Wiktionary Reader

Name: Wiktionary Reader
Rating: 4 (52 reviews)
Author: KAZUYUKI TAJIMA

Full text search of Wiktionary

Free · Designed for iPad

52 Ratings
Ages

16+
Years
Category

Reference
Developer

KAZUYUKI TAJIMA
Language

EN
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Size

927.7
KB

Wiktionary Reader is a viewer app of Wiktionary which is a Web-based multilingual free dictionary. You can perform a full-text search for keywords and the results will be displayed in a list. Tap the [Select Language] button to change the target language. Tap the [Random] button to display a page of items at random. Tap the [Bookmark] button to open the Bookmarks and History page.

Ratings & Reviews

4.0

out of 5

52 Ratings

Functional but dated interface
02/24/2020

Csh4games
When it comes to defining words, it’s hard to beat this. It’s just like using the Wiktionary website from 15 years ago. Love the etymology references. But the interface needs to be updated and designed to fit mobile devices of varying sizes. I would be willing to pay for that.
Functional but dated interface
02/24/2020

Csh4games

When it comes to defining words, it’s hard to beat this. It’s just like using the Wiktionary website from 15 years ago. Love the etymology references. But the interface needs to be updated and designed to fit mobile devices of varying sizes. I would be willing to pay for that.
Does exactly what it says. Easy to use / no tech problems. Ideal privacy policy.
May 30

mtstatusquo
For users looking for a dictionary app, this is a little different from some household names, because it simply returns what is on the Wiktionary website to the user query. Wiktionary is a constant work in progress, like Wikipedia. Often, the definitions are unhelpful - for example, resplendence (noun) is defined as being resplendent. But that has nothing to do with the app. It does what it says, I use this on an iPhone 11, iOS 17.7.2, and it’s never crashed or caused headaches. The interface is super-simple, and I appreciate there aren’t a lot of bells and whistles that detract from the core purpose and create noise. There are Bookmarks and History features that could be useful to students, but I don’t use those for day-to-day dictionary lookups. If you don’t mind Wiktionary’s drawbacks, this is a perfectly good app to do quick lookups. Worth calling out the developer’s privacy policy is much appreciated.
Does exactly what it says. Easy to use / no tech problems. Ideal privacy policy.
May 30

mtstatusquo

For users looking for a dictionary app, this is a little different from some household names, because it simply returns what is on the Wiktionary website to the user query. Wiktionary is a constant work in progress, like Wikipedia. Often, the definitions are unhelpful - for example, resplendence (noun) is defined as being resplendent. But that has nothing to do with the app. It does what it says, I use this on an iPhone 11, iOS 17.7.2, and it’s never crashed or caused headaches. The interface is super-simple, and I appreciate there aren’t a lot of bells and whistles that detract from the core purpose and create noise. There are Bookmarks and History features that could be useful to students, but I don’t use those for day-to-day dictionary lookups. If you don’t mind Wiktionary’s drawbacks, this is a perfectly good app to do quick lookups. Worth calling out the developer’s privacy policy is much appreciated.
Does what it says on the tin
10/25/2021

Snjdjdjeioqlkqkn
I never review apps, but I'm so happy somebody made an app for this! Perfect for etymology rabbit holes.One nit: would be great if swiping right took me to the previous page instead of to the top-level search bar.Because of aforementioned rabbit holes, I go "back" a lot, and it's annoying that swiping right not only doesn't have the expected (imo at least) behavior, but also makes me lose my history (to go back to previous page you have to press the little back button at top of screen).Relatedly, would be cool if swiping left took you forward in history!Otherwise love it; it's simple but exactly what I needed. Thank you!
Does what it says on the tin
10/25/2021

Snjdjdjeioqlkqkn

I never review apps, but I'm so happy somebody made an app for this! Perfect for etymology rabbit holes.One nit: would be great if swiping right took me to the previous page instead of to the top-level search bar.Because of aforementioned rabbit holes, I go "back" a lot, and it's annoying that swiping right not only doesn't have the expected (imo at least) behavior, but also makes me lose my history (to go back to previous page you have to press the little back button at top of screen).Relatedly, would be cool if swiping left took you forward in history!Otherwise love it; it's simple but exactly what I needed. Thank you!
AMAZING app
08/04/2024

Knifesikes
I love it to death. It is the thing I most frequent when i’m searching for definitions or even translations of those definitions. The only complaint I have is that the app crashes INSTANTLY whenever I attempt to access my bookmarks. Don’t know if others have had this problem. Other than that it’s fantastic :).
AMAZING app
08/04/2024

Knifesikes

I love it to death. It is the thing I most frequent when i’m searching for definitions or even translations of those definitions. The only complaint I have is that the app crashes INSTANTLY whenever I attempt to access my bookmarks. Don’t know if others have had this problem. Other than that it’s fantastic :).