Aim990 — Help & FAQ

What Aim990 does

Prepare for the TOEIC(R) Listening & Reading test with Aim990, your dedicated 30-day study coach. Designed to help you reach your target score of 990, our app provides daily study plans that focus on enhancing your listening and reading skills.

With Aim990, you’ll engage in targeted weak-spot drills to strengthen your abilities where you need it most. Our timed practice sessions simulate the test environment, allowing you to build confidence and improve your speed. After each practice session, you can review your mistakes and track your progress, ensuring you're always aware of how far you’ve come and what areas still need attention.

What sets Aim990 apart is our one-time unlock option, giving you access without the hassle of a subscription. Enjoy a completely ad-free experience that lets you focus solely on your studies. Plus, with no account required and all progress saved privately on your device, you can study at your own pace, even offline.

Our interface is thoughtfully localized in 50 languages, making it accessible for learners from diverse backgrounds.

Remember, Aim990 is an independent study aid and not affiliated with ETS. TOEIC is a registered trademark of ETS.

At a glance

Frequently asked questions

How should I use the 30-day plan to prepare for the TOEIC test?

Aim990 is built around a structured 30-day study plan with daily Listening and Reading exercises. Work through one day at a time rather than jumping ahead — the plan is designed so daily practice and weak-spot drills accumulate, and the score tracking only tells you something useful once you have a run of consistent days.

How do I practise under real test time pressure?

Use the timed practice sessions, which simulate real test conditions. Doing untimed practice first and timed practice later is a reasonable pattern: untimed to learn the question type, timed to build the pacing you will actually need on test day.

How do I find out which part of the test I'm weakest at?

Aim990 includes targeted weak-spot drills and score tracking, so the app is designed to point you at the areas that need work rather than making you guess. Check your tracked progress after several sessions — a single session is rarely enough to identify a real weakness.

Does my progress stay on this iPhone if I reinstall the app?

Progress stored only on the device goes away when the app is deleted, because iOS removes an app's sandbox with it. Your one-time unlock is different — it belongs to your Apple Account, so re-downloading from the App Store's Purchased list restores the unlock, not the study history.

Is TOEIC vocabulary practice included, or do I need something else?

The daily plan covers Listening and Reading practice for the TOEIC Listening & Reading test. For anything beyond what is described on the App Store product page, check the Information section of the listing before buying — it is always the current, authoritative description of what is in the app.

Does Aim990 work without an internet connection?

Yes. The App Store listing for Aim990 states that its core processing happens on your device, so it keeps working in airplane mode or with no signal. Downloading the app itself and making a purchase still need a connection, because those go through the App Store.

Is this a subscription?

No. The listing describes a one-time purchase rather than a recurring subscription. You can always confirm what you are being charged for on the App Store product page before you buy, and review anything active under Settings → your name → Subscriptions.

Are there ads?

No. The listing states the app contains no advertising.

I paid but the app still shows the locked version

One-time purchases are tied to the Apple Account that bought them. Sign in with that same account (Settings → your name → Media & Purchases), then use the app's restore option if it offers one, or reinstall the app from the App Store's Purchased list. Purchases made with a different Apple Account, including a family member's, will not appear.

I switched to a new iPhone — do I have to pay again?

No. Sign in to the new device with the same Apple Account and re-download the app; the purchase belongs to the account, not the handset.

How do I request a refund?

Refunds for anything bought on the App Store are handled by Apple, not by the developer. Go to reportaproblem.apple.com, sign in, find the purchase and choose "Request a refund". We can't issue, speed up or overturn an App Store refund decision, but do tell us what went wrong so we can fix it.

How do I delete the app and everything it stored?

Touch and hold the app icon → Remove App → Delete App. Deleting an iOS app removes its sandbox — the documents and settings it kept on the device go with it, so export anything you want to keep first. What the app stores and where is described in our privacy policy.

How do I make sure I'm on the latest version?

Open the App Store, tap your profile picture, and pull down to refresh the pending-updates list. If the app appears there, tap Update. Turning on Settings → App Store → App Updates keeps it automatic.

Which devices and iOS version does Aim990 need?

See the App Store product page — the Information section there is always the authoritative, up-to-date answer for compatibility, size and languages.

Troubleshooting

The app won't open, or closes straight away

Force quit it first: swipe up from the bottom of the screen and pause, then swipe the app's card away. Reopen it. If it still closes, restart the device — that clears the majority of one-off launch failures.

It feels slow, or freezes on a big job

Check free storage in Settings → General → iPhone Storage. iOS gets unpredictable below roughly 1 GB free, and anything that writes files (exports, scans, image processing) is the first thing to suffer. Also close other apps that are working in the background.

Something looks broken after an update

Update iOS itself (Settings → General → Software Update), then update the app. A mismatch between an old iOS and a new build is a common cause of layout or feature glitches.

Last resort: reinstall

Export anything you want to keep, delete the app, then reinstall it from the App Store's Purchased list. Paid unlocks belong to your Apple Account and survive a reinstall; data stored only on the device does not.

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Still stuck? Email us

Write to hourstag.app@gmail.com. To get a useful answer on the first reply, include: your device model (Settings → General → About), your iOS version, the app version, and what you tapped right before the problem appeared. Screenshots or a screen recording help a lot.