Comparison

English Root Dictionary vs English Prepositional Idioms

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ€” with what reviewers say about each.

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About

English Root Dictionary

Explore the origins of English words by learning roots from Greek, Latin, and other languages. This app offers over 6900 roots, categorized for efficient vocabulary building. Features include bookmarking, searching, and a daily learning prompt.

Highlights
  • Over 6900 English roots
  • Roots from Greek, Latin, French, Spanish, Italian, Hebrew
  • Categorized root lists
  • Bookmark favorite roots
  • Search functionality
  • Daily root learning feature
Features
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A lot of English words have origin from French, Spanish, Latin, Greek, Italian, etc. An understanding of English roots will help you to build your English vocabulary efficiently. This app provides the digital tools and study material to help you learn English roots. โ— Category: - Animal, Animal Activities, Animal structures, Colors and Markings, Common Substances, Direction and Position, Numbers, Size, Shape, Texture, etc. โ— English Roots - English roots from other languages such as Latin, Greek, French, Spanish, Italia, Hebrew, etc. - Over 6900 roots โ— Other features: - Bookmark your roots - Search feature - Learn 5 roots daily with Entries of Today feature

About

English Prepositional Idioms

Features
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This app is designed to help you learn English Prepositional Idioms, which are idioms that start with prepositions such as out of order, in advance, on purpose, from someone's perspective, in danger, in debt, by mistake, of value, for someone's benefit, etc. โ–ธ Prepositional Idioms - Over 1780 idioms - Detailed meaning โ–ธ Examples - Each idiom has a number of examples - Over 49800 sentences are added โ–ธ Lessons - 60 lessons - Use flashcards to study idioms in a lesson โ–ธ Flashcards - Create a deck - Add idioms into a deck - Review a deck โ–ธ Basic features include: - Bookmark feature - Search feature - Learn 5 prepositional idioms daily - Share, copy an idiom โ–ธ If you want to suggest a new feature or report an issue, please use feedback feature in the app. Thank you!

Screenshots

English Root Dictionary4 screens
English Prepositional Idioms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: English Prepositional Idioms at $0.99 against English Root Dictionary's $1.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

English Root Dictionary costs $1.99 and English Prepositional Idioms $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

English Root Dictionary ships an update every 23 months, English Prepositional Idioms every 41 months. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and August 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
English Root Dictionary versus English Prepositional Idioms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnglish Root DictionaryEnglish Prepositional Idioms
Price$1.99$0.99 โ€” better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviewsโ€”
Update frequencyEvery 23 months โ€” betterEvery 41 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidโ€”
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size81 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrung NguyenBui Hoai Trang

In-app purchases

None

English Root Dictionary

No in-app purchases

None

English Prepositional Idioms

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is English Root Dictionary free?
English Root Dictionary costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is English Prepositional Idioms free?
English Prepositional Idioms costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do English Root Dictionary or English Prepositional Idioms have ads?
Neither English Root Dictionary nor English Prepositional Idioms shows ads.
Which is updated more often, English Root Dictionary or English Prepositional Idioms?
English Root Dictionary ships an update every 23 months, and English Prepositional Idioms every 41 months. Most recently, English Root Dictionary was updated on September 16, 2026 and English Prepositional Idioms on August 29, 2026.

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