Ktdict App Reviews

Hey, I am living in Beijing studying Chinese. The free version of this app helped me "find" characters at a speed much faster than checking the dictionary. It has really sped up my learning process by allowing me to find out the meaning of characters much more easily. Specially the ones that I don't know the pronunciation of, I can just write them on the phone and the find them in the dictionary. I guess you can say the same thing of all the other chinese dictionaries in the app store, but I have found this one to be the fastest and most responsive so far. I bought the paid app just to show my support. Good Luck. :)

I used this app on the iPhone and it works great. However it does not work at all on the iPad. It keeps crashing. I emailed customer support and they said it is due to the latest upgrade iOS. However it has been over a month and I still can't use the app. ------------------------------------ The app is fantastic and extremely helpful for learning Chinese. I use this app everyday (since I am currently in china.) however, my 1 complaint is that there should be a way to just search in pinyin or just in English. Sometimes when looking for words there's just a huge list that takes a while to go through. Otherwise, this app is great.

I rely on this app more than any other Chinese language app , a go to app that never fails!

This is an incredible App and an essential one for learning Chinese! One can access the dictionary by typing in English, Chinese, or Pinyin entries and then hear the pronunciation in Chinese. It's extremely easy to create customized flashcards and print them or print out lists. The reader feature is amazing, too. One can paste in Chinese and then "read" it word by word as as a whole text. And the OCR feature is extremely useful for inputting printing material and translating it word by word. It's now the only Chinese language App I turn to, and it has made my study of Chinese much less daunting.

Don't stop with just the free dictionary. You'll find the flashcard program well-worth the 4 bucks. The app has been updated a number of times and has improved every time. It used to crash a lot and ran somewhat slow. Clearly it has been optimized and now runs smoothly, even though it has more options and functions than before.

Since buying KT dict my test scores have improved dramatically. I now feel prepared going into each class. This application has helped me learn over 500 characters in only a couple of months. This application is a must have if you plan on studying mandarin.

This app is great! Use it more than my at home Chinese Dictionary. Up to date and accurate translations. Very handy when learning in class, on your own, and on the streets of China. It's a must have.

I love this app. I've learned tons of words with the flashcard trainer just by using it once a day. And the dictionary has had definitions of everything Ive thrown at it, including some helpful phrases. Get this. Has this company made a Spanish English dictionary?

This app has enabled me to learn more Mandarin in the past two months than I had in the previous two years. It's so convenient to be able to add flashcards directly from the dictionary. And I *especially* appreciate that the flashcards include characters, not just the pinyin romanizations. It makes it much easier to keep homonyms separate, even if you're not trying to learn to read Chinese. On the down side: the dictionary itself isn't wonderful. It's no worse than any other iPhone dictionary, but I wish the definitions had a little more to them. There's frequently more than one Mandarin result for the same English word or phrase, with no explanation as to which translation is better in what circumstance. But that's a common issue with most of the online dictionaries I've tried. One feature I would love to see is audio. I think that every little bit helps when you're trying to learn a language--if you can use your ears as well as your eyes it goes into your brain that much more effectively. Bottom line: this is the least expensive iPhone Chinese app I've tried, and in my opinion it is also the best. Thanks Klaus!

Very helpful for my Chinese study.

I've tried just about every single dictionary on iphone and this one is one of the best. Qingwen has more depth of content but the flashcard integration is a category killer for this. All it needs is radical lookup and there will be very little that can be done to improve it.

Best

Klaus, Thank you for providing this wonderful app. It has proved invaluable in my study of Mandarin. Having spent hundreds of dollars on other pocket dictionaries and programs, I am happy that you created this well thought out and easy to use app. The Trainer and Flashcards are absolutely great and it was what sold me on your app. The dictionary entries are comprehensive, which is just how I like it. It's important to be able to see how many ways a word is used and how many different words can be used to say the same thing. What would be nice to have is a pronunciation feature (with a clear, human voice). Those of us studying Chinese language know that getting the inflection wrong on a word can change its meaning. Klaus, thank you again. A+, 100%, the Best.

In my humble opinion, this is the Mandarin dictionary to beat. I've written my own dictionary, and currently I use this one more than my own. Hats off to the developers. It's fast and accurate. Instead of adding extra random inputs, they use the built in iPad / iPhone inputs so it feels nice to use. The only thing I would suggest is to add example sentences, and perhaps remove the flash card feature. There are already some great flash card apps on the app store, and it seems like an after thought - saving searches is awesome.

