WordUp - Vocabulary Builder

• Quarterly plan (deprecated) — $7.49/quarter
• 1 month's subscription — $7.49/month
• Standard Monthly — $7.99/month
• Standard Monthly — $79.99/year ($6.66/mo)
• Pro Monthly — $9.99/month
• Pro Monthly — $10.99/month
• Pro Monthly — $49.00/year ($4.08/mo)
• Charitable Plan — $1.99
• Pro Lifetime — $149.99

Last verified 6 Sep 2026

4.8 13835 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Almost there

   To be honest, this is the best vocabulary app I have ever come across. It somehow has an incredible magic power to turn the tedious vocabulary learning into an intriguing journey. I could have given a perfect 5-star rating if I weren’t frustrated by some annoying bugs. 1. It crashes too often. It seems that the software development has sort of quality issue. Sometimes it suddenly flashes out. In other times it starts getting slower and slower and eventually comes to a halt that freezes my iPad completely. 2. “Sync devices” doesn’t work well. After using the app on two devices for some time, they parted the way and went with their own progresses. 3. The “chrome extension” looks messy with so many green underlines. Sometimes, the pictures take forever to load, and I really mean “forever”. 4. The AI-generated pictures sometimes don’t relate to the words closely. Also, they could be hilarious like popping out a dude with three arms. However, this is not a big deal as most of the times they reflect what the words mean and it really helps retaining the words in my weak memory. Except for the above, the app does a good job as an awesome learning tool which fulfills what it’s supposed to do and sometimes even surpasses my expectation. So I paid the lifetime fee without thinking too much. Big thanks to the developers and wish the app better and better.

   FeliceZh · 6 Sep 2026

2. 3/5Can’t learn words as you choose anymore.

   They removed the learn now feature. Now you can’t learn new words as you choose - instead the app decides which words you learn in their order. They used to let you do both. I subscribed for that feature. Now they removed it. Makes no sense that we cannot decide what we want to learn. Tragically, this app does not work anymore. Will unsubscribe after my current subscription. Update after the developer’s response - still does NOT make sense you removed a pre-existed feature and refused to restore it when so many users are asking for it. Check the recent reviews. You said you guys are trying to come up with a new feature that caters to each user’s learning trajectory, wouldn’t it be much better and reasonable for us to decide what we want to learn instead of letting the app to do it? Plus, the app is already deciding what we can learn so this new feature honestly just sounds like a duplication of somewhat the same thing. This app used to be really good but the more they update it the worse it becomes. If you look at the reviews, they used to be so good now they are all talking about similar things. Full of bugs, essential features removal, etc.. And even with so many users asking, they refuse to listen. App developing and software engineering need to seriously work on this. Update: they restored the learn now feature in the newest update. Please don’t remove it again.

   Hazelhzz · 6 Sep 2026

3. 3/5Limited Use with Pro

   This app has some great features such as photos, videos, and several sentences that help the user get a good grasp of the words. Its limitations that I’ve found so far in this Pro Trial and of course with the free version is that while you can import a list from another source, having multiple lists to keep categories separate, are not available. Another short-coming is that once the user has gone through the list once, it is not available to go through again and new words must be studied — not the same words for review and there’s no way around it. One other thing I’ve noticed is that when importing words to study, many are not available, making it so many can not be studied with this app. I’ve also noticed absolutely no difference between the free version and the Pro so that’s something to think about. Why pay for the exact same limited features that you can get for free? 🤷🏻‍♀️ 9/5/23 — Is the developer serious? He responded by saying they are pleased I enjoy the app and if there’s anything they can do… Did they not read my entire review?

   thinker,08 · 6 Sep 2026

4. 5/5Word up suggestions and ideas

   I got some ideas for this app that I think they could be good, like, when we are learning a new word, we can also see its other tenses with their pronunciation, For example, I'm learning the word "See" and also in the word I can see it's other tenses such as "saw" and "seen" with the pronunciation and these words are used.. another example: "eat" "eaten" "ate" and so on with different words. I think this would be useful for those who we're learning new words but when want to use them in a conversation, we're not sure how to use it in a different tense. , Another idea is, that we can have a separate section where we're only learning phrasal verbs, also it would be good if had a small option to translate the "example" of the word into our language, so that we are more sure about the meaning. Keep up the good work!

   Bryan-V · 6 Sep 2026

5. 5/5So pleased with this app

   I've subscribed to "Word Of The Day" emails. I've looked up words I don't know. None of that helps me retain. This app however has changed my life (and my vocabulary.) The simple action of allowing me to see the words the next day, and then the next, until I remember it, is the trick. And when I remember it, it shows it to me again in 3 days, 7 days, 30 days, etc., so I never forget it. Plus with the paid version, between those intervals, I can play simple games which keep the words at the forefront of my mind. And I keep bringing in new words to learn entirely at my own pace. Simple and brilliant and life changing. I look forward every day to incorporating my new words into every day conversation.

   briansue2002 · 6 Sep 2026

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