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Merriam-Webster Inc. · Education

Review signals only — 2 user-reported signals — from user reviews, not yet audited by Appworthy.

Review signals only — 2 user-reported signalsConfidence: High400 reviews scannedas of 2026-10-06

Reported by users

Recurring themes across scanned reviews — a signal, not a finding. User reports
Constant upsell pressure7 reviews · 1.8% of scanned
No ad complaints5 reviews · 1.3% of scanned

What reviewers said

Verbatim excerpts from public store reviews, shown as corroborating user reports. They are not Appworthy audit evidence, and a quotation is not proof of the finding it sits under.

Constant upsell pressure

Updated review. Still terrible. This app literally has premium in the name. Premium. Paid for. And yet it constantly asks if I want to subscribe for an ad free experience. I already have an ad free experience because I already paid for…

1★ · Google Play · 2025-12-02

At least one other user has the same exact complaints as I have! 1. When I open the app to search, I begin to type, usually about 3 letters, and the keyboard suddenly closes, and I have to start the search again. 2. The screen is very…

2★ · Google Play · 2023-12-11

I have only noticed two problems: my keyboard will disappear whilst I am typing, taking me to a definition I probably wasn't searching for; and every so often, the app will nag me to subscribe to a monthly plan, even though this is the…

4★ · Google Play · 2026-05-22

No ad complaints

It is worth the couple $ to get the premium version of this app with all its extras including brain games. It's constantly updated with new words-- and no ads! I have used it for years and it is indispensable to me.

5★ · Google Play · 2021-10-18

I love having no ads in my dictionary so that in itself is worth a few stars, plus now that they've added night mode this app is basically perfect. I think it's worth the few bucks they charge for it

5★ · Google Play · 2021-08-18

Best I've used. Do not need an internet connection every time I want to use it. And most importantly... AD FREE!!! However recently I have been asked to purchase it. I thought I did that years ago. Also, I am no longer getting the full…

3★ · Google Play · 2025-05-03

How a review signal works

Automated, review-derived, and always superseded by a human review.

A review signal is produced automatically from public app reviews by a classifier — never by a hands-on Appworthy test, and never by a human analyst. It exists so a real, not-yet-audited app can carry more than a blank “Not yet tested” listing, without ever being mistaken for an assessment.

A theme only appears above once at least 5 distinct reviews corroborate it — one angry review can never tag an app. These thresholds are published settings and may be tuned as coverage grows.

It carries no confirmed findings — reviews are one kind of evidence, and nothing here has been hands-on tested. The moment Appworthy publishes a full assessment of this app, it replaces this signal, permanently.

 Not yet human-reviewed

A human review replaces this review-derived signal with hands-on, recorded measurements.

Hands-on inspections are not yet open.