iPractice Verbs vs TenseBuilder
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
iPractice Verbs
This app helps children master English verbs through interactive games and practice. It covers over 150 verbs across three tenses and three learning levels, with features for pronunciation, progress tracking, and rewards.
- 158+ regular and irregular verbs
- Past, Present, and Present Progressive tenses
- Word, Phrase, and Sentence levels
- Voice Recording for pronunciation
- Engaging 'Find It' game
- Data tracking and reporting
- Printable homework and certificates
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Master English verbs with iPractice Verbs, the fun and engaging app designed by a certified Speech-Language Pathologist. Perfect for children with language delays, students learning English (ESL), or any child building foundational grammar, our app turns practice into play. Unlock your child's potential with a complete, structured system that’s both fun for them and powerful for you. A COMPLETE LEARNING SYSTEM iPractice Verbs targets 158+ essential regular and irregular verbs. Our unique 3x3 system allows you to create a perfectly tailored lesson every time. Master 3 Tenses: Present Tense Present Progressive (e.g., "is running") Past Tense Practice 3 Levels: Word Level (e.g., "Run") Phrase Level (e.g., "running fast") Sentence Level (e.g., "She ran fast yesterday.") TWO FUN & ENGAGING ACTIVITIES FLASHCARDS Introduce and practice verbs with high-quality images and audio. Use the Voice Recording feature to let students hear, repeat, and record their own voice to perfect pronunciation! FIND IT! GAME A fun, multiple-choice game to test understanding. Our "Smart Assist" feature guides students to the correct answer when they make a mistake, building confidence and ensuring learning. POWERFUL TOOLS FOR PARENTS & THERAPISTS iPractice Verbs is more than just a game—it's a professional tool built for results. DETAILED DATA TRACKING: Automatically track every session. Monitor accuracy, duration, and verbs practiced for one or multiple students. MULTI-PLAYER SUPPORT: Easily manage and switch between multiple student profiles. MOTIVATIONAL REWARDS: Keep kids engaged with a fun, built-in reward system where they can earn and collect cards. PRINTABLE CERTIFICATES: Reward success and celebrate mastery with shareable Certificates of Mastery. HOMEWORK READY: Generate and print homework sheets directly from the app. KEY FEATURES AT A GLANCE: 158+ regular and irregular verbs Practice Past, Present, and Present Progressive tenses Learn at Word, Phrase, and Sentence levels Voice Recording feature for pronunciation practice Engaging "Find It" game with Smart Assist Fun reward system with collectible cards Detailed, professional data tracking and reporting Multi-player profiles for therapists and families Printable homework and certificates High-quality images and audio Aligned with state educational standards A TRUSTED TOOL FROM SMARTY EARS Designed by a licensed and certified Speech-Language Pathologist, iPractice Verbs is a trusted tool for helping children achieve their language goals. Download iPractice Verbs today and watch language skills grow!
TenseBuilder
This app uses animated videos to teach students how to identify and use correct past, present, and future verb tenses. It includes interactive exercises and a recording feature to help improve language skills.
- Animated video lessons
- Demonstrates past, present, future tense
- Focus on irregular past tense verbs
- Interactive sentence completion
- Voice recording for practice
- Drag and drop sentence building
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Own as an individual app or as part of our MES Speech Therapy Bundle. Winner - 2012 2nd Best Educational App by Let's Talk SLP Winner - 2012 Best Teaching App by TeachHub.com Winner - 2012 Best Education App by TeachersWithApps.com TenseBuilder is designed to help students learn how to identify and use correct tense forms by playing movie quality animated videos to demonstrate past, present and future tense. 48 video lessons (will expand to 58) are in place to help give students a deeper understanding about the purpose of tense. Special attention is paid to the past tense of irregular verbs. Students will learn how to sequence events and how to differentiate between events that will happen, events that are happening now and events that have already happened. Students will also identify correct written verb forms and drag them to complete sentences. Students have the opportunity to record their sentences in their own voice to improve their receptive and expressive language skills and promote carryover of these target verb forms to their conversational speech. Tense Builder offers a unique environment for improving a student's ability to understand tenses and use verb forms properly. FEATURES -48 target verbs with matching animated movies -Movies employ humor to engage student -Video modeling for each verb and tense form used -Each verb has separate animated lesson to show past, present and future tense -Option to focus on a particular tense -Ability to address past tense developmentally, by first teaching regular past -ed forms and then moving to irregular past. -Includes receptive task, where student taps the correct image to match a sentence, and an expressive task where student drags the correct verb form to complete the sentence -Intuitive drag and drop to create sentences -Words are spoken as they are being dragged for emerging readers -Record feature allows students to record sentences in their own voice -Save and email recorded sentences LANGUAGES - English REQUIREMENTS - Compatible with iPad - Requires iPad 5.0 software update TenseBuilder is part of "The Builder Series" of award winning education apps. Mobile Education Store has won over 40 app awards and has been named educational developer of the year in 2011 and 2012. Mobile Education Tools is a member of Moms with Apps, a collaborative group of family-friendly developers seeking to promote quality apps for kids and families. Recommended Ages: 3-6, 6-10 Categories: Special Needs, Education
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: TenseBuilder at 4.0 against iPractice Verbs's 3.4. TenseBuilder also leads on review sentiment (85% vs 57%) and price ($9.99 vs $10.99). iPractice Verbs's advantage is ratings volume (8 vs 2) and device support (3 vs 1). On update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
iPractice Verbs costs $10.99 and TenseBuilder $9.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
TenseBuilder holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of iPractice Verbs's written reviews are positive against 85% of TenseBuilder's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | iPractice Verbs | TenseBuilder |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $10.99 | $9.99 — better |
| Rating | 3.4 (8 ratings) | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.7% of reviews | 85.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 10.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 96 MB | 466 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Smarty Ears | Mobile Education Store LLC |
Customer experience
iPractice Verbs
TenseBuilder
In-app purchases
iPractice Verbs
No in-app purchases
TenseBuilder
No in-app purchases
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