Collins German-English App Reviews

Ill have to apologize for not saying much, but the other two reviewers are right on the mark.

The first word I looked up wasnt there - besudeln - nor were several others. Their French/English dictionary is wonderful but this one, German/English, is NOT worth a small fraction of the price.

The quality of the entries is high, similar to the print Collins dictionaries. However, many words are not in this dictionary that are in the cheaper version, and as a result I fine that I need to use both.

Exactly what I was looking for. Entries have plenty of use cases, which helps a lot. Nice user interface and fast.

Was unsure about the price but Im glad I bought it. Its like a full-sized dictionary, only better because of how efficient using it can be! Highly recommended for german language learners - you wont need to lug around the big dictionary again!

I love this app, it is very useful. Anyone out there looking for a dict, get this one. It works well with tons of translations. It has many common phrases and idiomatic ones under each entry. Being able to clicl on any word listed in the definition is real handy too, especially when clicking on a verb and then hitting conjugate.

I would definitely recommend this for anyone who needs a German/English dictionary for school, travel, or work. As some one who is learning German for the second year, I still depended heavily on my old Langenacheidts dictionary. However this app compresses those 1400 pages into something that I can fit in my pocket AND use without having to be connected to the Internet. So far Ive plugged in everyhing thing from adjectives that have been made from verbs to adverbs, both with the specific endings from the context in which I found them. This dictionary figured out precisely which words I meant without any help from me. That, to me, is worth the price alone. Great app. Plain and simple.

An excellent practical dictionary for the student or traveler. Supplies not only definitions but useful examples of how words are used. Well worth the relatively high price.

I did not know this was just a dictionary. I purchased it because I thought it was a verbal tutorial. I am very disappointed in my purchase.

If you click on a German word (for example ziehen) to get a definition, instead of sending you to the German page, it sends you to the page for the English word "ziehen" (there is no such word) and the program says "No Entries Found."

I dont think the dictionary consistently indicates plurals of compound nouns and presents some noncompound nouns incorrectly. For instance, the entry for "die Fahrkarte" doesnt indicate a plural. One might believe this means the plural is the same if they dont know that "die Karte" is the base noun and that by looking that up you can find the plural "die Karten" and figure that "die Fahrkarten" is the plural of the first word. This one is fairly clear while others -- at least to me -- are not so clear. Also, all nouns Ive encountered in which the plural is obtained by adding only an ¨ are presented incorrectly. The ¨ is placed over the wrong vowel. The pronunciation key indicates the correct pronunciation, but it doesnt match the presentation. For instance the dictionary provides "die Tochtër" as the plural of "die Tochter" and "die Brudër" for "der Bruder". I dont believe ë exists in German (could be wrong!), and I think the proper plurals are "die Töchter" and "die Brüder". Some significant errors considering the price of the product and its generally anticipated function -- to support those learning a language or who dont know it well.

In general it is a very useful tool for students learning German. Definitely one of the better dictionaries out there. However, there are some issues have yet to be fixed: when clicking on a German word found within the definition of another German word, it attempts to look for the word in English. A recently introduced bug with v1.2.4 is that when switching among verb conjugations, the tense default to präsens each time. This is very annoying when you are working with a different tense as for each verb you have to re-select the tense. Please fix these little bugs.

Enough said… Im taking a German class and most of the words I wanted to look up werent there. I was really hoping this program would have helped me out for a high price, but no!!

This program is only OK. I find I Need to restart it several time durring my German classes because it no Longer Open the keyboard. Will not speak the word for you though, which for 25 bucks one would think it should.

For 25 bucks I expected a lot more. My biggest complaint is that there is no way to make vocabulary lists. Most all electronic dictionaries have this function and I certainly would like to see it added. At a bare minimum there should be a way to bookmark words. This dictionary only gives you history which is nit enough. Additionally, audible pronunciation should be a feature given this price point. That all words are hyperlinked is nice, but its not enough to justify the cost. Layout, design and usability are the merits of this app. Please add more features so I dont feel like such a sucker for shelling out $25! Thank you kindly.

Am I missing where the dictionary tells you the gender of the noun? When trying to determine the appropriate article to use, it would be helpful to find this information easily. Also, for $25 could you not include some general grammatical reference charts? The app is way over priced for what you get. Cant believe Im saying this, but a regular German-English dictionary in book form would be cheaper and more helpful.

24.99 and it does not have words like "purview"???

Found plurals after using for a few weeks. Very happy with app now - but as the comment on my previous review stated, having plurals more accessible would be nice. (Reply from seller of app to my email would have been nice too). Changed review from 1 to 4 stars.... This app does not give plurals for German words. Some words (like "brother" were missing the German word altogether. "Carrot" listed the botanical word, not the common spoken word "die Karotte". Karotte was listed nowhere!!!! I took a chance, but now Im sorry. iTunes Terms and Conditions say "all sales are final". Apple doesnt even allow a 1-day return policy. Thanks Apple!!!! I will never purchase another app on iTunes.

Lots of real-world examples, especially of words with multiple meanings. Plus it has every conjugation of every verb in every tense, and all the German plurals and genitives. I wish the conjugations were as easy to access in the iPhone version as on the iPad, but in general the interface is very solid as well.

I wish Id bought Ultralinguas cheaper version of this app. I dont feel this one was worth the extra money.