Collocations vs Basic English Speaking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Collocations
Learn and practice English collocations offline with categorized lists, visual aids, and audio. Includes exercises and quizzes to reinforce vocabulary and usage.
- Offline study tool
- Categorized collocation lists
- Visual resources
- Audio pronunciation
- Common usage examples
- Practice exercises
- Quizzes
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Want to sound like a native speaker? Stop memorizing isolated words. Native fluency comes from knowing which words go together automatically — collocations. This offline app teaches you those natural word pairs with visuals, audio, quizzes, and pronunciation practice. Your path to natural English: • Remember Faster: Memorable visual illustrations make word pairs impossible to forget. • Sound Natural: Clear meanings and usage notes ensure you use collocations correctly. • Real-World Context: Authentic example sentences show you exactly how natives speak. • Master the Flow: High-quality audio helps you catch the rhythm and intonation. • Build Fluency: Interactive quizzes challenge your recall until it becomes instinct. • Speak Confidently: Record your voice and compare your waveform to perfect your delivery. No internet? No problem. Learn anywhere, anytime — 100% offline. Built for advanced English learners who are tired of sounding "correct" and ready to sound natural. Notes: • Microphone and Speech Recognition permissions are only needed for pronunciation practice. Home Screen widgets Practice English collocations with illustrated flashcards right on your Home Screen. Choose a small widget for a quick visual reminder or a medium widget with a definition. Tap a card to open that item in the app. On iOS 17 or later, use the medium widget’s shuffle button to see another available item. Widgets show content available to you in the app.
Basic English Speaking
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- Speak English Fluently Using The 3000 Most Frequently Used Words in English. - 75 Daily English Conversations by Topic. - 100 Common Sentence Patterns. - 50 Common English Expressions. - 181 Common English Phrasal Verbs. - 102 Common English Idioms. Learn What You Are Going to Use By focusing on the ESSENTIAL parts of English, including the most common phrases, idioms, expressions and sentence patterns that are often used in daily life, you will achieve conversational fluency MUCH FASTER than normal. High Quality Audio for All Lessons When it comes to learning English speaking, text-only lessons is NOT enough. You learn to speak English by listening and speaking, not by reading! Bear that in mind, we provide very high-quality audio recording for every single lesson. Real Spoken English Learn words and phrases used in real life conversations by native speakers, not academic language used in text books. It's FREE! Even though we have invested a lot of time and money on creating the lessons, they are completely free for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Basic English Speaking at none against Collocations's 1. Basic English Speaking also leads on ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (12.4 vs 16.6). Collocations's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 4 months). On price and device support there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Collocations sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Basic English Speaking asks for nothing beyond the download.
Collocations ships an update every 2 months, Basic English Speaking every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Collocations | Basic English Speaking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 12.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 93 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Esteban Lopez | PHUONG QUOC NGUYEN |
In-app purchases
Collocations
- Remove Ads$1.99
Basic English Speaking
No in-app purchases
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