has all detail of website in well laid-out app. Recently, however, the advertising windows are horrific! The close options never work, so they are purely click bait that directs you to their web browser. Only option is to quit App and restart.._Jodie_Version: 10.2

✓ UnreadableHave the font slider maxed out. Still way too small..Critical tinkererVersion: 13

✓ Lack of important words and definitions that 'need' added to dictionary, right now.The word or base word 'pan' as in *pandemic* is n o w h e r e in the Farlex dictionary app. I wondered why the majority of people in my country, the USA are so cavalier about not following basic, simple guidelines like wearing masks. No social distancing, gathering in hoards to join trump in his insanity reality rallies. So i started wondering if pandemic or it's base word PAN is even in the dictionaries for people to look up and maybe begin to understand the direness of this virus and what it actually means. It's not chicken pox, polio, this is new and we know next to nothing about it and I think it MUST be entered into every major dictionary immediately with an in depth definition of how all invasive it actually is. I hope you will consider this and your lon list of pan this and that, probably at least 30 uses or meanings with PAN. But not one has pandemic. Thank you..Suzy Creamcheese1Version: 11

✓ Flawed!The problem is with this app is that if I search for something on my browser and then choose the free dictionary site it automatically opens the app but invariably you have to type in the details again which is frustrating and time consuming. For this reason I’m deleting the app as it’s a hinderance which is a shame..Griff636Version: 13

✓ Dictionary?Why is this called a dictionary? I asked for a simple definition and list of the word I sought with a nation after the word! Then a national flag in a column to the right. How is that a definition? All the notification choices that came before I even got that far scared me which leaves me with one choice, abandoning this bizarre app for less demanding and more productive, simple to use Dictionary’s..Jamey47Version: 13.2

✓ Unusable due to intrusive adsI understand ads, but after every search? And ads that cut off background apps are instant uninstalls.Nicko wVersion: 9.0

✓ Purchase ProblemsI’m only giving one star because in spite of the high quality content of the Free Dictionary app itself, I spent money and was robbed because I was not able to keep my pro version, and so you get one star, and you will keep one star until you give me my pro version on all of my devices when I sign in with this email. I should retain my Pro version status on any device I sign in on. Not only that, I lost it right away on the very device I bought the Pro version on. I bought pro sometime ago, and right away I lost it. I don’t know what’s wrong with this app, this company or the coding, but I really don’t recommend you spending money on pro because you won’t be able to keep it. 🚨Update: I bought the Pro version a second time and it was taken away again; THIEVES. Don’t spend one red cent on this scam app. It calls itself the “Free Dictionary” so let it be free. 😤.Saundra FisherVersion: 13

✓ Ads. Ads everywhere.This appears to be an excellent dictionary on the surface: the information is presented cleanly and quickly without much fluff. The problem is the ads found throughout the app are obtrusive and get in the way of the definitions. I don’t care what AliExpress has available for 43% off if I’m reading and looking to polish up on the definition of a word I’ve come across. All I want is a clean, quick, ad-free dictionary that I can use to define a word and go back to my book without the constant presence of companies trying to sell me things..DropkicknickVersion: 10.2

✓ WellI need it for french words so it’s quite bad for me.Love horse my foreverVersion: 11.1

✓ Review w/ReservationsI congratulate you for the many features your app has which is absent in many dictionary apps. If it weren’t for the inability to “Clear Recents” individually, I would give your app a four-star rating. I have previously suggested this, but “Clear Recents” still clears every word which has been searched. The list of searched items becomes increasingly lengthy. That creates an inconvenient time-consuming search. How handy it would be to save a list of preferred words to keep. There are other dictionary apps which allow a choice of words to delete or save. For this reason, I fore-go using your app more often and opt for an alternate app. I believe many others feel this sentiment as keenly as I do. Please consider my request as I speak for others in this regard..Trackin’Version: 13.2

✓ Too badIt was ok until they decided to try to extort me into upgrading to “pro”.TheZDemonVersion: 11

✓ DisinformationI noticed how some hateful false and the usual Islam/east bashing is included in this dictionary eg in one instance on the khazar Arab wars there is a part stating how these wars made the Muslim concept define muslim lands as dar al Islam(lands of Islam) and non muslim lands as dar al Harb(lands of war) now this is complete and utter fabricated nonsense whoever is capable of reading and studying will know from the Islamic sources that this is all made up fairy tales similar to a lot of other false flags. Thousands even millions use these online dictionaries so at least have the decency and dignity to portray the true definitions rather than make believe so as to pander to the agenda of your media and political elite..Bukhsh2Version: 8.4

✓ The best, but a big flawIt’s a very good dictionary app, the best I could find online, but the main/home page is empty. I customized it in settings, yet it’s still blank. I can only use it as a dictionary, it could be just a glitch, but it’s been a few weeks now since I wasn’t able to use this app other than a simple dictionary, without any other features (word of the day, this day in history, todays birthday and all the word games) it could have..DIDE2020Version: 13

✓ Was a brilliant App now no longer workingI have been using this for three now and up until the past few weeks it has been an exceptional resource. Unfortunately for no reason I can fathom it no longer enables me to activate a search; the adverts however on the bottom window seem to change each time I activate the App. Such a pity, hence the low rating..Dr. E T AptVersion: 13

✓ Poor quality app but no other options yetMy review is also a feedback to the company. I feel the need to voice concerns this way because it is made hard to give feedback otherwise. I would like to ask to make a dedicated native phone app. Currently, an embedded webpage (it seems) is used to provide content. This make the app extremely unfriendly and hard to use. The only advantage of this app, currently, over others is its content. I hope this will change too. I am willing and ready to pay for an dd-free access but not for such a poor quality. Please improve user experience..Mary ManiqueVersion: 11.1

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