Dictionary - Merriam-Webster 3.1.1
Look up words in the English dictionary instantly
Whether you're using the app for academic purposes or just to enrich your vocabulary, it will provide you with extensive meanings of words, phonology and phonetics and examples. Simply type in the word to find out its meaning, as well as antonyms and synonyms, together with notes on the meaning of each word. Also, the app displays the year when the word was first used.
The app also records a history of all words you've searched, so it's quite easy to shift through all your past searches. There's also a section with favorited words and definitions and the word of the day, but just the day, because the app doesn't display selections for past days. However, the app comes with voice search and is available offline.
Uncomplicated, but simplistic app that lacks useful features
When you think of a dictionary app, you picture intuitive design and emphasis on content. While, Merriam-Webster dictionary hits the mark, it still lacks some features that would make it stand out. For example, there's no translator section, no grammar tips and nothing that would make this an interesting app.
It functions perfectly and provides accurate descriptions of words, but has nothing else to make it appealing. The paid version comes with many more tools, like biographic and geographic entries and foreign words and phrases used in English. In addition, the developer took the opportunity to market some of its other phone applications.
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Bottom Line
Design / UI8
Simplistic design, focused mainly on content but lacking features that would make it more interesting. |
Function9
Meanings for words are instantly retrieved, the app comes with voice search and is available offline. |
Security9
No online registration and it's one of the apps with the fewest system permissions. |
Battery8
Normal consumption for a dictionary app and you could save power if you used it offline. |
Price8
It comes with banner ads, while the whole app feels like a simplistic preview of the paid version. |
Compatibility9
The app requires Android version 2.3.3 or later, making it accessible to many users. |
It's useful for just displaying explanations to words, other than that it feels like a simplistic preview of the paid version.
Specifications
- price:
- Free with ads
- current version:
- 3.1.1
- reviewed version:
- 3.1.1
- developer:
- Merriam-Webster Inc.
- category:
- SCIENCE & EDUCATION
- os version req.:
- Android version 2.3.3 or later
- age rating:
- N/A
- in-app purchases:
- Yes. 2,99$ for the premium version
- hits:
- 485