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Words for IELTS,
a few minutes
a day.

BandUp plans what to learn each day, then brings each word back right before you’d forget it.

Get BandUp Free to start. No account.

This one works. Try it.

When each word comes back

Rate a card and it lands here.

Tell it your exam.
Get a daily number.

Target band
7 new words a dayAbout 4 min a day
  1. 6

    Band 6 core

    200 words

    adapt, benefit, curriculum, device, income

    Free
  2. 7

    Band 7

    170 words

    mitigate, deplete, erode, hypothesis, obsolete

    Pro
  3. 8

    Band 8

    124 words

    ameliorate, exacerbate, ephemeral, paradigm, cogent

    Pro

Open it, press Start, get on with your day.

Today screen: a 16 word plan that takes about 3 minutes, with a Start button.
Today shows how many words are waiting and how long they’ll take.
Words screen: search, three IELTS lists and eight topics.
Search 494 words, or browse by band and by eight exam topics.
Band 6 core word list showing when each word is due.
Every word shows when it’s due next.
Progress screen: words learned, weekly reviews and word lists.
Progress compares your pace with the pace your exam date needs.

Meanings in your language, too.

Every word comes with a definition, an example and its pronunciation in English, plus a translation into Uzbek and Russian. The whole app runs in all three languages.

EnglishO‘zbekchaРусский
mitigateyumshatmoqсмягчать
exacerbateog‘irlashtirmoqусугублять
ephemeralo‘tkinchiнедолговечный
scrutinisesinchiklab o‘rganmoqтщательно изучать

Five letters, six tries, words from your list.

For the days you’ve finished your plan and want one more. This is the real game from the app, so have a go.

  • Right letter, right place
  • Right letter, wrong place
  • Letter is not in the word

Already have cards? Bring them.

  • Anki deck.apkg file, keeps your progress
    Pro
  • CSV or spreadsheet.csv, .tsv or .txt
  • Paste textOne card per line
  • BandUp file.json shared from another BandUp app

It stays out of your way.

  • One reminder a day, only when words are due.
  • No account. Your decks and progress stay on your phone.
  • Works offline once it’s installed.
  • Export your decks whenever you like.

Every band.
One plan.

Start free with Band 6, the daily plan and the game. Go Pro when you’re aiming higher.

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FreePro
Word listsBand 6Bands 6–8
Daily plan & game
Progress history7 daysAll time
Own decks3Unlimited
Cards per deck300Unlimited
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