# Learn British English - Free WordPower

> Learn British English vocabulary and phrases with audio and cultural insights. (iPhone/iPad app by Innovative Language Learning USA LLC.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learn-british-english-free-wordpower/id319650659 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Innovative Language Learning USA LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/285488930)
- Category: Education, Travel
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Rating: 4.20/5 from 62 App Store ratings · 105 written reviews indexed
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 7.0 · 113 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2009-06-17
- Data updated: 2026-08-31
- Monetization: free with in-app purchases
- User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learn-british-english-free-wordpower/id319650659/reviews.md

## What is Learn British English?

Are you interested in learning English, but just don't have the time?

Let's face it, not everyone can commit full-time to learning a language. We know there are many things going on in your life: school, work, the kids, that special someone. That's why we developed WordPower Learn British English Vocabulary Free for the ultra-busy, 21st century lifestyle. There's absolutely no reason to miss out on all the benefits of learning English just because you're light on time. With WordPower Learn British English Vocabulary Free, you'll start down the road to fluency and reap the rewards that go with it.

With WordPower Learn British English Vocabulary Free, you'll master 100 of the most frequently used words and phrases in the English language right on your iOS device! The app doubles as a mini travel guide packed with cultural insights and practical English phrases. Learn English with audio recordings of a native English speaker and a voice recorder so you can master perfect pronunciation anywhere, anytime. This list of the 100 most frequently used English words is compact enough to fit a little review into you busy schedule. Study at your convenience at times and places that work for you! WordPower Learn British English Vocabulary Free also comes with an addictive Word of the Day alert and free English audio lessons when you sign up for a free EnglishClass101.com account inside the app.

What makes WordPower so effective? It's Fun, Fast and Easy to Use!

WordPower Learn British English Vocabulary Free FEATURES:
- Completely redesigned UI. The user interface has been redesigned from the ground up to be much cleaner, beautiful, and more user friendly
- Support for iOS 6 and 4" Retina displays such as the iPhone 5 and 5th gen iPod Touch
- New! Level 1 Basic Word List (approximately 200 words): Now you get more than just 1 word a day 
- English Top 100 Words: A special list of words specific to daily life in the United Kingdom. You’ll learn handy cultural insights with every entry transforming Word Power into a mini travel and cultural handbook
- Essential English vocabulary all in one place showing you the spelling, translation, pronunciation, image, and class
- Sample Sentences: See and hear practical sample sentences with every word entry
- Free Audio Lessons: Learn more than just words! Access the newest EnglishClass101.com audio lessons when you sign up for a Free Lifetime Account within the app
- Updated Basic Resources: Want to explore the English language even more? Learn everything you need to know with this comprehensive source of English learning tips, information and material
- Easy to Use Design: Intuitive iOS swipe navigation allows visual learners to browse vocabulary images quickly. Find everything you need without excessive swiping and tapping
- Custom Flashcard Settings: You're in control of your study sessions. Mix up question types (recognition, production, audio and visual) for a full understanding of each word
- Listening Practice: Hear each word's proper pronunciation by a native speaker
- Perfect your Pronunciation: Compare your pronunciation to the native speaker's with the Voice Recorder, easily accessible throughout the app
- Personalized Word Bank: Save difficult or useful words, with their audio files, to review at any time
- Advanced Search Function: Search entire database in English
- Progress Bar: Keep track of how many words you have really mastered
- Authentic British English pronunciation for ESL learners (American English WordPower also available in the iTunes store)

100 words not enough?
Upgrade to WordPower Learn British English Vocabulary full edition to get 2000 more words and phrases!

