Academic Collocation List vs English Synonyms Explained
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Academic Collocation List
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This app provides the digital tools and study material to help you remember academic collocations and how to use them in context ββ Awesome features - Use in sentences: each collocation comes with a number of example sentences. Over 10000 sentences are added. This will help you to have better understanding of how a collocation is used in context. β Academic collocations - Over 2400 collocations with example sentences - Bookmark your collocations - Translation into your language β Units - There are 50 units - Learn a unit with quizzes - Learn a unit with flashcards β Collocations of The day - Learn 5 collocations daily with Words of The day feature
English Synonyms Explained
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This app is designed to help you learn English synonyms and the difference in their meaning and usage. Scare, frighten,, alarm, terrify all mean to make someone afraid. Scare means to make somebody feel afraid. Frighten mean to make somebody feel afraid often suddenly. Alarm is used when somebody has a feeling that something unpleasant or dangerous might happen. Terrify mean to make somebody feel extremely afraid. β Synonyms - Detailed explanation with sample sentences - Different meanings and usages are discussed - Write your note for each entry β Audio - Learn by listening to audio narrations - Audio by professional narrators β Units - Entries are grouped into units - Use flashcards to learn entries in a unit β other features: - search feature - share feature - bookmark feature - built-in dictionary - todayβs featured synonyms β If you want to contact us, please use the feedback feature in the settings
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: English Synonyms Explained at every 45 months against Academic Collocation List's every 90 months. Academic Collocation List's advantage is price ($0.99 vs $1.99). On ads, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Academic Collocation List costs $0.99 and English Synonyms Explained $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Academic Collocation List ships an update every 90 months, English Synonyms Explained every 45 months. The most recent releases landed on September 8, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Academic Collocation List | English Synonyms Explained |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.99 β better | $1.99 |
| Update frequency | Every 90 months | Every 45 months β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 β better | 12.0 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bui Hoai Trang | Ngoc Anh |
In-app purchases
Academic Collocation List
No in-app purchases
English Synonyms Explained
No in-app purchases
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