Developing for Listening vs Glisn
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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
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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 review sentiment: Developing for Listening at 100% against Glisn's 60%. Developing for Listening also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 15) and rating (4.5 vs 4.2). Glisn's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 16 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. Developing for Listening asks for nothing beyond the download.
Developing for Listening holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 11 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Developing for Listening's written reviews are positive against 60% of Glisn's.
Developing for Listening ships an update every 16 months, Glisn every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on June 10, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Developing for Listening | Glisn |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (8 ratings) — better | 4.2 (11 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 60.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 8 | 11 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 16 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 | 132 MB | 92 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Le Bin | Eminence Digital LLC |
Customer experience
Developing for Listening
Glisn
In-app purchases
Developing 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
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