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Essential Nursing Vocabulary

Awarded ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Educational App Store, Jan 2023

ESSENTIAL NURSING VOCABULARY is an app aimed at users who either want to become nurses or who want to know the most important vocabulary used in the medical field and to be able to understand it. The app has been created by a developer who already has a number of apps in the vocabulary field and so is aware of the ways in which users best learn vocab. Using the same method of delivery as their other apps there is definitely a sense of familiarity between the apps and although this app is slightly different, in terms of whom it is aimed at, the same methods still apply in the best ways to learn and remember key vocabulary. [more…]

TOEFL Vocabulary Upgrade

Awarded ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Educational App Store, Sept 2022

TOEFL Vocabulary Upgrade helps English language learners prepare for the Test of English as a Foreign Language. This iOS-only app combines visual, spoken and written cues to help users absorb and remember new words to add to their lexicon. TOEFL Vocabulary Upgrade is available for a single purchase price with no in-app purchases or subscriptions necessary. Although there is no trial version, you can learn about the app in this review and via video demonstrations on the app’s website. [more…]


GRE Upgrade Vocabulary

Awarded ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Educational App Store, June 2022

From visiting the developer’s website it explains that this app is aimed at helping students in their preparation for taking the Graduate Record Examination, or GRE.

This is a computer-based program that a large number of graduates take in the US and its aim to help gain a better understanding of their potential in the workplace. Within the test there is quite a large emphasis on the ability to understand and use English language correctly an so this app helps students in this by aiding them in areas such as reading comprehension and the ability to write successful, detailed essays. [more…]


Vocabulary Upgrade I

Awarded ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Educational App Store, March 2021

Vocabulary Upgrade has everything a student needs to learn the words featured in the app. Usefully, the app also covers idioms to ensure that users understand some of the more difficult phrases in the English language. Each word has associated visual imagery to help reinforce its meaning and aid in memorizing it. The app has useful supporting features like a dictionary where users can hear the word spoken aloud. . . . Vocabulary Upgrade builds its users’ vocabulary. Each word that the app introduces has visual support, pronunciation, meaning and spelling to help learners fully grasp it. The app would be ideal for students preparing for Graduate Record Examinations (GRE), Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), or English language learners who want to expand their vocabulary. [more…]

Awarded ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Educational App Store, March 2019 

From visiting the developer’s website it explains that this (UPGRADE) app is aimed at helping students in their preparation for taking the Graduate Record Examination, or GRE. This is a computer-based program that a large number of graduates take in the US and its aim to help gain a better understanding of their potential in the workplace.

Within the test there is quite a large emphasis on the ability to understand and use the English language correctly, and so this app helps students in this by aiding them in areas such as reading comprehension and the ability to write successful, detailed essays. [more…] 


Vocabulary Upgrade II

Awarded ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Educational App Store, October 2021

Vocabulary Upgrade II app has a number of really good features that make it a fun learning tool with its gameplay and premise. The fact that there are multiple ways to access the word lists means that each set of words is introduced in a different way, so it isn’t at all repetitive. Vocabulary Upgrade II app allows users to improve their reading comprehension, their spelling, and their understanding of the English language. There are opportunities within the app to learn the words through quizzes and lots of support is given to help with this. [more…]


Awarded ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Educational App Store,  2018

Smart Vocabulary is designed around preparing students for the language component of the SAT. To this end, it covers 440 words selected by their likelihood of appearing on this test. It is a good selection not only for the purposes of the tests but because they are also useful words to know how to use correctly. They aren’t unused relics of an evolving language but the sort of words that writers can use to add nuance and variety to their text. In short, they are words that people should know.  [more …]


RP [Ursuline College], 2018

UPGRADE is an innovative integration of techniques designed to improve testing performance while enjoying the process!


WJK [Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine], 2018

The Global Vocabulary LLC (UPGRADE) application has aided in my success, as I am currently enrolled in a DO/PhD Dual Degree Program. When I took the GRE last year, [more…]


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