## Key features

- Master 100 most frequent British English words
- Audio recordings by native speakers
- Voice recorder for pronunciation practice
- Cultural insights and practical phrases
- Word of the Day alerts
- Free English audio lessons

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Upgrade to Full WordPower. Get instant access to all ~2000 words. | $9.99 | one-time |


## What do users think of Learn British English?

Overall sentiment: mixed

**Pros**

- 👍 Useful for learning English
- 👍 Good for British English
- 👍 Helps with vocabulary
- 👍 Well-structured app
- 👍 Good for beginners
- 👍 Great for holiday preparation
- 👍 Helps improve accent
- 👍 Clear pronunciation (male voice)
- 👍 Innovative and genius app
- 👍 Excellent for high knowledge users
- 👍 Brilliant and awesome
- 👍 Well organized and helpful
- 👍 Nicely made
- 👍 Good basic vocabulary
- 👍 Very good and useful
- 👍 Easy to use
- 👍 Good for daily word learning
- 👍 Great for improving British accent
- 👍 Helpful for learning new words
- 👍 Good for holiday use
- 👍 Good for learning English language
- 👍 Helps to know and improve English
- 👍 Good and amazing
- 👍 Good and useful
- 👍 Nice selection of words
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 Very good
- 👍 Helpful
- 👍 Good for you and me
- 👍 Good for British accent practice
- 👍 Excellent app
- 👍 Makes progress in English
- 👍 Innovative creativity
- 👍 Genius app
- 👍 Success in life
- 👍 Pass IELTS exam
- 👍 New concept English
- 👍 Best support for high knowledge
- 👍 Love this app
- 👍 Very good
- 👍 Good
- 👍 Nice app
- 👍 Cool
- 👍 Super easy
- 👍 Important app
- 👍 Very good and well structured
- 👍 Great app
- 👍 I like it!
- 👍 Good app
- 👍 Very good and use full
- 👍 Nice selection of general British English words
- 👍 Mainly for learning whole English language
- 👍 Thanks for it
- 👍 Really help me to know n improve my English
- 👍 Good
- 👍 Fantastic
- 👍 Great! Excellent!!!
- 👍 Bueno
- 👍 Es fácil de usar y bueno
- 👍 Great
- 👍 Helps me out about British accent
- 👍 Get new words
- 👍 Ok
- 👍 Improve my British accent
- 👍 Dream come true
- 👍 Good and Amazing
- 👍 Good !!!
- 👍 I like it:)
- 👍 Super
- 👍 Supeeeeeeeer
- 👍 Good
- 👍 Like..
- 👍 Like
- 👍 Excellent !!!
- 👍 Good App
- 👍 I would recommend it !!!!!!
- 👍 The amazing accent
- 👍 Really cool . I love it.
- 👍 Feel like I'm learning English
- 👍 Goooood
- 👍 Good
- 👍 Good
- 👍 I like
- 👍 I enjoy my daily word
- 👍 Man's voice is my favorite
- 👍 Voice is strong and clear
- 👍 Never got easy n wiser dictionary b4
- 👍 One of the best ones
- 👍 Get progress in english learning
- 👍 Grateful to creators
- 👍 😊
- 👍 I'm really getting use to talking American now
- 👍 Love this application !😀
- 👍 😄never played this again !
- 👍 Trying it now
- 👍 Add 5🌟
- 👍 Useful app!
- 👍 Pick up a word everyday
- 👍 Rate
- 👍 In a thousand year I'll know English perfectly 
- 👍 I like iit
- 👍 It gives 1 word a day to learn!!!
- 👍 Great if you have patients!!

