# Webster's 1828 Dictionary USA

> American Christian Version

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## Overview

- **ID:** `id556486955`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** Nasda Studios
- **Category:** Reference
- **Rating:** 4.90 / 5 (270 ratings)
- **Version:** 4.0.0
- **Last updated:** 2025-05-08
- **First published:** 2012-09-13
- **Size:** 20 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-17
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/websters-1828-dictionary-usa/id556486955)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.nasdastudios.com](http://www.nasdastudios.com/)

## Description

Step into Webster's 1828 American Dictionary - the early-19th-century reference threaded with thousands of Scripture quotations. The digital edition preserves 70,000+ definitions and etymologies, with fast Search, Favorites, and per-entry User Notes for quick access and organized study. You can even email any definition, optionally with your annotations, to share and collaborate.

This resource is invaluable to historians, theologians, poets, and students of American culture, who rely on its scriptural and classical references to illuminate language and meaning. Writers like Emily Dickinson drew on these definitions to refine nuance, and this portable reference supports research, writing, and study.

## Rankings

- #91,142 — Overall
- #9 — Reference (Paid)

## Review summary

Overall, users praise the Bible-study utility, clean interface, and faithful 1828-era definitions, especially for classic literature. However, they frequently report reliability and content issues: scripture references have been removed in updates; definitions sometimes don’t load or appear blank; entries are incomplete or inaccurate compared with the printed edition; and feature or support gaps (annotations, family sharing, help) lead to inconsistent experiences across devices.

### Pros

- Bible study-focused with scripture references and biblical usage/examples
- Clean, intuitive interface
- Preserves historical meanings of the 1828 Webster's dictionary
- Useful for classic literature and historical texts
- Accessible on iOS and macOS devices

### Cons

- Updates have removed scripture references from definitions, reducing biblical context
- Definitions sometimes fail to load or pages appear blank, making the app unreliable on some devices
- Entries are incomplete or inaccurate compared with the printed 1828 edition (missing words, shallow definitions)
- Feature/support issues such as annotations not displaying and limited or unavailable customer support
- Content and definitions can vary across devices/versions, leading to inconsistencies

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