Comparison

English Grammar Practice vs Basic Ship Terminology Engine

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

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About

English Grammar Practice

Master English grammar with short, daily lessons and practice tests. Improve your speaking and writing confidence with over 130 lessons and 1000 exercises. Suitable for exam preparation at elementary and intermediate levels.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized grammar lessons
  • Practice tests with answer checking
  • Offline access after install
  • Voice Over and font size options
  • Covers multiple grammar topics
  • Exam preparation focus
Features
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Grammar TOP is an English grammar course from A1 to B2. Every grammar rule is explained in plain words and followed by practice exercises, so the rule sticks. Take the placement test and start at your level, whether you are a beginner or getting ready for B2. The course has 55 topics, 300+ lessons and 3000+ exercises. HOW A LESSON WORKS - A short rule card: the formula, a table of forms and examples with audio - Grammar exercises on that rule: choose the right form, fill in the gaps, build the sentence, translate a phrase, find and fix the mistake - Made a mistake? You see why the answer is wrong and can jump back to the rule - Every mistake goes to Review, so you can practice it again later ALL ENGLISH TENSES - Present Simple and Present Continuous - Past Simple and Past Continuous - Present Perfect vs Past Simple - Past Perfect, Perfect Continuous, future forms and Future Perfect - Tense exercises in every lesson, not just a table MORE GRAMMAR TOPICS - Articles a, an, the and countable nouns - Modal verbs: can, must, should, have to - Prepositions and phrasal verbs - Conditionals (if) and wish - Passive voice and reported speech - Gerund or infinitive, questions and question tags - Adjectives, adverbs and comparatives COURSE TOPICS - Word Order - Articles a, an, the - Nouns and Pronouns - Present Simple - Present Continuous - Past Simple - Past Continuous - Present Perfect - Present Perfect Continuous - Past Perfect - Past Perfect Continuous - Future: will, going to - Future Perfect - Modal Verbs - Passive Voice - Conditionals - Wish - Reported Speech - Gerund and Infinitive - Phrasal Verbs - Prepositions - Questions and Question Tags - Relative Clauses - Linking Words - Some, any, much, many - Adjectives and Adverbs - Comparatives FOUR LEVELS, ONE CLEAR PATH - Beginner, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate and Upper-Intermediate (A1 to B2) - Not sure about your English level? Take the short grammar test - Topics go in order, from simple to advanced IRREGULAR VERBS - Irregular verbs table: all three forms with audio - Search any verb form STUDY YOUR WAY - Explanations in English or Russian - Works offline - No ads - A gentle daily reminder at the time you choose - Light and dark theme FREE AND PREMIUM The first topics of every level are free, with no time limit, and in every other topic the first lesson is free. Grammar TOP Premium unlocks every topic and lesson. Payment is charged to your Apple ID when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless you cancel it at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.supergrammar.info/?page_id=475

About

Basic Ship Terminology Engine

Prepare for maritime English computer tests with this app. It offers 48 questions on basic ship terminology for engine support level, including a convenient search function and customizable practice tests.

Highlights
  • CES Basic Ship Terminology preparation
  • 48 questions on Engine - Support Level
  • Maritime English (Detailed)
  • Convenient search function
  • Customizable practice tests
Features
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Seagull CES Crew Evaluation Test The application will help you prepare for passing computer tests Seagull CES Basic Ship Terminology (Engine - Support Level). Maritime English (Detailed) The application contains 48 questions on the topic: Basic Ship Terminology (Engine - Support Level). Maritime English (Detailed). The application is equipped with a convenient search. It is possible to take a practice test that you can set up yourself.

Screenshots

English Grammar Practice4 screens
Basic Ship Terminology Engine4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: English Grammar Practice at 66% against Basic Ship Terminology Engine's 0%. English Grammar Practice also leads on price (Free vs $5.99) and rating (4.7 vs 1.0). Basic Ship Terminology Engine's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

English Grammar Practice is free to download; Basic Ship Terminology Engine costs $5.99 up front. English Grammar Practice sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Basic Ship Terminology Engine asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

English Grammar Practice holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: English Grammar Practice has 701 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of English Grammar Practice's written reviews are positive against 0% of Basic Ship Terminology Engine's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

English Grammar Practice ships an update fortnightly, Basic Ship Terminology Engine every 38 months. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
English Grammar Practice versus Basic Ship Terminology Engine: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnglish Grammar PracticeBasic Ship Terminology Engine
PriceFree — better$5.99
Rating4.7 (701 ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings701 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 38 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvantis MobileMaxim Lukyanenko

Customer experience

English Grammar Practice

All ratings700 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral4.4%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews87 reviews
Positive65.5%
Neutral11.5%
Negative23.0%

Basic Ship Terminology Engine

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

English Grammar Practice

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App freezes and won't allow users to continue after answering questions
  • Keyboard disappears during exercises and doesn't reappear
  • Subscription recovery causes progress loss
  • Lifetime access purchase option hangs indefinitely
  • Specific lessons marked as 'empty' and non-functional
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  • Character encoding issues with certain keyboard inputs
  • Subscription not syncing between iOS and macOS versions
  • App crashes on startup or during lessons
  • Answer input not accepted despite being correct
  • VoiceOver accessibility not supported for blind users

Requested features

10 requests
  • Add comprehensive grammar explanations and theory sections
  • Include audio lessons and speaking practice
  • Expand content library with more exercises and topics
  • Add advanced levels (C1/C2)
  • Implement progress sync across all devices
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  • Provide lifetime access option that actually works
  • Add language support (Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, etc.)
  • Include explanations in multiple languages
  • Add apostrophe to keyboard for faster typing
  • Improve font size and reduce blank space in exercises

Basic Ship Terminology Engine

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

English Grammar Practice

Subscriptions3
  • English Grammar - Monthly Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • English Grammar - 6-Month Plan7 Days trial$10.996 Months
  • English Grammar - Annual Plan7 Days trial2 variants$15.991 Year
One-time1
  • Full Access forever$39.99
None

Basic Ship Terminology Engine

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is English Grammar Practice free?
English Grammar Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic Ship Terminology Engine free?
Basic Ship Terminology Engine costs $5.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, English Grammar Practice or Basic Ship Terminology Engine?
English Grammar Practice is rated higher. English Grammar Practice averages 4.7 out of 5 from 701 ratings, while Basic Ship Terminology Engine averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do English Grammar Practice or Basic Ship Terminology Engine have ads?
Neither English Grammar Practice nor Basic Ship Terminology Engine shows ads.
Which is updated more often, English Grammar Practice or Basic Ship Terminology Engine?
English Grammar Practice ships an update fortnightly, and Basic Ship Terminology Engine every 38 months. Most recently, English Grammar Practice was updated on October 24, 2026 and Basic Ship Terminology Engine on October 17, 2026.

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