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Plain850:核心英文 850詞 vs Daily Geist

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

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Plain850:核心英文 850詞

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Plain850 是一個專注於 850 個核心英文詞的簡潔學習工具。 它不是要你背更多、更難的單字,而是幫你把最常見、最基礎、最容易用錯的英文詞重新學穩。 很多英文學習者其實已經認識不少單字,但在真正閱讀、寫作或表達時,仍然會卡在 make、do、get、take、have、in、on、with 這類核心詞的用法。Plain850 的目標,就是讓你用更安靜、更清晰的方式,回到英文的基礎。 主要功能: ・學習 850 個核心英文詞 ・透過「850 單字書」將學習進度視覺化 ・按分類瀏覽單字 ・查看中文、日文、西班牙文說明 ・閱讀簡單 A2 英文文化文章 ・閱讀時可點按單字查看解釋 ・收藏想重溫的單字 ・使用測驗模式檢查記憶 ・支援英文發音 ・無需登入 ・可離線使用 ・免費使用,沒有廣告 Plain850 適合: ・想重新打好英文基礎的人 ・認識很多單字,但核心詞用得不穩的人 ・正在學英文的中文、日文或西班牙文使用者 ・想用碎片時間安靜複習英文的人 ・不喜歡複雜介面、廣告或過度遊戲化學習工具的人 Plain850 的設計理念很簡單: 不是背更多字,而是先把最重要的字學深。 從 850 個核心詞開始,慢慢建立更穩定的英文基礎。

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Daily Geist

Explore German philosophy through daily short passages. Each entry includes the original German text, an English, Chinese, or Korean translation, a brief explanation, and practical application tips. Discover new philosophical schools and thinkers with regular updates.

Highlights
  • Daily philosophical passages
  • Original German text
  • Multiple translation options
  • 60-second idea explanations
  • Practical application tips
  • Offline functionality
  • No ads or tracking
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Daily Geist is a tool for learning the works of German philosophers, one short passage a day. Each bite gives you: • The original German, taken from the first edition and kept in its old spelling (Muth, daß, Blüthe) • Our own translation in English, Traditional Chinese or Korean • A 60-second explanation of the idea • One concrete way to use it today Schools so far: German Idealism (Kant, Hegel), Existentialism (Nietzsche, Schopenhauer), the Enlightenment (Kant's "What is Enlightenment?", Lichtenberg), Hermeneutics (Schleiermacher, Dilthey) and, new in 1.2, Phenomenology (Husserl, Scheler, Stein). New schools arrive in regular updates. Every quote names its source: the work, the year of the first edition and the page. Each thinker has a hand-drawn line portrait, and each idea a small drawing that explains it. On iPhone Duo, hold the phone half open to read a bite like a book, or stand it up as a tent for a calm display of today's bite. Calm by design: no ads, no tracking and no feed. The app works offline, and you don't need an account. Sign in with Apple or an email code only if you want your progress back after a reinstall or on a new phone. The app sends counts of which features are used, and you can switch that off in About. One optional daily reminder at 8:00. Pocket the bites you have read and come back tomorrow for the next one.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Plain850:核心英文 850詞 at 3 against Daily Geist's 1. Plain850:核心英文 850詞 also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Plain850:核心英文 850詞 ships an update every 2 weeks, Daily Geist weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 26, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Plain850:核心英文 850詞 versus Daily Geist: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPlain850:核心英文 850詞Daily Geist
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLok WaiChan Nam Ao

In-app purchases

None

Plain850:核心英文 850詞

No in-app purchases

None

Daily Geist

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Plain850:核心英文 850詞 free?
Plain850:核心英文 850詞 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Daily Geist free?
Daily Geist is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Plain850:核心英文 850詞 or Daily Geist have ads?
Neither Plain850:核心英文 850詞 nor Daily Geist shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Plain850:核心英文 850詞 or Daily Geist?
Plain850:核心英文 850詞 ships an update every 2 weeks, and Daily Geist weekly. Most recently, Plain850:核心英文 850詞 was updated on October 9, 2026 and Daily Geist on October 26, 2026.

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