Comparison

Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro vs Herman Melville's works

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

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About

Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro

Master English phrasal verbs with this comprehensive dictionary. It offers clear explanations, sample sentences, and multiple search options. Learn through flashcards, organized units, and a built-in dictionary for enhanced understanding.

Highlights
  • 6,000+ phrasal verbs
  • Sample sentences for context
  • Search by verb, preposition, or meaning
  • Grouped by verb and preposition
  • 82 learning units
  • Spaced repetition flashcards
  • Built-in dictionary lookup
  • Sentence translation
Features
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This app provides the most comprehensive and advanced version of the dictionary of phrasal verbs. This app covers around 6,000 phrasal verbs current in English. Clear explanations and guidance help learners master this difficult yet essential aspect of the English language Sample sentences - Each phrasal verb comes with a number of sample sentences so that you can easily learn how to use it in context. Search - You can find a phrasal verb not only by its verb or preposition, you can look up for it by its meaning. You can find all phrasal verbs with meaning "to prevent something" Verbs - Phrasal verbs are grouped by verbs Preposition - Phrasal verbs are grouped by prepositions. Unit - 82 units - Learn phrasal verbs in a unit Spaced repetition flashcard - Flip a card to see a phrasal verb's meaning - You can choose phrasal verbs from default units or from your own lists Built-in dictionary - Press any word and select "Look up" to open the built-in dictionary Translation - Translate a sentence into your own language - Select your translation language in settings Others features include: - Easy navigation - Bookmark an entry - Search an entry

About

Herman Melville's works

Explore the complete works of Herman Melville, including novels, short stories, and poems, enhanced with professional human narration. Enjoy a synchronized read-along experience with highlighted text and audio, or choose to listen exclusively. Customize your reading with adjustable fonts, night mode, and a built-in dictionary.

Highlights
  • Full collection of novels, short stories, and poems
  • Professional human narration
  • Synchronized read-along feature
  • Adjustable font size and style
  • Night mode
  • Built-in dictionary
  • Voice search
Features
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This app combines Herman Melville's novels, short stories and poems with professional human narrations. It enables read-along feature: highlighted text synced with human narration. With read along feature, you can enjoy your favorite books by reading or listening or both reading and listening. Long-press a word and tap 'Play' to activate read-along feature. โ— Novels - Moby-Dick; or, The Whale - Typee: A Peep at Polynesian Life - Omoo: A Narrative of Adventures in the South Seas - Mardi: and a Voyage Thither - Redburn: His First Voyage - White-Jacket; or, The World in a Man-of-War - Pierre; or, The Ambiguities - Bartleby, the Scrivener - The Encantadas, or Enchanted Isles - Benito Cereno - The Confidence-Man: His Masquerade - Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War - Clarel: A Poem and Pilgrimage in the Holy Land - Billy Budd, Sailor โ— Short Stories - The Piazza - The Apple-Tree Table - The Bell-Tower - The Chase - The Lightning-Rod Man - Rounding Cape Horn โ— Poems - 63 selected poems from "Battle-Pieces and Aspects of the War" and "John Marr and Other Sailors" โ— Herman Melville's quotes - Herman Melville's famous quotes - Read 10 quotes daily - Bookmark feature - Share a quote โ— Other features: - Read-along feature: highlighted text synced with human narration - You can read the book and play the audio along or you can play the audio only - Night mode - Adjust font size, font style - Search feature - Voice search - Bookmark feature - Built-in dictionary

Screenshots

Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro4 screens
Herman Melville's works4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Herman Melville's works at every 40 months against Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro's every 81 months. On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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

Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro costs $1.99 and Herman Melville's works $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro ships an update every 81 months, Herman Melville's works every 40 months. The most recent releases landed on August 21, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 7 level
Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro versus Herman Melville's works: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhrasal Verb Dictionary ProHerman Melville's works
Price$1.99$1.99
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews0.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 81 monthsEvery 40 months โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationPaidPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size78 MB88 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrung NguyenThanh Nguyen

Customer experience

Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral33.3%
Negative66.7%

Herman Melville's works

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

None

Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro

No in-app purchases

None

Herman Melville's works

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro free?
Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Herman Melville's works free?
Herman Melville's works costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro or Herman Melville's works have ads?
Neither Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro nor Herman Melville's works shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro or Herman Melville's works?
Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro ships an update every 81 months, and Herman Melville's works every 40 months. Most recently, Phrasal Verb Dictionary Pro was updated on August 21, 2026 and Herman Melville's works on September 21, 2026.

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