Comparison

EWA vs GOIKOI 英単語

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

Head to head
About

EWA

Learn English, Spanish, or French with interactive books, speaking courses featuring TV characters, and flashcards. This app offers a personalized approach to language learning with games and daily practice to improve vocabulary and conversational skills.

Highlights
  • Books with real-time translation
  • Speaking courses with TV characters
  • Flashcards with spaced repetition
  • Interactive games for cognitive training
  • Dialogues for everyday situations
  • Progress tracking and score charts
Features
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Learn English, Spanish, or French with EWA! Read books with real time translations, discover unknown words with a tap of your finger, complete speaking courses with your favorite TV characters, and learn new words with flashcards - all for free in our app! Improve your existing skills today! EWA is a personalized English, Spanish, or French tutor that fits in your pocket. Every user can decide for themselves how they would like to learn a language - at what level and at what pace: 1. More than 10,000 English, Spanish, or French books with audio are available for you to sharpen your reading, writing, and grammar skills. Choose a book that matches your current language level and start expanding your skills right away! Unknown word? Simply tap it to translate it, add it to your “to-learn” list, and memorize it forever! 2. Spoken video-courses with popular movie scenes and TV show characters is what our users love the most about EWA! It’s fun, interesting, and an innovative way to improve pronunciation and achieve language proficiency. The courses include a variety of topics, levels and time frames - so, regardless of your current skills, your language abilities will only benefit from EWA! 3. Speaking Topics Don't know what to say at passport control, how to ask for directions, or how to order food at a café? Read and listen to dialogues on everyday topics that will help you on every journey. With these dialogues, you'll easily improve your conversational English by applying what you've learned in real life! 4. All you need is a spare 5 minutes a day to learn English, Spanish, or French. More than 40,000 flashcards are available for you to choose from. Pick the words you want to learn and memorize them using the spaced repetition study method. Feeling excited about your progress? Compete on score charts, compare your results to thousands of other people, and get to the top-ranked spot! 5. The games section is now available in EWA. A unique teaching methodology compromised of cognitive training exercises and easy-to-learn brain games will help you sharpen your language skills in a very fun and exciting way. Our games aren’t time-wasters; they’re actually great mental stimulators! Play, have fun, and most importantly, learn a new language in no time! No more cramming, stress, and angry teachers! With EWA, you’ll learn the language whenever and wherever - at your own pace. You’ll improve your English, Spanish, or French and experience the beauty of knowing another language - from freedom while traveling to higher paying jobs. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! If you have any concerns, recommendations, or complaints just drop us a line at support@appewa.com and we’ll work towards making EWA better! ================== PLEASE NOTE: You will need an EWA subscription in order to access all courses and features. Courses available may vary depending your device’s language. • Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at ‘confirmation of purchase’ • Your account will be charged for a subscription renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period and will identify the cost of the renewal • Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user’s Account Settings after purchase • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable ================== Start now and experience a new way of learning English, Spanish, or French. Expanding your vocabulary has never been easier.

About

GOIKOI 英単語

Learn English vocabulary in context with over 1.5 million audio-supported example sentences from movies and dramas. Improve your understanding of word nuances and build a strong vocabulary network for exams like Eiken and TOEIC.

