Comparison

eWords vs WRD

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

Head to head
About

eWords

Master new vocabulary with an intuitive and effective language learning tool. Utilize flashcards, audio pronunciation, and custom word collections across 27 languages. Test your knowledge with engaging exams and start with free essential word sets.

Highlights
  • 27 language options
  • Flashcards with audio pronunciation
  • Add and organize custom word collections
  • Translate and learn words from texts
  • Three types of knowledge exams
  • Free starter word collections
Features
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Easy and effective app for learning foreign words! 27 languages! • English, Arabic, Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Spanish, Swedish, Thai and Turkish. FLASH CARDS + AUDIO + FREE COLLECTIONS + TRANSLATE + ADD YOUR WORDS eWords is SO intuitive and simple! • Efficiency and performance: 100% of users improve their foreign language skills • Reading books & texts? ADD and learn ANY WORD you find in the text. Organize your own translations and collections. Add translations, edit meanings. • Flash cards: The best and most effective way to learn words. Click, flip, read, listen and memorize! • AUDIO: Listen to ANY words and phrases pronounced perfectly. Add your word and listen to how it should be spoken. Play them automatically. Listen to them in the car on in your earphones. • Exams: Test your knowledge and translation skills with 3 types of exams. It's fun! FREE COLLECTIONS: • Start right away with 5 essential collections of words for each of 27 languages. Listen and repeat! Now you can travel abroad and have basic conversations easy! (c) 2020 Matthew Anisovich

About

WRD

Accelerate language learning with a free, engaging app designed to improve vocabulary and master reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills through short, science-based exercises. Learn multiple languages at your own pace with native speaker audio and personalized learning plans.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary building exercises
  • Reading, listening, speaking, writing practice
  • Native speaker audio
  • Personalized learning plans
  • Progress tracking
  • Multiple languages
Features
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Accelerate language learning with a helpful companion app!  WRD is an engaging, free app that greatly accelerates learning languages by improving your vocabulary in a fast and easy way. Master your reading, listening, speaking, and writing skills with quick, short exercises. Instant access to the most popular topics speeds up the language learning process. High-quality audios recorded by native speakers help speak properly. Learn to speak new languages before going to sleep or even on the go. Just listen, memorize, and refresh words in the Audio Mode. Based on the experience of language experts, computer language models, and statistics, WRD helps you quickly advance in learning Spanish, Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Lithuanian, Norwegian, Swedish, Polish, Portuguese, Ukrainian, Turkish, Belarusian, and Russian. More languages coming soon. Why WRD? • WRD effectively engages you to effortlessly practice in quick lessons for reliable results in reading, listening, speaking, and writing. • WRD quickly imprints solid, long-term word associations in visual, audio, and text form into your memory with a science-based process. • WRD adapts to your own pace and builds a personal learning plan for your level. • Practice dozens of useful everyday topics in addition to the primary learning course. • Complete your goals, get rewards, and track your progress across many languages at the same time. • Learning with WRD is free. If you love WRD, try WRD PRO for 7 days free! Learn faster without ads, access full databases of words and topics, get advanced progress analysis, and learn multiple languages. At confirmation of the WRD PRO purchase, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and it will be charged for renewal within 24-hours before the end of the current period. Automatic renewal can be turned off at any time in your Account Settings after purchase. After the cancellation of the renewal, WRD PRO will expire at the end of the current period. For support and feedback contact us at: info@wrd.app Privacy Policy: https://wrd.app/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://wrd.app/terms.html

Screenshots

eWords4 screens
WRD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: WRD at none against eWords's shown. WRD also leads on ratings volume (2.7K vs 2). eWords's advantage is review sentiment (80% vs 49%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. eWords sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and WRD sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

eWords holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: WRD has 2.7K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of eWords's written reviews are positive against 49% of WRD's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

eWords ships an update every 6 weeks, WRD every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
eWords versus WRD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParametereWordsWRD
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (2.7K ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better48.9% of reviews
Number of ratings22.7K — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB372 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMarina AnisovichHappymagenta UAB

Customer experience

eWords

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

WRD

All ratings2,685 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral3.7%
Negative4.0%
Written reviews186 reviews
Positive48.9%
Neutral12.9%
Negative38.2%

Bugs and requests

eWords

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

WRD

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Frequent crashes
  • Freezing issues
  • Inability to change language
  • Incorrect word pronunciations

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more languages
  • Improve German vocabulary
  • Allow custom word lists
  • Provide sample sentences
  • Adjust audio playback speed

In-app purchases

1 purchases

eWords

One-time1
  • Premium Version$3.99
17 purchases

WRD

Subscriptions15
  • WRD Pro (1 Week)$3.997 Days
  • WRD Plus (1 month)3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • WRD Pro (1 Month)3 Days trial$9.991 Month
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  • Unlock Everything (1 month)1 Month trial$9.991 Month
  • Family PRO (Monthly)3 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • WRD Pro (3 Months)7 Days trial$19.993 Months
  • Unlock Everything (3 months)3 Months trial$19.993 Months
  • Family PRO (quarterly)7 Days trial$24.993 Months
  • WRD Plus (6 Months)3 Days trial$34.996 Months
  • WRD Pro (6 Months)7 Days trial$39.996 Months
  • Unlock Everything (6 month)6 Months trial$39.996 Months
  • WRD Plus (1 Year)3 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • WRD Pro (1 Year)7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Unlock Everything (1 Year)1 Year trial$69.991 Year
  • Family PRO (yearly)7 Days trial$89.991 Year
One-time2
  • WRD 1000 gems$1.99
  • WRD 2500 Gems$3.99

Questions

Is eWords free?
eWords is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is WRD free?
WRD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, eWords or WRD?
eWords is rated higher. eWords averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while WRD averages 4.7 from 2.7K ratings.
Do eWords or WRD have ads?
eWords shows ads; WRD does not.
Which is updated more often, eWords or WRD?
eWords ships an update every 6 weeks, and WRD every 3 weeks. Most recently, eWords was updated on September 18, 2026 and WRD on September 23, 2026.

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