Comparison

Idioms vs Advanced Idioms Dictionary

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

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About

Idioms

Enhance your English with over 700 multiple-choice questions and definitions of common idioms. Practice by topic or take random mock tests to improve your understanding and usage of native expressions. Track your progress with detailed results and a visual meter.

Highlights
  • 700+ multiple-choice idiom questions
  • 600+ idiom definitions and examples
  • Study idioms by topic
  • Random mock test mode
  • Detailed test results and progress tracking
  • Customizable timer settings
  • Shake to skip questions
Features
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Description Idioms are the real guts of English. Idioms app provides learners with an opportunity to improve strategies for successfully utilising native level expressions Idioms is a multiple choice quiz system for English which provides 700 common idiomatic questions across different topic & categories with explanations of 619 Idioms with meanings & examples. Idioms was designed to provide a method of aquiring idiomatic expressions and a context for using them in everyday English conversation. Idioms can help learners to improve their understanding and usage of idioms. Custom timer setting can assist learners to improve response times under exam time constraints. Research suggests that kids and adults learn most quickly when playing learning games with real-time error-feedback. PREPARE BY TOPICS: Light version have only 56 Questions and 81 Idioms Phrases(For full version 700 Questions and 600 Idioms Phrases). You can study the idioms by topic. All questions are sorted by topic. It also tells you the areas that each topic covers. ** Voice Over ** Top 100 Idioms ** Animals ** Business ** Clothes and Colours ** Food ** Legal ** Negotiations MOCK TEST MODE: In mock test questions are presented randomly from all the topics. DETAILED TEST RESULTS: A summary of the practice test is presented at the end of each test. It shows you the time you took, the score, which questions you answered correctly and where you were wrong. And yes, you can E-MAIL the results. PROGRESS METER: The app records your progress as you start giving practice tests. It shows you a beautiful pie chart so that you can track your weak areas and give more focus on them. VERY EASY TO USE: You don't need to press too many buttons or encounter any alert messages. The app is very interactive and needs minimum user input. Shake your iPhone/iPod & iPad to skip a question. FEATURE LIST: • Over 700 multiple-choice questions & over 600 definitions and examples of various idioms. • Choose number of questions you would like in each test. • E-mail yourself the test results and track your progress. • A new module, "Progress Meter" keeps track of how you are performing in a particular topic or mock test. • Choose your own timer settings. • Shake your iPhone/iPod & iPad to skip a question. • Cool sound effects. (You can turn them off if desired.) • Choose your own zoom factor for your question graphics. • Special algorithm that randomizes questions every time you take a test. Eknath Kadam Web SiteIdioms Support * Privacy Policy: http://www.webrichsoftware.com/privacy.html * EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Advanced Idioms Dictionary

Explore a vast collection of idioms and proverbs with definitions and examples. Learn new phrases through interactive flashcards and test your knowledge with quizzes. This app helps you understand the nuances of idiomatic language.

Highlights
  • Thousands of idioms
  • Idioms categorized by topic
  • Flashcard learning mode
  • Proverb dictionary
  • Idiom quizzes
Features
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An idiom is a combination of words that has a meaning that is different from the meanings of the individual words themselves. It can have a literal meaning in one situation and a different idiomatic meaning in another situation. It is a phrase which does not always follow the normal rules of meaning and grammar. Advanced Idioms Dictionary is the best idioms dictionary which can help you to look up and learn idiom meaning. Features: - ~10 thousands of idioms. - Idioms by topic. - Learn idioms through flashcard. - Proverb dictionary. - Idioms quizzes.

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Idioms4 screens
Advanced Idioms Dictionary4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Idioms at 3.5 against Advanced Idioms Dictionary's 3.0. Idioms also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). Advanced Idioms Dictionary's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (7.0 vs 15.0). On price, review sentiment, 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. Idioms sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Advanced Idioms Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Idioms holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idioms has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 40% of Idioms's written reviews are positive against 33% of Advanced Idioms Dictionary's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Idioms versus Advanced Idioms Dictionary: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterIdiomsAdvanced Idioms Dictionary
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (8 ratings) — better3.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews40.0% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings8 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 5 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.07.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWebrich Software LimitedLe Thi Quynh Ny

Customer experience

Idioms

All ratings8 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative50.0%

Advanced Idioms Dictionary

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Idioms

One-time1
  • Full Question Bank$2.99
None

Advanced Idioms Dictionary

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Idioms free?
Idioms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Advanced Idioms Dictionary free?
Advanced Idioms Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Idioms or Advanced Idioms Dictionary?
Idioms is rated higher. Idioms averages 3.5 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Advanced Idioms Dictionary averages 3.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Idioms or Advanced Idioms Dictionary have ads?
Neither Idioms nor Advanced Idioms Dictionary shows ads.

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