Comparison

iStudy Staff vs Speaking

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

iStudy Staff

Features
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iStudy Staff is introducing a new experience for the centre's staff to access the class's information. FEATURES: - Class Notifications - My Student - Task Assignment - Class Schedule - Real Time Messaging - Photo Sharing - Staff Check-in - Staff Availability

About

Speaking

Practice speaking and listening to learn new languages like Spanish, French, and German. This app uses speech recognition to analyze your pronunciation and provides feedback for improvement. It supports a wide range of languages and can be used alongside traditional learning materials.

Highlights
  • Speech recognition for pronunciation analysis
  • Pronunciation feedback and correction
  • Type to hear correct pronunciation
  • Supports numerous languages
  • Enhances learning efficiency with other materials
Features
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Learn Spanish, French, German and other languages with "Speaking"! The fastest way to learn a new language is to practice speaking and listening. Speaking uses speech recognition to listen and transcribe your pronunciation. Then, Speaking gives you the opportunity to check your pronunciation for correctness. If you don't know the proper pronunciation, just type it into Speaking and Speaking will tell you the proper pronunciation. There are times when Speaking does not recognize your pronunciation well. But don't worry. This is your chance to improve your speaking skills, learn proper pronunciation from Speaking, and then try speaking again, paying attention to your accent. If the app can recognize your speech, your speech will work for people! Try using the app in conjunction with your regular vocabulary book or language book to practice your speaking. Your learning efficiency will be greatly improved! Speaking supports the learning of many languages. * • English, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Vietnamese, Italian, Turkish, Polish, Ukrainian, Thai, Romanian, Indonesian, Malay, Dutch, Hungarian, Czech, Greek, Swedish, Croatian, Finnish, Danish, Hebrew, Catalan, Slovak, Norwegian *The above is just an example. Supported languages depend on the voice data installed on your device. You may be able to install more voice data from your device's settings app. Enjoy your speaking practice! The app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

iStudy Staff4 screens
Speaking4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iStudy Staff at none against Speaking's 1. iStudy Staff also leads on ads (none vs shown). Speaking's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Speaking sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. iStudy Staff asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

iStudy Staff ships an update every 3 weeks, Speaking weekly. Both last shipped on October 27, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
iStudy Staff versus Speaking: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameteriStudy StaffSpeaking
PriceFreeFree
Rating—2.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDreamware LimitedRyo Aoyama

In-app purchases

None

iStudy Staff

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Speaking

Subscriptions1
  • Remove ads$1.991 Month

Questions

Is iStudy Staff free?
iStudy Staff is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Speaking free?
Speaking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do iStudy Staff or Speaking have ads?
Speaking shows ads; iStudy Staff does not.
Which is updated more often, iStudy Staff or Speaking?
iStudy Staff ships an update every 3 weeks, and Speaking weekly. Most recently, iStudy Staff was updated on October 27, 2026 and Speaking on October 27, 2026.

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