Proofreader AI Grammar Checker for Android

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There’s a title with a bold claim! Who provided said proof? The answer is in the reviews. Not so much in the content, which although effusive with praise, concise and informative, and written without concern for proper attention to spelling, grammar and punctuation are engaging and sometimes encouraging. Still yet, the majority of these reviews should have been reviewed by Proofreader: the app. When I assert that more than 85 percent of literate US and UK adult citizens read, write and comprehend the English language at a level approaching that of what’s expected of an eighth grade student — it might be a mistake to rush to judgment and consider yourself one of the 15 percent. Why? 98 percent of the remaining 15 percent read, write and comprehend the English language at a fourth grade level. Ouch! The remaining two percent measure between that of a tenth grader, a college freshman; and there’s a three percent margin of error. Sources? Start with OECD.org and PIAAC (Warning: intellectually disturbing content) I use an app I call, “My Sister.” She’s not really an app; rather, she is indeed my sister. I cannot express how motivating and helpful it is to have a family member with a graduate degree in English and a true passion for more than just the technical aspects of the language! Sure, she’s quick to add her proofreader’s marks, and she knows how to condense my lengthy stream of thought narratives into a single, all-encompassing and concise sentence. Strange enough, she doesn’t always change what I believe are poorly considered or even silly passages. It is her view that these bits are what make my writing more engaging, humorous and ultimately, more personal. When she’s not available to read my latest essays, Proofreader does a fair enough job. I obviously used neither before posting this review. Did I state that Proofreader does a fair enough job after having rating it five stars? Is there a disconnect between my assessment and the corresponding five star rating? What? Did you think I would follow-up this seemingly glaring discrepancy with some worthwhile and meaningful answer? We’ll see. I appreciate Proofreader for what it can do. The logic behind the construction of the app is to compare predetermined rules to the input, and offer acceptable alternatives. That it does: five stars. Yea! What Proofreader cannot do is assist the writer in their creative use of words; those words that separate a well-written, albeit boring narrative from a somewhat offbeat and engaging narrative. It is critical to know and understand the rules of a language so you know when, where and why you choose to break them! Writing is much like music. The notes and various symbols are the equivalent of the universally accepted and complex language of music. I spent decades learning the rules, even using a handful of the number of computer applications programmed to record and evaluate every value attached to a note, a measure, a rest, a particular scale, a dynamic indicator, a crescendo, a diminuendo… Add proper and acceptable key changes, tonal resolutions, music theory, and everything else that falls under the technical umbrella of playing a song precisely as it was written (even if I wrote it). As a musician, I appreciate the technical criticism. As an artist, I take care to obey the applications directions when they are relevant and necessary; and ignore certain directives based on what I feel is more pleasing to me, and if I am fortunate, the listener. So it goes with writing. Learn the rules. Know them inside out, upside down and backwards. Knowing the rules to such a degree gives you all that’s necessary to understand when and why you must occasionally break them. Last words: if you are technical writer whose job it is to convey to another how to assemble a product (especially if it’s from IKEA) — please, do not get creative! Technical writing must be technically proficient, accurate and boring. I do not read assembly instructions for entertainment, but rather to comprehend how I will assemble my entertainment center (or whatever other large piece of furniture that is packed in a shoebox sized container). The five-star rating stands.

Only reason for only 3 stars is because there is no way to flag foreign names as not a misspellings.. if there is a way please tell me how. I have spent hours dealing with it. EEK

This app does have good grammar checking capabilities! (For a price, and that’s price is unfortunately a subscription.) HOWEVER. The app layout is miserable, and simplistic to the point of difficulty. The app forces you to constantly jump back and forth between proofreading and writing mode, and every time you do, it rechecks the entire document for errors. This means every time you have to make a small edit or correct a word differently than what the app suggests, you have to filter BACK through the 20 other changes you already dismissed. Also, there’s no way to “teach” the spellcheck names, so prepare to constantly be battling it for character names or fictional places.

It's ok but I have to check a few times to get everything.it would be nice if it would catch everything the first time however it’s all better than Grammarly