Comparison

考研英语必备词汇 vs Idioms

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

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About

考研英语必备词汇

Features
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专为研究生考试打造的智能背单词应用,采用科学的艾宾浩斯记忆曲线,帮助你高效掌握 研究生英语核心词汇. [核心功能] 智能学习系统 •新词学习与复习分离,循序渐进 •艾宾浩斯记忆曲线自动安排复习时间 • 支持顺序/随机两种学习模式 •实时记录学习进度和掌握程度 多样化测试 • 选择题测试:快速检验词汇掌握 •听力测试:提升听音辨词能力 •单词详解:音标,释义,例句一应俱全 学习记录 • 日历形式展示每日学习情况 •详细统计学习数量和掌握程度 •支持按状态筛选(学习中/已掌握/需复习) 考试计划 •自定义考试日期和每日学习量 • 智能规划学习进度 •单词搜索功能,快速查词 生词本 •一键收藏重点单词 •随时复习难记词汇 •标注掌握状态

About

Idioms

Master idioms and slang across multiple languages with engaging illustrations and smart learning algorithms. Track your progress, save favorites, and explore cultural backgrounds. Offline access makes learning convenient anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Card-based learning with definitions and history
  • Detailed explanations of cultural backgrounds
  • Save favorite idioms for review
  • Track learning progress and statistics
  • Support for six languages
  • Cartoon illustrations for enhanced memory
  • Offline learning support
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Learn idioms through funny cartoon cards, in six languages. Every idiom gets its own illustration, a plain-language meaning, the story behind it and real example sentences. Flip a card, see the picture, remember the phrase. WHAT YOU GET • Cartoon cards for idioms in Chinese, English, Spanish, French, Japanese and Korean • Meaning, origin story and examples on every card • Save favorites and review them any time • Review the cards that are due • Study in sets: stop when you want, continue when you are ready • Progress and learning statistics • Illustrations are built into the app, so cards open fast and work offline FREE AND PREMIUM Free: 3 new idioms a day, up to 3 favorites, one language switch. Premium: unlimited learning, unlimited favorites, switch learning language any time. Choose a yearly or monthly subscription, or buy Premium once with the lifetime option. Prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Manage or cancel in Settings > Apple Account > Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://idioms-app.apps.air.build/privacy/

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考研英语必备词汇4 screens
Idioms4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Idioms at 100% against 考研英语必备词汇's 35%. Idioms also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). 考研英语必备词汇's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, in-app purchases 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. 考研英语必备词汇 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Idioms sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

考研英语必备词汇 ships an update every 2 months, Idioms every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
考研英语必备词汇 versus Idioms: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter考研英语必备词汇Idioms
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews35.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size279 MB396 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer超 刘亲强 吴

Customer experience

考研英语必备词汇

Written reviews20 reviews
Positive35.0%
Neutral30.0%
Negative35.0%

Idioms

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

考研英语必备词汇

One-time1
  • 隐藏广告$0.99
3 purchases

Idioms

Subscriptions2
  • PolyIdiom Premium (Monthly)$1.991 Month
  • PolyIdiom Premium (Yearly)$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • Polyidiom Lifetime Membership$9.99

Questions

Is 考研英语必备词汇 free?
考研英语必备词汇 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Idioms free?
Idioms is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 考研英语必备词汇 or Idioms have ads?
考研英语必备词汇 shows ads; Idioms does not.
Which is updated more often, 考研英语必备词汇 or Idioms?
考研英语必备词汇 ships an update every 2 months, and Idioms every 3 days. Most recently, 考研英语必备词汇 was updated on November 7, 2026 and Idioms on October 30, 2026.

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