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Phrasal Verb Dictionary vs Advanced Verbal Lab

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

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Phrasal Verb Dictionary

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Master English phrasal verbs with a simple, clear and easy-to-use dictionary. Phrasal Verbs Dictionary helps English learners understand, search and remember thousands of common phrasal verbs. Whether you are studying English for school, exams, work, travel or daily conversations, this app gives you quick access to meanings, examples and useful explanations. Learning phrasal verbs can be difficult because one verb can completely change meaning when it is combined with another word. This app makes them easier to understand by organizing them in a clean dictionary format with clear definitions and real-life usage examples. WHY USE THIS APP? โ€ข 3300+ English phrasal verbs Explore a large collection of phrasal verbs with simple explanations. โ€ข Clear meanings and examples Understand how each phrasal verb is used in real English sentences. โ€ข Fast search Find any phrasal verb quickly without wasting time. โ€ข Favorites list Save important phrasal verbs and review them later. โ€ข Top 100 phrasal verbs Focus on the most common and useful phrasal verbs first. โ€ข Alphabetical organization Browse phrasal verbs easily from A to Z. โ€ข Offline access Learn anytime and anywhere, even without an internet connection. โ€ข Clean and simple design Study English vocabulary with a smooth and user-friendly interface. PERFECT FOR: โ€ข English learners โ€ข ESL and EFL students โ€ข IELTS, TOEFL and exam preparation โ€ข Students improving grammar and vocabulary โ€ข Teachers and language tutors โ€ข Anyone who wants to speak and understand English better With Phrasal Verbs Dictionary, you can improve your English vocabulary, understand common expressions, and use phrasal verbs more confidently in speaking and writing. Download Phrasal Verbs Dictionary today and start learning English phrasal verbs in a simple, practical and effective way.

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Advanced Verbal Lab

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Advanced Verbal Lab isn't a fluency app. It's for people who already work in English but still hit a wall at the professional or academic level. At that level, much of communication depends on abstract vocabulary. And abstract words are often the hardest to retain: there is nothing concrete to picture, so memorizing a translation or definition may not be enough. Advanced Verbal Lab approaches that problem in two ways: through word structure, and through context. PHASE I: WORD STRUCTURE Word Structure builds abstract vocabulary from meaning parts. Each abstract word is paired with a medical term that shares one of those parts. Medical vocabulary often breaks down unusually clearly, and it describes things you can picture: a body, a tissue, a movement, a position. Learn what the shared part means in the medical word, then carry that structure into the abstract word. Instead of memorizing 99 unrelated definitions, you begin to see a smaller set of meaning parts recombining across different words. HOW IT WORKS Each word begins with three pages. First comes the structure: the medical example, the part both words share, and then the abstract word. Before seeing the definition, you are asked to work out what it might mean. Next comes the quiz, where you commit to an answer. Then comes the explanation, with usage, collocations, near-synonyms, and a real example sentence. After the first encounter, repeat rounds are quiz-only. The supporting pages remain available whenever you need them, but recall does more of the work. When you finish a volume, every word returns in one final round. A word counts as mastered only when you can recognize it quickly, without a hint. WHAT'S INCLUDED โ€” Free Sampler: 7 words, no purchase required โ€” Volume I: 46 words โ€” Volume II: 46 words โ€” Complete Word Structure: both volumes, one price 99 words in total, each with its medical pairing, structural breakdown, collocations, near-synonyms, and an example sentence. MY SENTENCES Write your own sentence for each word as you learn it. There is no AI grading and no score attached. It is simply a place to use the word yourself before meeting it again in review. PHASE II: CONTEXT Context takes the other route. Instead of building meaning from the word itself, you meet an unfamiliar abstract word inside a sentence and work out what it means from the language around it. You first infer the meaning from context, then meet the word again until the meaning holds. Formula Flash runs alongside Context, drilling the same word structures three ways for speed and collecting missed items in REVIEW. A free Sampler is included here too. TWO WAYS INTO MEANING Word Structure asks: What can the word itself tell you? Context asks: What can the sentence around it tell you? Together, they train two different ways of reaching meaning without relying immediately on a translation or dictionary definition. WHAT'S NEXT Phase III: Judgment is planned as the next step: choosing between closely related words, understanding the boundary between them, and explaining why one fits where another does not. PRIVACY No account. No login. No data collection. Purchases are handled entirely through Apple's App Store. Nothing is tracked, and nothing is sold.

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Verdict

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The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Phrasal Verb Dictionary at none against Advanced Verbal Lab's 10. Advanced Verbal Lab's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.4). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Advanced Verbal Lab sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Phrasal Verb Dictionary asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Phrasal Verb Dictionary versus Advanced Verbal Lab: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPhrasal Verb DictionaryAdvanced Verbal Lab
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Fortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS26.415.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size13 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYoussef BoussalhamRyoko Goto

In-app purchases

None

Phrasal Verb Dictionary

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Advanced Verbal Lab

One-time10
  • Formula Flash II: ASSEMBLE$2.99
  • Formula Flash I: PARSE$2.99
  • Formula Flash III: RESOLVE$2.99
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  • Context Volume III$4.99
  • Context Volume I$4.99
  • Context Volume II$4.99
  • Context Volume IV$4.99
  • The whole Formula Flash shelf$6.99
  • The whole Context track$16.99
  • The Complete Library$21.99

Questions

Is Phrasal Verb Dictionary free?
Phrasal Verb Dictionary is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Advanced Verbal Lab free?
Advanced Verbal Lab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Phrasal Verb Dictionary or Advanced Verbal Lab have ads?
Neither Phrasal Verb Dictionary nor Advanced Verbal Lab shows ads.

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