**Cons**

- 👎 American accents used
- 👎 Not British English
- 👎 Content is basic
- 👎 Too expensive
- 👎 Not worth the money
- 👎 Words and expressions already known
- 👎 Not a lot of content
- 👎 Expensive full version
- 👎 Pronounced with American accent
- 👎 Odd for British English app
- 👎 Flash cards not effective
- 👎 No grammar
- 👎 Basic to intermediate only
- 👎 Paid for limited content
- 👎 Storage issues
- 👎 Won't download
- 👎 Crashes on startup
- 👎 Useless app
- 👎 Waste of time
- 👎 Does not correct you
- 👎 Totally useless
- 👎 Ages to install
- 👎 Horrible
- 👎 Only one word given
- 👎 Pile of bugs
- 👎 Implementation is crap
- 👎 Not a free app
- 👎 Bugs
- 👎 Taking forever to download
- 👎 Free version weighs a ton
- 👎 Free version does bugger all
- 👎 American attempting British accent
- 👎 Pathetic attempts at accent
- 👎 No sound after update
- 👎 Audio function doesn't work
- 👎 Voice recorder of no use
- 👎 Useless rubbish
- 👎 Lots of bugs in this app
- 👎 Not enough storage
- 👎 Doesn't let me download
- 👎 Still won't download
- 👎 Very irritating
- 👎 Not enough storage
- 👎 It won't let me download
- 👎 Paid £9.99 for known words
- 👎 Paid £7.99 but couldn't download
- 👎 Very bad
- 👎 Expensive to get full version
- 👎 Paid $10.49 for limited content
- 👎 Free version is useless
- 👎 American accent
- 👎 Not British English
- 👎 Expensive
- 👎 Basic content
- 👎 Doesn't download
- 👎 Crashes
- 👎 Bugs
- 👎 No sound
- 👎 Useless

**Commonly reported bugs**

- American accents instead of British
- App won't download
- Crashes on startup
- Too many bugs
- No sound after update
- Audio function doesn't work
- Voice recorder not working
- Download takes forever
- Free version is useless
- Program asked for evaluation on first use
- Not enough storage reported
- Download restarts halfway

**Most requested features**

- Change the logo
- More British accents
- Add grammar lessons
- More content in free version
- Fix storage issues
- Improve download process
- Fix startup crashes
- Add more words per day
- Improve bug implementation
- Fix audio function
- Fix voice recorder
- Update app to fix bugs

## Recent user reviews (10 of 105)

All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/learn-british-english-free-wordpower/id319650659/reviews.md

### 5/5 — Wow

*2025-01-14*

I’m

### 5/5 — Well

*2023-10-26, version 5.0*

Done

### 1/5 — You should Change the logo

*2021-12-19*

It said I will learn British, but instead I am learning American English. Sorry, but I didn’t like your invitation to learn some English.

### 5/5 — 👍🏾

*2021-09-05, version 5.0*

If I ever have a girlfriend/wife from England this app will come in handy

### 1/5 — I’m English and you’ll see why I have this rating

*2020-05-24, version 5.0*

Okay, first off, I haven’t even used this for 3 minutes and know enough to give this rating, half of the things we don’t actually say often at all, it has mainly American accents and the “Dandelion and Burdock” we don’t say “Dandelion and burn dark” we say “Dandelion and Bur Dock” literally how it’s spelt!

### 5/5 — BritishEnglish

*2020-01-10, version 5.0*

An excellent app that makes progress your English language it’s really useful in English learning their writers prepare an innovative creativity and genius app for learning English I recommend don’t forget this app because with it success in life and pass English ielts exam I hope all students in worldwide success and practice then progress with a new concept English I appreciate this app and who have prepared this app thanks so much

### 5/5 — Best app for learning English

*2019-08-26, version 5.0*

For people that have high knowledge on English, this is the best support!

### 5/5 — good app

*2019-08-19, version 5.0*

love this app

### 5/5 — Roshbeen

*2019-07-19, version 5.0*

Farag

### 5/5 — Very nice

*2019-05-20, version 5.0*

Very good

## Frequently asked questions about Learn British English

### What does the Learn British English app do?

This app helps you learn essential British English vocabulary and phrases, even if you have a busy schedule. It includes audio recordings by native speakers, a voice recorder for pronunciation practice, and cultural insights relevant to the United Kingdom.

### What are the key features of this app?

Key features include mastering the 100 most frequently used British English words, audio pronunciation guides, a voice recorder, practical phrases, cultural insights, a Word of the Day alert, and access to free English audio lessons upon signing up for a free account within the app.

### Is this app free to use?

The app is free to download and use, offering a core set of vocabulary and features. It also provides free English audio lessons and has in-app purchases, suggesting that additional content or features may be available for purchase.

### What kind of content can I learn with this app?

You can learn essential British English vocabulary, including the top 100 most frequently used words and phrases. The app also provides cultural insights and practical language for daily life in the United Kingdom, along with sample sentences to see words in context.

