Ella Verbs vs PolyPod
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ella Verbs
Master Spanish verb conjugations with structured lessons and intelligent quizzes. This app focuses on understanding grammar patterns rather than rote memorization, helping you speak Spanish confidently. Progress through 50 levels, track your CEFR level, and practice with various methods.
- 50 levels of bite-sized lessons
- 2,300+ verbs with guides
- Smart Quizzes with spaced repetition
- CEFR level tracking
- Multiple practice modes (typing, flashcards, speaking)
- Spanish verb sudoku puzzle
- Offline access
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Spanish verbs don't have to be scary. Whether you're just starting to learn Spanish or pushing towards fluency, Spanish verb conjugation is usually what holds you back. Other apps make you memorize. We teach you to understand, so conjugation finally clicks and you can actually hold a conversation. Ella Verbs is the Spanish verb app built for learners who want real progress. How Ella Verbs works: Learn a concept → Quiz until it clicks → Level up. Short lessons, plenty of practice, and a clear path from the present tense to the subjunctive, broken into 50 manageable levels. Our Smart Quizzes use spaced repetition (SRS) to target the patterns you're struggling with: not just individual words, but the tenses and verb types that aren't clicking yet. You practice what actually needs work, not what you already know. What learners are saying: "In 22 days I've learned more than in all the years before." "I am not afraid to form sentences or speak anymore." "Learned more in 3 days than 3 years on Duolingo." "Great for beginners but essential for serious learners." Rated 4.9 out of 5 from 15,000+ ratings. What you get: • 50 levels of bite-sized lessons and quizzes covering 18 tenses • 2,500+ verbs with full English translations, synonyms, and step-by-step conjugation guides • Smart Quizzes with spaced repetition (SRS) that target your weak spots (Pro) • CEFR level tracking (A1 → C2) to see where you stand • Speaking quizzes: say each answer out loud and the app checks it • Practice your way: typing, multiple choice, flashcards, listening, or sentences in context • Daily Verb Sudoku: a conjugation puzzle for when you want a change from quizzes • Full lessons on tricky topics like ser vs. estar and reflexive verbs • Works offline, and syncs across phone, tablet, web, and Mac Start free: the first 11 levels, the top 100 verbs, the daily Verb Sudoku, and a free Pro trial with no card needed. Pro unlocks all 50 levels, all 2,500+ verbs, Smart Quizzes, custom quizzes in every tense, and your own verb lists. Built by learners, for learners: We're Jane and Brian: an Irish couple living in Spain, learning Spanish ourselves. We built Ella Verbs because we couldn't find a method that actually taught conjugation instead of just drilling it. We're a small team and read every email ourselves (really). We release updates almost every week. Have an idea or question? Reach us at jane@ellaverbs.com or brian@ellaverbs.com. We also offer free access through our Give Back program for those who need it. More features: • Milestone levels testing verbs in real sentence contexts • Custom quiz builder: choose your tenses, verbs, and practice styles (present tense free) • Create your own verb lists to study (Pro) • Daily streak tracking across devices • Both European Spanish (with vosotros) and Latin American Spanish • Dark mode and extensive customization options Tenses covered (18 total): Indicative mood: • Present (El Presente) • Present Continuous (El Presente Progresivo) • Informal/Near Future (El Futuro Próximo) • Preterite (El Pretérito Indefinido) • Imperfect (El Pretérito Imperfecto) • Present Perfect (El Pretérito Perfecto) • Past Perfect (El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto) • Future (El Futuro Simple) • Future Perfect (El Futuro Perfecto) • Conditional (El Condicional Simple) • Conditional Perfect (El Condicional Perfecto) Subjunctive mood: • Present Subjunctive (El Presente de Subjuntivo) • Imperfect Subjunctive (El Imperfecto de Subjuntivo) • Present Perfect Subjunctive (El Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo) • Past Perfect Subjunctive (El Pretérito Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo) • Future Subjunctive (El Futuro de Subjuntivo) • Future Perfect Subjunctive (El Futuro Perfecto de Subjuntivo) Imperative mood: • Imperative, affirmative & negative (El Imperativo) By using Ella Verbs you agree to our terms (https://ellaverbs.com/terms) and privacy policy (https://ellaverbs.com/privacy). Learn more at https://ellaverbs.com.
PolyPod
Learn languages by listening to podcasts with this app. It tracks your listening time, helps you build habits, and visualizes your progress. Features include adjustable playback speed, episode transcription, and achievement earning.
- Automatic listening time tracking
- Daily listening goals
- Progress visualization (streaks, hours)
- Podcast tagging and organization
- Adjustable playback speed
- On-device episode transcription
- Achievement system for habit building
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Build your language-learning habit with podcasts you enjoy. PolyPod is a podcast player that counts how long you listen in each language. Find something you want to hear, press play, and watch your comprehensible input hours add up. LANGUAGES Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Each language keeps its own total. SEE YOUR CONSISTENCY GROW - Listening time is counted automatically, and it's real time: 10 minutes of audio at 2x counts as 5 minutes. - Set a daily goal and follow your streaks, weekly summaries and total hours. - Today's Listening builds a plan around your daily goal. - Home screen and lock screen widgets. MAKE LISTENING WORK FOR YOU - Playback from 0.5x to 2x, bookmarks, an up-next queue and a sleep timer. - On-device transcripts that follow along as you listen (Pro). FIND YOUR NEXT LISTEN - Discover podcasts in your target language, get For You recommendations, or add any podcast by its RSS feed. KEEP YOUR RECORDS - Export your listening sessions as a CSV file to log your hours in another tracker. FREE AND PRO PolyPod is free for one language, with tracking, goals, streaks, the full player and your last 30 days of history. Pro adds all 8 languages, transcripts, downloads and offline listening, cloud sync, unlimited RSS feeds and your full history. Guides and help: polypod.app Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://polypod.app/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Ella Verbs at every 3 days against PolyPod's every 4 weeks. Ella Verbs also leads on ratings volume (5.5K vs 6). On price, rating, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Ella Verbs sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and PolyPod sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Ella Verbs against 4.8 for PolyPod. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ella Verbs has 5.5K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 98% of Ella Verbs's written reviews are positive against 100% of PolyPod's.
Ella Verbs ships an update every 3 days, PolyPod every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Ella Verbs | PolyPod |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (5.5K ratings) — better | 4.8 (6 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 98.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 5.5K — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 4 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 63 MB | 131 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Tauro Software SL | scott saunders |
Customer experience
Ella Verbs
PolyPod
Bugs and requests
Ella Verbs
Reported bugs
2 issues- Loading issues for some users
- Inconsistent behavior when passing level-up quizzes
Requested features
2 requests- Ability to listen to full sentences in quizzes
- Option to download verb dictionary for offline use
PolyPod
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ella Verbs
- Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Ella Pro Monthly$9.991 Month
- Pro Annual$59.991 Year
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- Ella Pro Annual$69.991 Year
- Pro Annual (Family)$89.991 Year
- Ella Pro Lifetime$179.99
- Pro Lifetime$179.99
PolyPod
- Pro$1.991 Month
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