Comparison

Phrasal Verbs vs MovieMethod

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

Head to head
About

Phrasal Verbs

This app helps English learners master phrasal verbs through custom illustrations and interactive quizzes. It organizes verbs into practical categories and provides real-life examples to aid memorization and understanding.

Highlights
  • Custom illustrations for visual learning
  • Interactive quizzes with multiple modes
  • Categorized phrasal verbs
  • Real-life example sentences
  • Covers essential phrasal verbs
Features
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Stop guessing what phrasal verbs mean. Bridge the gap between classroom English and natural conversation. This app helps you understand phrasal verbs in context, remember them faster with visuals, and speak with confidence. How you'll master phrasal verbs: • Remember Faster: Memorable visual illustrations make abstract meanings intuitive and easy to recall. • Understand Context: Clear definitions and practical notes show you how verbs are used in real situations. • Real-World Examples: Authentic sentences demonstrate natural usage in meetings, daily routines, and casual conversations. • Master the Flow: High-quality native audio trains your ear on natural stress, rhythm, and intonation. • Turn Knowledge into Instinct: Interactive quizzes test your recall with definition matching, sentence completion, and writing. • Speak Confidently: Record your voice and compare your audio waveform to native pronunciation. 100% Offline — Learn Anywhere: Practice on your commute, while traveling, or anywhere without an internet connection. Built for advanced learners and professionals who want natural, confident English at work and beyond. Notes: • Microphone and Speech Recognition permissions are only used for pronunciation practice.

About

MovieMethod

Learn new vocabulary effortlessly by reviewing and adding cards to your decks. Sync your progress across devices to study anytime, anywhere. This app offers an engaging and effective way to acquire new language skills.

Highlights
  • Offline deck review
  • Online card addition
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Progress tracking
  • Vocabulary acquisition
Features
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Don't believe me? It's free to try MovieMethod Yes! You can review and learn from your own deck when offline. But to add new cards to your deck you'll need to be online. Can I switch devices and everything will be synced? Yep! When you return to the main screen the app will always sync to our servers. You'll see a green dot when it's synced, yellow when it hasn't synced and red when it hasn't synced for more than 1 day. Make sure you see the green dot before switching devices. The app is not designed for frequent switching. It's better to study on just one device so the app can cache clips to your device and everything will load faster. *** Testimonials *** "Using MovieMethod is addictive, it has replaced playing games for me." - user "It feels like I’m downloading the language into my brain! I'm learning 30 new words a day and it's effortless." - user "Before finding MovieMethod I was using an online language school which cost me about 10x more each month. MovieMethod is cheaper, more fun and more effective. If you come across this little app consider yourself very lucky." - user Find our full terms of use here: https://moviemethod1.webflow.io/terms

Screenshots

Phrasal Verbs4 screens
MovieMethod4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Phrasal Verbs at none against MovieMethod's shown. Phrasal Verbs also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and review sentiment (60% vs 48%). MovieMethod's advantage is ratings volume (367 vs 17) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.6). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. Phrasal Verbs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and MovieMethod sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phrasal Verbs holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: MovieMethod has 367 ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 60% of Phrasal Verbs's written reviews are positive against 48% of MovieMethod's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phrasal Verbs ships an update monthly, MovieMethod every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Phrasal Verbs versus MovieMethod: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhrasal VerbsMovieMethod
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17 ratings) — better4.6 (367 ratings)
Positive reviews60.0% of reviews — better48.1% of reviews
Number of ratings17367 — better
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperEsteban LopezMovie Method LLC

Customer experience

Phrasal Verbs

All ratings17 ratings
Positive94.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.9%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

MovieMethod

All ratings367 ratings
Positive89.6%
Neutral6.0%
Negative4.4%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral6.7%
Negative45.2%

Bugs and requests

Phrasal Verbs

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

MovieMethod

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Subscription not working as expected
  • Inability to add new cards
  • Inconsistent app behavior

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more languages
  • Improve audio quality
  • Allow custom learning pace
  • Provide better subscription management

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Phrasal Verbs

One-time1
  • Unlock Tech & Emotions Pack$0.99
3 purchases

MovieMethod

Subscriptions3
  • 1 month plan7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • 6 months learning pla7 Days trial$59.996 Months
  • 1 Year plan7 Days trial$83.991 Year

Questions

Is Phrasal Verbs free?
Phrasal Verbs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MovieMethod free?
MovieMethod is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phrasal Verbs or MovieMethod?
Phrasal Verbs is rated higher. Phrasal Verbs averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while MovieMethod averages 4.6 from 367 ratings.
Do Phrasal Verbs or MovieMethod have ads?
MovieMethod shows ads; Phrasal Verbs does not.
Which is updated more often, Phrasal Verbs or MovieMethod?
Phrasal Verbs ships an update monthly, and MovieMethod every 5 weeks. Most recently, Phrasal Verbs was updated on September 24, 2026 and MovieMethod on September 14, 2026.

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