Comparison

English Conversation Practice vs Basic English

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

Head to head
About

English Conversation Practice

Practice English conversation with a wide range of categorized dialogues and useful resources for real-life situations and exams. Improve listening, speaking, vocabulary, and pronunciation with audio support for most content.

Highlights
  • 1000+ native speaker conversations
  • Sentence Builder Game
  • 800+ short stories
  • Vocabulary and idiom dictionaries
  • Pronunciation evaluation
  • IELTS and TOEIC preparation
Features
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"English Conversation Practice" is the helpful app to practice english conversation for everyone. With a lot of english conversations categorized in different levels, you can strengthen your english listening and speaking skills perfectly. This app also includes many useful resources for real-life situations and examination. You can find everything you need for learning English by downloading this app: English Conversation, Listening, Speaking, English Idioms and Phrases, Vocabulary, Single Sentences, Short Stories, Essays, English Grammar, Daily News, Games and Tests, IELTS, TOEIC, etc. Most stuff in the app has audio supported. Learning English has never been so simple. Main features: - 1000+ conversations with American native speakers. All conversations are separated into many real-life topics. - Practice conversation; - Sentence Builder Game; - 800+ English short stories; - 1200+ daily phrasal verbs; - 3000+ most commonly used sentences; - 3000+ most commonly used vocabulary; - 3000+ IELTS Academic vocabulary; - 15000+ English Idioms and Phrases; - Evaluate your pronunciation; - Effective Learning: helps you improve Vocabulary (capacity and pronunciation). - Vocabulary Listening Test; - Hangman vocabulary game; - English Grammar Test; - Completed English idioms and phrases dictionary; - Completed list of irregular verbs with audio supported; - Free lessons from BBC Leaning English (British pronunciation) and VOA Learning English (American pronunciation); - Spotlight English Talk lessons; - Evaluate your pronunciation easily with voice recognition; - Online Dictionary integrated to help users find word's meaning fast;

About

Basic English

Learn to speak English fluently and confidently with interactive lessons, audio, and quizzes. Improve speaking, listening, and vocabulary through step-by-step instruction and real-world conversation practice, even offline.

Highlights
  • Offline learning support
  • Interactive lessons with audio and quizzes
  • Real-world conversation practice
  • Vocabulary and grammar expansion
  • Speaking practice with recording
  • Listening practice via radio
Features
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EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO SPEAK ENGLISH FLUENTLY + Support iPhone and iPad. + iOS 13.0 above + Can use offline. ● Do you feel nervous or shy when you speak English? --> The app can help you learn English and improve your speaking without taking a class. --> All the lessons include images, slideshows, audio files, and quizzes to help you learn in an easy way. If you are a beginner or low intermediate English learner, then this app will be perfect for you. ● Do other people sometimes not understand you when you speak English? --> The app will improve your English skill speaking, listening and understanding. All the lessons were created in a step-by-step manner teaching simple words and sentences in the beginning and slowly getting harder in later lessons. ● Do you want to practice English speaking even when you have nobody to practice with? --> The app have many conversations for you practice speak English naturally and confidently for work, travel, or daily life ... ● Would you like to know how to use English in real world situations? --> Become a confident English speaker by seeing, hearing, and participating with interactive lessons ●●● Main features - Over 5000 conversations. - Support learning offline without internet - Expand vocebulary, grammar through videos channel. - Practice speaking and record to listen again. - Quizzes test will helpful for you test what did you know. - Bookmarks: group the lessons to a package. - History, Favorite will be better for you learn again. - Take note on lesson. - Support 3000 words for speaking. - Practice listening via English radio. ●●● BEST GOAL: The app can help you after completing - You will be able to speak English. - Feel confident when you speak English. - Speak natural English with clear pronunciation. - Improve your English speaking even when you are alone. - Learn all the grammar and vocabulary you need to communicate in English. - Speak smoothly and fluently without stopping or pausing. - Learn English for specific situations like travel or business meeting. ### Purchase to unlock features and ads free on the app ### - Privacy policy: https://mobilephl.com/eslcourse/privacy.php - Terms of Use: https://mobilephl.com/eslcourse/term_of_use.php - And read more USER LICENSE AGREEMENT (about EULA) at here: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

English Conversation Practice4 screens
Basic English4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Basic English at none against English Conversation Practice's shown. Basic English also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). 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. English Conversation Practice sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Basic English sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 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 — 4.7 for English Conversation Practice against 4.7 for Basic English. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7.6K and 5.9K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 84% of English Conversation Practice's written reviews are positive against 91% of Basic English's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

English Conversation Practice ships an update every 2 months, Basic English every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on October 29, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
English Conversation Practice versus Basic English: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEnglish Conversation PracticeBasic English
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (7.6K ratings)4.7 (5.9K ratings) — better
Positive reviews84.5% of reviews90.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7.6K — better5.9K
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size110 MB198 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDao Cao ThiNguyen Thi Hoai Thu

Customer experience

English Conversation Practice

All ratings7,632 ratings
Positive92.5%
Neutral3.6%
Negative3.9%
Written reviews103 reviews
Positive84.5%
Neutral3.9%
Negative11.7%

Basic English

All ratings5,851 ratings
Positive93.3%
Neutral2.6%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews76 reviews
Positive90.8%
Neutral6.6%
Negative2.6%

User reviews

English Conversation Practice

From 7.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Helpful for learning English
  • 🚀 Efficient for practicing conversations
  • 💡 Variety of learning materials
  • 👍 Useful for improving speaking skills
  • 👍 Good for learning vocabulary and phrases

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Crashes or freezes on some devices
  • 🔇 Audio or microphone issues
  • 💰 Too many ads that are disruptive
  • 🔧 Some features not working properly after updates

Basic English

From 5.9K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Excellent learning tool
  • 💡 Helpful for improving English
  • 🤩 Great app
  • 🥰 Love the app

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Ads disrupt usage
  • 🤔 Incorrect quiz answers
  • 🤷‍♀️ Premium not connected

Bugs and requests

English Conversation Practice

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Microphone not working on some devices
  • App crashing when trying to record voice
  • Audio playback issues on certain versions
  • Compatibility problems with older iOS versions

Requested features

4 requests
  • Option to remove ads through payment
  • Ability to download lessons for offline use
  • More interactive features for speaking practice
  • Improved microphone and audio functionality

Basic English

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Audio issue during use
  • Repeated audio lessons

Requested features

2 requests
  • Option to speak slowly
  • Desktop version for online classes

In-app purchases

1 purchases

English Conversation Practice

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$5.99
3 purchases

Basic English

Subscriptions2
  • Month$6.991 Month
  • Year$9.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium$11.99

Questions

Is English Conversation Practice free?
English Conversation Practice is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic English free?
Basic English is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, English Conversation Practice or Basic English?
Basic English is rated higher. English Conversation Practice averages 4.7 out of 5 from 7.6K ratings, while Basic English averages 4.7 from 5.9K ratings.
Do English Conversation Practice or Basic English have ads?
English Conversation Practice shows ads; Basic English does not.
Which is updated more often, English Conversation Practice or Basic English?
English Conversation Practice ships an update every 2 months, and Basic English every 3 weeks. Most recently, English Conversation Practice was updated on October 29, 2026 and Basic English on October 29, 2026.

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