Comparison

Phrasal Verbs vs Vocab

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. • Home Screen Widget: Review a phrasal verb in a small or medium widget, then tap it to open that entry in the app. On iOS 17 or later, the medium widget also offers Shuffle.

About

Vocab

Learn English words and phrases quickly with interactive lessons, vivid images, and native audio. Build confidence for work, travel, and daily life through real-life scenarios and engaging quizzes.

Highlights
  • Interactive word packs with vivid pictures
  • Native audio pronunciation
  • Ready-to-use phrases for real situations
  • Real-life vocabulary packs (travel, work, daily life)
  • Weekly mini-stories for reading practice
  • Smart quizzes with spaced repetition
  • Customizable vocabulary lists
Features
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Build the English vocabulary you actually use - words and phrases for work, interviews, emails, meetings, travel, and daily life. Free access and subscription Vocab is free to download. Free access has daily limits for vocabulary topics, quizzes, phrases, stories, and Word Challenge. A paid in-app subscription is required for unlimited access to these activities. Speaking mode also requires an active paid subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Vocab turns dull word lists into living language. Whether you're starting out or refreshing rusty skills, interactive word packs, vivid pictures, and native audio make every new word stick. Why learners choose Vocab • Practical English vocabulary: learn the words and phrases that come up in real conversations, not random lists. • Phrases: ready-to-use lines for interviews, emails, meetings, small talk, and travel. • Real-life word packs: workplace English, job interviews, emails, daily life, and travel. • Weekly mini-stories: see new vocabulary in action and improve your reading. • Smart quizzes + spaced repetition: review each word at the right moment so it stays in memory. • Custom lists: save and study the words that matter to you. • Fresh topics every week: new vocabulary keeps your learning practical. What you can learn • Workplace English: meetings, presentations, phone calls, and everyday office talk. • Job interviews: answer the most common questions with confidence. • Business emails: polite openings, clear requests, and professional closings. • Travel English: airports, hotels, directions, restaurants, and shopping. • Daily life: small talk, appointments, health, and getting things done. How it works 1. Pick a topic that matches your goal. 2. Learn each word with a picture, a native-speaker recording, and a translation in your language. 3. Take a quick quiz to check what stuck. 4. Set a reminder and review a few days later, when repetition works best. 5. Follow your progress: words learned, remembered words, and topics in progress. Build your own vocabulary • Search any English word and see it with a translation. • Create your own topics and collect the words you want to learn. • Keep a personal phrase list for the situations you face most. Who it's for • ESL and English learners who want useful vocabulary fast. • Professionals who need clear English at work. • Anyone preparing for a job, an interview, or a move abroad. • Busy people who want to learn English words in a few minutes a day. Learn English vocabulary you can use today. Download Vocab free and start building your words now. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Phrasal Verbs4 screens
Vocab4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phrasal Verbs at none against Vocab's 10. Phrasal Verbs also leads on iOS requirement (16.6 vs 18.0). Vocab's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly) and ratings volume (313 vs 18). On price, rating, ads 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. Vocab sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Phrasal Verbs asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Phrasal Verbs against 4.9 for Vocab. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Vocab has 313 ratings behind it against 18, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 57% of Phrasal Verbs's written reviews are positive against 67% of Vocab's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Phrasal Verbs ships an update monthly, Vocab every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Phrasal Verbs versus Vocab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhrasal VerbsVocab
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (18 ratings)4.9 (313 ratings) — better
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews66.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings18313 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size122 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEsteban LopezVocabTech OY

Customer experience

Phrasal Verbs

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral28.6%
Negative14.3%

Vocab

All ratings313 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.0%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

Phrasal Verbs

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Vocab

Subscriptions9
  • Weekly Offer$2.997 Days
  • Weekly Offer$3.997 Days
  • 1 Month$3.991 Month
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  • 1 Month$4.991 Month
  • 1 Month PRO2 variants$8.991 Month
  • 6 months$24.996 Months
  • 1 Year$39.991 Year
  • 1 year$44.991 Year
  • Yearly Saver$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Phrasal Verbs free?
Phrasal Verbs is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vocab free?
Vocab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Phrasal Verbs or Vocab?
Vocab is rated higher. Phrasal Verbs averages 4.8 out of 5 from 18 ratings, while Vocab averages 4.9 from 313 ratings.
Do Phrasal Verbs or Vocab have ads?
Neither Phrasal Verbs nor Vocab shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Phrasal Verbs or Vocab?
Phrasal Verbs ships an update monthly, and Vocab every 5 days. Most recently, Phrasal Verbs was updated on November 11, 2026 and Vocab on November 12, 2026.

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