Dictionnaire Le Robert Mobile is a paid offline French dictionary app for iOS and iPadOS targeting language learners and puzzle enthusiasts.
Product velocity
Maintenance
Daily rank 🇺🇸
#41
Reference · paid
Sentiment
4.1
14 reviews
Nemesis
Reverso translate and learn
The App DNA
What makes this app unique?
Users hire this app for reliable, high-quality French definitions that function without an internet connection, avoiding the data-dependency of web-based rivals.
For Language enthusiasts, students, and crossword solvers.
What does it look like?
Key features
Full database stored locally, removing connectivity dependency.
Filters entries by length and known letters to aid puzzle solving.
How much does it cost?
Premium pricing positions the app as a professional-grade tool, but creates a high barrier versus ad-supported alternatives.
Velocity
Maintenance developmentShow more...
5 versions in history. Development pace: maintenance.
Who built it?
Diagonal
4 apps tracked · Reference
Dictionnaire Le Petit Robert
Assistant de jeux de lettres
Dictionnaire Robert HistoriqueUser Sentiment
What do users think recently?
Recent user voice shows a mixed sentiment. Users appreciate the dictionary content provides comprehensive french definitions and usage examples that set a high standard for learners and cross-app integration allows users to look up words directly from ebooks and articles for faster learning.
How are ratings & reviews evolving?
What users say, by theme
- The dictionary content provides comprehensive French definitions and usage examples that set a high standard for learners
- Cross-app integration allows users to look up words directly from ebooks and articles for faster learning
- Fuzzy matching logic helps users find correct entries even when they misspell search terms during study sessions
- Frequent application crashes force users to restart the software to regain access to dictionary functions
7 of 7 recent reviews analyzed · limited sample · Mixed overall
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Competitive landscape for Dictionnaire Le Robert Mobile
How's the Reference market?
The app maintains a presence in the Reference category across multiple international markets, though grossing ranks show volatility. The $19.99 price point positions it above the ad-supported category median, requiring high content quality to justify the cost.
Read the market outlookThe rivals identified
By Theo Hoffenberg
This app dominates the French language reference market through a massive, high-frequency user base and consistent feature iteration.
- Integrates contextual translation examples that bridge the gap between dictionary definitions and real-world usage
- Provides a comprehensive language learning ecosystem including flashcards and pronunciation guides beyond simple definitions
- Maintains a high-velocity release cadence with four updates in the last six months to ensure stability
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Key takeaways for Dictionnaire Le Robert Mobile
Where is it heading?
The reference market is consolidating around high-velocity, multi-modal tools, leaving static dictionary apps exposed. Le Robert Mobile must transition from maintenance to active feature iteration to prevent further churn of its professional user base [1, 2].
- Frequent crashes in the latest version erode the daily active habit, which compounds the rating drag already visible on the platform.
- The lack of feature updates over the last year allows high-velocity rivals to capture the attention of modern language learners.
The SWOT
- Offline-first architecture provides a defensible barrier against connectivity-dependent rivals
- Linguistic depth sets a high standard for learners
- Restoration of idiomatic compound word categorization improves search clarity
- Phonetic guides for proper nouns would satisfy advanced learner requests
Next best moves
Audit crash logs because frequent crashes are the top complaint theme → improve retention
+ 1 more prioritized moveThe counter-intuitive read
The app's maintenance-mode status is its greatest risk: in the reference category…
Read the full takeFeature gaps
Contextual translation examples (available in Reverso but absent here) +1
Since the last report: The app has experienced a decline in stability and user experience due to crashes and the removal of dark mode, despite the addition of a crossword-specific feature.
Bottom line
The app provides high-quality content, but technical instability and lack of updates threaten its premium positioning [1, 2]. The PM should prioritize stability fixes to defend the user base against high-velocity rivals.
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