Comparison

PTE Flow vs PTE WFD

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

Head to head
About

PTE Flow

Features
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Most PTE candidates don't lose Write From Dictation marks on hard words. They lose them on the small ones — a, the, is, and the plural s they never hear. PTE Flow is a daily WFD trainer built around exactly that problem. Listen to a sentence, type what you hear, and get word-level feedback showing precisely which words you got right, missed, or got wrong — so you can see your weak spots instead of guessing at them. Practice 5 free questions every day, and let daily review turn your mistakes into marks. WHAT'S INSIDE - 1,700+ real-style WFD sentences to practise - Three practice modes: Build (assemble sentence chunks), Sort (arrange words in order), and Write (type the full answer) - Word-level feedback on every answer: correct, missing, and wrong words highlighted - Most Repeated category plus band 50 / 65 / 79 sentence collections - Adjustable playback speed for listening practice - Daily streak to keep the habit going - Spaced review that brings back the sentences you got wrong - 5 free questions every day — Premium unlocks unlimited practice and every practice pack BUILT FOR ONE THING PTE Flow is not a general English course and it doesn't try to replace full mock tests. It's a focused trainer for the single task where weak listeners give away the most marks: Write From Dictation. Use it on your phone for short daily sessions — on the bus, between classes, before bed — and save your full mock tests for the computer. A few focused minutes a day builds the listening memory and spelling accuracy that WFD rewards. Audio playback requires an internet connection. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

PTE WFD

Practice writing from dictation for standardized English tests. This app offers offline listening exercises with word-by-word scoring to identify errors. It includes spaced review, an offline dictionary, and focused listening modes.

Highlights
  • 283 deduplicated WFD sentences
  • Word-by-word scoring
  • Spaced review system
  • Offline dictionary with phonetics
  • Focused listening mode
  • No account or ads required
Features
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Every PTE Academic and PTE Core test has 3-4 Write From Dictation items, and each one scores toward your Listening AND your Writing band. It is scored word by word. This app drills 384 deduplicated WFD sentences one at a time and marks you word by word, in order, so you can see exactly which words you dropped. Learning content works fully offline — questions and audio ship inside the app. No account or ads. Optional anonymous product-interaction analytics use Apple CloudKit only after your consent. First 30 sentences free. SENTENCE-BY-SENTENCE DICTATION • 384 deduplicated WFD sentences built in • English and Chinese audio ship with the app — nothing to download • Scored word by word, in order, with every dropped word marked in place • Progress saves automatically; star the sentences you keep missing • Hide the English and the translation together for true blind dictation SPACED REVIEW • Learned sentences return after 1, 2, 4, 7, 15, 30 and 60 days • A badge on the Review tab shows today's remaining count, with days changing at 4:00 am Beijing time • Missing words, low scores and revealed prompts stay in today's queue until written correctly OFFLINE DICTIONARY AND WORD LIST • Tap any English word in a sentence for phonetics, meanings, phrases, derivatives, word roots, synonyms and antonyms • Unlimited lookups; free users can save up to 30 words • Review saved words one by one and retire them once learned — your history is always kept WFD FM • A focused listening mode built around the English sentence and its translation • Play across all sentences, only the ones you have studied, or only your starred ones • Sequential, shuffle and single-sentence repeat • Turn on Chinese playback to hear each sentence in English then Chinese • Speed control, background playback and lock-screen controls QUIET, FOCUSED, OFFLINE LEARNING • No account required • No personally identifiable data collected, no third-party analytics SDK, and no cross-app tracking • Optional anonymous product analytics can be declined or turned off at any time without affecting learning • No ads • Unlock the full question bank, WFD FM and unlimited saved words with a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time purchase • All questions and audio stay on your device This is an independent study tool. It is not affiliated with, authorised by, or endorsed by Pearson or PTE. Terms of Use (standard Apple EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

PTE Flow4 screens
PTE WFD4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: PTE WFD at every 3 days against PTE Flow's every 9 days. PTE Flow's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. PTE Flow sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and PTE WFD sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PTE Flow ships an update every 9 days, PTE WFD every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
PTE Flow versus PTE WFD: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPTE FlowPTE WFD
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size56 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCao Ky Nguyen久旸 李

In-app purchases

2 purchases

PTE Flow

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$59.991 Year
3 purchases

PTE WFD

Subscriptions2
  • WFD FM 月度会员$0.991 Month
  • WFD FM 年度会员$7.991 Year
One-time1
  • WFD FM 永久会员$14.99

Questions

Is PTE Flow free?
PTE Flow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PTE WFD free?
PTE WFD is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do PTE Flow or PTE WFD have ads?
Neither PTE Flow nor PTE WFD shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PTE Flow or PTE WFD?
PTE Flow ships an update every 9 days, and PTE WFD every 3 days. Most recently, PTE Flow was updated on October 12, 2026 and PTE WFD on October 17, 2026.

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