WordUp! Pro Version Experience!

In short: I have been using WordUp to learn vocabulary for more than six months, and I bought the Pro version. Here is what it does and why it stuck. This is for anyone who has trouble remembering…

published: November 17, 2020
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In short: I have been using WordUp to learn vocabulary for more than six months, and I bought the Pro version. Here is what it does and why it stuck.

This is for anyone who has trouble remembering words. The app is WordUp, built by two people, Peyman and Somayeh. There is a short video of it on Vimeo if you want to see it moving.

WordUp About us screen telling the story of the app, with a photo of its two founders sitting in front of snowy mountains

How does it work?

On your first login it shows you words and you answer "I know" or "I don't know". From that it estimates your vocabulary and your level. The app has 25,000 words, 1,000 per level, so 25 levels. You go into a level, mark the words you don't know, and it teaches you those.

Review screen showing the word Incredulous with its pronunciation and I know, Test me and Learn buttons — The review page holds the words you don't know, so tap Learn.

How do you actually learn a word?

Through quotations, movies, news and songs.

Word page for canny with its definition, two example sentences and a GIF captioned GENIUS — The word CANNY sits in level 15, and you start with the meanings.

It gives you more than the meaning. For some words you also get phrasal verbs, idioms and related forms.

Examples section for canny with a quotation from Lord Mountbatten about Churchill

Song lyrics using the word canny, with a play button

A clip from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina with the dialogue that uses canny

A quotation, a song and a TV scene, all for the word canny.

Those three screens are the examples for one word. It covers the word from every side, so the meaning sticks.

What else is in there?

Movies, games and categories.

Explore screen with Movie and TV Show sections, categories such as Sport, Family and Fruits, and exam prep for IELTS, TOEFL and PTE

Is Pro worth it?

I have been on it for over six months and the experience is good. Pro gives you more songs, movies and quotes, and no ads. The Explore section lets you learn vocabulary by category, which is a convenient way to focus on the topics you care about.

TipGive it a week. After that you will be opening it daily without thinking about it.

Get it on the App Store or on Google Play.