Centre for Ethics vs Speakaroo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Centre for Ethics
Access a wealth of ethical discussions, including lectures, essays, and podcasts from a leading university center. Stay updated on upcoming events and save content for offline access.
- Event calendar and reminders
- Access to lectures, essays, and podcasts
- Save content for offline use
- Personalized updates
- Multi-media online journal
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Provides quick and easy access to events and publications from the University of Toronto’s leading Centre for Ethics. Includes hundreds of videos from lectures and other events, plus essays, symposiums, book forums, podcasts, and more. Features a diverse international line-up of engaging speakers and authors. Explores the ethical dimensions of individual, social, and political life. Covers topics such as The Ethics of Black Lives Matter, The Ethics of Artificial Intelligence, etc. Features: Stay Current – Your main My C4E page automatically updates with upcoming events, recently published talks, essays, and podcasts, with direct access to your saved Favourites. Calendar View – Access all upcoming Centre for Ethics events, and even add them to your personal calendar. C4eJournal – The ever-growing collection of essays, symposiums, book forums, etc. featured in our multi-media online journal is just a tap away. Talks and Podcasts – Stream hundreds of hours of stimulating C4E talks and podcasts. Save for Later – Bookmark events that catch your eye and download essays and podcast episodes for offline reading and listening. Reminders – Turn on notification settings to receive updates on what’s coming down the pike at C4E.
Speakaroo
Practice speaking a new language daily with an AI tutor that engages you in real-life conversations. It offers gentle corrections and reinforces learned phrases through interactive missions. Choose from 10 languages and track your progress with personalized feedback.
- AI conversation tutor
- Real-life mission scenarios
- Gentle pronunciation correction
- Phrasebook for learned phrases
- Supports 10 languages
- Progress tracking
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Speak a new language out loud, every day, with a tutor who listens. Speakaroo puts you in a live voice conversation with Roo, an AI tutor who talks with you and waits patiently while you find your words. Each session is a short real-life mission: order at a café, find an apartment, make plans with a friend. Roo corrects you gently, notes what you keep getting wrong and brings it back in later sessions. • 10 languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian and English • Missions that follow a journey, chapter by chapter • Every phrase you learn goes into your Phrasebook • See what Roo knows about you • Roo explains in English, Spanish, French, German or Portuguese FREE AND THE ROO CLUB Your first session is free in full, then a free week of daily five-minute sessions; after that, one free session a week. The Roo Club (auto-renewable subscription) gives you up to 30 minutes of speaking practice a day, free talk about anything and more than one language. Cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://speakaroo.ai/files/terms.pdf Privacy Policy: https://speakaroo.ai/files/privacy.pdf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Centre for Ethics at none against Speakaroo's 4. Centre for Ethics also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Speakaroo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Centre for Ethics asks for nothing beyond the download.
Centre for Ethics ships an update every 3 months, Speakaroo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Centre for Ethics | Speakaroo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 2 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 25 MB | 39 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 17+ |
| Developer | University of Toronto | Motasim Alsayed |
Customer experience
Centre for Ethics
Speakaroo
In-app purchases
Centre for Ethics
No in-app purchases
Speakaroo
- Monthly$19.991 Month
- Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$119.991 Year
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- Annual$119.991 Year
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