# Collins German-English

> Bilingual dictionary and verbs

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id292239885](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id292239885)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id292239885`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Ultralingua, Inc.
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.60 / 5 (175 ratings)
- **Version:** 2.12
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-21
- **First published:** 2008-10-02
- **Size:** 32 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-18
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/collins-german-english/id292239885)
- **Website:** [https://ultralingua.com/](https://ultralingua.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.ultralingua.com/privacy](https://www.ultralingua.com/privacy)

## Description

Collins German-English Dictionary & Verbs is a comprehensive offline bilingual tool with over 85,000 entries and 110,000 translations. It includes thousands of verb conjugations, hundreds of usage notes and examples, noun genders, slang and regional variations, and text-to-speech for pronunciation. No internet connection is required.

It also offers a number translator, a language swapper, and a history view of recent lookups. Smart search handles typos and misspellings, while the verb data covers all standard tenses and forms. Ideal for students and language professionals on the go.

## Rankings

- #110,179 — Overall

## Review summary

Reviewers broadly praise Collins German–English for its thorough content, conjugations, and learner-friendly features, plus a clean, fast interface. The newer version is seen as smoother and more efficient. Recurrent drawbacks include crashes, incomplete word coverage, UI annoyances around closing definitions, inconsistent pronunciation audio, and questions about value for money. Despite these issues, many users rely on it as a primary tool for German vocabulary and grammar.

### Pros

- Comprehensive German–English dictionary with extensive conjugations, gender, plural forms, and many usage examples.
- Clean, modern UI with fast, easy access to definitions and an improved overall performance in newer versions.
- Strong learning tools, including verb conjugations, case guidance, and the ability to search inflected forms to see meanings.
- High-quality content that many users consider among the best German dictionary apps and essential for learners.
- Rich examples and practical phrases, with useful prepositions and cases to aid understanding and usage.

### Cons

- Frequent crashes and stability issues, especially on startup or after updates.
- Incomplete word coverage and missing entries (e.g., Unrat) compared to print editions or free resources.
- Clunky UI/UX in some areas, such as definitions not closing easily and other navigation quirks.
- Pronunciation/audio quality is inconsistent or lacking, with some reviews describing robotic or absent audio.
- Perceived poor value for money, with some users feeling the $25 price is too high given feature gaps and occasional flaws.

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