Collins German-English App Reviews

some cross references are not working. For example when a German word is tapped for cross referencing, the app switches to the English dictionary and, naturally , does not find the word. (try gelungen to gelingen) The APP seemed to be working better prior to the update.

A dictionary and verb conjugator in one, this saves so much time compared to the paper dictionary I used in college!

I use this app probably every hour of my waking life....so its my top app among scores of apps on all my apple devices. Have found the rotation issue disconcerting, but its a recent problem and im sure the developers will fix it soon ... So lets give them a break!

iPad rotation bug fixed…thanks! The best dictionary Ive ever used with lots and lots of common phrases in both languages. Also it gives you proper prepositions (with case) to go with these examples. Very handy to have all the conjugations too. The iPad UI is much better than that for the iPhone. Despite what one reviewer said, plurals are there (as well as the genitives) as long as you are on the German to English side of the dictionary, although it would be nice if they had also put them on the reverse side.

Wow, the new version is a complete rewrite and its spectacular. Love the new interface, fonts, menus and speed. Great app!

Great complete overhaul of application. Definitely recommend for anybody studying German. Strangley, the English word "whereby" is not in the dictionary, but the German word "wobei" is in the dictionary.

This new version is great! I love how with each word you can see where the accent falls for good pronunciation. I also really like how the definition comes up immediately without having to click on the definition/conjugation youre looking for. Another great update is the fact that there are no longer the three sections for definition, conjugation and number. It makes things much faster. Also no freezing! This was such a problem for me especially because I need these definitions very quickly. My job requires me to speak several languages all day long, and without these apps me succeeding in my job would not be possible! I have the Spanish, Italian, French, and German apps and thank you so much for each one! They are such a big part of my life!

Great update, but after update I couldnt open the app, had to reinstall it. At least it is working now.

Ive used this app for several years now. Its been a great resource. Love the new set up and the conjugation tables are great.

Best German dictionary there is. Conjugations, plural, gender are all present and very usable. Most words come with example sentences. Feature wise, I can only nitpick that the favorite list can use a different sorting option. There is no pronunciation, but once you learn a bit of German, its not a problem really. Having said that, it has happened to me twice that the app would crash on startup. I had to reinstall to get around the problem. If this is solved, this app would be an easy 5 star. Update: There is one other serious performance bug. If you have many favorites (more than 200), the speed & responsiveness of the app become an unbearable drag. Since any serious learner would have many favorites, this is unacceptable. Im lowering the raring to 3 stars until this is resolved.

...immediately when opened. App was up-to-date version. Deletion and reinstall of app solved the crash problem. iPhone 5, iOS 6 - latest version

Update: The app crushed. I cant simply use it I think I have to delete it and reinstall it. My wish that my favorites wont be deleted. Would kindly synchronize favorites between iOS Devices this way will be more effective. So far the best English German dictionary in iOS I like the new update with ability to save words to favorites and to change the font. Words between Brackets have no "look up" feature only to copy which take more time to find the meaning of the words Please fix it, Ill give you a better evaluation when this is done Please add the feature to freely arrange the Favorites.

Excellent content, including common phrases. I agree with other reviewers that the fonts and layout are user friendly. I am unable to find the advertised flash card feature and on the iPad the FAQs are cut off after 2-3 lines. Apparently no other help features on the iPad version.

I loved it when it worked, but now app just crashes. Will update if issue is resolved. Expensive app to have it not work.

The new iOS7 update makes all three of my Collins dictionaries crash immediately on launch. Thats an investment nearly $100 rendered completely useless. Fix this!

Pretty pricey but great on the go dictionary. Far more functional than paper copy. The only better feature might be pronunciation, but not critical for intermediate (and beyond) speakers.

This is easily the best German dictionary app. A lot of care was put into making the interface clean and intuitive. The only issue is that its clumsy to close definitions. You open a definition by tapping on the word, but to close you have to click on a little "arrows" button on the other side of the screen. The definitions also stay open forever, so after awhile a bunch of definitions are open. Id expect them to be closed automatically at some point, like when you open the app.

I have the French and German dictionary apps from Collins, and both are grear because they will parse words for you, and you can put an inflected word into the search bar, and it will give you the meaning of that form and the dictionary definition of the base form. Very, very helpful for learning a language. I used the French one to read a book; I didnt know French when I started, but can read it fine now,clargely thanks to the Collins dictionary. Highly recommended.

For $25 this should be VERY good. It is barely mediocre. I found this by trying to check a word I thought I knew, Unrat. This occurs in The Blue Angel, the nickname the students give their professor--this is a classic! But this word is NOT in this dictionary. So I got out my paper Collins German dictionary--not unabridged--it had Unrat. I began a side-by-side comparison, and after a couple of dozen extensive tests, I would say this online version has between 2/3 and 70% of the entries of my paper version. For me many of the missing words are important, like Unrat. Whoever did the deleting knows little of German culture. Im going to try to get my $25 back.

I like this quote a bit, but I wish there was an audio component. German is so strange-sounding, and I want to make sure I capture that strangeness correctly.