Comparison

Basic English conversation vs Learn English Phrases

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

Head to head
About

Basic English conversation

Learn practical English conversation skills through dialogues, phrases, and vocabulary. Covers everyday situations like greetings, travel, dining, and city navigation. Includes exercises, tests, and speech tempo settings to aid learning.

Highlights
  • 1300 useful phrases
  • 66 typical dialogues
  • 2500 vocabulary words
  • 132 exercises with answers
  • 37 tests with answers
  • Speech tempo setting
  • Diagnostic and revision tests
Features
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Unit 1 - Good morning! ▪ Meeting & greeting ▪ Do you speak English, Spanish...? ▪ Where are you from? Where do you live? ▪ Talking about family ▪ Planning a meeting ▪ Saying sorry and asking for help ▪ On a visit ▪ Talking about school & work ▪ Ending a visit & saying goodbye Unit 2 - Travelling ▪ At the airport ▪ Passport & customs control ▪ Travelling by bus, train, tube, taxi ▪ Getting a coach & buying tickets ▪ Taking an express train ▪ Renting a car ▪ Travelling by car ▪ Travelling by ship Unit 3 - On a holiday ▪ Booking a hotel room ▪ Checking in at the hotel ▪ Problems with hotel services ▪ Camping & caravanning ▪ At the restaurant ▪ Changing money & using a cashpoint ▪ At the seaside ▪ In the mountains Unit 4 - In a city ▪ Asking about the way ▪ Going by bus ▪ Travelling by underground (subway) ▪ Taking a taxi ▪ At the clothes shop ▪ At the supermarket ▪ Going to the theatre, cinema ▪ At the gallery & museum 1300 useful phrases and 2500 words 66 typical dialogues 750 high quality photos 132 exercises + 37 tests with answers Speech tempo setting Advanced features: 1. Diagnostic and revision tests 2. A list of mistakes you made 3. A speech tempo setting 4. A list of your favourite phrases Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy : https://www.myapp.page/language-reading-books/privacy

About

Learn English Phrases

Learn to read, write, and pronounce words and phrases in over 100 languages through fun, educational games. It covers thousands of words and phrases categorized into 100 topics for everyday life and travel situations.

Highlights
  • Read, write, and pronounce words/phrases
  • Supports over 100 languages
  • Thousands of words and phrases
  • 100 topic categories
  • Smart games for skill improvement
  • Progress tracking for correct/wrong answers
Features
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The app will help you learn how to read, write, and pronounce words and phrases. You can learn one or more of the 100 languages, such as English and French. It's a fun and easy-to-use educational game that includes thousands of words and phrases that provide you with knowledge in real-world situations. The app is categorized into 100 topics covering everyday life or travel situations. Why this application? - Teach you all the words and phrases that really matter. - It consists of smart games that improve your speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills. - It can count the correct and wrong answers for each educational game. - Multilingual interface (100). Application contents - Nouns and verbs. - Adjectives and antonyms. - Names of body parts. - Animal and birds. - Fruits and vegetables. - Clothes and accessories. - Communications and technology. - Devices and tools. - Education and sports. - Entertainment and media. - Feelings and experience. - Health and exercise. - House and Kitchen. - Places and buildings. - Travel and transportation. - Work and jobs. - Days and months. - Shapes and colors. - Accommodations and general expressions. - Difficulties in making friends. - Location and greeting. - Emergency and health. - General questions. - Numbers and money. - Phone, internet, and mail. - Shopping and food. - Time and dates. - Travel and directions. Test - Listen to a word. - Writing characters. - Translate a phrase. - A missing word from a sentence. - Words order. - Memory exam. PLEASE NOTE Most features of the app work without a subscription. However, you will need the subscription in order to access additional features. Subscription options: - 1-month subscription for $US6.99 (or the equivalent in local currency), automatically renewed until canceled. - 6-month subscription for $US7.99 (or the equivalent in local currency), automatically renewed until canceled. - 12-month subscription for $US8.99 (or the equivalent in local currency), automatically renewed until canceled. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current payment period. Your iTunes account will be automatically charged at the same price for renewal within the 24-hour period prior to the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences in your Account Settings. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. You can manage your subscriptions through your Account Settings after purchase. When a subscription is canceled, access to the extra features of the app will expire at the end of the current payment period. Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/hosy-academy/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/hosy-academy/terms-of-service Have questions or suggestions? Feel free to contact us at hosy.developer@gmail.com

Screenshots

Basic English conversation4 screens
Learn English Phrases4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn English Phrases at 5.0 against Basic English conversation's 4.2. Basic English conversation's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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. Basic English conversation sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Learn English Phrases sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 6 months. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn English Phrases holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Basic English conversation has 49 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic English conversation ships an update every 2 months, Learn English Phrases every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Basic English conversation versus Learn English Phrases: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic English conversationLearn English Phrases
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (49 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings49 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB49 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatalja MorozovaImad Al-Zaidi.

Customer experience

Basic English conversation

All ratings49 ratings
Positive77.6%
Neutral12.2%
Negative10.2%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral4.2%
Negative29.2%

Learn English Phrases

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Basic English conversation

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time6
  • English conversation$1.99
  • Travel English$1.99
  • English for tourism$1.99
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  • In a city$1.99
  • Speak English$4.99
  • Lifetime Access$39.99
2 purchases

Learn English Phrases

Subscriptions2
  • Unlock Features$7.996 Months
  • Unlock Features2 variants$8.991 Month

Questions

Is Basic English conversation free?
Basic English conversation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn English Phrases free?
Learn English Phrases is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Basic English conversation or Learn English Phrases?
Learn English Phrases is rated higher. Basic English conversation averages 4.2 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Learn English Phrases averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Basic English conversation or Learn English Phrases have ads?
Learn English Phrases shows ads; Basic English conversation does not.
Which is updated more often, Basic English conversation or Learn English Phrases?
Basic English conversation ships an update every 2 months, and Learn English Phrases every 6 months. Most recently, Basic English conversation was updated on November 1, 2026 and Learn English Phrases on November 2, 2026.

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