Collins Italian-English App Reviews

This dictionary is quite complete, is easy to use because it recognizes a verb based on its conjugation, has simple and practical sentences illustrating the usage of a word

It is a good dictionary ,easy and convinient to find all the tenses and words you need.

An absolute must for anyone needing a dictionary for travel or reference. It is costly but came in very handy on my recent trip to Italy and saved me from carrying an equivalent bulky dictionary around. Nothing is as thorough an app as this one is.

Very good dictionary, use it almost every day, very rarely I couldnt found a word..... worth the price!

The only thing missing are tips on when to use which verb tense in the conjugation section. I wish it would say something like "use the passato prossimo when you are talking about something that happened in the past", with an example, etc.

This app is a must for anyone wanting to learn Italian on the go!!

This is a really useful application with tons of value. I am using it very frequently. Sometimes it locks itself and doesnt show the keyboard for new word search. In such cases, you need to reopen it and it passes away. Other than this, wonderful tool. You shall never use a real dictionary after this.

Its really useful and complete, the best offline dictionary ever! I already love it but they could add some words so it could be even better:

As I wrote, the better app I ever tried.

It moves jerkily, please update!

Very good

Basically is a good app, but there are no updates and it doesnt support the new iPhone resolution (its giant on my iPhone 6+). Could be 5*

It now opens up always on "My dictionary" page. Very annoying and slow. Please change this behavior

Worth the price. Nice to have access to a detailed offline language resource while traveling. Lots of helpful information for someone serious about learning a language. I especially appreciate the conjugations. I had a problem with the "speak" function, but sent an email to support and got a prompt and helpful reply. Turns out that "speak" doesnt work in silent mode(my default mode), so I turned on the ringer and it works fine. Probably not an app for those who just want to learn a few survival phrases for occasional travel. But for those who want to dig deeper it is excellent.

$25. The app structure is terrible - visually disorganized, forcing you to wade through text to find what youre looking for. Often requires typing the word out fully, with perfect spelling, in order to pull up a result. Includes no reflexive verbs, which differ in meaning. Often excludes important context for compound tenses - sometimes verbs use different auxiliary verbs depending upon meaning. Example: cominciare uses essere for pp when intransitive, but avere for transitive. Ingrassare means to fatten or gain weight - with avere, it would mean youre fattening something else up. Gaining weight would require essere. Piovere may use either, though the app shows only one. I repeat, $25 for a messy, incomplete and sometimes incorrect app. Not happy.

I always wanted to have this, and now I finally have it

The vocabulary is good,and the greatest part is that it provides Italian mode and present list according to the certain word you refer.

I think this is an excellent dictionary but the interface has some short comings. The search capabilities are not on the same level as the Concise.it app that provides keyword, fuzzy, wildcard, and incremental search options. The Collins is very nice for resolving conjugated verbs to their proper infinitive. But it does not provide an IPA phonetic pronunciation guide nor a guide for the abbreviations used in their dictionary, also when you enter a conjugated verb into the conjugation search box it should automatically determine the verbs conjugated "tense" and branch to that screen and not always, as it does now, default to the Present tense screen. So, in summary if they could provide the items that I have mentioned above this would be a first rate app and would rate 5 stars.

I was reluctant to spend the money, but you get what you pay for. This is an outstanding app, it has a deep database and you will leave your dictionary, phrase book and verb conjugation book at home when going to class or traveling (no need for an internet connection either). Accurate translations, many idiomatic expressions given along with definitions. Good for advanced students, and beginners will learn and grow with the program. And if you carry your phone, you always have it with you!

You get what you pay for in the AppStore. I tried all the other Italian translations tools as Im learning Italian and living in an Italian speaking country. Prior to getting this tool I was frustrated to tears by the poor quality of the other tools. I looked at the price of this (at the time ($24.95) and thought there has to be a cheaper way. There is not. This product performs perfectly in my day-to-day translations needs in class and just plain getting along in this area. the interface is fast and intuative and the best part is that is knows about all the conjugations. The other translations tools get confounded easily on this and leads you to not find a word (driving you nuts!). This tool has never let me down with any word Ive come across. Expensive tool but if you are serious about having the best dictionary/translation tool out there, this is it.