GovPass vs TingMate
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
GovPass
This free mobile application helps Chinese speakers in the US prepare for their driver's permit and citizenship tests. Future updates will include study materials for New York's health and nail technician license exams.
- Driver's permit test study
- Citizenship test practice
- Content for Chinese speakers
- Future license exam preparation
- Free to use
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此免费手机软件提供给美国华人考驾照笔试,美国入籍考题.后期我们将陆续添加上,纽约考卫生纸照,和纽约考美甲执照的考题于相关答案,来帮助广大有此等需求的群体. This is a free app for Learn's Permit Test study, and Citizenship Test practices. Give us a rate or review if you like our App.
TingMate
Improve your English listening comprehension with short, daily lessons focused on real-life conversations. Learn through guided listening, sentence-by-sentence breakdowns, and pronunciation practice. Unlock all content with a membership.
- Passive listening methodology
- Daily real-life English lessons
- Sentence-by-sentence breakdown
- Pronunciation evaluation
- Progress tracking and calendar
- Offline and background playback
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TingMate 听伴 · 被动精听英语 每天几分钟,把一段真实生活英语真正听懂 —— 不背单词、不啃语法,用「被动精听」让耳朵先学会。 为什么是精听 泛听一百句,不如听懂一句。TingMate 每天一集真实生活剧情(职场、咖啡店、朋友闲聊……),Amy 用中文带你逐句拆解:连读、弱读、地道表达、文化梗,一句句磨到你真的听清为止。 怎么学 - 先盲听:不看文本,听个大概 - 再精听:逐句循环 + 中文讲解,关键词卡片随点随查 - 后跟读:逐句录音、与原声对比,发音评测打分 - 常回顾:学完的课自动进入你的播单,通勤、睡前循环磨耳朵 小而美的功能 - 每日更新一课,一集几分钟,坚持不难 - 觉得内容太少，可以自由解锁后面课程 - 发音评测:逐句打分,进步看得见 - 学习日历与连续打卡,进度云同步,换设备不丢 - 锁屏与后台播放,随时随地磨耳朵 Less is more. 少,即是多。 每天一点点,听懂真英语。
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: GovPass at 5.0 against TingMate's 4.4. GovPass also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 16.0). TingMate's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. TingMate sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. GovPass asks for nothing beyond the download.
GovPass holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 10 and 7 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of GovPass's written reviews are positive against 94% of TingMate's.
GovPass ships an update every 3 months, TingMate every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | GovPass | TingMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (10 ratings) — better | 4.4 (7 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 93.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 10 — better | 7 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 41 MB | 47 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Xiang Li | 青 叶 |
Customer experience
GovPass
TingMate
In-app purchases
GovPass
No in-app purchases
TingMate
- TingMate 月卡$1.79
- TingMate Monthly Pass$1.99
- TingMate 月卡$2.99
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- 季度会员$7.99
- 半年会员$12.49
- 半年会员$13.99
- 一年会员$22.49
- 一年会员$24.99
- 终身会员$53.99
- 终身会员$59.99
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