WHO Academy vs PatternSpeak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WHO Academy
Access a wide range of trusted courses on health topics developed by experts. Connect with health professionals globally in forums to share best practices and solve problems. Earn downloadable awards for completed courses.
- Access health courses
- Expert-developed content
- Connect with professionals
- Discussion forums
- Downloadable awards
- Course recommendations
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The WHO Academy is the World Health Organization’s (WHO) institute for learning. On the WHO Academy app, you can access a wide range of trusted, engaging courses on the health topics that matter to you. Our online courses have been developed by experts in adult learning to ensure that you learn in ways that are sure to make a real difference to how you work and the people that you care for. The WHO Academy is also a virtual healthcare community. Dive into the forums and you can connect with colleagues and leading health professionals from around the world to share best practice, solve problems, and support one another. You will be able to demonstrate newly acquired skills and competencies with downloadable awards for each successfully completed course. We’ve also made our courses accessible and adaptable so that you can learn when, where and how you like (you can access the WHO Academy on your computer or tablet). The app provides access to the following features: • Search for a course • Course recommendations • Discussion forums • View, share and download awards • Share the course with a colleague • View the outline of the course before enrolling
PatternSpeak
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PatternSpeak helps you build natural spoken English by practicing useful sentence patterns every day. Many English learners know grammar and vocabulary, but still find it hard to speak naturally. PatternSpeak focuses on sentence patterns — reusable structures that help you speak more smoothly, clearly, and confidently. Each day, you practice a small set of useful English sentences. Listen to the sentence, repeat it aloud, record your voice, and play it back. Over time, this repeated practice helps you build a stronger sense of natural spoken English. PatternSpeak includes three practice programs: • Core English Patterns • Daily Conversation Patterns • Workplace English Patterns Each program includes 30 days of practice, with 10 sentences per day. What you can do with PatternSpeak: • Practice spoken English every day • Build natural sentence patterns • Listen, repeat, record, and play back • Choose Core, Daily Conversation, or Workplace English • Track your practice progress • Practice privately at your own pace • Use the app offline, without login or account setup PatternSpeak is designed for learners who already understand some English but want to speak more naturally and fluently. It is not a grammar textbook, exam preparation course, or AI conversation chatbot. It is a focused daily practice app that helps you train useful English patterns through repetition.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: WHO Academy at Free against PatternSpeak's $1.99. PatternSpeak's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On ads, in-app purchases 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
WHO Academy is free to download; PatternSpeak costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
| Parameter | WHO Academy | PatternSpeak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $1.99 |
| Rating | 4.3 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Monthly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 21 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | World Health Organization | QIHONG DU |
In-app purchases
WHO Academy
No in-app purchases
PatternSpeak
No in-app purchases









