Learn English By Listening + vs API Inspector Cert Prep
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn English By Listening +
Enhance your English listening comprehension with a vast library of articles and audio tracks. Practice at your own pace with content covering everyday topics, from basic to advanced levels. Make language learning engaging and practical, whether at home or on the go.
- 1500+ articles and audio tracks
- Practice at your own pace
- Content from basic to advanced levels
- Daily life topics covered
- Improves listening and speaking skills
- Convenient for on-the-go learning
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Learn English By Listening helps you improve your English listening skills through audio lessons and readable transcripts. Choose a lesson, listen to native-style English audio, read along with the transcript, and build a daily listening habit at your own pace. Key features: • English listening lessons by level • News-style listening content • Readable transcripts for every lesson • Audio player with repeat, speed control, next and previous lesson • Continue Lesson shortcut • Daily listening progress • Search and filter lessons • Download lessons for offline listening • Translation support • Light, Pastel, and Night themes • iPhone and iPad support Whether you are preparing for daily conversations, improving comprehension, or building a consistent English learning routine, this app gives you a simple way to practice listening every day. Listen, read, repeat, and improve step by step.
API Inspector Cert Prep
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API Inspector Cert Prep helps you study for the API individual certification exams — 510 (Pressure Vessel), 570 (Piping), and 653 (Aboveground Storage Tank) — with a large bank of exam-style practice questions and realistic timed mock exams. Each certification is its own module you can unlock, built from that exam's published Body of Knowledge and the codes and recommended practices it references. WHAT'S INSIDE API 510 – Pressure Vessel Inspector: 323 questions API 570 – Piping Inspector: 291 questions API 653 – Aboveground Storage Tank Inspector: 251 questions PRACTICE THE WAY YOU LEARN - Practice mode covers the whole module, ordered to surface your weak areas first - Drill any single topic on its own - Every question includes a worked explanation with the relevant code reference - Timed mock exams mirror exam-day pace, with a running clock and a scored result TRACK YOUR READINESS - Per-topic and overall readiness show exactly where you stand - Spaced-repetition scheduling brings back what you keep missing - Review any missed question, and save the tricky ones for later - Exam history keeps a record of your past mock exams PLAN AROUND YOUR TEST DATE - Set your exam date and get a daily target to cover the bank in time - See days remaining and current readiness at a glance BUILT TO JUST WORK - No account, no login — everything stays on your device - Works fully offline; the only network use is purchases - Light, dark, and system themes Buy only the modules you need. A free sample of each module is available before you unlock it.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: API Inspector Cert Prep at none against Learn English By Listening +'s shown. Learn English By Listening +'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, 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. Learn English By Listening + sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and API Inspector Cert Prep sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn English By Listening + ships an update monthly, API Inspector Cert Prep every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn English By Listening + | API Inspector Cert Prep |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (138 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 66.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 138 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly — better | Every 3 months |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 91 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thanh Vu Truong | Simon Shih |
In-app purchases
Learn English By Listening +
- Remove Ads$4.99
API Inspector Cert Prep
- API 510 – Pressure Vessel Inspector$19.99
- API 570 – Piping Inspector$19.99
- API 653 – Storage Tank Inspector$19.99
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