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扇贝单词英语版 vs 生词本

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

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About

扇贝单词英语版

This app offers a comprehensive English vocabulary learning solution for exam preparation. It uses AI to personalize study plans, focuses on contextual learning, and includes exam-style practice to help users master words for tests like CET-4/6, IELTS, and TOEFL.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized study plans
  • Contextual learning with real-world texts
  • Exam-style practice questions
  • Dynamic anti-forgetting system
  • Support for various English proficiency exams
  • Customizable word lists
  • Collaborative learning features
Features
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扇贝单词:记得住,更能「应用」与「得分」 不只是背单词,更是一套完整应对英语考试的学习方案。 从 AI 精简任务,到真题语境与题型训练,扇贝让你在有限备考时间里,每一步都更有效率。 • 14年深耕单词记忆研究,累计注册用户超 2 亿 • 专注服务考研、四六级、雅思&托福、中高考等考试人群 • 教育类应用中长期保持高好评率 扇贝自研专利「精简单词智能系统」,通过词汇量测试,科学预测并筛除你大概率已掌握的单词,显著缩短学完整本单词书所需时间(专利号:ZL 2024 1 1008490.X),减少无效学习,更快进入实战阶段。 扇贝率先接入DeepSeek等前沿AI大模型,推出「词文串学」功能:根据你当日所学单词、记忆水平和考试目标,智能匹配外刊同源短文,在真实语境中巩固记忆。 【AI 智能规划:少背、快背、背对】 超越固定的艾宾浩斯遗忘模型,扇贝通过 AI 分析历史学习行为,为你规划更贴合个人记忆特征与备考阶段的学习路径。 • 动态抗遗忘:提前预测遗忘节点,自动安排复习,避免「学过却在考前忘掉」 • 难词定向突破:聚焦反复出错的单词,提供词汇串讲与助记方案 无论你处在备考初期、稳定复习期,还是考前冲刺期,都能在扇贝找到适合自己的学习节奏。 【从「会背」到「会考」:提前进入考试状态】 你的每一次学习,都是在为考试做准备。 • 短文填词:基于已学词汇,自动生成首字母填空、选词填空等高频考试题型,背词与刷题同步完成 • 支持导出 PDF:用于集中刷题或打印复习 • 试卷字体:单词详情页、阅读与短文填词可切换为试卷字体 • 单词草稿纸:支持平板同屏书写笔记,随时拆词、标注与推导,不切换应用,不打断思路。 【覆盖主流考试的专业词书与权威内容】 • 全面兼容知名实体书籍,覆盖小学、初中、高中、大学英语四六级(CET-4/6)、考研、雅思(IELTS)、托福(TOEFL)、GRE、GMAT、SAT、BEC 等主流考试 • 精简意义,标注考频,并提供源自历年真实考题的例句,你学的就是你要考的 • 提供 医学、计算机、金融、法律等专业领域词书,满足进阶学习与职业需求 • 支持上传自定义词表,一键生成专属词书 【多维巩固与长期激励:让坚持变得很容易】 • 上千万用户贡献的高质量助记,提升记忆效率 • 支持拼写、听写、复述、极速刷词等多种训练方式,循序渐进,强化掌握 • 学习同桌、组队打卡、长期战队,随时get备考搭子带来的正向反馈 即刻下载体验更多功能! 联系我们: 应用内:扇贝单词英语版APP-「我的」-「帮助与反馈」 小红书官号:@扇贝单词 邮箱:help@shanbay.com

About

生词本

This app helps you learn vocabulary efficiently using a scientifically proven spaced repetition system. It offers features like cloud sync, custom definitions, and real-time translation to build your ultimate word knowledge base.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition learning algorithm
  • Cloud sync and backup across devices
  • Customizable word definitions and example sentences
  • Real-time translation for over 100 languages
  • Tag management for word organization
  • Import Kindle vocabulary lists
  • Action Extension for quick word saving
Features
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可能是查单词速度最快的 app,记录的单词会永远保存,支持标签管理、模糊搜索,致力于打造最极致的单词知识库软件。 背单词算法来自备受推崇的《17 天搞定 GRE 单词》一书,从记忆学的规律出发,以适当的记忆标准,用科学合理的记忆周期和严密的统筹安排来量身定制学习规划,为考生提供短时快速记忆单词的经典方法。每个单词的背词循环包括 8 个复习点,能够最大限度地提高背单词的效率、延长单词的记忆时间,在过去年数十万名用户的实践当中,已经得到了很好的证明。 iPhone、iPad、Mac 多平台,支持云同步与备份。 - 根据《17天搞定GRE单词》一书中的8个遗忘周期科学背诵单词,在单词需要复习时自动发送通知提醒,让背单词不再痛苦,记忆更加牢固。 - 显示词根词缀。 - 可以自己编辑单词的释义和例句。 - 超过30万条英、美真人发音。 - 支持查询与记录词组。 - 支持导入 Kindle 生词本。 - 支持谷歌翻译,便于记录词组、句子、专业词汇、小语种语言等词典中不存在的内容,可以自动检测并针对一百多种语言进行翻译。 - 可以给单个单词打多个标签,同时也可以检索包含某个或多个标签的所有单词,便于高效分类与整理。另外也可以针对标签安排单词背诵。 - 支持 Action Extension,从任意软件中查词并存储至生词本。 功能: - 内置词典,自动查询。 - 发音语速自由调节。 - 随时将单词生成表格并导出。 - 可以记录例句,利用语境记单词。 - 全局搜索单词/释义/例句。 - 背单词可以指定某些单词先出现中文,再出现英文。 - 纯正发音,离线朗读,不需要请求网络。 - 四种排序模式。 - 记录单词时支持输入中文进行查询。 - 没有广告。 - 会背的单词可以归纳起来,同样也不会丢失。 - 背单词内部乱序,记忆更科学。 - 3D Touch 快速记单词。 - 不会背的单词系统会自动安排加背。 - 自动检测剪贴板中的单词。 - 自动列出需要复习的单词。 - 列表可以隐藏中文/英文便于复习。 - 随机打乱单词列表。 - 在 iPad 上使用分屏功能时,在其他软件中拷贝单词,生词本会立即查询单词 用户政策条款:https://github.com/josephchang10/privacy-policy/blob/master/生词本用户协议.md 有任何问题,欢迎联系作者: 微博@张嘉夫

