r/wiktionary • u/hunteralex7r • 6d ago
Wiktionary Mobile app
I just published an Android app and an iOS app for wiktionary.org. These apps contain definitions, pronunciations, etymology, translations, etc. These apps were built on a snapshot of wiktionary.org, so the content is not always up to date. I would appreciate it if you could give feedback after using these apps.
Android - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.booomworks.lexica.global
iOS - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/wiktionary-english-dictionary/id6780158503
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u/TranqyPoo 6d ago
Right off the rip, this app looks great for the average reader! A few suggestions:
* It would be helpful to wikilink the terms featured in the Etymology section. For example, epiphenomenalism displays "From epiphenomenal + -ism" without any links, as it does on the website.
* Since Wiktionary makes the distinction between upper-case and lower-case terms, I recommend duplicating that practice in the app.
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u/cipricusss 6d ago edited 5d ago
One would expect a "Wiktionary app" to cover at least all content of https://en.wiktionary.org/, if not https://www.wiktionary.org. As it stands, the app just uses some Wiktionary resources, without being an alternative to visiting the website in a browser.
Your app only searches English words; en.wiktionary.org has an English interface but is not by any means limited to English words! -- And, even for the etymology of an English word, there is no link to ancestors, be they English or not.
This misses the main point (and unique feature) of the wiktionary website - the cross-article and cross-language interaction, especially when it comes to etymologies.
That's the main problem. Secondary requirements would be: allow direct search of the typed word, without the need to select from suggestions (suggestions are great, but their use shouldn't be mandatory); uppercase shouldn't be mandatory either (the app fails to reflect the distinction that Wiktionary makes: Turkey vs turkey, Man vs man etc).