Studyplus vs Distinction
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Studyplus
This app helps users maintain consistent study habits by allowing them to log their study sessions and share their progress. It aims to make studying more enjoyable and sustainable through daily tracking and community support.
- Record study logs
- Share study progress
- Daily study tracking
- Continuous learning support
- Community study network
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Study SNS "Studyplus" is where anyone can continue studying happily by recording study and sharing it. Togain achievement, it is necessary for us to study continuously, however it is difficult to do so. Study SNS "Studyplus" will let you record and share your study log daily to help everyone study happily and continuously. [Features] *Lets you record study log [Contact] Please give us feedback on our app from the address below. support@studyplus.jp [Terms of service] Studyplus https://www.studyplus.jp/terms Studyplus Pro https://www.studyplus.jp/pro_terms
Distinction
Enhance your English vocabulary with carefully selected words and phrases used by native speakers. This app offers comprehensive explanations, native-speed audio, and a spaced repetition study mode for efficient memorization. Track your progress and earn certificates.
- Access to native speaker vocabulary
- Native speed audio
- Detailed explanations and origins
- Spaced repetition study mode
- Progress tracking and statistics
- In-app certificates
- Offline functionality
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Textbook English may make sense on the page, but real conversations can still be hard to follow. Distinction is an English learning app that helps you move from recognising English to actually using it. It focuses on the words and phrases native speakers genuinely use in everyday life, but learners rarely meet in conventional study materials. With natural example sentences, native-speaker audio, word origins, English definitions, and pronunciation practice, everything you need to learn usable English is in one place. Supports Distinction I–VI and Structures. Includes 2,530 carefully selected words and phrases and 5,320 practical example sentences, created with five native speakers from the US, UK, and Australia. 【What makes Distinction different】 • Carefully selected real-life words and phrases • Natural example sentences and audio for every entry — American and British English • English definitions and etymology that help ideas stick • Pronunciation, listening, and speaking practice in one learning flow • Fully offline once downloaded — study on your commute, on flights, or abroad without using mobile data 【App features】 • Study Mode based on spaced repetition and active recall • Personalised study plans based on your time and goals • Automatic review of weaker items • Streaks, levels, XP, and completion certificates • Fast search across headwords, examples, and explanations • Speech recognition for pronunciation practice (main entries only; Structures excluded) • Audio filters, autoplay, and shuffle • Progress tracking with graphs and statistics 【Pricing】 • Free to try — 120 words + 7 structures included • Unlock only the titles you want with one-time in-app purchases • No subscription • No external ads
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Distinction at none against Studyplus's shown. Distinction also leads on iOS requirement (14.1 vs 16.0). Studyplus's advantage is review sentiment (72% vs 55%) and ratings volume (339 vs 75). On price, rating, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Studyplus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.49 per month and Distinction sells 11 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Studyplus against 4.8 for Distinction. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 339 and 75 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 72% of Studyplus's written reviews are positive against 55% of Distinction's.
Studyplus ships an update weekly, Distinction every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Studyplus | Distinction |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (339 ratings) | 4.8 (75 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 72.1% of reviews — better | 55.4% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 339 — better | 75 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 342 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Studyplus Inc. | Hidekazu Kato |
Customer experience
Studyplus
Distinction
Bugs and requests
Studyplus
Reported bugs
6 issues- Study time not reflected in reports/graphs
- Reports show incorrect dates (off by one day)
- App forces update, preventing use on older devices (iPhone 6)
- Blocked users can still see user's goals/profile/comments
- Deleted accounts leave communities behind, showing old usernames
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- Timeline shows irrelevant posts (non-study related)
Requested features
12 requests- English language option
- Fix timezone/local time display for overseas users
- Return to previous UI format
- Add a to-do list feature
- Allow weekly data to start on Sunday
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- Add alarm for timer exceeding set time
- Improve block feature to be more thorough (like Twitter)
- Allow continuous study recording without returning to timeline
- Implement bulk follow/unfollow/block options
- Add quality of study metrics
- Allow multiple event dates for countdowns
- Allow input of page/problem numbers via tapping instead of scrolling
Distinction
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Studyplus
- Studyplus有料版 ベーシック$5.491 Month
- Studyplus有料版 プレミアム7 Days trial$8.491 Month
- Studyplus有料版 ベーシック$44.991 Year
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- Studyplus有料版 プレミアム7 Days trial$68.991 Year
Distinction
- Distinction S British Audio$6.99
- Distinction VI British Audio$11.99
- Distinction III British Audio$11.99
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- Distinction I$19.99
- Distinction II$19.99
- Distinction III$19.99
- Distinction Structures$19.99
- Distinction IV$19.99
- Distinction V$19.99
- Distinction VI$19.99
- British Audio Bundle (6)3 variants$63.00









