Speak Now HIDOE vs Developing for Listening
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Speak Now HIDOE
This application allows students to anonymously report bullying incidents that occur on school campuses, during transportation, or at sponsored activities. It serves as a communication tool to help create a safer and more positive learning environment for everyone.
- Anonymous incident reporting
- School safety tool
- Upstander encouragement
- Bullying incident documentation
- Positive learning environment focus
Read full descriptionHide full description
Report a bully. Report an incident. Be an upstander. The Speak Now Anti-Bully Application (App) was developed as part of the Hawaii Department of Education's (HIDOE) commitment to ensure that our schools are safe, welcoming, and a positive learning environment for students and staff. The Speak Now App is a communication tool that allows students to report bullying incidents on HIDOE's campuses, transportation, and during sponsored activities.
Developing for Listening
This app offers an activity-rich course designed to build listening and conversation skills. It includes practice for testing and exam techniques, aiming to boost student confidence and exam success through short, practical activities.
- Listening skills development
- Conversation practice
- Exam techniques training
- Activity-rich course
- Short, practical activities
- Progress tracking
Read full descriptionHide full description
Tactics for Listening Third Edition is an activity-rich listening course with proven success in building skills in listening and conversation. Now with Tactics for Testing, it provides plenty of practice in testing and exam techniques. The result is confident listeners - and exam success. This three-level American English listening course uses short chunks and practical, relevant activities to engage and motivate students.
Screenshots
Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Developing for Listening at 100% against Speak Now HIDOE's 50%. Developing for Listening also leads on rating (4.5 vs 4.0). Speak Now HIDOE's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs ad-supported). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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.
Developing for Listening holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 8 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Speak Now HIDOE's written reviews are positive against 100% of Developing for Listening's.
Speak Now HIDOE ships an update every 13 months, Developing for Listening every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on November 11, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Speak Now HIDOE | Developing for Listening |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 8 |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months — better | Every 16 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free — better | Ad-supported |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 9.0 — better | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 17 MB | 132 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Education, State of Hawaii Department of | Le Bin |
Customer experience
Speak Now HIDOE
Developing for Listening
In-app purchases
Speak Now HIDOE
No in-app purchases
Developing for Listening
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is Speak Now HIDOE free?
Is Developing for Listening free?
Which has better reviews, Speak Now HIDOE or Developing for Listening?
Do Speak Now HIDOE or Developing for Listening have ads?
Which is updated more often, Speak Now HIDOE or Developing for Listening?
Other comparisons
