Phrasal Verbs vs Master English Phrasal Verbs
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Custom illustrations for visual learning
- Interactive quizzes with multiple modes
- Categorized phrasal verbs
- Real-life example sentences
- Covers essential phrasal verbs
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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.
Master English Phrasal Verbs
Learn over 1,000 English phrasal verbs with native audio and speaking practice. Study by topic, use flashcards, and play interactive games to improve your fluency. Works offline for convenient learning anywhere.
- 1,000+ phrasal verbs by topic
- Flashcards with native audio
- Speaking practice with feedback
- Interactive quizzes and games
- Real-world context in reading passages
- Offline access to lessons and audio
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Master English phrasal verbs the natural way, with real American English audio and speaking practice, from the Everything English with John YouTube channel. Phrasal verbs are one of the hardest parts of English, and this app makes them easy. Study over 1,000 phrasal verbs across dozens of topic units, from Work and Time to Emotions, Social Media, and Transportation, each with clear meanings, real example dialogues, and native audio. WHAT YOU GET - 1,000+ phrasal verbs organized into bite-sized units - Flashcards with example sentences and native audio - Speaking Practice: say the phrase out loud and get instant feedback - Quizzes and games: Find the Particle, Fill in the Blank, Sentence Builder, Spelling, and more - "In the News" reading passages that show each verb in real context - Challenge John!: a fun head-to-head game to test what you know - Track your streak, reviewed words, and mastered words LEARN IN YOUR LANGUAGE Meanings and example translations are available in 50+ languages, so you always understand exactly what each phrasal verb means. DESIGNED FOR REAL LEARNERS Perfect for intermediate (B1) to upper-intermediate (B2) learners who want to sound natural and confident in everyday American English. WORKS OFFLINE All lessons and audio are built in, so you can study anywhere: on the train, on a plane, or with no signal. An internet connection is only needed for the optional YouTube video clips. FROM EVERYTHING ENGLISH WITH JOHN Built around John's popular YouTube lessons, so the app and the videos work hand in hand. Start today and finally master the phrasal verbs that native speakers use every day. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://everythingenglish123.github.io/Privacy/privacy-policy.html SUBSCRIPTION Master English Phrasal Verbs is free to download and includes free sample content. Full access to all 1,000+ phrasal verbs, all topic units, and all 12 activity types requires an auto-renewing Pro subscription. Content that requires a subscription is marked "PRO" in the app. Price and terms are shown in the app before any purchase, and subscriptions can be managed or cancelled in your Apple ID settings.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Phrasal Verbs at none against Master English Phrasal Verbs's shown. Phrasal Verbs also leads on monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases) and ratings volume (18 vs 4). Master English Phrasal Verbs's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 67%) and update cadence (every 5 days vs monthly). 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
Both are free to download. Phrasal Verbs sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Master English Phrasal Verbs sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Master English Phrasal Verbs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 18 and 4 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Phrasal Verbs's written reviews are positive against 100% of Master English Phrasal Verbs's.
Phrasal Verbs ships an update monthly, Master English Phrasal Verbs every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Phrasal Verbs | Master English Phrasal Verbs |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (18 ratings) | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 18 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 122 MB | 722 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Esteban Lopez | John DeSarno |
Customer experience
Phrasal Verbs
Master English Phrasal Verbs
In-app purchases
Phrasal Verbs
- Unlock Tech & Emotions Pack$0.99
Master English Phrasal Verbs
- Phrasal Verb Master Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Phrasal Verb Master Pro$24.991 Year
- Phrasal Verb Master Pro$39.99
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