Collins Spanish-English App Reviews

This is an amazing dictionary. Im a university student, and Ive used it quite often as i am taking a few Spanish courses. The program is quite responsive and have a nice and clean user interface. If I type in "habla" or "hablas", it would find "hablar" automatically for me. I found this really useful when i didnt know the infinitive of the verb. And Verb Conjugator is absolutely amazing. It finds all the tenses in indicative as well as in SUBJUNCTIVE. There has not been a word i could not find on this dictonary yet. I recommend this to everyone who wants to replace their paperback spanish dictionary.

I must say this dictionary is the one I was looking for. Perfect for any Spanish learners. I was hesitated because of the slightly high price, however, I am very satisfied now and I do not think that I waste any penny to this application. Everyone who is doubting to the value of the application must click to buy it now. You wont regret.

I have had several versions of the Franklin Electronic dictionaries and trust me I believe this beats them hands down at a fraction of the cost. Do yourself a favour and buy this app its worth every penny and you wont regret it.

I just spent 2 weeks taking Spanish lessons in Oaxaca Mexico and this app was a life saver. Everyone else in class had dictionaries and I was always the first one with the answer. Our teacher was very envious and was always amazed at the depth of the information supplied with a translation. Easily the best value of any app I have bought.

I bought this app before heading down to Mexico for a holiday. Id taken Spanish courses in high school 20 years ago so I needed something to fill in the gaps in my memory, and this app did the job. Not only does it give you the definintions both ways but it gives lots of examples of usage. On top of this, it conjugates pretty much any verb in any tense.

This app is amazing! The only thing that would make it better is if the search bar remained at the top of all screens. When you open it, it takes you back to the last word you were on which is great. However, its really annoying that you then have to press back to get to search again - it should just always be at the top. Otherwise, perfecto!

Id like to use this on my iPad as well but it doesnt scale up very nicely. Your Ultralingua cheaper versions are already iPad updated but not the Collins Pro.

The app is great but i would like to see more slang and regional words and expressions (i visit cuba a lot and i cant find many words)

The app has substance in its extensive translations. Functionality is fair. As mentioned by others it should keep the search bar active and ready for entry, rather than having to go back. When reading in another language reducing taps reduces the tedium of having to look up word after word. As well, A simple enter could just open the identical dictionary word. Love the word history feature.

It is $30 but absolutely worth it. It works fast, you can switch between the languages with a little button at the top and its easy to use. I also hate the idea of paying $30 for an app (I bought the Portuguese and French ones too), but itll be worth it to brush up on my languages on the go, or to translate things I dont quite know the meaning of. You can try the other cheaper apps, but I just went straight to the brand I trust the best, rather than wasting money on lower-end dictionaries. I hate wasting money.

Im in Spain right now and this app has been the most used and allowed me so much depth of experience. Not only does it translate unknown words, but uses many in various phrases to give a much deeper depth of meaning (e.g. Look up "asi" to see how many different uses of the word there are). It also does a great job of showing which uses tend to be used more in Latin America or Spain. Yes, the most expensive app Ive bought and no doubt worth it :)

This is a fantastic bilingual dictionary for the avid Spanish learner, beginner or advanced. The ease of navigation, comprehensive verb conjugation, and very informative and thorough usage examples are extremely helpful. Worth it.

Nice look and font

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 Id had any idea you were 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.

There 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 Im glad I purchased.

A very helpful app, simple and easy to use.

I 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!

VERY useful. A lot of examples, conjugations and synonyms. I suggest it to who really wants to learn Spanish. Its worth its price.

I use this app almost daily for translation. The easy access to conjugations helps me tremendously. The extensive list of examples of how the words are used is very useful.

The features included in this app are so much better than the SlovoEd Classic Spanish-English dictionary I have on my Palm TX. The completeness of sentence examples is amazing! I also really appreciate the feature that allows you to toggle between verb conjugation and definition-quick and easy access. The only function Id like to see changed is the info button location for Ultralingual/collins (top/left of screen); I often hit this button when trying to add a word in the search cell; its a bit annoying. Im slowly finding apps that will set me free from my Palm Pilot. With this app, I have one less need!!!