Settle In vs Intercambio App
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Settle In
This app provides newcomers to the U.S. with practical tips, reliable information, and direct support. It features a messaging system for quick answers, a news feed for updates, and an extensive resource library in multiple languages.
- Two-way messaging with Digital Community Liaison
- News feed for U.S. living updates
- Expanded resource library with articles and videos
- Multilingual support (7 languages for messaging, 11 for resources)
- Direct access to Settle In website content
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Settle In is designed to support newcomers as they navigate life in the United States. Whether you’re looking for practical tips, reliable information, or answers to your questions, Settle In puts everything you need right at your fingertips. Key Features - Two-Way Messaging: Connect directly with our Digital Community Liaison team for answers in 7 languages—within one business day. - News Feed: Stay informed with timely updates about living in the U.S. - Expanded Resource Library: Explore articles, videos, and guides in 11 languages, all drawn from the Settle In website. Since 2017, Settle In has helped thousands of newcomers access multilingual, mobile-friendly resources. With this relaunch, we’re making it easier than ever to find trusted information and get support—anytime, anywhere. Download Settle In today and start your journey with confidence.
Intercambio App
Access audio tracks for an adult ESL curriculum, featuring real-life conversations from over 40 English speakers. Learn new vocabulary, practice pronunciation, and understand informal speech at your own pace. This tool helps build confidence in understanding and speaking English.
- Audio tracks for 10 ESL books
- Real-life conversation examples
- 40+ English speaker accents
- Pronunciation practice
- Informal speech examples
- Offline playback
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This App is a companion tool that provides the audio tracks for 10 books, levels 1-5 in Intercambio’s practical adult ESL curriculum, Confidence and Connections. Each book has approximately 16 tracks. Once downloaded you can play the tracks anywhere, anytime. Listen to a variety of real-life conversations to learn new words and phrases, hear correct pronunciation and frequently used informal speech, and become familiar with over 40 different English speakers’ accents. Learn at your own pace by playing the dialogs or parts of the dialogs again and again. Start understanding and speaking English with confidence using Intercambio’s ESL curriculum companion App today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Intercambio App at 77% against Settle In's 50%. Intercambio App also leads on ratings volume (60 vs 16). Settle In's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3). On price, update cadence, 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Settle In holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 16 and 60 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 50% of Settle In's written reviews are positive against 77% of Intercambio App's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
Settle In ships an update every 3 months, Intercambio App every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 2, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Settle In | Intercambio App |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (16 ratings) — better | 4.3 (60 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 76.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 16 | 60 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 104 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | International Rescue Committee, Inc. | Intercambio Uniting Communities |
Customer experience
Settle In
Intercambio App
In-app purchases
Settle In
No in-app purchases
Intercambio App
No in-app purchases
