American Heritage® Dictionary

I collect all sorts of dictionaries, and I use them in my day-to-day research work. This implementation of the AHD beats the others by far as a first recourse, despite its being American and despite its not being the SOED (which may have the edge in historical content). Lovers of our language will revel in the two unique appendixes, linked from the main dictionary and fully explained in this app as in the print version, with their Indo-European and Semitic roots. My only suggestion: link from these appendices back to the main dictionary, please. That would be a wonderful enhancement to a superb reference resource.

It's not waste of money .. I paid more bucks for Oxford which I don't use anymore after getting this great dictionary.

Please make the audio louder. It is barely audible on speakerphone even with the volume turned all the way up. I can only give it 3 stars because of the lack of audio controls but will give it 5 if you can fix this. Speaking Dictionary is only $1.19 and the audio is very nice and loud. I bought this mainly for the audio and it is very expensive but needs tweaks with the audio to make it louder on speakerphone. I use speakerphone to help my wife with her English so earphone is not really an option for us. The speakers have very excellent pronunciation but just needs to be louder so could you kindly look into this in a coming update please as it is very important to me and if Speaking Dictionary can do it then I can't see why American Heritage can't.

For some bizzare reason, the developers have fixed a red circular "2" badge to the icon, normally used in other applications to indicate 2 items require your attention. Here, it means nothing more than you have release 2 of the dictionary. Each time you glance at your screen you'll see it, and wonder what idiot is responsible.

This is the standout dictionary on the iPhone. Unlike others which tend to be just print dictionary's ported to an app this one takes full advantage of being an iPhone app. My favorite feature is the audio pronunciation of every word, especially important because this dictionary is encyclopedic and includes large numbers of words from all over the world. The apps store description does not convey just how encyclopedic this dictionary really is. It is brilliantly comprehensive and includes abbreviations, acronyms, scientific, computer, geographic, biographic names and words and much, much, more. It is a sensational dictionary - who would have thought that I would discover that an iPhone app dictionary is better than my print two volume Websters? British spellings are included as well as American spellings, thus you find harbour as well as harbor, so the dictionary is perfectly useful for all English speakers. As the app is the largest in the app store it pays to take some precautions while installing for trouble-free installation. (1) On your iPhone go to settings>General>Auto-Lock and temporarily set it to "never" so that itdoes not disturb a long installation (2) Reboot the iPhone by holding the on/off button until the red power off button appears. Shut the phone down and let it rest for a minute or so then restart. (3) Sync the iPhone in iTunes. It takes a while as the dictionary is over 300MB (4) Reboot the iPhone again by shutting down and letting it rest for a minute or two before restarting. This cold restart should eliminate any potential problems. Incidentally this procedure is beneficial for installing all large apps. Despite the large size of the app it works brilliantly, it loads fast, all links work very fast. Other developers could learn a thing or two from this one. It is smooth and a pleasure to use.

I was inititally worried about this app, as the size of it, back in August, caused me to need to reset my phone. I waited a few weeks before reinstalling and have had no further problems (make sure you do all the sensible things like setting your phone not to go to sleep before installing). It is expensive, but it is extremely comprehensive and very easy to use, it also includes pronunciation. I would like the "Search" entry space to come up clear every time, rather than having to backspace delete the previous word, but that's pretty petty, given the overall ease of use, and the content. Under the "About" button (which seems the wrong place, as that's often just developer notes) there are really excellent articles on things such as change in the English language, as well as lists of Indo-European roots. It's obviously the most expensive app by far that I've bought... but I love dictionaries, and this is an excellent one, even though it's American!

I’m thanking you .

I do not want to update to the new version but the #4 sends me to your web page and no longer works. I use a dictionary everyday and have had to go to the web for my dictionary needs. Please fix version 4. Today, the best dictionary reigns again. Thank you for the update, now, all is calm, all is bright.

An education in the English language. Great definitions, sometimes including useful pictures to illustrate the concept, and (as far as I’ve found) always having a button to give audio pronunciation of the word. Includes surprisingly useful background in how the dictionary is developed, history of the English language, and a comprehensive listing of Indo-European roots… that I didn’t realize would be useful to have til I’d been using this dictionary for a few years! NOTE - this version of the dictionary is MUCH better than the other one available as an app… I got confused and thought support for this version had been dropped and bought the other one… really a shadow of the value!

Not working on iPad Pro 11” (2020). When you open the app, you get a flash screen that says “total failure” before sending you to the App Store. Please fix.