Puzzle English vs LINK UP Native
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Puzzle English
Enhance your English listening comprehension and expand your vocabulary with interactive puzzles and games. This app offers a fun, tutor-free way to learn English for those with a foundational understanding of the language. It includes vocabulary revision tools and a personal dictionary to track your progress.
- VideoPuzzles and AudioPuzzles for listening skills
- Phrase Master game for sentence completion
- Word Miner game for vocabulary building
- SuperMemo algorithm for word revision
- Personal dictionary for saved words
- Search function for new words
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Develop your listening skills and improve your vocabulary with free Puzzle English app! It is an excellent tool to learn English without tutors for those who have basic knowledge of the language. Tasks: VideoPuzzles and AudioPuzzles — exercises for developing your English listening skills. Games: Phrase Master — complete the phrase you hear on the video using the first letter of each word. Word Miner — make words out of the given letters and learn their meaning. Words: Vocabulary Builder — Revise words from your personal dictionary using the SuperMemo algorithm. Dictionary — Your personal dictionary, to which you can add words when playing games, doing tasks or using Search function. Learn English with Puzzle English and speak English like a native speaker! There are two ways to get access to “Premium” subscription: - get an automatically updated monthly subscription for 15.99 USD per month - get an automatically updated monthly subscription for 15.99 USD per month with 7-day trial period Monthly Puzzle English — Premium subscription is updated automatically. Payments are charged to the bank card linked to your iTunes Store profile. You can unsubscribe at any time via your iTunes settings, but no less than 24 hours before the current period ends. If you don't unsubscribe in 24 hours, the payment for the next period will be charged to the card linked to your iTunes Store profile. Please read the Terms of Use and Privacy Statement: https://puzzle-english.com/termsofuse-privacy?lang=en
LINK UP Native
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Link-Up is an exciting and educational vocabulary game for native speakers and users of English at a high level, in which players have to enter two letters which complete one word and which also begin another word. Words are displayed randomly and taken from a database containing over 12,000 combinations. Any unknown words can be looked up in the onboard dictionary. The game is an excellent way of testing your existing knowledge, of learning new vocabulary, of brushing up your spelling and of challenging your brain! Playing against friends is also a lot of fun! The game can be played by one player only, in 'Individual Mode' or against other players or teams, in 'Competition Mode'. In 'Individual Mode' you play the game on your own. When you have entered your name, or selected it from the menu, press 'Start' to begin the game. You will see the beginning of one word and the end of another, for example: carr__ and __herwise You have to enter two letters which will complete the first word and start the second, in this example, you enter 'ot' and then you will see the words: carrot and otherwise. If the letters you enter are not correct, you will see a message that tells you that your input is wrong and that you can try again. If you don't know which letters are correct, you can press 'Show answer' and you will see the two complete words with the two missing letters entered. You can click on to any word and see its meaning in the onboard dictionary. You can see your current score as you play, and your total score when you want to exit the game. All of your scores are saved and you can see them the next time you play. There is no time limit in 'Individual Mode'.In 'Competition Mode', the game is played by 2, 3 or 4 people or teams. Here also, you will see the beginning of one word and the end of another, for example: carr__ and __herwise . You have to enter two letters which will complete the first word and start the second, in this example, you enter 'ot' and then you will see the words: carrot and otherwise. If the letters you enter are not correct, you will see a message that tells you that your input is wrong and that you can try again. If you don't know which letters are correct, you can press 'Show answer' and you will see the two complete words with the two missing letters entered, or, to save time, you can press 'Next' and the next set of letters will be displayed. There is a time limit of 40 seconds for each player/team for each round and each player/team is given 5 words in each round. There are 5 rounds per game. At the end of each player's/team's turn, you will see all of the completed words. You can click on to any word and see its meaning in the onboard dictionary. You win one point for each correct set of letters that you have entered. At the end of the game, you will see the total scores and who the winner is. We hope you enjoy playing 'Link-Up -native'.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Puzzle English at Free against LINK UP Native's $2.99. Puzzle English also leads on device support. LINK UP Native's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 14). On iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Puzzle English is free to download; LINK UP Native costs $2.99 up front. Puzzle English sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month. LINK UP Native asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Puzzle English | LINK UP Native |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $2.99 |
| Rating | 4.6 (313 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 73.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 313 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | — |
| Ads | No | — |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | — |
| Requires iOS | 12.4 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 37 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LLC PUZZLE ENGLISH TECHNOLOGIES | William Dobbs |
Bugs and requests
Puzzle English
Reported bugs
16 issues- App crashes when logging in via Google account
- Login credentials not working despite valid account
- Password recovery emails not being received
- App freezes when adding words to dictionary
- Crashes when scrolling podcasts to the end
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- Missing 'return to personal plan' button after completing exercises
- App hangs during navigation and transitions
- Vocabulary training shows incorrect statistics (max 10 words/day)
- Correct answer appears for only 1 second in word training
- Dictionary examples sometimes show wrong words with similar sounds
- Vocabulary test glitches with mismatched word definitions
- Video examples in dictionary display as blank white screens
- Lesson categories not displaying consistently across devices
- Pause/repeat dialogue function not working in movie mode
- App crashes on older iPhone models (iPhone 4G, iPhone 8 Plus)
- App doesn't open after updates on some devices
Requested features
10 requests- Video rewind buttons (15-second skip back)
- Landscape/horizontal view mode for tablets and iPads
- Offline download capability for movies and content
- Sentence examples during word training
- Ability to select translation variants during vocabulary learning
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- Marked completion checkbox for podcasts without rewinding to end
- Podcast navigation controls in the app (not just locked screen)
- Comments section in dictionary for user-reported errors
- More books and reading materials in English
- Better separation between American and British English variants
LINK UP Native
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Puzzle English
- Premium Gold Month$9.491 Month
- Premium Gold Month Trial7 Days trial$9.491 Month
- Premium Silver Month$12.491 Month
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- Premium Month$16.991 Month
- Premium Month Trial7 Days trial$16.991 Month
- Premium Bronze Month$16.991 Month
- Premium Bronze Month Trial7 Days trial$16.991 Month
- Monthly Premium$17.491 Month
- Monthly Premium7 Days trial$17.491 Month
- Premium Gold Infinity$39.99
- Premium Silver Year$59.99
- Premium Silver 5 Years$99.99
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- Premium Year$129.99
- Premium 5 Years$199.99
LINK UP Native
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Puzzle English free?
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