Latin Phrases app for iPhone and iPad

4.6 ( 496 ratings )

Reference Education
Developer: Elegant Recursion Inc.

0.99 USD

Current version: 20.0, last update: 6 years ago
First release : 25 Aug 2009
App size: 20.61 Mb

A great reference to Latin phrases and what they mean. Also includes numerous notes and other helpful information to add color to the translation.

This version includes great features such as:

Top Features Include:
- Over 1600 Phrases (Entirely New and Clean Data)
- Lovely animated graphics
- Lightning fast speed
- Browse, flip through cards, or randomize
- Search either by latin or english
- Use swipe gestures or the UI, your choice.
- Works either offline or online.
- Fully retina compatible for iPhone, iPhone 5, and the new iPad
- Server push architecture ensures you continue to see new phrases without needing to update the app.
- Application updates silently in the background to ensure you can use it immediately.
- Auto updating web tab
- A fully universal application that can be used on iPod touch, iPhone, and iPad. No need to purchase a separate HD/XL application for your iPad.
- On the iPad the application will work in all orientations. You can hold it any way you like and it will keep up.
- Developed by an experienced programmer. No crashing, memory leak problems, or other annoying experiences.
- A dedicated developer who will add more features and keep improving the application. I love to get suggestions of features.
- A low price. Why pay more money for lesser apps?

Thanks for trying out the app. If you have comments or suggestions, please let us know. We will continue to develop this application and make it better over time, so do not hesitate to give us suggestions for new features.

Pros and cons of Latin Phrases app for iPhone and iPad

Latin Phrases app good for

et bene valeat. L. da Vinci signed off his letters this way. Find out what it means.

This is a handy app to have around. I have found it very useful.

Im having a lot of fun with this. Well done to the creator (of the app)! One "must have" thats missing is the ability to forward a chosen phrase via email/twitter etc. as one finds in other apps (unless I missed it). One "nice to have" would be a section with more current expressions available in Latin (silly things like "git er done", "whatever" etc.). This is not essential, but might be worth a try just for fun. Still, I do like this app a lot.

Fun to study, fun to make a surprise tweet or subject email message. Easy to use. Glad I bought it.

Just about any Laton phrase you want to know. A great resource and easy to use.

Perfect for looking up Latin Phrases encountered while reading

Some bad moments

I like the idea for this application, but it has two flaws that bother me. First, the search function only seems to work for the Latin phrase, but not any words in the descriptive text. If youd like to search for a word you know and see if it applies to a Latin phrase, youre out of luck. Second, a number of the descriptions are truncated. The paragraph gets abruptly cut off after a certain character count, so you cant read the whole thing. Thats a pretty major failure by itself. I know its only 99¢, but they could give it a little more effort for quality control.

nice interface...however, it would be greatly improved if u were able to share....

This app has peculiar limitations. For example, in the index, translations display in their entirety. But when you open the entry itself, the translation is truncated to roughly 47 characters in portrait mode or 77 characters in landscape mode (on the iPad), which cuts some definitions off prematurely. So the information is there, but doesnt always display. Similarly, "notes" are truncated to about 250 characters (regardless of orientation), often ending mid-word. Theres plenty of empty space on these pages, so I dont know why the content is so chopped up. On the iPhone, there is no landscape orientation for the index, and the entries just rotate 90 degrees, maintaining their original width (with white space filling the right side). As a free app, this would be okay; but I cant recommend paying for this in its current state. (Note: The links to the developer website and support page do not work either.)

I had been very happy with the previous version of this. About a week ago (2/3/12) an updated version was available and I downloaded it. Since that time, the photo of the coliseum appears as the app, but nothing will begin when its tapped and I just go back to the apps screen. Ive tried removing and redownloading. Nothing works.

You alert new customers that the new version is out and the old one THIS ONE may VANISH. I have purchased numerous apps from you. To think you will punish existing customers by vanishing a product you offered and was purchased in good faith says a lot about you. You should offer a credit or proper update to existing owners of this app to transfer over to "Pro" at no extra cost. I just purchased another app from you and now I wish I hadnt. This bait and switch tactic will be plastered all over app boards by next week I assure you. I hate liars and cheats. Caveat emptor!!!

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