Reviews of Oxford English Dict.&Thesaurus
List of user reviews and ratings for Oxford English Dict.&Thesaurus
Total ratings
4.40
(Rating count:
912)Review summary
Pros
- High quality dictionary and thesaurus with a comprehensive range of words
- Convenient for looking up words offline
- User-friendly interface; easy to use
- Classic Oxford publication, reliable and well-respected
Cons
- High cost and repeated requests for payment after initial purchase
- Frequent issues with offline content not working properly
- Technical glitches with app functionality, especially with dictionary and thesaurus switching
- Multiple apps create confusion and require extra permissions
Most mentioned
- Users are frustrated with the app requiring payment again after previous purchase
- Problems with downloading and using offline content
- Dissatisfaction with the app's bug issues and functionality
- Complaints about ads and the need for a single comprehensive app
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User reviews
Recent rating average:
2.20
All time rating average:
4.40
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| Date | Author | Rating | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-02-01 |  | | Thought I would install this as they have 'retired' the version of this app I paid for. Utterly horrified to see they want £40 to restore the app I already bought. Total thievery. Watch out. You will think you have paid for this app, then they will retire it and bring it out for you to pay for again. Very nasty. |
| 2024-08-01 |  | | I already paid the lifetime licensing agreement, and now they're asking for it again, and have shut down my use of the app until I pay it. Absolutely ridiculous |
| 2024-06-05 |  | | I have purchased it 3 or 4 years back and it was working brilliant then.Now, since last couple of months, time and again it is asking for redownloading the dictionary for offline use and insisting on purchasing it again.please resolve the issue ;otherwise it would greatly dissuade potential users from purchasing it. |
| 2024-04-25 |  | | Use to be a great app. Not since they remove the unlock code for full operation. They expect you to pay FULL price for the app again - REALLY?? 😂 |
| 2024-02-25 |  | | After reinstalling it is no longer active even tho I purchase the full version... No idea how to get this resolved... Not paying twice for one app!! |
| 2022-12-14 | | | When it comes to reference books, Oxford Concise Dictionary and Thesaurus is simply the best. Indeed, with this dictionary and thesaurus, I can say, "I have seen the rest; now I'm using the best". |
| 2022-09-07 |  | | For some reason they have made several different apps instead of one. I already tried the awful Ox. En. Dict. which pushes an insane amount of ads at you and cannot be purchased, and wanted to try this one to compare. Also I was hoping that this version would be more complete, since many of the example phrases are missing from the other app. However, this one would not even start without being granted some unnecessary permissions. |
| 2022-07-06 |  | | the switch between dictionary and thesaurus doesn't work well, plus it's only a 30 days trial. so uninstalled immediately |
| 2022-01-14 |  | | Good dictionary but the app needs improvement. It lacks full search functionality. Please make it possible to search phrases too. |
| 2020-08-20 |  | | I have not been able to use the offline service. Every time it's asking me to download the offline content even after I have downloaded several times. Please help me to fix this problem. The problem is still there. I purchased the premium version so that I could use it offline. I still spend a lot of data in downloading the offline content every time. |
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