Comparison

Basic and Advanced Grammar vs Obby Spanish

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

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About

Basic and Advanced Grammar

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Build a stronger English foundation without getting lost in a complicated interface. Basic and Advanced Grammar brings grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, reading, practice, and targeted review into one focused learning path from A1 to C1. LEARN GRAMMAR CLEARLY • Keep access to all 172 learning lessons from the original app—always free • Study 120 structured A1–C1 grammar lessons • Learn with clear explanations, English examples, common mistakes, and practice activities • Revisit weak topics after quizzes instead of reviewing everything again GROW YOUR VOCABULARY • Explore 4,318 A1–C1 words • See IPA pronunciation and hear words with your device’s voice • Practice words in short, manageable sessions • Use quiz results to focus on vocabulary that needs more work PRACTICE PRONUNCIATION AND READING • Speak words and phrases, then compare recognized speech after granting microphone and speech-recognition permission • Read 10 original stories and articles across CEFR levels • Check comprehension with questions and explanations PREPARE WITH ORIGINAL EXAM PRACTICE Try 36 compact practice mocks with 216 original questions covering 12 widely used English exams: IELTS Academic, IELTS General Training, TOEFL iBT, Cambridge A2 Key, B1 Preliminary, B2 First and C1 Advanced, PTE Academic, TOEIC Listening & Reading, Duolingo English Test, YDS, and YÖKDİL. The first mock for every exam is free. Additional mocks are included with Premium. These are compact learning activities, not full-length reproductions of the official exams. LEARN YOUR WAY • See progress and weak areas in one place • Get review suggestions based on your quiz results • Start without creating an account • Keep learning progress on your device PREMIUM Choose a monthly or yearly auto-renewable subscription to unlock all premium lessons, the complete vocabulary experience, premium readings, and additional exam mocks. Premium also removes advertising. Prices are shown in the app before purchase. You can manage or cancel a subscription in your Apple Account settings and restore eligible purchases in the app. Exam names and related marks belong to their respective owners. Basic and Advanced Grammar is an independent learning app and is not affiliated with, approved by, or endorsed by any exam provider. All practice questions and reading material in the app are original. Terms of Use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Obby Spanish

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Half a billion people speak Spanish across 20+ countries — the most useful language decision many learners ever make. And it starts kindly: pronunciation is honest, what you see is what you say, from hola to gracias. Where learners stall is depth: ser versus estar, gendered nouns, and the thousands of everyday words between ordering coffee and holding a conversation. Obby Spanish covers exactly that stretch: 6,161 words, each spoken aloud in native-quality audio, all the way to fluency. LEARNING ON AUTOPILOT One button runs the engine. Tap Launch Learning and the app decides everything: which new words you meet, when you are quizzed, when older words return. New words appear once on a preview page before the session — see it, hear it, move on — then the quiz begins and nothing interrupts it. FSRS spaced repetition schedules each word to come back right before you would forget it. Words that resist you get gentler questions until they hold, and once your queue is clear, refresher sessions keep strong vocabulary from fading. You start at A1 like everyone else; from there the pace follows your answers, not a fixed plan. QUIZ-FIRST, ALWAYS This is quiz-first learning — you answer, you never read chapters: • Multiple choice both ways — Spanish → English and English → Spanish • Listening quizzes: the audio plays, you pick what it means • Matching pairs that sharpen instant recognition • A speaker icon on every word — tap to replay as often as you like Want the wheel yourself? Configure quiz sets length, topics, CEFR level, direction and timer. Review words is strict by design: it replays only what is due — no padding, ever. WATCH YOURSELF LEVEL UP The home screen keeps score: a bar of words you genuinely know, your live CEFR position between A1 and C2, and a learner title that climbs with your vocabulary. Streaks, word goals and 72 achievements line the road — one waits for the day you have met all 6,161 words. WHAT'S INSIDE • 6,161 Spanish words and phrases in 24 everyday topics — food, travel, work, health, feelings, numbers and beyond • Native-quality audio on every entry — none skipped, none silent • The complete CEFR ladder, A1 to C2 — far past phrasebook territory • Vocabulary that serves you in Madrid and Mexico City alike • Learn Spanish FROM English, French, Russian, German, Italian or Thai THE STORY Obby is built by one person. I moved to Thailand, needed to actually learn the language — not greetings, the real vocabulary — and couldn't find an app that took an adult learner from beginner to advanced without accounts, ads and subscriptions in the way. So I built it myself, end to end. The little mascot is named after Obby, a real Thai teacher whose classes inspired this app. A share of every sale supports her. HONEST AND YOURS • Free to try — one single purchase unlocks all 6,161 words, forever: no subscription, no ads • No account, ever: install, open, answer • 100% offline from the first tap — all words and audio live inside the app • Zero data collected; the privacy policy fits on one page • Progress is stored on your device and carried over by your phone's own backup From hola to C2, one honest quiz at a time.

Screenshots

Basic and Advanced Grammar4 screens
Obby Spanish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Obby Spanish at none against Basic and Advanced Grammar's shown. On price, in-app purchases, 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

Both are free to download. Basic and Advanced Grammar sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Obby Spanish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Basic and Advanced Grammar versus Obby Spanish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic and Advanced GrammarObby Spanish
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 81 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB72 MB
Age rating12+4+
Developeririn TanrverdiLuc Jean-Christophe Robert Guerin

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Basic and Advanced Grammar

Subscriptions2
  • Grammar Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Grammar Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
1 purchases

Obby Spanish

One-time1
  • Unlock everything$2.99

Questions

Is Basic and Advanced Grammar free?
Basic and Advanced Grammar is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Obby Spanish free?
Obby Spanish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Basic and Advanced Grammar or Obby Spanish have ads?
Basic and Advanced Grammar shows ads; Obby Spanish does not.

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