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July 8, 2014
An easy-to-use vocabulary builder with solid review tools, but users will need to buy more packs of words.
My take is that there are better apps for building vocabulary that are free or won't cost as much money. This app is a little sneaky in the fact that it seems like you'd get more for buying it then you do, as there are multiple in-app purchases that will need to be made once your student gets through the first 40 words offered by the initial cost of $0.99. I really think it should be stated on the app store that users will need to purchase additional words if they are going to seriously use this app for building vocabulary. I do wish there were some features for students to practice using the vocabulary words in their own writing, but this would have to be a teacher-driven exercise, as the app does not allow for that.
On a plus side, I enjoyed the fact that once users learned a word they could then review all of the words they learned previously in a quiz format or they could review them in their own personal dictionary. Also, the app has a setting where it reminds students with a daily notification to review their words. This would be helpful if this is the go-to vocabulary instruction in one's classroom, so that students could get a reminder on their phone or iPad to review.
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