冀小英语 vs Excellent Stories
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
冀小英语
This app provides audio playback and interactive features for elementary school English textbooks. It offers pronunciation practice, translation, adjustable playback speeds, and recording capabilities to aid learning.
- Interactive textbook audio playback
- Adjustable sentence speed
- Sentence translation
- Recording and playback
- Doodling and annotation
- Listening mode
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* 适用河北小学英语一到六年级，冀教版教材配套共12套点读教材； * 高音质、高清晰、纯正标准，随时陪伴孩子读出来，易学易用很轻松； * 句子可翻译、语速可调，各种情况全满足； * 点读变听书，播放方式随意调 * 无广告。 【点读功能】 长按播放按钮，就能看到多个实用的跟读设置： 1、跟读模式：循环当页、循环单元、循环课本 2、句子语速：正常、稍慢、很慢 3、翻译开关 4、句子停顿时间 5、优先顺序：录音优先、原因优先 6、涂鸦：随书页显示涂鸦、不随书页显示涂鸦 【录音功能】 长按句子，提示录音： 1、双击句子，播放录音 【涂鸦功能】 点击画笔按钮，进入涂鸦状态： 1、色板：调整颜色、选择橡皮擦 2、清空：重新开始 3、截图：把手写效果保存本地，或者分享给其它人 【听书功能】 一下按钮，立马点读变听书，简单易用两设置： 1、播放方式：顺序播放、单曲循环、列表循环 2、定时关闭：自动停止朗读的时间，你来设定 希望【冀小英语】APP的实用功能，可以帮您减轻陪孩子读书的烦恼。
Excellent Stories
Explore 120 ancient stories presented in a modern, trilingual format. Enjoy text and audio in Chinese, Tibetan, and English, with highlighted text following the narration. Creative artwork accompanies each story, and audio can be downloaded for offline listening.
- 120 ancient stories
- Trilingual text (Chinese, Tibetan, English)
- Multilingual audio options
- Highlighted text synchronized with audio
- Creative artwork for each story
- Offline audio download
- Comprehension questions
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This app is a selection of 120 ancient stories, well known and loved around the whole world. These Bible stories have been translated into hundreds of languages over the centuries and now, for the first time, they are presented in three languages together, with the text and audio interchangeable! We hope you enjoy the stories in this format along with the colourful images. Features: * 120 ancient stories presented in a modern format * Three text languages: Chinese, Tibetan, and English * Five audio languages! You can choose the best one for you * Highlighted text follows the audio to help you read more easily * Creative artwork accompanying each story * Download the audio for offline use * Each story has two questions to help you understand the meaning We hope you will enjoy reading and listening to the stories together with the artwork.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: 冀小英语 at every 2 months against Excellent Stories's every 9 months. 冀小英语 also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 12.0). On price, review sentiment, ads 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.
冀小英语 ships an update every 2 months, Excellent Stories every 9 months. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | 冀小英语 | Excellent Stories |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 4 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months — better | Every 9 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 84 MB | 75 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 婉雯 周 | Central Asia Publishing |
Customer experience
冀小英语
Excellent Stories
In-app purchases
冀小英语
No in-app purchases
Excellent Stories
No in-app purchases
Questions
Is 冀小英语 free?
Is Excellent Stories free?
Do 冀小英语 or Excellent Stories have ads?
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