Palabros vs EarthPhase
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Palabros
Enhance your English and Spanish vocabulary with a comprehensive dictionary. Understand word meanings, origins, and pronunciations. Save and review words with spaced repetition widgets and personalized learning modes.
- English & Spanish dictionary
- Offline definitions
- Spaced repetition widgets
- Interactive etymology
- Bilingual mode
- Reading mode
- Word of the Day
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Find a word. Understand it. Make it yours. Palabros is an English and Spanish dictionary for people who love reading, writing and discovering words. The app is available in both languages. Look up a meaning when you need it. Linger on its nuances when it sparks your curiosity. Save the words that matter to you and come back to them until they become part of your vocabulary. And if you're learning English or Spanish, save their translations too. Widgets bring your words and translations to your Home Screen. They show them again with spaced repetition, without setting time aside to study. UNDERSTAND A WORD Read the definition alongside a clear, simple explanation. Check synonyms and antonyms, hear how it's pronounced and explore its origin with interactive etymology. BILINGUAL MODE Explore translations from English to Spanish and from Spanish to English. Translations are grouped by meaning, next to the definitions that clarify their nuances. Save a word's translations and come back to them whenever you like. Find them in your widgets and review them to learn word by word. KEEP READING Some words make you stop in the middle of a page. With Reading Mode, say a word out loud and see its meaning without typing it or putting your book down. If you prefer, listen to the explanation. When you finish, choose which of the words you looked up you want to save. COME BACK TO YOUR WORDS A word you found in a novel. Another you'd like to use when you write. A term you want to remember for your studies. Keep them in your library, organize them with tags, filter your collection and import your own lists. REVIEW AT YOUR OWN PACE Review your words in four ways: pick the word, pick the definition and, with Palabros Pro, type the word or explain it in your own words. You can also review translations: choose every correct equivalent among several options or, with Palabros Pro, type the translation you remember. If you review your words now and then, Palabros identifies the ones you find hardest to remember. With smart priority turned on, widgets show them more often, mixed in with the rest. Palabros Pro review widgets hide definitions or translations. Take a moment to recall them before you reveal them. Statistics show your progress. DISCOVER SOMETHING EVERY DAY Word of the Day is an invitation to learn a new meaning. Some words come illustrated. See it in the app and in its widgets, including the extra-large portrait widget. Siri and Shortcuts actions let you look up, save and review words, or build your own shortcuts. A DICTIONARY THAT GOES WITH YOU The English and Spanish dictionaries are built into the app, so you can look up definitions offline. On compatible devices, Apple Intelligence generates explanations on device. Translations by meaning need a connection; other features may require downloaded resources. Palabros has no ads. Read, look up and review in peace. PALABROS PRO Palabros is free to download. Palabros Pro expands your library and your tools: unlimited saved words, unlimited Reading Mode sessions, all four word review modes, typed translation review, word and translation review widgets, tags and filters, list import, statistics, widget personalization, exclusive icons and future Palabros Pro improvements. Choose a monthly subscription, try the annual plan with seven days free if you're eligible, or get lifetime access. For the words you want to make yours. LEGAL · Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ · Privacy Policy: https://nachocerrato.com/palabros/privacy/
EarthPhase
Explore a beautifully designed, interactive solar system with real-time celestial data. Track moon and Earth phases, view planet positions, and travel through time to discover cosmic events and facts.
- Interactive solar system map
- Real-time moon and Earth phases
- Home and lock screen widgets
- Time travel slider for past/future events
- Discover cosmic facts and mechanics
- Accurate planet positions and orbits
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EarthPhase is your personal, beautifully designed pocket solar system, with all features completely free. Built with a stunning matte, low-key aesthetic, it brings the exact state of the solar system directly to your device. Whether you are an astronomy enthusiast or simply love a clean, minimalist Home Screen, EarthPhase tracks the cosmos in real-time. WIDGET SUITE Never miss a cosmic event. EarthPhase offers a variety of widgets designed to blend seamlessly with your custom setups: Home Screen Trackers: Keep an eye on the current Moon and Earth phases with perfectly rendered, dynamic icons. Lock Screen Data: Add circular planet icons or detailed rectangular widgets that display the exact live illumination percentage of the Moon or Earth right below your clock. Live Solar System: Place a dynamic map of the inner and outer planets on your Home Screen, available in multiple sizes. INTERACTIVE SOLAR SYSTEM Dive into the app to explore a highly accurate, interactive schematic of our solar system. Tap any planet to zoom in on its specific orbit, view its position relative to the Sun, and explore its major moons. TIME TRAVEL SLIDER Wondering what the moon phase was on the day you were born? Or when the next supermoon will happen? Use the precision control panel to scrub backward and forward through time. The entire solar system and moon phase engine will smoothly animate to reflect the exact celestial state of any date and time you choose. DISCOVER THE COSMOS Expand your knowledge with a massive library of scientifically accurate, lesser-known facts. Learn about the bizarre orbital mechanics of Jupiter's outer moons, the metal snow on Venus, or the true scale of the Martian canyons.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: EarthPhase at free against Palabros's freemium. EarthPhase also leads on iOS requirement (18.6 vs 26.0). Palabros's advantage is ratings volume (16 vs 3). On price, rating, ads 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. Palabros sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per 7 days and EarthPhase sells 2 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 — 4.9 for Palabros against 5.0 for EarthPhase. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Palabros has 16 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Palabros | EarthPhase |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (16 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 16 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.0 | 18.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 187 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Nacho Cerrato Ruiz | Nathan Coleman |
Customer experience
Palabros
EarthPhase
In-app purchases
Palabros
- Palabros Weekly$0.997 Days
- Palabros Month$2.991 Month
- Palabros Annual7 Days trial$15.991 Year
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- Palabros Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year
- Palabros Pro$35.99
- Palabros Pro$49.99
EarthPhase
- Tip$0.99
- Tip$4.99