Screenshots

扇贝单词英语版4 screens
生词本4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: 扇贝单词英语版 at weekly against 生词本's fortnightly. 生词本's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. 扇贝单词英语版 sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $2.49 per month and 生词本 sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for 扇贝单词英语版 against 4.8 for 生词本. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2.4K and 2.6K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 86% of 扇贝单词英语版's written reviews are positive against 82% of 生词本's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

扇贝单词英语版 ships an update weekly, 生词本 fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 26, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
扇贝单词英语版 versus 生词本: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter扇贝单词英语版生词本
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (2.4K ratings)4.8 (2.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.9% of reviews — better82.1% of reviews
Number of ratings2.4K2.6K — better
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple WatchiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac
Requires iOS14.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size323 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNanjing Beiwan Information & Tech Ltd.Joseph Works Limited

Customer experience

扇贝单词英语版

All ratings2,433 ratings
Positive95.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews432 reviews
Positive85.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative11.1%

生词本

All ratings2,615 ratings
Positive96.6%
Neutral1.5%
Negative2.0%
Written reviews196 reviews
Positive82.1%
Neutral5.1%
Negative12.8%

User reviews

扇贝单词英语版

From 2.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient learning process
  • 💡 Helpful features like word roots and sentence practice
  • 🤝 Good for learning with friends
  • 🎨 Visually appealing design

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs and crashes
  • 🔍 Limited search functionality
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🌐 Slow performance for overseas users
  • 🤖 Inconsistent AI-generated content

生词本

From 2.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient and easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient for learning new words
  • 💡 Helpful for building vocabulary
  • 🔒 Free with no ads

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔋 Sync issues across devices
  • 💰 Paid features required for full functionality

Bugs and requests

扇贝单词英语版

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Login issues
  • Unreliable syncing across devices
  • Frequent app updates causing disruption
  • Incorrect word definitions or example sentences

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode
  • More advanced vocabulary and grammar lessons
  • Personalized learning plans
  • Voice recognition for pronunciation practice
  • Better integration with other learning resources

生词本

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Syncing issues between devices
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Inability to import/export word lists

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add English explanations for words
  • Implement auto-pronounce feature
  • Allow customization of word lists and folders

In-app purchases

11 purchases

扇贝单词英语版

Subscriptions3
  • 扇贝单词会员连续包月3 Days trial$2.491 Month
  • 扇贝单词会员连续包月$2.991 Month
  • 扇贝大会员连续包月1 Month trial$4.991 Month
One-time8
  • 600贝壳$0.99
  • 1200贝壳$1.99
  • 1800贝壳$2.99
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  • 3000贝壳$3.99
  • 5000贝壳$6.99
  • 10000贝壳$14.99
  • 扇贝单词年卡会员$14.99
  • 扇贝大会员$34.99
3 purchases

生词本

Subscriptions1
  • 生词本 Pro$1.491 Month
One-time2
  • 谷歌翻译功能$0.99
  • 背单词功能$1.99

Questions

Is 扇贝单词英语版 free?
扇贝单词英语版 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 生词本 free?
生词本 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 扇贝单词英语版 or 生词本?
生词本 is rated higher. 扇贝单词英语版 averages 4.8 out of 5 from 2.4K ratings, while 生词本 averages 4.8 from 2.6K ratings.
Do 扇贝单词英语版 or 生词本 have ads?
Neither 扇贝单词英语版 nor 生词本 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 扇贝单词英语版 or 生词本?
扇贝单词英语版 ships an update weekly, and 生词本 fortnightly. Most recently, 扇贝单词英语版 was updated on October 26, 2026 and 生词本 on October 26, 2026.

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