Comparison

Basic English conversation vs Learn English

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

Master English with daily, effective lessons. Improve vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation through interactive exercises and real-life phrases. Features advanced speech recognition and progress tracking for all learning levels.

Highlights
  • Daily English lessons
  • Speech recognition for pronunciation
  • Useful phrases for real situations
  • Verb conjugations
  • Progress tracking
  • Interactive exercises
Features
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Learn English with free lessons daily. Let Mondly teach you the English language quickly and effectively. In just minutes you’ll start memorizing core English words, form sentences, learn to speak English phrases and take part in conversations. Fun English lessons improve your vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation like no other language learning method. Beginner or advanced learner, traveler or business professional with a tight schedule? The app works great and dynamically adjusts to your needs. Explore language exercises for reading, listening, writing and speaking enhanced with a dictionary, verb conjugator and state-of-the-art speech recognition technology - you’ll feel like having your own English language tutor in your pocket. ▶ The secret path to language learning Remember the English language classes in school? You started with hundreds of basic words and expressions, continued with tons of English grammar lessons and at the end of a full semester’s language course you could barely translate a sentence or say “Hello!” to a foreigner. That’s the traditional way to learn a language. Mondly has a different approach, that’s opposite to the average language course. Here are the key features that make Mondly a great tutor for you: • Crystal-clear audio and professional voice actors. Learn the right English pronunciation from conversations between native speakers. • State-of-the-art Speech Recognition. Mondly knows exactly how to listen to your English words and phrases. You will only get a positive feedback if you speak English clearly and correctly. This will improve your pronunciation. • Useful phrases for real situations. Memorizing hundreds of isolated words is not the way to go when it comes to learning English. Mondly teaches you English vocabulary by offering you core words and phrases. The app breaks the learning process down into short lessons and puts them into themed packs. • Verb conjugations. If you want to learn more during this course, just tap the English verbs and get the full conjugation on the screen, including the translation. It’s faster and better than a dictionary. • Advanced Statistics. The App uses intelligent reporting, so you can always follow your progress. Build your vocabulary step by step and become better daily. • The Leaderboard. See how your friends are doing and compete with people from all over the world to become the best learner in the Mondly community family. Take the Weekly Quiz to become even better. Before you know it, at the end of these English lessons, you will master the most useful 5000 words and phrases and you will be on the fast lane to learning a new language. PLEASE NOTE You will need a subscription in order to get access to all of this app’s courses and features. Subscription options: - One-monthly subscription for $US9.99 (or the equivalent in local currency), automatically renewed until canceled. - One-yearly subscription for $US47.99 (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 app’s courses and features will expire at the end of the current payment period. Privacy Policy: www.mondly.com/privacy Terms: www.mondly.com/terms We welcome your feedback and suggestions at: ios@mondlylanguages.com

Screenshots

Basic English conversation4 screens
Learn English4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn English at 4.8 against Basic English conversation's 4.2. Learn English also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 67%) and ratings volume (363 vs 49). Basic English conversation's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). 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. Basic English conversation sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Learn English sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn English holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn English has 363 ratings behind it against 49, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Basic English conversation's written reviews are positive against 89% of Learn English's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic English conversation ships an update every 2 months, Learn English every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Basic English conversation versus Learn English: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic English conversationLearn English
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (49 ratings)4.8 (363 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews88.5% of reviews — better
Number of ratings49363 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.010.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB87 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatalja MorozovaATi Studios

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

All ratings363 ratings
Positive94.5%
Neutral3.0%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive88.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative5.2%

Bugs and requests

Basic English conversation

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Learn English

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Search functionality errors
  • Subscription cancellation not processing refunds
  • Billing charged without proper consent

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more languages to the 'I speak' selection
  • Offer more free content or free tier option
  • Link to university degree programs
  • Free or freemium pricing structure

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
11 purchases

Learn English

Subscriptions7
  • Unlimited Access7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access 1 Month v2$11.991 Month
  • Learn English - Premium access7 Days trial$11.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Learn English - Full access7 Days trial$11.991 Month
  • Unlimited Access 12 Months All$23.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access 12 Months$47.991 Year
  • Unlimited Access 12 Months All v2$59.991 Year
One-time4
  • Learn to describe your family and make introductions in English$1.99
  • Learn how to order Food, Love Phrases and Romantic Words in English$4.99
  • Premium English Course2 variants$14.99
Show 1 more
  • Premium all Languages Promo$19.99

Questions

Is Basic English conversation free?
Basic English conversation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn English free?
Learn English is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Basic English conversation or Learn English?
Learn English is rated higher. Basic English conversation averages 4.2 out of 5 from 49 ratings, while Learn English averages 4.8 from 363 ratings.
Do Basic English conversation or Learn English have ads?
Neither Basic English conversation nor Learn English shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Basic English conversation or Learn English?
Basic English conversation ships an update every 2 months, and Learn English every 6 weeks. Most recently, Basic English conversation was updated on October 20, 2026 and Learn English on October 22, 2026.

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