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Ultralingua Dictionary Bookshelf
 This app is designed for both iPhone and iPad
  • Price
    Free
  • CategoryReference
  • First releasedAugust 16, 2012
  • Versions1 archived
  • Installable1 of 1
  • AvailabilityStill on the App Store
  • SellerUltralingua, Inc.

RequirementsCompatible with iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad. Requires iOS 6.0 or later.

Customer Ratings

As of November 27, 2020
     
181 Ratings

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The best dictionary app on the App Store. 35+ titles to choose from in a dozen languages. Includes world-class titles from Collins, Le Robert, and Vox.

English Dictionary and Thesaurus are now FREE with download.

The most advanced search anywhere: • Catches misspellings, irregular verb conjugations, entries in either language, related words, and more. • Example phrases, idioms, and other usage notes are suggested as well • Search in all your dictionaries at once • Type numbers into the search box to see them returned as text in your languages

Verb conjugations built in: • All tenses and forms for every verb • Accessible right within the definition or translation - no navigating to a separate tool to conjugate verbs

Favorites and history: • Star any entry or conjugation to add it to your favorites • All expanded entries added to your history list for quick reference • Share your favorite words on Twitter and Facebook

Make it yours: • Control your font style and size. • Use it anywhere! No internet connection required. • Change your interface settings to view the display in English, Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese, or German.

Choose your dictionary: • Hundreds of thousands of entries: every word you could possibly need. • Noun genders and parts of speech. • Slang, technical language, and regional differences in spelling and usage. • Hundreds of usage notes about troublesome constructions. • Search-as-you-go displays words and narrows your selection as you type. • Unlock as many as you want from the in-app store.

REVIEWS

"Ultralingua has been an invaluable tool for me! I travel outside of the United States with some regularity. Ultralingua Spanish has helped me expand my vocabulary and help with conversations and written correspondence. It's also helped me understand a lot of the signs and informational placards that are posted. It has really boosted my confidence when traveling abroad!"

"I have your Spanish/English and have been using it for many many years. I love this app so much that I tell everyone I possibly can about it. Every time one of my friends gets a new iPhone and asks me what apps they should get this is at the top of my list."

"I'm an undergrad linguistics major, and you're apps have helped immensely so far with learning foreign languages!"

"With an Italian father-in-law, a German mother-in-law, and Mexican parents, the languages fly fast and loose in my family! I am in need of help with my German, and your dictionary is a Great help!"

"Ive been learning Italian with the Ultralingua App and my study group have been impressed with the ability of quick searching whereas the traditional dictionaries take ages. The Conjugation has been an excellent way for a very quick verification."

"This app simply works. Its not filled with gimmicks, its intuitive, its the best!"

"Working in translation, your apps offer me immediate access to a wealth of information whenever I am on the go. Keep up the good work!"

"As a notary, I use languages each day and in all kinds of settings (legal, personal or commercial). I love your apps (I have French and Spanish) and think they are one of the most useful apps I actually use every day! Keep up the good work!"

To install apps directly onto this device, it must be jailbroken with AppSync installed.
2.4.1 (1001640)
Requires iOS 6.0+
October 17, 2013
4.6 MB Install Download

Ratings Over Time

DateVersionRatingRatingsPrice
August 18, 2012 — — 23 Free
December 4, 2016 2.7 ★ 4.7 15 Free
December 17, 2017 2.7 ★ 4.3 25 Free
November 27, 2020 — ★ 4.7 181 Free

From archived App Store listing data, captured by the Wayback Machine.

Archived Reviews

8 of 15
Excelente
     
by Jucelon · April 20, 2021

Excelente

Purchased the Collins Italian-English dictionary
     
by theonlyrosie · February 13, 2021

I’m a beginner Italian student and purchased the Collins Italian-English dictionary offered through this app 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...

Vale oro
     
by 23XT.LB · May 5, 2025

Cuesta lo que cueste, este app vale oro. Me ha servido como cualquier bueno amigo que tengo en las estanterías… en el bolsillo.

Great!
     
by Gladiola13 · December 8, 2020

It’s very helpful. I find all words, and I love the verbs very detailed!

Needs an update
     
by AronTTLV · June 25, 2022

This app hasn’t been updated in two years and it shows. Every time I try to download language library updates it crashes. It seems Ultralingua 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 THIS APP until they update.

Ultralingua Fantastic!
     
by GeorgeOregon · November 18, 2020

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!!!

This is the one
     
by Dorsk65 · June 14, 2025

If you’re looking for a bilingual dictionary app, stop your search and buy this one. I bought this app over 15 years ago and I still use it nearly every day, to this day. 6 stars, no doubt.

please update
     
by NYPSTR · December 9, 2021

It just crashes on my mac please fix the bug

Period reviews recovered from Apple's customer-review feeds via the Wayback Machine.

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