Encyclopædia Britannica App Reviews

Paired with a subscription (managed by iTunes, not EB), this app has a ton of great content! I especially like the daily content and the ability to save articles for offline viewing -- a must for some of the larger articles. The linkmap on articles is also very nice, as it lets you visually explore related content.

I loved the Encyclopedia Britannica. And I especially love the app, well worth the $1.99 monthly subscription. I remember using encyclopedias in book form. They were multi-volumes, expensive and updates were only available annually. And they would take up at least an entire shelf. The best, most revered and most expensive, was Britannica. Im glad that Britannica transitioned into digital format. Im sure that with Wikipedia and such, print versions of encyclopedias have become obsolete. It would have been a great loss of knowledge with factual, vetted, well-written articles had Britannica gone the way of the VHS. I have been using this app since it became available. Wikipedia serves its purpose but to get the benefits of a real encyclopedia get the Britannica app.

It could be use full in some situations ... But this app is really unhelpful! Dont download it! It isnt the encyclipida I thought it would be! Total waste of my time! Sucky app! Bad quility! I deleted it 2 minutes after I got it! Wow !

Not worth it. Only gives a little information (118 words of 868 total). Asks for the subscription to get all the info

I have access to Encyclopedia Britannica on my computer because my school provides a login through EB School. However, this iOS application rejected my login all three attempts. This app needs to fix this terminating and majorly detrimental issue in that it is rejecting members from full access. This app would receive five stars if this was not a present issue.

I searched "Playstation 2" and it only had an article about the PS1 and PS Home so due to the fact that it missed out on the PS2 this is a horrible source for info as it doesnt even compare to all the content on Wikipedia! $15 a year may be a meagre amount but this "Encyclopaedia" doesnt even have a PS2 article thus who knows what else it lacks!

Im an 8th grade student, trying to do my U.S. president reports, because the encyclopedias I use dont provide enough info, but u have to pay $15 to get more than one paragraph of basic info.

You only get barely a page of information and sometimes the page cuts off midsentence and They want you to pay $14.99 to be able to read the rest of it. This is just a gyp and its thievery.

This is shamefully poor. My second attempt to access what was in print a valuable resource. Every time I search a topic, I find much more in Wikipedia. Today I searched for the WW I English veteran Henry Harry Patch and I could not find a listing, while Wikipedia a an ample write up. This will be my second cancellation of their paid subscription.

Dont want this anymore. Cant figure out how to cancel auto renewal.

I enjoy using this app everyday.

When I first downloaded this app I was very excited, but when I signed in and tried to go into an article, it forgot I was signed in. I will not use the app AT ALL until they fix this, which is why I gave them two stars, to show that I have hope for them fixing it.

This app need to function in other languages such as Portuguese, francoise, Italian and bunch of others. This app need a language configuration and not other app in another language

Im a librarian, so I take my reference materials seriously. I trust Britannica over any other encyclopedia, hands down. So, the idea of having it in my pocket is glorious. But heres the thing. The user interface of this app is TERRIBLE. To read an article you have to flip these weird cards, which is distracting. And the "tools" tab is just...THERE, hanging out on the left side of the screen, in the brightest possible color. Its the eyesore to end all eyesores. Please, for the love of humanity and knowledge, redesign this app from the ground up so its actually usable. Because this is really important. Reading the old print volumes (RIP) was a wonderfully immersive experience. This just feels like trash.

Tried everything I know to get the full articles after subscribing. Going to request a refund ASAP. Sad to say but this app is a rip-off.

I expected the wealth of information I remember from the printed Britannica. This is more like a basic encyclopedia, like the World Book Encyclopedia I had as a child, which is good information at that level but does not satisfy an adult curiosity. Example, the Colorado Plateau hear warrants two paragraphs. Nothing on its formation at all. Every time I come here for information I am disappointed. I am canceling my subscription.

Terrible app. Cant logon, cant find username or password, cant cancel subscription. Ive just been donating a couple bucks a month for two years

I saw everybody rating this 1 star, so i did the same :)

As a child I was lucky enough to have the set at home. I am so disappointed in how this amazing established company has failed to keep up with the times. Looks AWFUL on my 6plus. I deleted it and hope they get their great content together in a way that is easy for a new generation to learn from them as I did. Sadly Wikipedia is so much better for the phone.

Old fashioned per fee while accurate content. They still dont get the Internet and even less understanding of mobile and social media. I thought they were gone already by now, and happily found the app but here is my farewell for Britannica.