Features & Capabilities

DK Visual Dictionary App contains all the audio to accompany DK's Bilingual Visual Dictionaries.

This DK Visual Dictionary app is the perfect companion to your visual dictionary. For each language, over 7,000 words and phrases are spoken in both English and the language of the title. All words are from the books and are spoken by native speakers. Simply download the free app, then use your copy of the book to fully access all the audio.

This clear, comprehensive and easy-to-use app contains all the content from each Bilingual Visual Dictionary. Just like the book, the vocabulary is arranged thematically, with subjects including shopping, food and drink, study, work, travel and transport, health and appearance, sport and leisure, technology, and the home. Search for the page you want, tap on any word to listen to it being spoken, scroll up and down the word lists for each topic, and swipe left or right to go to the next or previous page.

Perfect for study, work, and travel.

Features: • Over 7,000 spoken words and phrases per title • UK and US English available • Save your most-used words to a Favorites list. Favorites can easily be added or deleted at any time • Audio can be removed from your device, and re-downloaded when required • After the audio has been downloaded, the app can be used offline • Buy more books and unlock more audio through a link in the app

Developer note: For Ukrainian users learning English, please first set your device language to Ukrainian.

For Hungarian users, please set your device to Magyar and search for and download the Képes Szótár app; this application is not compatible with the Hungarian dictionaries of Maxim Könyvkiadó.

User Growth & Download Statistics

App
By:
Dorling Kindersley
Rating:
1.80
(34)
Version:
1.16.10 Last updated: 2024-06-13
Version code:
866671574
Creation date:
2017-03-29
Compatible devices:
Size:
208.02MB
URLs:
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Full description:
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Source:
Apple Apps Store
Data ingested on:
2026-06-07
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Developed by:
Dorling Kindersley
Apple Apps Store
https://apps.apple.com/us/app/dk-visual-dictionary-2017/id1192278999
Website:
http://www.dk.com/apps

User Reviews

The reviews praise the idea and offline audio feature of the DK Visual Dictionary app as a useful companion to a physical book, with usable pronunciation for multiple languages. However, users consistently report major drawbacks: audio downloads fail or stall, barcode/ISBN scanning often doesn’t work, language packs are incomplete or missing, search is limited to page references, and the app appears buggy with poor support. These issues significantly hinder usability despite the promising concept and occasional success.
Pros
  • Audio pronunciation feature is powerful and usable for multiple languages
  • Offline dictionary functionality allows use without internet
  • App supports multiple languages in audio playback (e.g., Arabic, French, Italian)
  • Concept of a visual dictionary companion to a physical book is appealing
Cons
  • Audio downloads frequently fail or stall (0% progress) across many languages
  • Barcode/ISBN recognition/linking with the book often fails or is unsupported
  • Limited language packs or missing languages (often English-only or unavailable for some languages)
  • No in-app search by word or topic (navigation is by page, limiting quick reference)
  • App bugs and outdated interface with weak support (unresponsive help, unreliable downloads)
Recent reviews
Downloaded app as a companion to the Russian language dictionary. Russian audio sounds good. The dictionary works while offline, which is useful.
by Po*****, 2024-09-13

That’s kinda it. I got this book at my local library and I decided to try out the audio app and it worked great. Something’s I want to say is why do you have to download the audio files yourself and it’s kinda hard to find the word your looking for but other than that I’d say it’s good at least for the Russian copy.
by Pr*****, 2024-07-31

I used to have the app connectet to my French book. Later, I opened the application and kind of signed me out. So I scanned again the barcode but it says it cannot be recognized. What shall I do now??
by ni*****, 2024-04-05
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