BlackSwan Audio vs Nonsense
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BlackSwan Audio
This application provides audio versions of books published by BlackSwan Publishing. It allows users to listen to their favorite titles on the go, making literature accessible through sound.
- Audiobook playback
- Access to BlackSwan Publishing titles
- On-the-go listening
- Literature accessibility
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BlackSwan Yayıncılık BlackSwan Publishing'in kitapları için ses uygulaması.
Nonsense
Learn languages by immersing yourself in movie scenes. Understand words and grammar in context, hear native speakers, and retain what you learn. New movies are added weekly to enhance your language journey.
- Immerse in movie scenes
- In-context explanations
- Learn native speaker usage
- Supports 39 languages
- New movies added weekly
- Interactive learning
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TL;DR: Learn a new language from movies you love. That's really all you need to know…but If you have time to waste reading a characteristically lengthy app description designed for search optimization then, by all means, continue reading. Our bigtech overlords want to make sure you understand what's going to happen after you download our language learning app. So let's be abundantly clear. With our Nonsense you WILL NOT: • Get fluent in 30 days • Unscramble sentences • Get "easy" language examples • Increase your test scores in just 10 hours • Be harassed by colorful birds • Learn how to order coffee* What you WILL do is: • Immerse in Hollywood movie scenes • Understand words and grammar with in-context explanations • Hear many different voices and ways of saying things • Learn how native speakers actually use the language • Remember what you learn forever • Be able to quote Shrek in foreign language Learn 39 languages for free from your favorite movies: English, Spanish (Latin America), Spanish (Spain), French, German, Portuguese (Brazil), Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Chinese (Simplified), Italian, Japanese, Korean, Czech, Polish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Swedish, Danish, Dutch, Norwegian, Slovak, Greek, Romanian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Slovenian, Lithuanian, Serbian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Georgian, Hindi, Telugu, Tamil, Urdu, Thai, Farsi, Hebrew and Arabic. You can watch all the content for free (with annoying ads). You can pay to get rid of ads plus get unlimited saved words and scenes. You can pay a ridiculous amount to get UHD video and spatial audio. *You'll eventually learn how to order coffee because we add new movies every week. You're bound to get a coffee ordering scene at some point. Make sure you sign up for push notifications if you want to stay in the loop for new movie and feature drops. Privacy Policy: https://www.nonsense.com/en/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://www.nonsense.com/en/terms-and-conditions All marks and trademarks are the property of their respective owners. All rights reserved.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Nonsense at 74% against BlackSwan Audio's 0%. Nonsense also leads on update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 39 months) and ratings volume (411 vs 1). BlackSwan Audio's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and ads (none vs shown). On price and device support 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. Nonsense sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. BlackSwan Audio asks for nothing beyond the download.
BlackSwan Audio holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Nonsense has 411 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 0% of BlackSwan Audio's written reviews are positive against 74% of Nonsense's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
BlackSwan Audio ships an update every 39 months, Nonsense every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 30, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BlackSwan Audio | Nonsense |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | 4.7 (411 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 74.2% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 411 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 39 months | Every 4 weeks — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 18 MB | 144 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | FERNUS BILISIM HIZMETLERI EGI.DAN. ve TIC.LTD.STI. | The Nonsense Company, Inc. |
Customer experience
BlackSwan Audio
Nonsense
Bugs and requests
BlackSwan Audio
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Nonsense
Reported bugs
5 issues- App won't open
- Words are blank, cannot type
- Crashes and resets lessons
- Login issues
- Not working after initial setup/waitlist
Requested features
4 requests- Add more African languages (e.g., Amharic)
- Add Italian language
- Add Russian subtitles
- Option to turn off English translations for full immersion
In-app purchases
BlackSwan Audio
No in-app purchases
Nonsense
- Premium Monthly$6.991 Month
- Premium Plus Monthly$14.991 Month
- Premium Annual7 Days trial$69.991 Year
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- Premium Plus7 Days trial$149.991 Year
Questions
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