MEDIA+ vs Canary
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
MEDIA+
Explore multimedia content linked to books by scanning pages with your device. Save favorite resources for quick access. Enhances the reading experience with interactive digital elements.
- Scan book pages
- Access linked multimedia
- Save favorite resources
- Enhance reading experience
- Interactive digital content
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MEDIA+ enables you to explore the multimedia content associated to books by simply framing a page with your smartphone or tablet! The app tracks the content you open and allows you to save your favorite resources for an easy and immediate use!
Canary
Learn spoken language through popular songs and practice with native speakers. Understand slang, improve pronunciation by singing, and build confidence in real conversations. Move from music to fluency.
- Learn slang and everyday expressions
- Improve pronunciation by singing
- Practice with real learners and native speakers
- Chat and practice through social profiles
- Learn phrases in context from songs
- Sing along in karaoke mode
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Want to speak a new language like a real person, not like a textbook? Canary helps you learn real spoken language through the songs people actually listen to including slang, everyday expressions, and cultural phrases. Music makes words stick. Conversation makes them real. With Canary, you learn how people actually speak then you practice it immediately with real learners and native speakers. You will: - Understand slang and everyday expressions - Improve pronunciation by singing along - Stop translating in your head - Practice through chat and social profiles - Build confidence in real conversations Most language apps teach formal phrases. Canary teaches how people actually talk. Pick a song. See synced lyrics with translations. Learn phrases in context. Sing in karaoke mode. Chat and practice with real people. From music to conversation. Languages available: French, Spanish, Italian, English and more. Download Canary and start speaking like a local. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Canary at 4.7 against MEDIA+'s 4.0. Canary also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 21 months) and ratings volume (410 vs 8). MEDIA+'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9). On price, review sentiment, 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
Both are free to download. Canary sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per 7 days. MEDIA+ asks for nothing beyond the download.
Canary holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Canary has 410 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of MEDIA+'s written reviews are positive against 50% of Canary's.
MEDIA+ ships an update every 21 months, Canary weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 1, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | MEDIA+ | Canary |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (8 ratings) | 4.7 (410 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 42.9% of reviews | 50.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 410 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 53 MB | 248 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hachette Livre | Laxir Corp |
Customer experience
MEDIA+
Canary
In-app purchases
MEDIA+
No in-app purchases
Canary
- Canary Pro - Weekly$6.997 Days
- Canary Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
- Canary Pro - Monthly II$12.991 Month
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- Annual Offer$29.991 Year
- Canary Pro - Annualy$44.991 Year
- Canary Pro - Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Canary Pro - Annual3 Days trial2 variants$59.991 Year
- Canary Pro - Annual V3 Days trial$79.991 Year
