Comparison

Travel Phrasebook | Translator vs Basic English conversation

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

Head to head
About

Travel Phrasebook | Translator

Learn essential foreign phrases and words for travel with audio pronunciation by native speakers. Practice your speaking skills by recording and replaying your own voice. This app works offline and includes instant search functionality.

Highlights
  • Extensive foreign phrase and word collection
  • Native speaker pronunciation audio
  • Voice recording and playback for practice
  • Offline functionality
  • Instant keyword search
  • Customizable font size
Features
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The “Travel Phrasebook” App has many useful foreign phrases and words (e.g., “Thank you!”, “How much?” or “A table for two, please!”). When you tap a phrase, the app speaks it aloud. There is no guessing as to how to pronounce the words. And if the app is talking too quickly for you, simply tap the snail/turtle icon to hear the words more slowly. Listen to pronunciation recorded by native speaker and then record and play back your own voice to practice your foreign language speaking skills! When traveling to foreign countries, make sure you bring the app with you! Ideally you listen to a phrase and repeat it, but if your accent is terrible, you can play the voice on the app to local people (e.g., a waiter or store clerk). Language barrier while travelling abroad will no longer exist! --- FEATURES --- 1. Many useful foreign phrases & words 2. Pronunciation recorded by native speaker 3. Voice recording & playback 4. No Internet connection required 5. Instant search by keywords 6. Customizable font size Welcome to download the “Travel Phrasebook” app! Easily learn foreign language phrases & words including English, French, Spanish, German, Italian, Dutch, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Turkish, Portuguese, Greek, Arabic, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, and Hindi! --- About Bravolol --- Website: http://www.bravolol.com Email: cs@bravolol.com Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Bravolol Twitter: https://twitter.com/BravololApps Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bravolol

About

Basic English conversation

Learn practical English conversation skills through dialogues, phrases, and vocabulary. Covers everyday situations like greetings, travel, dining, and city navigation. Includes exercises, tests, and speech tempo settings to aid learning.

Highlights
  • 1300 useful phrases
  • 66 typical dialogues
  • 2500 vocabulary words
  • 132 exercises with answers
  • 37 tests with answers
  • Speech tempo setting
  • Diagnostic and revision tests
Features
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Unit 1 - Good morning! ▪ Meeting & greeting ▪ Do you speak English, Spanish...? ▪ Where are you from? Where do you live? ▪ Talking about family ▪ Planning a meeting ▪ Saying sorry and asking for help ▪ On a visit ▪ Talking about school & work ▪ Ending a visit & saying goodbye Unit 2 - Travelling ▪ At the airport ▪ Passport & customs control ▪ Travelling by bus, train, tube, taxi ▪ Getting a coach & buying tickets ▪ Taking an express train ▪ Renting a car ▪ Travelling by car ▪ Travelling by ship Unit 3 - On a holiday ▪ Booking a hotel room ▪ Checking in at the hotel ▪ Problems with hotel services ▪ Camping & caravanning ▪ At the restaurant ▪ Changing money & using a cashpoint ▪ At the seaside ▪ In the mountains Unit 4 - In a city ▪ Asking about the way ▪ Going by bus ▪ Travelling by underground (subway) ▪ Taking a taxi ▪ At the clothes shop ▪ At the supermarket ▪ Going to the theatre, cinema ▪ At the gallery & museum 1300 useful phrases and 2500 words 66 typical dialogues 750 high quality photos 132 exercises + 37 tests with answers Speech tempo setting Advanced features: 1. Diagnostic and revision tests 2. A list of mistakes you made 3. A speech tempo setting 4. A list of your favourite phrases Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy : https://www.myapp.page/language-reading-books/privacy

Screenshots

Travel Phrasebook | Translator4 screens
Basic English conversation4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Basic English conversation at none against Travel Phrasebook | Translator's shown. Travel Phrasebook | Translator's advantage is rating (4.6 vs 4.2) and review sentiment (86% vs 67%). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Travel Phrasebook | Translator sells 11 one-off in-app purchases and Basic English conversation sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Travel Phrasebook | Translator holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Travel Phrasebook | Translator has 812 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 86% of Travel Phrasebook | Translator's written reviews are positive against 67% of Basic English conversation's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Travel Phrasebook | Translator ships an update monthly, Basic English conversation every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Travel Phrasebook | Translator versus Basic English conversation: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTravel Phrasebook | TranslatorBasic English conversation
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (812 ratings) — better4.2 (49 ratings)
Positive reviews86.2% of reviews — better66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings812 — better49
Update frequencyMonthly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size33 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBravolol LimitedNatalja Morozova

Customer experience

Travel Phrasebook | Translator

All ratings812 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral4.1%
Negative4.3%
Written reviews326 reviews
Positive86.2%
Neutral1.8%
Negative12.0%

Basic English conversation

All ratings49 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral12.2%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative29.2%

Bugs and requests

Travel Phrasebook | Translator

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Crashes after updates
  • Premium features not working as expected

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more languages
  • Reverse flashcard mode
  • Family sharing improvements
  • Offline access without re-downloading
  • Verify pronunciation accuracy

Basic English conversation

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

11 purchases

Travel Phrasebook | Translator

One-time11
  • Learn Spanish (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn German (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn French (Full Version)$4.99
Show 8 more
  • Learn Italian (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn Japanese (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn Korean (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn Chinese (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn English (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn Greek (Full Version)$4.99
  • Learn Portuguese (Full Version)$4.99
  • ALL languages pack$19.99
8 purchases

Basic English conversation

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time6
  • English conversation$1.99
  • Travel English$1.99
  • English for tourism$1.99
Show 3 more
  • In a city$1.99
  • Speak English$4.99
  • Lifetime Access$39.99

Questions

Is Travel Phrasebook | Translator free?
Travel Phrasebook | Translator is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic English conversation free?
Basic English conversation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Travel Phrasebook | Translator or Basic English conversation?
Travel Phrasebook | Translator is rated higher. Travel Phrasebook | Translator averages 4.6 out of 5 from 812 ratings, while Basic English conversation averages 4.2 from 49 ratings.
Do Travel Phrasebook | Translator or Basic English conversation have ads?
Travel Phrasebook | Translator shows ads; Basic English conversation does not.
Which is updated more often, Travel Phrasebook | Translator or Basic English conversation?
Travel Phrasebook | Translator ships an update monthly, and Basic English conversation every 2 months. Most recently, Travel Phrasebook | Translator was updated on November 1, 2026 and Basic English conversation on October 29, 2026.

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