Comparison

English vs Book Queue

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

Head to head
About

English

Features
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英汉词典 is an English-Chinese (simplified) Dictionary, updated from Oxford, with over 69,000 words, 11,000 idioms, and 160,000 example sentences. Main Features: - Search: Quickly and accurately search for words, idioms, and examples simultaneously. - Daily Word: Receive a daily challenge to find a word selected from the CEFR common word list. Enable notifications for daily reminders. - Folders: Create and name your own folders, adding the words you want for efficient review. - History: Easily access words you have previously searched. - Favorite Examples: Save your favorite examples for quick reference, review, or to listen to again. Contact Us: For questions, suggestions, or bug reports, please contact us at izi.app.pro@gmail.com. Privacy policy: https://sites.google.com/view/iziapp-dict-en-zh/privacy Terms of use: https://sites.google.com/view/iziapp-dict-en-zh/terms

About

Book Queue

Manage your reading lists with this app. Organize books into TBR, currently reading, and finished categories. Track progress, rate books, and get series recommendations. Your data stays private on your device.

Highlights
  • Organize books into TBR, Reading, Finished, DNF
  • Manual ordering of TBR list
  • Track reading progress by pages or percent
  • Save reading dates, ratings, format, and notes
  • Series-aware suggestions
  • Export and import library as JSON
  • Privacy-first, data on device
Features
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BookQueue helps you stay on top of what to read next, what you’re reading now, and what you’ve already finished. Search books by title, author, or ISBN, then add them to the right list in one tap. Keep your reading organized with clean list management, progress updates, ratings, and detailed book metadata. Features: - Organize books into To Be Read (TBR), Reading, Finished, and DNF - Manual ordering of your To Be Read list - Track reading progress by pages or percent - Save reading dates, ratings, format, and notes - Get series-aware suggestions, including next-in-series recommendations - Own your data, export and import your full library as JSON - Privacy first, keep your data on your device BookQueue is designed for readers who want a simple To Be Read (TBR) list manager with manual ordering.

Screenshots

English4 screens
Book Queue4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Book Queue at none against English's 3. English's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. English sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Book Queue asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

English ships an update every 6 weeks, Book Queue monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
English versus Book Queue: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnglishBook Queue
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size186 MB20 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYen NguyenSvetlana Stolyarova

In-app purchases

3 purchases

English

Subscriptions2
  • Pro - monthly$4.991 Month
  • Pro - yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Pro - forever$99.99
None

Book Queue

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is English free?
English is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Book Queue free?
Book Queue is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do English or Book Queue have ads?
Neither English nor Book Queue shows ads.
Which is updated more often, English or Book Queue?
English ships an update every 6 weeks, and Book Queue monthly. Most recently, English was updated on November 8, 2026 and Book Queue on October 31, 2026.

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