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<blockquote data-quote="Mikeo512" data-source="post: 1866721" data-attributes="member: 404931">A reply to my own query above regarding Linguee may help some people. Of course one can access sites and services either via an app or via Safari to the website concerned. But I kept seeing claims such as &quot;it's better in the app&quot; and so with a new iPad (14.1), and plenty of storage, I thought I'd go for apps. But things were definitely not better in the app.My experience with Linguee was repeated when I tried the app version of dict.cc (another translation/dictionary site). All kinds of things were missing from the app version of this excellent site. However, I did get access (via the web version) to the main man at dict.cc.It was explained that the app caters for people with small screens (phones etc) ... all the information cannot easily be displayed on a phone. Also the apps make it easier to download and store dictionaries on the device itself.However, I will only ever use Linguee and dict.cc from home via a WIFI connection to an MPB on the desk; or from an armchair with my new iPad.&nbsp; It was explained that in these circumstances it's better to carry on as before with access via a web browser.So I'll remember in future that things are &quot;not always better in the app&quot;!M</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mikeo512, post: 1866721, member: 404931"] A reply to my own query above regarding Linguee may help some people. Of course one can access sites and services either via an app or via Safari to the website concerned. But I kept seeing claims such as "it's better in the app" and so with a new iPad (14.1), and plenty of storage, I thought I'd go for apps. But things were definitely [U]not[/U] better in the app. My experience with Linguee was repeated when I tried the app version of dict.cc (another translation/dictionary site). All kinds of things were missing from the app version of this excellent site. However, I did get access (via the web version) to the main man at dict.cc. It was explained that the app caters for people with small screens (phones etc) ... all the information cannot easily be displayed on a phone. Also the apps make it easier to download and store dictionaries on the device itself. However, I will only ever use Linguee and dict.cc from home via a WIFI connection to an MPB on the desk; or from an armchair with my new iPad. It was explained that in these circumstances it's better to carry on as before with access via a web browser. So I'll remember in future that things are "not always better in the app"! M [/QUOTE]

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