What users hate. Clustered.

1- and 2-star reviews grouped into themes with verbatim examples. Each cluster is a wedge a competitor could exploit.

12 reviews·8 themes

Audio ads disrupting experience
Ads in the app play audio that is loud and disruptive, ruining the user experience despite acceptance of ad-supported models.
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- “Seems good, but frustrating ads — This seems like a really great app with lots of features. I have no issues with ad-supported apps, but the ads that come up all have audio. It’s loud and jarring and ruins the experience.”
Missing religious content (Christianity)
Users express disappointment that the app lacks content related to Christian etymology, despite expecting it given the root word 'satanist'.
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- “Christ is King!!! — Funny how you have the root word of satanist but not ANYTHING for Christian. I want my money back.”
App functionality issues (word lookup failures)
Core features like word definitions or etymological breakdowns fail to work properly, returning identical or incorrect results.
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- “Doesn’t work -5 star Words describe same word wand my money back/notes — Again don’t work word description same word used in describing want money/promisary notes back !! Or fix simple words won’t come up”
- “Not many word origins — The catalog of word available is relatively small. I’ve come across several that this simply doesn’t have. “Baptist” and “Anabaptist” for instance. Google did a better job with the origins and breakdown of these words. Maybe I’m just using”
Sudden price increase for lifetime access
Users are upset about a significant price hike for the lifetime membership option, feeling misled or unfairly charged after initial pricing.
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- “Pricing — Why was the lifetime pricing $29.99 for EtymologyExplorer, but today it has increased to $59.99? I wish I could contact them directly about the price change.”
Failed purchase attempts for lifetime membership
Users report technical issues during the purchase process for the lifetime membership, possibly due to connection problems or app bugs.
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- “Love the app! Issue with lifetime membership. — I enjoy etymology and was very excited upon discovering this app. When attempting to purchase a lifetime membership, something went wrong. Perhaps it was a problem with my internet connection? I continued to attempt purchase, as there is a”
App not working on iPad
The app functions on iPhone but fails to launch or operate correctly on iPad despite reinstalling.
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- “Not working on my iPad — This app works on my iPhone but not my iPad. I'm not sure why. Can you help. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling and that didn't work.”
Lack of upfront pricing transparency
Users feel deceived because they were not clearly informed about the cost of the app before downloading or using it.
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reviews
- “Deleted this app — I don't appreciate that you did not tell us up-front that this app costs.”
Nonsensical or spam-like reviews
Reviews contain random characters or gibberish, likely indicating bot activity or accidental submissions.
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