DoodleConnect vs IELTS Collocation PRO
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
DoodleConnect
Monitor your child's educational development across multiple learning applications. Stay informed about their achievements, progress through the curriculum, and receive real-time updates on their learning journey.
- Instant progress notifications
- View latest achievements
- Track stars earned
- Follow curriculum progress
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Track your child's progress across all four Doodle apps with DoodleConnect! With the help of DoodleConnect, you can get involved with your child's learning journey like never before. ▶ Key features • Receive instant notifications about their progress • View their latest achievements and see how many stars they've earned • Follow their progress through the curriculum DoodleConnect is free for all Doodle users, whether you have a home or school subscription.
IELTS Collocation PRO
Enhance your English vocabulary for IELTS exams by learning essential word pairings. This app focuses on collocations, which are crucial for achieving higher scores in both writing and speaking sections.
- Learn essential IELTS collocations
- Improve writing vocabulary
- Boost speaking fluency
- Offline access
- Understand collocation patterns
- Practice with example sentences
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● IELTS Collocation: Learning collocations are highly recommended - Some of the most important vocabulary needed for IELTS writing are collocations. These are essential when expanding your vocabulary. Basically, collocations are 2 or 3 words that commonly go together and sound just right to a native speaker. For some tips on building your vocabulary take a look at this application. - If you do not know how to use collocations then they will sound or look ‘wrong’ to a native speaker . ● Why are collocations so important? - In the marking criteria in IELTS, you are marked on Lexical Resource (vocabulary). You will be marked on the way you use collocations in the writing section, mainly essays. Here is what it says in the Public Band Descriptors about Writing task 2 Band 7 - Not only are collocations in IELTS important for writing, but they are useful in the speaking test also. They give your speech a smooth natural flow, which if used well, can help you get a Band 7 or more in the speaking test. You have to know how to use them correctly though. ● How do I learn collocations? - When you learn new words you must learn the surrounding words or the matching words that help it collocate. Do not just memorise words on their own. Collocations are like chunks of language and there are various patterns to these. - The best way to learn collocations is through reading, listening and making your own sentences. I advise making a vocabulary book where you write out example sentences. I do not advise making word lists because you must know how collocations work in the surrounding sentence. These also have to be reviewed regularly and put into practice. ● There are quite a few patterns such as: - Verb + Noun - Verb + Adverb - Adjective + Noun - Adverb + Adjective - Noun + Noun - Collocations with ‘have’ or ‘take’ The app is free and support OFFLINE. It'll perfect for English learner.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: DoodleConnect at Free against IELTS Collocation PRO's $8.99. DoodleConnect also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 1). IELTS Collocation PRO's advantage is review sentiment (81% vs 56%) and ratings volume (662 vs 56). On rating, update cadence, ads and device support 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
DoodleConnect is free to download; IELTS Collocation PRO costs $8.99 up front. IELTS Collocation PRO sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. DoodleConnect asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for DoodleConnect against 4.8 for IELTS Collocation PRO. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: IELTS Collocation PRO has 662 ratings behind it against 56, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 56% of DoodleConnect's written reviews are positive against 81% of IELTS Collocation PRO's.
DoodleConnect ships an update every 2 months, IELTS Collocation PRO every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | DoodleConnect | IELTS Collocation PRO |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $8.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (56 ratings) | 4.8 (662 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.0% of reviews | 80.8% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 56 | 662 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.3 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 37 MB | 185 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Discovery Education Inc. | Nguyen Thi Hoai Thu |
Customer experience
DoodleConnect
IELTS Collocation PRO
User reviews
DoodleConnect
From 56 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Great for tracking progress
- 👍 Makes learning fun
- 👍 Interactive and engaging
- 👍 Good for home education
- 👍 Provides insightful data
Room to improve
- 🐛 Glitches and bugs
- 🐛 App crashes/switches off
- 🐛 Syncing issues between devices
- 🐛 Not synching with Doodle Connect
- 🐛 Latest update ruined app
IELTS Collocation PRO
From 662 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and user-friendly interface
- 📚 Comprehensive vocabulary learning resource
- 🎯 Excellent for IELTS exam preparation
- 💡 Well-organized and efficient structure
- 🆓 Generous free version available
Room to improve
- 🐛 Radio feature not working
- 💰 Premium version lacks differentiation from free version
- 🌐 Requires internet connection to function
- ❌ Missing collocation data for many words
- 🔧 Premium purchase issues with latest updates
Bugs and requests
DoodleConnect
Reported bugs
33 issues- Losing streak
- No synching between apps on different devices
- Not synching with Doodle Connect app
- Latest update ruined the app
- Can't understand children's results anymore
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- Lots of annoying little glitches
- Doesn't work on most devices
- App keeps switching off
- Update is not working
- Can't see message and screen freeze on tapping message icon
- Can't go back to view another sibling's account
- Lack accuracy
- Difficult to collate the information needed
- App won't work
- Doesn't really work
- Can only see one or none of children's progress
- Says child is on 0 day streak when they are not
- Too many glitches in system
- Doesn't record all points when signing in across different devices
- Parent app no longer works
- Last version defective
- Parent dashboard cannot log on
- Misleading info, doesn't relate to child's DM app
- Doodle Stars on DM different to parent area and parent app
- Cannot delete and reinstall because info is stored in the cloud
- Delay between parent app and DoodleMaths app
- Today's or yesterday's stars not showing in metrics
- Missing lots of data
- No longer works since update
- Latest version crap, glitchy
- Have to enter credentials regularly
- Live View never shows anything
- App is full of fundamental design flaws
Requested features
35 requests- Bring back old version
- More comprehensive initial test
- More challenging levels
- Option to add extra material for all students
- Better graphing options
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- See everything that is on the website within the app
- Add more data feed options
- Improve user experience
- Improve design
- Option to create graphs of all students
- Option to select metrics for graphing
- Improve Live View functionality
- Real-time syncing between apps and devices
- Fix streak issues
- Fix synching issues with Doodle Connect
- Allow multiple accounts under one login
- Make app more engaging after all questions are done
- Improve accuracy of reports
- Simplify setup process
- Offer combined order discounts
- Improve customer service responsiveness and helpfulness
- Fix login issues
- Improve accuracy of streaks and progress tracking
- Improve message viewing and replying
- Allow switching between sibling accounts easily
- Make app more user-friendly
- Bring back old app features
- Make app more interactive
- Improve data visualization
- Add dark mode
- Improve reporting accuracy
- Fix app freezing issues
- Improve parent app functionality
- Make app more intuitive
- Improve accuracy of Doodle Age
IELTS Collocation PRO
Reported bugs
6 issues- Radio feature not operational
- App non-functional without internet connection
- Premium version not recognized after update
- Ads continue to display for premium users
- Study Centre doesn't show correct answers for wrong responses
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- Cannot delete recents from app
Requested features
7 requests- Alphabetical categorization of words
- Word count numbering system
- Collocation examples for search terms
- Offline functionality
- Ability to delete recent search history
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- Dictionary integration
- Correct answer display in Study Centre tests
In-app purchases
DoodleConnect
No in-app purchases
IELTS Collocation PRO
- Premium version$8.99
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