Introduction
Ultralingua Dictionary Bookshelf by Ultralingua, Inc. is an iPhone languages app that offers an extensive set of fully comprehensive dictionaries and thesauri.
This languages app includes built-in spell checkers, verb conjugations, and various other useful features to help you get the most out of learning new languages or translating.
Keep reading our Ultralingua Dictionary Bookshelf app review to see if this is one of the best language apps for iPhone and iPad users.
User Experience
Ultralingua Dictionary Bookshelf includes verbs in all tenses and forms, and verb conjugations are fully accessible from within the definition and translation tools. This means you’ll save lots of time by not having to move to a separate feature when you want to conjugate a verb.
Features
The integrated spell checker is incredibly accurate, catching misspellings and irregular verb conjugations, while providing example phrases and idioms. You can also type numbers into the search box and they will be presented to you as text in your given languages.
What’s more, this app features a good degree of customization, enabling you to change font styles and sizes, and change the interface to show text in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, or Portuguese. You can also use Ultralingua Dictionary Bookshelf anywhere because there is no need for an Internet connection.
In-App Purchases
The following additional dictionaries, thesauri, and tools are available via in-app purchase:
Spanish-English Dictionary $19.99
English Dictionary $4.99
English Thesaurus $2.99
French-English Dictionary $19.99
Spanish-English Essentials $3.99
French Dictionary $4.99
French Thesaurus $2.99
Italian-English Dictionary $19.99
German-English Dictionary $19.99
French-English Essentials $3.99
Update Info
The latest update included the addition of a feature enabling you to share your favorite words online via Facebook and Twitter. There were also improvements done to make verb conjugations appear in line like other dictionary results, and you can now mark conjugations as favorites.
iPad users can now slide dictionary results back and forth to display or hide the menu, and besides this, the update included various minor bug fixes and improvements to stability and performance.
Customer Ratings and Feedback Comments
Ultralingua Dictionary Bookshelf currently has 51 customer ratings with an average rating of 4.5 out of five stars.
Customer feedback has generally been very positive, with users commenting on what a fantastic app this is for foreign language enthusiasts. One user remarks that they would like to see the developer publish an ASL dictionary because the ones currently available are not satisfactory.
Personal Comments by Reviewer
There isn’t much for me to say about this app besides the fact that I think it is excellent; the interface and features in general and wonderfully put together. I would definitely recommend this app to anyone who is in the market for a language definition and translation tool.
Ultralingua Dictionary Bookshelf is a great way to manage multiple languages all in one easy app.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Accurate dictionaries and thesauri for several foreign languages
- Integrated spell checker and verb conjugation to ensure the utmost accuracy in your translations
- Sample content before buying it via in-app purchase
Cons
- The only negative thing about this app is that it could get a little pricey if you want to buy a lot of content.