Ultralingua Reviews

Ultralingua hasn’t been updated in two years and it shows. Every time I try to download language library updates it crashes. It seems this app doesn’t want to comply with Apple’s privacy transparency requirements because there is no other logical explanation for why they are not updating. DO NOT BUY Ultralingua until they update.

I'm having trouble opening the Bookshelf app, crashes every time I open it. I've asked this app twice to help, no response either time. I can't use any of the dictionaries at all. Prior to this problem, I really liked and used Ultralingua a lot. Be aware that their customer service is no support whatsoever. :(
I have a new iPad Pro on iOS 10.

there is currently no icloud sync. both the bookshelf and individual collins dictionaries by the same developer advertise syncing favorites and transferring them to other devices but this function is broken which, for an app with this price tag, is unacceptable. the developer responded to an email inquiry letting me know that they are aware and have no timeline as to when a fix can be expected. i have many favorites in an individual dictionary app and after buying another one of their expensive dictionaries i am unable to use them both in the bookshelf app because there is no way of transferring all the favorites. the favorites also don’t sync between the iphone and ipad versions of the dictionary or bookshelf apps. the developer either needs to provide a fix, which honestly is not that serious of a coding job, or update the store description before people spend $18 for each of their dictionaries expecting the advertised features.

I originally installed the bookshelf from a recommendation from a single language this app dictionary with the promise that I could use it and dictionaries for other languages in one app. The problem is that the bookshelf has never pulled in the purchase of the single language dictionary as promised. The developers used to send one off codes so I could pull in the single language dictionary every time a change was made to the bookshelf and I lost access to that language, but a few years ago they stopped responding. Now I have the bookshelf app with five dictionaries and a single language app installed. Its less useful to me to have to search the single language app separately, and it bugs me to have to keep two apps installed. The problem has also dissuaded me from purchasing other dictionaries in the bookshelf app. I would have thought they’d have fixed this bug by now, but apparently this “feature”, which is still advertised within both apps, is not seriously supported.

I’m a beginner Italian student and purchased the Collins Italian-English dictionary offered through Ultralingua because it seemed more informative than just using a translation app. I really like the full list of conjugations, etc. However, I’m surprised that in just a few paragraphs of simple reading there have already been a few words that I wasn’t able to find in this dictionary at all and a few more which I figured out the infinitive of but still did not find in the list of conjugations. Furthermore, the translation app does recognize and translate all of these words accurately so I’m further confused as to why they don’t appear in the dictionary...

I’m using Ultralingua for French - English. I live in the US and it’s more than useful since years. I removed a start because Ultralingua is NOT taking the entire screen on iPhone X.

I like the feature that accesses my other Intralingua Collins dictionaries to search for words, but it only finds exact matches. So, "disculpa" will come up but not "disculp" -- but how do you know to add the "a" to get a match?

Like many other users here, I’ve been using Ultralingua for quite some time. Great translations and easy to use but really needs to be updated to fit the iPhone X screen. Would have given 5 stars easy.

I’ve used many foreign language dictionaries in the past but none compare to this one. Easy to use and, for the most part, very comprehensive. Only reason I didn’t give it 5 stars: would like to see more in-depth usage examples. Also, I’m often surprised at omissions and occasionally have to go to another source to get the translation I need. Otherwise, highly recommended.

Ultralingua is great in terms of content. I’ve purchased the French, German, Italian, Portuguese and Spanish dictionaries. However, Ultralingua could use a UX refresh. It’s cumbersome to get into and out of conjugations, the UI is a little dated, and Ultralingua has yet to be optimized for the iPhone X.

This collins app gave the good idea to collect all their most favorite and compete dictionaries in one app.
Regularly update of Ultralingua is one the most advantage of Ultralingua

The title sums it up. I’ve used this app for years now, going back to 2010 or earlier. It’s a fantastic dictionary with conjugations, idioms, and slang (though no dictionary could ever contain all slang). I love that it works offline. And, I appreciate that Ultralingua can store multiple languages so I don’t have to open a new app. As a language teacher, this was the dictionary I’d recommend to students because it uses no data and is fast (the reference website we all know and love is great but fails in those two areas).
Update: 5 stars! The only thing missing was iPhone X support and now it’s full screen!

I’ve used this for years, and I have zero complaints. Easy to use, no internet needed, rapid and efficient customer support—which I’ve needed just once in all this time. But I would kill for a Danish-English. Any chance of that?? Puh-leeze!

My husband and I have this app with us all the time for communicating with Spanish speaking friends. We can move quickly between languages and the grammar is now more accessible than ever. Includes lots of common expressions too.
I hope to see even more expressions in the future.

The bookshelf option is really useful. I keep all of your dictionaries in one application. I am studying Spanish and am a volunteer translator. I specially like the verb conjugation features.

Access to all definitions of a word and all conjugations of verbs. Easy to use.

This is very important to have to learn study 📚 more words I bought this so I can learn and expand my vocabulary in Italian 🇮🇹 language since I’m studying 📖 Italian 🇮🇹 in the Rosseta stone app and because you need to learn way more words like tou know you native language 💕 💗 💜💜💙💛💛💚 Ultralingua I bought the full version to unlock all the words in Italian

An amazing application and once you start to really use it..one realizes how useful it can be to learn the language. It is my constant companion!!!

So expensive. But these are great dictionaries and so convenient. Full conjugations. Sample sentences. Highly recommended for serious language students.

I use it heavily for Italian and French in an academic setting.