LS Player vs SpeakWeb
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LS Player
This audio player is designed for language learners. It allows users to insert notes, record readings, and adjust playback speed. Manage audio materials with folders and download them via iTunes or Wi-Fi.
- Supports multiple audio formats
- Insert notes and voice memos
- A-B repeater functionality
- Lyrics support with LRC files
- Adjustable playback speed
- Record and playback readings
- Folder-based audio management
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An audio player designed for focusing on language learning. Key features: Support multiple audio formats, like MP3, M4A, AAC, etc. Insert notes by adding texts or recording a voice memo. Support A-B repeater. Support lyrics with LRC files. Support playback speed adjustment. Record your readings and playback, and help you improve speaking. Audio materials can be managed using folders. Materials can downloaded to your iPhone/iPad from desktop by iTunes and WIFI file transferring.
SpeakWeb
Enhance your learning by combining reading with listening and speaking. Record yourself reading content and play it back, or type notes digitally. This app supports web pages, text files, PDFs, and iCloud content, with background playback and Google Translate integration.
- Text-to-Speech playback
- Record and playback speaking
- Keyboard typing for notes
- Background audio playback
- Google Translate integration
- Supports web, text, PDF, iCloud
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Until today, the self-learning method has been about reading with your eyes or taking notes by hand. How about grafting hearing as well? You can read out the learning content while recording, and play it back. You can type it with your keyboard, without using paper and a pen. Reading the text out loud or typing it out will definitely help the text last longer in your memory. - Listening through TTS (Text-to-Speech) - Speaking through recording - Writing through keyboard - Background playback “Even in situations where you can’t see the screen, you can read books just like listening to music” - Link to Google Translate “When reading a document written in a foreign language, you can translate it right away” - Web-site, Text, PDF - iCloud Use SpeakWeb to improve your learning efficiency!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: LS Player at Free against SpeakWeb's $0.99. LS Player also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). SpeakWeb's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 63%). On rating, ratings volume, update cadence 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
LS Player is free to download; SpeakWeb costs $0.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for LS Player against 4.8 for SpeakWeb. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 15 and 9 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 63% of LS Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of SpeakWeb's.
LS Player ships an update every 5 weeks, SpeakWeb monthly. The most recent releases landed on August 27, 2026 and September 14, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LS Player | SpeakWeb |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.7 (15 ratings) | 4.8 (9 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 62.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 15 — better | 9 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Paid |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 11 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | 春 李 | CoCO SWING |
Customer experience
LS Player
SpeakWeb
In-app purchases
LS Player
No in-app purchases
SpeakWeb
No in-app purchases
