ChinesePod vs Language Player 2
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ChinesePod
Access over 4,000 Mandarin Chinese lessons on your mobile device. Study offline, filter by skill level, and utilize multiple audio tracks for comprehensive learning. Features native speaker audio, word-by-word translations, and integrated dictionary lookup.
- Over 4,000 Mandarin lessons
- 200+ video lessons
- Five skill levels
- Offline lesson downloads
- Filter by bookmark, level, or download
- Three audio tracks per lesson
- Grammar notes and vocabulary review
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ChinesePod’s Official App gives you the freedom to study more than 4,000 Mandarin lessons in the palm of your hand. Select a lesson, plug in your headphones, and start studying -- on the train, while doing the laundry, when at the gym, wherever! The world is now your classroom. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- We have a lesson for that. -- Over 4000+ lessons available (the largest lesson library of any Mandarin E-Learning Platform!) -- 200+ video lessons to watch -- Five levels of Mandarin lessons, with over 300 lessons per level: Newbie, Elementary, Intermediate, Upper Intermediate and Advanced Study Mandarin in the sky… on a boat… or on the road.... -- Download lessons onto your device so you can listen offline No more searching through a textbook to find what you need. -- Easy-filter feature allows you to find the lessons you need -- Filter by Bookmarked Lessons, Skill Level, or Downloaded Lessons Everything you need, all in one place. -- Three audio tracks for every lesson: listen to the full show, isolate the dialogue, or listen to the audio vocabulary review -- Complete lesson review activities including grammar notes, expansion sentences, vocabulary lists and dialogue breakdowns -- Audio from native speakers are provided for every sentence, as well as each vocabulary word -- word-by-word translations in Traditional & Simplified Chinese, Pinyin and English -- Look up words and sentences in Pleco Dictionary ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Read our reviews and see why people love learning Mandarin with ChinesePod: "When I was learning Mandarin, ChinesePod was my favourite resource by far. It was essential in getting me up to basic conversational level in just a few months. I recommend it to everyone learning Chinese!" Benny Lewis "The Irish Polyglot", Language expert, bestselling author and blogger; Fluentin3months.com "ChinesePod has a vast scope of topics and diversity in levels, which makes it extremely convenient to progress, never-mind the entertaining hosts, great top-down approach and super useful additional content!" Niel de la Rouviere, Language Blogger and Developer at Buffer ConfusedLaowai.com "ChinesePod is an incredible resource for mastering spoken Chinese - a vast library of entertaining lessons from a great collection of teachers, all short and friendly enough to squeeze into a busy schedule." Mike Love, Creator of Pleco Chinese Dictionary Pleco.com ----------------------------------------------------------------------- To access all features of the app, you need to purchase an in-app premium subscription (monthly/recurring). In-app purchase info: – Title: Premium Membership – Length: 1 month (monthly auto-renew) – Price: $29.99 (price many vary depending on territory) Purchasing Notes: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase – Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period – Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal – Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase – Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable For further info, please refer privacy policy and terms & conditions. Privacy policy https://chinesepod.com/privacy/ Terms & conditions https://chinesepod.com/terms/ For any questions please contact http://support.chinesepod.com/
Language Player 2
Learn over 200 languages with a vast library of over 600,000 videos. Tap on words within videos to instantly look up meanings and expand your vocabulary through engaging clips. Ideal for beginners and intermediate learners seeking an interactive and effective language acquisition method.
- Extensive video library (600,000+)
- Supports over 200 languages
- Tap-to-translate word lookup
- Vocabulary building through video clips
- Interactive learning experience
- Suitable for novice and intermediate learners
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Language Player is the ultimate language learning app that offers over 600,000 videos in more than 200 languages. With a simple tap, users can watch videos, click on words to look up their meaning, and learn new vocabulary through hundreds of video clips. The app is perfect for both novice and intermediate learners who want to improve their language skills through an engaging and interactive experience. Whether you're learning English, Spanish, Mandarin, or any other language, Language Player has something for everyone. Download now and start your language learning journey today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Language Player 2 at 4.3 against ChinesePod's 2.3. Language Player 2 also leads on review sentiment (56% vs 15%) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. ChinesePod sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $29.99 per month and Language Player 2 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Language Player 2 holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 27 and 15 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 15% of ChinesePod's written reviews are positive against 56% of Language Player 2's.
ChinesePod ships an update every 2 months, Language Player 2 every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 9, 2026 and September 13, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ChinesePod | Language Player 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.3 (27 ratings) | 4.3 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 15.2% of reviews | 55.6% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 27 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 51 MB | 135 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Chinesepod Limited | Jiang Long |
Customer experience
ChinesePod
Language Player 2
In-app purchases
ChinesePod
- Monthly plan$29.991 Month
- Quarterly plan$78.993 Months
- Annual plan$249.991 Year
Language Player 2
- Lifetime Pro Account$169.00
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