Expanding for Listening vs DefineTestTerms
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Expanding for Listening
This activity-rich course builds listening and conversation skills with proven success. It offers extensive practice in testing and exam techniques, leading to confident listeners and exam success. Designed for American English learners, it uses short, practical activities to engage and motivate.
- Listening skills development
- Conversation practice
- Exam techniques training
- American English focus
- Short, practical activities
- Motivating content
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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.
DefineTestTerms
Access a comprehensive glossary of assessment terms for quick definitions. This app is beneficial for understanding general and technical terms while reading reports, attending lectures, or engaging in various educational tasks.
- Comprehensive glossary of assessment terms
- Definitions for general and technical terms
- Quick access to definitions
- Beneficial for educational tasks
- Accessible on iPhone and iPad
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The National Association of Assessment Directors (NAAD) and ESP Solutions Group have worked together to create an app at your fingertips where you can access a comprehensive glossary/dictionary of assessment terms for quick definitions. The app includes both general and technical terms and is beneficial while reading a school report, attending a lecture, viewing a video, participating in a Zoom meeting, writing a document, nuancing a meaning, composing an assessment, or engaging in any one of many other tasks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: DefineTestTerms at none against Expanding for Listening's shown. DefineTestTerms also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported). Expanding for Listening's advantage is ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, rating, 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.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Expanding for Listening against 5.0 for DefineTestTerms. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 1 respectively.
Expanding for Listening ships an update every 16 months, DefineTestTerms every 20 months. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Expanding for Listening | DefineTestTerms |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 16 months — better | Every 20 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 134 MB | 31 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Le Bin | ESP Solutions Group, Inc. |
Customer experience
Expanding for Listening
DefineTestTerms
In-app purchases
Expanding for Listening
No in-app purchases
DefineTestTerms
No in-app purchases
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