Highlights
  • Learn vocabulary in context
  • 1.5M+ audio-supported example sentences
  • Vocabulary network for exponential growth
  • AI-powered adaptive learning plans
  • Shadowing with AI pronunciation feedback
  • Supports Eiken, TOEIC, and university exams
Features
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語彙は、文脈の中で覚えたほうが記憶に残りやすいって知ってますか?GOIKOIなら、映画やドラマから厳選した150万以上の音声付き例文で学べるので、単語のニュアンスまでしっかりイメージできます。誰でも、まるで上級者のように英単語を「文脈ごと」にラクに身につけられます。 語彙は文脈の中で提示されたほうが記憶に残りやすいことが、言語習得に関する研究でも明らかになっています(Schmitt, 2000; Nation, 2001)。 単語をひとつひとつバラバラに覚えるのは、脳の自然な記憶プロセスに反しています。 言語は単語帳の中で覚えるのではなく、意味のある形で実際に使われてこそ、真の力を発揮します。 今すぐ、革新的な英語学習を体験しましょう! ◈ 英検®、大学受験、TOEIC®にも完全対応! 英検®、大学受験、TOEIC®はもちろん、中学・高校英語の基礎学習までしっかりカバーします。 出題頻度と難易度に基づく単語集で、最短ルートでのゴールを目指しましょう! ◈ 語彙ネットワークで、「断片的な記憶」をひとつのつながりに 派生語・類義語・対義語・英米綴りなどが、まるで地図のようにつながり、語彙を指数的に向上させることができるため、効率よく、かつ深く定着させるための構造的な学習ができます。 ◈ 英語4技能の習得も視野に入れた設計 スペルチェックやAIの発音評価付きシャドーイングなど、単語の理解を実践につなげる機能が充実しています。 聞き流し・書き取りなどの高機能も、自分のスタイルに合わせて自由に使えます。 ◈ AI×アルゴリズム、次世代の記憶プラン 復習アルゴリズムは、単なる忘却曲線やSuperMemo理論にとどまらず、ユーザーの進捗に合わせた柔軟な学習プランを提供可能です。 GOIKOI では、単語の難易度・出題頻度・学習履歴など多角的なデータを組み合わせ、一人ひとりに最適化された「進化型の記憶プラン」をAIが提案します。 【こんな人におすすめ】 - TOEIC®や英検®でスコアアップを目指している - 覚えた単語を、実際の会話や文章で使えるようにしたい - 英語の映画やドラマを字幕なしで楽しめるようになりたい - ネイティブの英語を聞き取れるようになりたいし、発音ももっと自然にしたい - テクノロジーを活用して、もっと効率よく学びたい 今すぐ無料で GOIKOI を体験しよう! 初めてご利用の方は、Pro機能をすべて使える、3日間の無料体験つきです。 支払い情報の登録や解約手続きは一切不要で、体験期間が終わると自動的に無料版に切り替わるので安心してご利用いただけます。 まずはお気軽に体験してみてくださいね! *英検®は、公益財団法人日本英語検定協会の登録商標です。このアプリやサービスは、ETSおよび公益財団法人日本英語検定協会による承認や提携を受けたものではありません。 *TOEIC is a registered trademark of Educational Testing Service (ETS) in the United States and other countries. This app is not approved or endorsed by ETS. 有料プランについて - 本アプリには「月間プラン」「年間プラン」の2つの定期購読プランがあります。 - 定期購読は自動継続購読になります。購読期間終了の24時間前までに解約すれば、自動更新を停止できます。 - 解約手続きはアプリ内からはできません。「設定」アプリの「サブスクリプション」から行えます。 - アプリを削除するだけでは解約されませんのでご注意ください。 - お支払いは Apple アカウントに請求されます。 サブスクリプションの解約方法 1. 「設定」アプリを開きます。 2. 自分の名前をタップします。 3. 「サブスクリプション」をタップします。 4. 管理したいサブスクリプションをタップします。 5. 「サブスクリプションをキャンセル」をタップします。 ▶ 利用規約 https://goikoi.com/terms-of-use ▶ プライバシーポリシー https://goikoi.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

EWA4 screens
GOIKOI 英単語4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: GOIKOI 英単語 at none against EWA's shown. GOIKOI 英単語 also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (89% vs 74%). EWA's advantage is ratings volume (197K vs 5) and update cadence (weekly vs every 5 weeks). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. EWA sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month and GOIKOI 英単語 sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GOIKOI 英単語 holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: EWA has 197K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of EWA's written reviews are positive against 89% of GOIKOI 英単語's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

EWA ships an update weekly, GOIKOI 英単語 every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
EWA versus GOIKOI 英単語: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEWAGOIKOI 英単語
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (197K ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews89.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings197K — better5
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#119 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB111 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperLithium Lab Pte LtdOBLADI COOPERATION

Customer experience

EWA

All ratings196,645 ratings
Positive93.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews4,087 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral4.9%
Negative21.0%

GOIKOI 英単語

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive89.3%
Neutral10.7%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

EWA

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Lessons and progress getting reset unexpectedly
  • Subscription issues and unauthorized charges
  • Inability to cancel subscription or get refunds
  • App crashing or freezing during use
  • Incorrect or missing translations in books and lessons

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more language options beyond English and Spanish
  • Improve translation accuracy and provide context-based definitions
  • Offer more advanced content and customization options
  • Integrate speech recognition for speaking practice
  • Improve app stability and reduce technical issues

GOIKOI 英単語

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

7 purchases

EWA

Subscriptions7
  • One-Month Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$11.991 Month
  • One-Month EWA Premium Subscription$15.991 Month
  • One-Month Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$15.991 Month
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  • Six-Month Subscription7 Days trial$34.996 Months
  • One-Year Subscription3 Days trial$49.991 Year
  • One-Year Subscription3 Days trial2 variants$99.991 Year
  • One-Year Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
2 purchases

GOIKOI 英単語

Subscriptions2
  • Pro 月間プラン (1 ヶ月)$11.991 Month
  • Pro 年間プラン (12 ヶ月)$69.991 Year

Questions

Is EWA free?
EWA is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is GOIKOI 英単語 free?
GOIKOI 英単語 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, EWA or GOIKOI 英単語?
GOIKOI 英単語 is rated higher. EWA averages 4.7 out of 5 from 197K ratings, while GOIKOI 英単語 averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do EWA or GOIKOI 英単語 have ads?
EWA shows ads; GOIKOI 英単語 does not.
Which is updated more often, EWA or GOIKOI 英単語?
EWA ships an update weekly, and GOIKOI 英単語 every 5 weeks. Most recently, EWA was updated on November 10, 2026 and GOIKOI 英単語 on November 8, 2026.

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