Basic for Listening vs Glisn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Basic for Listening
This app offers an activity-rich listening course designed to build skills in listening and conversation. It includes practice for testing and exam techniques, aiming to develop confident listeners and improve exam success.
- Activity-rich listening course
- Builds listening and conversation skills
- Practice for testing and exam techniques
- Engaging and motivating activities
- Short, practical content chunks
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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.
Glisn
Enhance your focus, memory, and English listening abilities with interactive scenarios. Practice real-world conversations, academic lectures, and comprehension challenges to improve your retention and stamina in just 5 minutes daily.
- Real-world English listening videos and audio
- Academic-style comprehension practice
- Focus and retention challenges
- Adaptable to professional and language learning goals
- Daily 5-minute training sessions
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Train your focus, memory, and real-world English listening skills with Glisn Whether you're sharpening your mind for work, study, or everyday conversations, Glisn helps you stay focused and retain what you hear. Glisn listening scenarios include: - Real-World English Listening Videos and Audio – Train with natural conversations across accents. - Academic-Style Comprehension – Practice for lectures, interviews, and more. - Focus & Retention Challenges – Build listening stamina and memory accuracy. From professional development and active-listening training to English language learning, Glisn adapts to your goals—5 minutes a day is all it takes.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Basic for Listening at 5.0 against Glisn's 4.2. Basic for Listening also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 60%) and in-app purchases (none vs 15). Glisn's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 13 months). On price, ratings volume, 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. Glisn sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Basic for Listening asks for nothing beyond the download.
Basic for Listening holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 5 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Basic for Listening's written reviews are positive against 60% of Glisn's.
Basic for Listening ships an update every 13 months, Glisn every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Basic for Listening | Glisn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better | 4.2 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 5 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Ad-supported — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Le Bin | Eminence Digital LLC |
Customer experience
Basic for Listening
Glisn
In-app purchases
Basic for Listening
No in-app purchases
Glisn
- Weekly$2.997 Days
- Weekly3 Days trial$2.997 Days
- Monthly14 Days trial$9.991 Month
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- Monthly$9.991 Month
- Monthly Access - Creators Pro$14.991 Month
- Monthly Access - Leadership Pro$19.991 Month
- Yearly14 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Yearly$79.991 Year
- Yearly Access - Creators Pro$89.991 Year
- Yearly Access - Leadership Pro$149.001 Year
- Glisn Courses: Tier 10$9.99
- Glisn Courses: Tier 20$19.99
- Glisn Courses: Tier 50$49.99
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- Glisn Courses: Tier 80$79.99
- Glisn Courses: Tier 100$99.99







