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Collins English Dictionary is #22 in Reference Paid in China and charting in 9 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 8 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
24 Sep 2026Collins English Dictionary update history & changes
Last change · 17 events since 23 Oct 2014Full timeline ↓Full timeline · 16 events in the last 12 months
- 📈Collins English Dictionary charting in a new countryPoland
- 🚀Collins English Dictionary: now shown next to Collins Dizionario Inglese, Collins Dictionary & Thesaurusthe store's “similar apps” for it changed: who it's seen as competing with
- 📈Collins English Dictionary entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · AU
- 📈Collins English Dictionary entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · FR
- 📈Collins English Dictionary charting in a new countryFrance
- 📈Collins English Dictionary entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · IT
- 📈Collins English Dictionary charting in a new countryItaly
- 📈Collins English Dictionary entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · CA
- 📈Collins English Dictionary charting in a new countryTaiwan
- 📈Collins English Dictionary entered the top 100Top Paid · Reference · AU
- 📈Collins English Dictionary entered the top 10Top Paid · Reference · GB
- 📈Collins English Dictionary charting in a new countryTurkey
- 📈Collins English Dictionary entered the top 100Top Paid · Reference · CA
- 📈Collins English Dictionary charting in a new countryCanada
- 🆕Collins English Dictionary first spotted by AppInsider#63 in Top Paid · Reference · United States
- 🆕Collins English Dictionary released on the App Store
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Reference PaidCollins English Dictionary at a glance
AI summary written from our chart and store data, 2026-11-04. It can be wrong: check the numbers above.
A comprehensive offline English dictionary app by HarperCollins Publishers, designed for students, writers, and word game enthusiasts seeking detailed definitions, etymologies, and pronunciation guides. The app holds strong positions in the UK (#2) and Australia (#13) paid reference charts, while maintaining moderate visibility in emerging markets like India and China, indicating established brand recognition in English-speaking regions with broader global reach.
Similar apps: Merriam-Webster Dictionary, Oxford Dictionaries, Dictionary.com
Collins English Dictionary on the App Store
App details
App privacy Measured
Collins English Dictionary declares it collects no data at all — the rarest and most private label on the App Store.
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Collins English Dictionary downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where Collins English Dictionary's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
How this is calculated
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| China | ReferencePaid | #22 |
 France | ReferencePaid | #18 |
| United States | ReferencePaid | #107 |
 United Kingdom | ReferencePaid | #46 |
 Canada | ReferencePaid | #27 |
 South Korea | ReferencePaid | #95 |
 India | ReferencePaid | #65 |
 Russia | ReferencePaid | #148 |
 Saudi Arabia | ReferencePaid | #169 |
Apps near Collins English Dictionary on the chart
Reference Paid, around #22.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisReview momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about Collins English Dictionary
From the 8 most recent App Store reviews in the US.
Users praise the app's thoroughness, clear interface, and inclusion of etymologies, often calling it the best dictionary available. However, complaints focus on missing features like synonyms and examples, alongside technical issues with audio playback and a lack of recent updates.
Mixed but leaning positive (63% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for being useful. Recent reviews are more positive than earlier ones.
What people like
- Useful: “I’ve bought a few dictionaries over the years and haven’t found them satisfyingly helpful”
About Collins English Dictionary
For more than a century, Collins’ editors have worked to create dictionaries that meet the needs of the world they define. They’re still doing so today, tracking language change around the world and vetting suggestions from the public on collinsdictionary.com, ensuring Collins English Dictionary truly is the home of living language. With all of the latest words to enter the English language as well as over 8,500 place names and 5,500 biographies you have thousands of fascinating facts and figures at your fingertips. Usage notes give advice on using the right word in the right place, and thousands of etymologies trace the roots of modern English.
*More than 722,000 words, meanings and phrases
*Reintroduces literary and rare words useful for crossword solvers and setters as well as Scrabble players
*Includes the latest new words and extensive coverage of scientific and technical vocabulary
*Over 8,500 place names and 5,500 biographies
*Pronunciation audio available offline
*Full appendixes of the Collins English Dictionary (The Joy of Dictionaries by best-selling author Mark Forsyth, Guide to Using the Dictionary, Pronunciation Guide and Abbreviations)
*No internet connection required
Search features include:
-Alphabetical listing
-Spelling suggestions
-Anagrams
-Fast pattern-match search (*, ?, vowel, consonant and group of letters) for crossword solving
-Customize search options (starts/ends with, appears in idioms/examples)
-Search within entries, definitions and examples
-‘Jump’ feature – touch any word anywhere in the dictionary to go to the definition
-Custom action feature allows users to look up a word in the dictionary from within other applications
-Bookmark and history functions
Latest updates
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