### Who is this app best suited for?

This app is ideal for busy individuals who want to learn British English but have limited time. It's designed for those who can benefit from short, convenient study sessions and want to improve their vocabulary, pronunciation, and understanding of British culture.

## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 5.0 — 2016-06-09

This app has been updated by Apple to display the Apple Watch app icon.

What's new in v5.0? A LOT.

-NEW: you asked for it. You got it! You can now have multiple custom word lists in your Word Bank. Take control of organizing your study sessions. Wondering where your old Word Bank went? Don't worry. Your existing Word Bank will be moved to the new Starred word list. If you have an iCloud account, all of your custom lists and your Starred list will be backed up to iCloud and synced across your devices.
-NEW: add a word to one of your custom word lists by tapping on the new "Add to List" button on the word detail screen. You can also quickly add a word to the Starred list by tapping on the Star icon in the upper right.
-NEW: a beautiful new user interface
-NEW: it's now much easier to review words you're having trouble with! when you mark flashcards as wrong, they'll now be automatically added to a new flashcard deck called "Missed words." You'll find the new deck on the Flashcards screen at the top. When you mark these words as correct, they'll be automatically removed from the "Missed words" deck. If you'd like to manually remove words instead, just go to More->Settings (on iPad, Settings), then go into Flashcard Settings and turn off "Auto-remove missed words when marked right"
-NEW: transliterations are now hidden for sample sentences when they're turned off in Word View Settings
-NEW: you can now set the maximum flashcards per session to all available words instead of the max being 100
-FIXED: fixed an issue that would cause words of the day to be missing audio and images
-lots of other various bugfixes and improvements

### 4.8.1 — 2015-11-06

-fixed the missing button to add/remove words from the wordbank on the iPad

### 4.8 — 2015-10-30

-NEW: by popular demand, you can now control the speed words and sentences are played back at! Just tap on the speaker icon in the top right of the screen and choose your speed: 0.5x, 1.0x, 1.5x, or 2x. You can also adjust the playback speed by going to Settings->Audio Settings.
-NEW: find a problem or error with a word or sentence? Tap the new red ! icon in the upper right of the word detail screen to send us an error report right from the app. 
-NEW: tap and hold any text for a few seconds to bring up the option to copy it and then paste it wherever you'd like!
-NEW: don't like that the word of the day notification pops up at midnight? No problem. Just go into Settings->New Word Settings and choose what time you'd like your word of the day notification to be delivered!
-NEW: on the subject of the word of the day, now tapping on the word of the day notification will take you straight to it.
-FIXED: flashcard font magnification settings
-FIXED: fixes for iOS 9 and other general bug fixes.

### 4.7 — 2015-08-26

-NEW: the app will now check for wordbank backups on iCloud when it's first launched and give you the option to restore it if there is one. This is great for people who are either installing the app on a new device or had to delete and reinstall it.
-NEW: the app will now check for a newer version of your wordbank on iCloud when it launches. If it finds one, it'll give you the option to restore the newer version. This is great for people who use the app on multiple devices and want to keep their wordbank up to date across all their devices.
-NEW: the Lite version of the app will now ask you if you want to restore your in-app purchase on first launch. This is also great for people who are either installing the app on a new device or had to delete and reinstall it.
-improved the wordbank sync user interface
-other various bugfixes and under the hood improvements

### 4.6 — 2015-06-09

-NEW: backup and sync your wordbank through iCloud. If you have an iCloud account, your wordbank will automatically be backed up to iCloud and be made available to all of your iCloud iOS devices. Tap on the new Sync button on the WordBank screen to create a backup manually or restore from an existing backup.
-NEW: manage your downloaded media. Need to free up some space? Something go wrong with your media download? You can now delete any or all downloaded media without having to delete the whole app. Just go to the Setting screen and tap on the Manage Downloaded Media button.
-FIXED: word of the day notifications are now fixed and in sync with actual word of the day in the app
-other various bugfixes and improvements

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