Comparison

Collocations vs Basic English Speaking

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

Head to head
About

Collocations

Learn and practice English collocations offline with categorized lists, visual aids, and audio. Includes exercises and quizzes to reinforce vocabulary and usage.

Highlights
  • Offline study tool
  • Categorized collocation lists
  • Visual resources
  • Audio pronunciation
  • Common usage examples
  • Practice exercises
  • Quizzes
Features
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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.

About

Basic English Speaking

Features
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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.

Screenshots

Collocations4 screens
Basic English Speaking4 screens

Verdict

The call

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.

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. Collocations sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Basic English Speaking asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Collocations versus Basic English Speaking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCollocationsBasic English Speaking
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.612.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size93 MB36 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEsteban LopezPHUONG QUOC NGUYEN

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Collocations

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$1.99
None

Basic English Speaking

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Collocations free?
Collocations is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic English Speaking free?
Basic English Speaking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Collocations or Basic English Speaking have ads?
Collocations shows ads; Basic English Speaking does not.
Which is updated more often, Collocations or Basic English Speaking?
Collocations ships an update every 2 months, and Basic English Speaking every 4 months. Most recently, Collocations was updated on October 25, 2026 and Basic English Speaking on October 15, 2026.

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