Comparison

大思英语 vs Toby Math

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

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About

大思英语

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【产品定位】 专注于4-12岁孩子的英语听力训练。 【适学孩子】 1、英语小白 英语零基础,正要开启英语启蒙的孩子。 2、学习吃力 英语课听不懂、学习跟不上的孩子。 3、不敢开口 不敢开口或不会开口说英语的孩子。 4、考试丢分。 听力考试容易慌张、丢分的孩子。 【课程特色】 1、以听为先——先听懂,再开口 课程专注帮孩子打通听力关,后面的说、读、写才能走得顺。 2、高效输入——不靠翻译,靠“听懂” 孩子直接通过声音+画面来理解意思,一听就懂,不用在脑子里“中英互译”。 3、持续输入——随时随地,想听就听 支持手机/平板随时随地学习,每天都能沉浸在纯正英语环境中“磨耳朵”。 4、高频输入——让能力“长”在大脑里 大量复习,自然内化,无需死记硬背,学过就真正掌握。 【试学活动】 七天免费试学活动正在火热进行中,安装APP注册登录即可报名参加。 【了解更多】 微信公众号:大思英语

About

Toby Math

This app offers a structured English reading curriculum for young learners, focusing on vocabulary, sentence structure, and conversation. It aims to build a strong foundation for language acquisition and foster a global perspective.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary building
  • Sentence structure practice
  • Conversational English
  • Structured curriculum
  • Progress tracking
  • Cross-cultural perspective
Features
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A structured, content-rich math learning journey from preschool foundations toward elementary topics. Build number sense, practise calculations, explore flat and 3D shapes, and hear English throughout hands-on activities. The course framework connects these areas; playable levels are clearly distinguished from planned content. Adventure arranges math activities along a progressive learning route for daily practice and records completed tasks. Explore opens the available games and levels across counting, operations, shapes, time, measurement, patterns, and reasoning. The first level of every activity, the first seven Adventure stations, and all Songs are free. Launch pricing offers a one-month auto-renewable subscription or a one-time permanent purchase for the other available paid course content. In mainland China: CNY 18 per month or CNY 198 once. In the United States: US$5.99 per month or US$59.99 once. Prices for your App Store region are shown before purchase. Monthly access renews automatically at the current monthly price unless cancelled in your Apple Account subscription settings. Cancelling renewal keeps access through the paid period. When access expires without a valid subscription or a permanent purchase, paid content is locked again; free content and learning records remain. An existing Toby Math permanent purchase remains valid. Buying permanent access does not automatically cancel an existing subscription. Purchase and Restore Purchases are on the dedicated course purchase page in the parent area. Planned or Coming soon content becomes playable only when it is actually released. Terms of use (Apple Standard EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ In Number Listening, Toby says a number in English. Children build the answer one digit at a time with digit buttons or switch to writing each digit on the screen. Words has 263 illustrated entries in 19 groups, with meanings, examples, and tap-to-hear audio. Word explanations and settings follow the system language, with English, simplified Chinese, and traditional Chinese available. Songs has 22 English learning songs, all playable without payment. Children can collect medals as they play. The parent area shows local activity records and phrases encountered. The activities, voice clips, illustrations, songs, and handwriting recognition are included on the device for offline play. No account is needed.

Screenshots

大思英语4 screens
Toby Math4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Toby Math at 4.9 against 大思英语's 4.0. Toby Math also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months) and ratings volume (22 vs 4). 大思英语's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Toby Math sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. 大思英语 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Toby Math holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Toby Math has 22 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

大思英语 ships an update every 3 months, Toby Math every 2 weeks. Both last shipped on November 2, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
大思英语 versus Toby Math: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter大思英语Toby Math
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.9 (22 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings422 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB788 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer广州大思教育科技发展有限公司上海震渊信息技术有限公司

Customer experience

大思英语

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Toby Math

All ratings22 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

大思英语

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Toby Math

Subscriptions1
  • Toby Math Monthly Access$5.991 Month
One-time1
  • Toby Math Permanent Unlock$59.99

Questions

Is 大思英语 free?
大思英语 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Toby Math free?
Toby Math is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 大思英语 or Toby Math?
Toby Math is rated higher. 大思英语 averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Toby Math averages 4.9 from 22 ratings.
Do 大思英语 or Toby Math have ads?
Neither 大思英语 nor Toby Math shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 大思英语 or Toby Math?
大思英语 ships an update every 3 months, and Toby Math every 2 weeks. Most recently, 大思英语 was updated on November 2, 2026 and Toby Math on November 2, 2026.

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