Comparison

Hibee vs Watch and Learn

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

Head to head
About

Hibee

Practice speaking a new language by watching and shadowing short videos from native speakers. Engage with a global community, ask questions, and share your own videos with automatic translation and captions. Earn gifts and popularity by sharing your native language skills.

Highlights
  • Social language learning via short videos
  • Practice local expressions through shadowing
  • Interactive content with translation and captions
  • Earn gifts and popularity by sharing language talent
  • Access to diverse content genres
  • Daily missions for extra learning points
Features
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Want to speak like a native?
Watch and listen to the video,
Practice local expressions while 'shadowing'
You can do it consistently every day!
 ● Social language learning through short videos Anyone can ask questions or share their stories through short videos. Go on and leave a response video on the questions or stories from your international friends! ● Language talent sharing community to earn gifts and popularity Contribute my native language talent to help foreigners learn. Share your linguistic talents and get gifts from international friends.
The gift box contains points and bouquets! ● Interactive Content for easy communication All videos are translated and captioned, Simply record a video! What you say is captioned and translated into dozens of languages. ● Like a native speaker! By watching videos from native speakers of your target language, your listening and speaking skills will definitely improve!
Also, complete a daily mission, you will get extra learning points~ ● Explore other content Hibee also has a number of clips of Movies, dramas, BTS interviews, comic books, comedy, and even news from all around the world!
Feel free to enjoy all sorts of genres! ● Become a VIP member and get these benefits: Instant access to vocabulary reviews: Save time and learn faster. 1-on-1 video calls with the captain: Get personalized help from the experts. Watch captain's calls as many times as you like: Replay them whenever you need. View your visitor records: See who has visited your profile. [Languages supported] Korean, English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Portuguese, Russian, Hungarian, Arabic, Hebrew, and more [App access permission] 1. Camera: For video recording 2. Microphone: For Voice recording 3. Album: To save videos or upload existing videos
 *App access permission is not a requirement to use this service. *Some features are unavailable without App Access permission. Membership Service Agreement - https://d.hibee.com/subscriptions/en

About

Watch and Learn

Learn new languages by watching films and series with synchronized subtitles. Tap on unknown words or phrases for instant translations and save them to flashcards for later study. Supports over 40 languages and offers pronunciation practice and knowledge tests.

Highlights
  • Watch films/series in foreign languages
  • Interactive subtitles with tap-to-translate
  • Save words/phrases to flashcards
  • Pronunciation support
  • Knowledge tests for vocabulary
  • Supports over 40 languages
  • Offline dictionaries
Features
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A convenient application for watching films and series in foreign languages with subtitles and learning new words and phrases. Just touch an unknown word or a phrase, get its translation and add a card to learn it later. WATCH - support all popular video formats without conversion - support of subtitles in srt format - download new subtitles from opensubtitles.org - set of interesting films with subtitles for most common languages - audio track selection and many other settings LEARN - intuitive control over the sets of words - ready-made card sets for the most popular languages (English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese) - pronunciation support for words and phrases in foreign languages - knowledge tests for each set of words - export/import cards into csv format TRANSLATE - translate your own phrases and add them to the words sets - transcription for the most popular languages - speech to text function - just say unknown words and app will translate it - edit translations when needed - support over 50 off-line dictionaries - support of 40 languages AND ALSO - synchronization between all iOS devices via iCloud - support of iPhone, iPad and Mac DEVELOPERS LINK support@readandlearnapp.com Main supported video formats: MPEG-4/2/1, MJPEG, H.264, H.263, VP6, VP5, Theora, DV, MPEG-1/2/4, MJPEG, WMV, Cinepak, H.264, H.263, HuffYUV, Indeo3, Theora, Sorenson, VC-1, VP5/6/8/9, H.265, MOV, MP4, AVI, FLV and much more.. Supported languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Catalan, Cebuano, Chichewa, Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Croatian, Czech, Danish, Dutch, English, Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Korean, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), Nepali, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Serbian, Sesotho, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zulu.

Screenshots

Hibee4 screens
Watch and Learn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Hibee at 4.5 against Watch and Learn's 2.0. Hibee also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 7 months) and ratings volume (26 vs 6). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hibee sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Watch and Learn sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hibee holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 2.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 26 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 57% of Hibee's written reviews are positive against 50% of Watch and Learn's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hibee ships an update weekly, Watch and Learn every 7 months. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Hibee versus Watch and Learn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHibeeWatch and Learn
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (26 ratings) — better2.0 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews57.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings26 — better6
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 7 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.0 — better15.6
Further details — not scored
Size211 MB116 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperHaive, Inc.Anton Ivanov

Customer experience

Hibee

All ratings26 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.5%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral0.0%
Negative42.9%

Watch and Learn

All ratings6 ratings
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Hibee

Subscriptions3
  • VIP membership$9.991 Month
  • VIP Monthly$9.991 Month
  • VIP By year$99.991 Year
One-time7
  • 4 Gift boxes ( 400 points )$0.99
  • 450 Points$0.99
  • 4500 Points$7.99
Show 4 more
  • 12,000 Points$19.99
  • 35,000 Points$54.99
  • 57,000 Points$84.99
  • 70,000 Points$99.99
12 purchases

Watch and Learn

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly subscription$1.491 Month
  • Annual subscription$14.491 Year
One-time10
  • The Snows of Kilimanjaro$0.99
  • The Little Shop of Horrors$0.99
  • Carnival of Souls (1962)$0.99
Show 7 more
  • House on Hounted Hill$0.99
  • The Stranger (1946)$0.99
  • Suddenly (1954)$0.99
  • Blood on the Sun$0.99
  • Detour$0.99
  • Plan 9 From Outer Space (1959)$0.99
  • Full version$19.99

Questions

Is Hibee free?
Hibee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Watch and Learn free?
Watch and Learn is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Hibee or Watch and Learn?
Hibee is rated higher. Hibee averages 4.5 out of 5 from 26 ratings, while Watch and Learn averages 2.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Hibee or Watch and Learn have ads?
Both Hibee and Watch and Learn show ads.
Which is updated more often, Hibee or Watch and Learn?
Hibee ships an update weekly, and Watch and Learn every 7 months. Most recently, Hibee was updated on October 7, 2026 and Watch and Learn on October 7, 2026.

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