This is still the best app in the world. I am however having trouble on the iphone6s. The trainer is not working. Im not able to add words to the trainer or review any old ones. Any ideas? Anyone?

It’s for noobs

I've used the "+" version this great app almost daily for over two years now to study my vocabulary. It really helped me get satisfying scores on the first two HSK tests. I very much like the way you can choose to be tested by character, pinyin, translation, and/or voice. The reader function is very useful - I manually reproduce all the texts I need to study so that I get both writing and reading practice. I contacted the author twice and he responded quickly and positively both times. About the only thing that has disappointed me is the OCR function - I haven't been able to make that work yet. Thanks for this app, Klaus!

App is great with the word search. Would be great if you could add phrases and audio to help with pronunciation though!

This is absolutely my go-to dictionary when I need to look up a word. Also, the flash card trainer is first rate, has every feature that I could want! Keep up the good work

As a programmer myself, I'm able to recognize excellent craftsmanship in software. And man: a lot of love went into this program. Everything works exactly how you'd expect it to, the flash card trainer is a pleasure to use, and the dictionary is very thorough and accurate. Completely worth the money.

Very useful app. A must-have for any Chinese language learner.

Though not as sophisticated as Pleco, this app offers a lot of bang for the buck. I wish this app had a couple of features like one of its competing apps, Dianhua, such as being able to draw over Chinese characters & showing related terms. The option to choose dialect variants, i.e., Taiwan & Hong Kong, and voice over speed are huge plusses. Unlike Pleco where you need to purchase in-app updates to get more features, I'll like that KTDict provides the full version without separate in-app upgrades.

App totally useless Keep crashing with new OS They were Very quick to get the money (Apple included) , now they simply don't care to fix the issues DON'T GET THIS APP

Once I learned how customizable the Flashcard portion is, it has become an excellent tool. I use it along with Tuttle's Learning Chinese Characters.

This is an excellent app for both learning Chinese and surviving with little Chinese knowledge in china. It has been invaluable during my stay. I used the free version for a long time and it was my favorite app ever. Then, with the HSK fast approaching, I had to crack down and learn some characters. I thought the flash drive section of the paid version would be great so I bout it but it was not what I was looking for. I wanted flash cards that just went randomly through the words. Instead, you have to make a lost of words you want to practice before you can test yourself. This app would be worth $10 if it had premade flashcard sections for verbs, nouns, and adjectives. It would deserve best app of the century. 好好学习天天向上

Hi, Please fix the crash on iOS 9. Have a lot flash cards made with your app. I am a paid user and would like to still use the app. Please give support. I am an iOS developer, and I will help you in anyways I can. Please let me know. I will submit another 5 star review if the iOS 9 issue is fixed.

If you're studying Chinese, and own an iPhone or iPod Touch, you need this application! It is absolutely the best one on the app store. I had the free addition, and loved it -- and was hoping Klaus would add the ability to save my word searches. He not only added that feature in this paid-for version, but created a way to study those saved searches with the flashcard system. (And the flashcard interface alone is better than the other stand-alone flashcard programs I have.) Try the free version out, and after you see how great it is, buy this app. It really is the best! This isn't a negative, but I just want to add that I'm hoping Klaus will also add a "back" button on the dictionary interface. I find I click on a "link" in the dictionary part of the app, and then wish I could go backward in my search to where I began. Even without that, however, this app is SO well thought out and very intuitive. Thanks, Klaus!!

You'll notice that all the other dictionary apps are "free," but you have to buy all the features via in-app purchase (and they are EXPENSIVE). This app offers all of those features, you just have to pay the $3.99 upfront. It will save you $20-$30 to avoid the in-app purchases. And this app is feature-rich (includes OCR and pronunciation), intuitive, and the best value by far.

You'll notice that all the other dictionary apps are "free," but you have to buy all the features via in-app purchase (and they are EXPENSIVE). This app offers all of those features, you just have to pay the $3.99 upfront. It will save you $20-$30 to avoid the in-app purchases. And this app is feature-rich (includes OCR and pronunciation), intuitive, and the best value by far.

VERY well designed dictionary and Chinese tool. Includes simplified and traditional texts, word breakdowns, and Chinese <--> English input. Very easy to use and completely functional offline. I compared a dozen similar dictionaries, but none matched this overall. Good Job, Klaus!