Comparison

English Grammar Practice vs ChalkNote

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 C2. 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 C2. The course has 71 topics, 400+ lessons and 4400+ 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 FIVE LEVELS, ONE CLEAR PATH - Beginner, Pre-Intermediate, Intermediate, Upper-Intermediate and Advanced (A1 to C2) - Advanced (C1-C2): 16 topics explained in English - 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 - Exercises for 138 of 150 verbs IDIOMS - 316 English idioms with exercises PHRASAL VERBS - 211 phrasal verbs grouped by 15 particles: up, out, off, on and more - Every meaning with an example and audio, plus a trainer that brings your mistakes back to Review STUDY YOUR WAY - Explanations and interface in English, German, Spanish, Russian, Polish or Chinese - 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. In Phrasal Verbs, the particles up and out are free. 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

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ChalkNote

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ChalkNote, formerly ClassTrack, is a behaviour log for teachers, built by a teacher for the thirty seconds you actually have. Swipe a student right for positive or left for negative and the sheet opens with half the decision already made. Tap what happened, and get back to the lesson. By the time the parent meeting comes around, a term of small notes has already become a report. Your records stay yours. No account, no sign-up, and no advertising for anyone, free or paid. ChalkNote never sends student names or behaviour records anywhere. They leave your device only if you export them, turn on a backup to your own account or folder, or choose online recognition for a voice note — which is what makes ChalkNote easy to put in front of a principal or a privacy officer. LOG IT IN SECONDS • Paste in your class list and start logging in a minute • Swipe or tap a student, pick a behaviour, done • Log the whole class at once when everyone earned it, or hold a name to pick several students • Positive and negative behaviours, grouped under the learning skills report cards ask about • Undo any log for 8 seconds, and correct its behaviour, time or note later • Add a note by typing or by voice • Works entirely offline — a dead Wi-Fi day changes nothing SEE WHAT IS ACTUALLY HAPPENING • Class and per-student summaries • Every student's last 14 school days, right on the roster • Sort by who has gone longest without a positive, and find who needs a good word • Behaviour trends and category breakdowns • Every log at a glance, searchable by student, behaviour or note • Notes about a student as a whole, kept on their own page WALK INTO THE MEETING READY • Export a PDF report for one student or the whole class, or a spreadsheet of the logs • Pick the period: this week, the last 30 days, or any dates you choose, like a term or the year • Add a comment for whoever will read it, and signature lines for the meeting • Plain enough to hand to a parent, specific enough for an IEP meeting or a referral A NEW SCHOOL YEAR, WITHOUT STARTING OVER • Archive last year's class • Start a fresh copy with the same students • Move a student to another class, logs included YOUR DATA, AND YOUR BACKUP • Back up and restore whenever you like • Automatic backups daily or weekly • Export a backup to a folder you choose every week, by itself • Free, deliberately and permanently — your records are not a hostage FREE, WITH NO ADS Unlimited classes, unlimited students, unlimited behaviour logs, PDF exports and backups, plus 2 behaviour types of your own. Not a trial, and not capped at one class. CHALKNOTE PLUS • Behaviour heatmaps — which days and times behaviours cluster, per class and per student • Charts in your PDF reports — category breakdowns, trends over time, when in the week and day behaviour happens, and how a period compares with the one before • Your school logo on exported reports • Unlimited behaviour types of your own — add, delete, reorder and organize them and their categories • A report for each student in a class in one go, each a PDF of its own to send to their family • A seating chart — pick a student or a whole table by where they sit when you log Plus is available monthly or annually; the annual plan works out to about half the monthly price and starts with a month free for new subscribers. Prices are shown in your own currency before anything is charged. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS ChalkNote Plus is an auto-renewing subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://chalknote.ca/terms Privacy Policy: https://chalknote.ca/privacy

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English Grammar Practice4 screens
ChalkNote4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: English Grammar Practice at every 11 days against ChalkNote's every 5 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. English Grammar Practice sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and ChalkNote sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

English Grammar Practice ships an update every 11 days, ChalkNote every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
English Grammar Practice versus ChalkNote: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnglish Grammar PracticeChalkNote
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (702 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews65.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings702 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 11 days — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, MaciPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size76 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAvantis MobileJoshua Makes

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

ChalkNote

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

English Grammar Practice

Subscriptions6
  • English Grammar - Monthly Plan7 Days trial$1.991 Month
  • Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
  • English Grammar - 6-Month Plan7 Days trial$10.996 Months
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  • English Grammar - Annual Plan7 Days trial2 variants$15.991 Year
  • Premium Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Premium Annual$19.991 Year
One-time2
  • Full Access forever$39.99
  • Premium Lifetime$39.99
2 purchases

ChalkNote

Subscriptions2
  • ChalkNote Plus$3.991 Month
  • ChalkNote Plus1 Month trial$22.991 Year

Questions

Is English Grammar Practice free?
English Grammar Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is ChalkNote free?
ChalkNote is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do English Grammar Practice or ChalkNote have ads?
Neither English Grammar Practice nor ChalkNote shows ads.
Which is updated more often, English Grammar Practice or ChalkNote?
English Grammar Practice ships an update every 11 days, and ChalkNote every 5 weeks. Most recently, English Grammar Practice was updated on November 11, 2026 and ChalkNote on November 10, 2026.

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