Comparison

Nothing but Vocab vs Archive Learning

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

Head to head
About

Nothing but Vocab

This app offers a gamified approach to language learning, focusing on vocabulary acquisition through challenges, leaderboards, and community features. It adapts to your skill level and provides progress tracking to keep you motivated and engaged.

Highlights
  • Gamified learning with points and achievements
  • Progress tracking with dashboards and streaks
  • Global community for learners
  • Leaderboards and competitive challenges
  • Category-based vocabulary learning
  • Adaptive levels based on international standards
Features
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Nothing But Vocab – Learn Languages the Fun Way Learn smarter. Play harder. Connect deeper. Nothing But Vocab isn’t just another vocabulary trainer—it’s a fully gamified language learning experience that keeps you motivated, engaged, and improving every single day. Whether you’re starting fresh at A1, building confidence at A2, or aiming for B2 mastery, NBV adapts to your level and makes progress feel effortless. Forget dull flashcards and endless memorization. With category-based challenges, leaderboards, and social features, you’ll grow your vocabulary, track your progress, and connect with learners around the world. Key Features- -Gamified Learning Earn points, unlock achievements, and level up your skills. Every practice session feels like a game you’ll want to keep playing. -Track Your Progress Follow your journey from beginner to advanced with clear dashboards, milestones, and streaks that push you to stay consistent. -Global Community Join learners everywhere. Share wins, trade tips, and motivate each other. Language learning is better when you’re not alone. -Leaderboards & Challenges Compete with friends—or the world. Climb the rankings and see how your skills measure up. -Learn by Category Focus on what matters most: travel, food, business, culture, conversations, and more. Stay relevant and motivated with smart category play. -Levels That Match You Structured around international standards (A1, A2, B1, B2) so you always know where you stand and what’s next. Why Nothing But Vocab? • Stay consistent with bite-sized daily challenges. • Build a vocabulary foundation you’ll actually remember. • Keep motivation alive with streaks, achievements, and competitions. • Feel part of a global network cheering you on. Whether you’re preparing for exams, traveling abroad, or simply expanding your mind, NBV makes the process effective, rewarding, and fun. Learn, Play, and Grow • Start at your level and move up step by step. • Unlock new categories and challenges weekly. • Share your progress and inspire others. • Make language learning part of your everyday lifestyle. Nothing But Vocab – where every word is a win. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://nothingbutvocab.com/privacy-policy

About

Archive Learning

Learn new vocabulary from reading without leaving the page. Save words with context, review them with spaced repetition, and track your progress within different fandoms. Works offline with multiple language translations.

Highlights
  • In-context translation
  • Spaced repetition review
  • Offline dictionary
  • Fandom-based library sorting
  • Multi-language support
  • Learned word tracking
Features
Currently charting
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This app is not affiliated with Archive of Our Own (AO3) or the Organization for Transformative Works. You're three chapters deep into a fic you can't put down, and the author drops a word you've never seen. You don't want to leave the page. Double-tap, get the translation and the sentence it came from, save it with a swipe, keep reading. What stays in your vocab is not a bare word — it's a scene. Open the card a week later and you'll remember which fic it was, who said it, and to whom. Cards come back for review when your brain is about to forget them. Not sooner, not later. No deadline calendar to chase. Works offline too. On a plane or somewhere with no Wi-Fi, your words still get translated — the dictionary is built into the app. Tap "running" and you save "run". Tap "ran" and it's the same word. No pile of duplicate cards for one verb. Saved words are underlined in the text. Green for the ones you've learned, red for the ones you're still studying. Library sorted by author and fandom — see exactly which fandom you've fallen into this month. Favourite lines save separately, to come back to. Interface in English, Russian, Spanish, Ukrainian. Translation between 13 languages — beyond the usual set you also get Estonian, Serbian, Hebrew, Arabic. No cloud. No account. No subscription. Everything you save lives on your device.

Screenshots

Nothing but Vocab4 screens
Archive Learning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Archive Learning at none against Nothing but Vocab's 1. Archive Learning also leads on ratings volume (91 vs 3) and chart position (#137 vs unranked). Nothing but Vocab's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.8) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, ads 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. Nothing but Vocab sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $4.99 per month. Archive Learning asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Nothing but Vocab holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Archive Learning has 91 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Nothing but Vocab versus Archive Learning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNothing but VocabArchive Learning
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better4.8 (91 ratings)
Positive reviews—95.3% of reviews
Number of ratings391 — better
Update frequency—Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank—#137 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB55 MB
Age rating4+17+
Developerside-by-side Classics LLCEkaterina Krasner

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Nothing but Vocab

Subscriptions1
  • Nothing but Vocab$4.991 Month
None

Archive Learning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Nothing but Vocab free?
Nothing but Vocab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Archive Learning free?
Archive Learning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Nothing but Vocab or Archive Learning?
Nothing but Vocab is rated higher. Nothing but Vocab averages 5.0 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Archive Learning averages 4.8 from 91 ratings.
Do Nothing but Vocab or Archive Learning have ads?
Neither Nothing but Vocab nor Archive Learning shows ads.

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