BWS Calendar vs Speaking
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
BWS Calendar
Access your school's event calendar, term dates, and personalized timetable. View school Instagram feeds without registration or data collection. Stay informed about important school dates and activities.
- School event calendar access
- Term and important date information
- Personalized, color-coded timetable
- Access to school Instagram feeds
- No registration or login required
- No data collection
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The BWS Calendar app will give you instant access to the school calendar of events as found on the website. It will also give you instant access to term dates and other important dates, again as found on the school website. Create your own personalised, colour-coded copy of your timetable to access in a couple of clicks wherever you are. You can now also access many of the school Instagram feeds. There is no requirement to register or log in, and no data is collected from you by the app.
Speaking
Practice speaking and listening to learn new languages like Spanish, French, and German. This app uses speech recognition to analyze your pronunciation and provides feedback for improvement. It supports a wide range of languages and can be used alongside traditional learning materials.
- Speech recognition for pronunciation analysis
- Pronunciation feedback and correction
- Type to hear correct pronunciation
- Supports numerous languages
- Enhances learning efficiency with other materials
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Learn Spanish, French, German and other languages with "Speaking"! The fastest way to learn a new language is to practice speaking and listening. Speaking uses speech recognition to listen and transcribe your pronunciation. Then, Speaking gives you the opportunity to check your pronunciation for correctness. If you don't know the proper pronunciation, just type it into Speaking and Speaking will tell you the proper pronunciation. There are times when Speaking does not recognize your pronunciation well. But don't worry. This is your chance to improve your speaking skills, learn proper pronunciation from Speaking, and then try speaking again, paying attention to your accent. If the app can recognize your speech, your speech will work for people! Try using the app in conjunction with your regular vocabulary book or language book to practice your speaking. Your learning efficiency will be greatly improved! Speaking supports the learning of many languages. * • English, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Vietnamese, Italian, Turkish, Polish, Ukrainian, Thai, Romanian, Indonesian, Malay, Dutch, Hungarian, Czech, Greek, Swedish, Croatian, Finnish, Danish, Hebrew, Catalan, Slovak, Norwegian *The above is just an example. Supported languages depend on the voice data installed on your device. You may be able to install more voice data from your device's settings app. Enjoy your speaking practice! The app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BWS Calendar at none against Speaking's 1. BWS Calendar also leads on ads (none vs shown). Speaking's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 5 months). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Speaking sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. BWS Calendar asks for nothing beyond the download.
BWS Calendar ships an update every 5 months, Speaking weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | BWS Calendar | Speaking |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 2.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 87.5% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 13 MB | 19 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Richard Melville | Ryo Aoyama |
In-app purchases
BWS Calendar
No in-app purchases
Speaking
- Remove ads$1.991 Month
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