Comparison

Context vs Wordock

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

Head to head
About

Context

Build a daily language learning habit by studying meaningful sentences. Capture text from anywhere, create smart flashcards, and track your progress. Supports Japanese-English and English-Japanese dictionaries, or any language with custom definitions.

Highlights
  • Sentence-based flashcards
  • Text capture via camera or paste
  • Intelligent spaced repetition
  • Custom definitions for any language
  • Japanese-English dictionary
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Context helps you build a daily habit around meaningful sentences you encounter through language immersion. When you find a new word, grab the entire sentence. You can paste from another app or use the camera to capture text from anywhere. We will intelligently schedule flashcards that use this sentence to help you remember new words in context. Context currently has Japanese-English, English-Japanese dictionaries built in. If you write your own definitions, you can use it to study any language. About Subscriptions: To sync between multiple devices, you will need to create an account and subscribe. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your Apple ID account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Terms of service: http://studywithcontext.com/termsofservice Privacy policy: http://studywithcontext.com/privacypolicy

About

Wordock

Features
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Wordock is a vocabulary app where you can stock words you want to remember and review them anytime as flashcards. In addition to the basic flashcards app feature, AI creates personalized translation questions using the words in your notebook. For these translation questions, you can configure contexts like situations or your friends’ names, and the AI will generate questions tailored just for you. Features - Add, review, edit, delete words, and listen to word pronunciations. - Test your retention with flashcards. - Using the same large language model as Apple Intelligence, the AI creates translation questions just for you. - You can configure a situation or use your friends’ names to generate questions. - All translation questions are generated on-device. - Data is shared across your devices (iOS, iPadOS, watchOS) via iCloud automatically. - Show words on your Home Screen, Lock Screen, or StandBy mode as widgets. - Check your word list directly on Apple Watch.

Screenshots

Context4 screens
Wordock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Wordock at none against Context's 2. Wordock also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Context's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads 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. Context sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month. Wordock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Context ships an update every 3 weeks, Wordock every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Context versus Wordock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContextWordock
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (12 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings12 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperH Canyon BoakJunnosuke Matsumoto

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Context

Subscriptions2
  • Context Pro - Monthly14 Days trial$3.491 Month
  • Context Pro - Yearly14 Days trial$34.991 Year
None

Wordock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Context free?
Context is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wordock free?
Wordock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Context or Wordock have ads?
Neither Context nor Wordock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Context or Wordock?
Context ships an update every 3 weeks, and Wordock every 3 days. Most recently, Context was updated on August 8, 2026 and Wordock on September 23, 2026.

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