Comparison

HapiEnglish vs Tiklingo

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

Head to head
About

HapiEnglish

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快乐英语让人们可以轻松访问翻译成英语的常用短语,并在他们的手表中访问。它还包括模拟乘法闪存卡以提高数学技能。 Happy English allows people to easily access commonly used phrases translated into English and view them on their watch. It also includes simulated multiplication flash cards to improve math skills.

About

Tiklingo

Transform your favorite videos into engaging language learning tools. This app breaks down dialogue into manageable clips, offering features like spaced review and on-device translation to enhance your practice.

Highlights
  • Import videos from various sources
  • Subtitle and speech transcription support
  • Dialogue-based clip splitting
  • Spaced review for memorization
  • On-device translation
  • Offline learning records
Features
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Turn videos you actually want to watch into language practice you'll open every day. Tiklingo reads your video and subtitles, then splits the dialogue into short clips, one sentence at a time. Listen first. If you can't make it out, show the subtitles; if that's not enough, show the translation. Loop a line until you get it. Watch • Random, Continue, Favorites, Words, and Practice. Swipe up for the next clip • Split by sentence, dialogue, long clips, or AI chapters, or watch the whole video straight through • Hold either side of the screen to slow down, swipe right to go back a sentence • Landscape videos can fill the portrait screen, framed on faces • Cover burned-in subtitles so you can focus on listening Words • Tap a word in the subtitles to look it up. Each word is saved with the line you heard it in • Shuffle through saved words, or browse them by video • Export an Anki deck, with the sentence or the translation on the front Practice • Fill-in dictation, retell, and translate-back cards • Type your answer or say it. Speech is recognized on your device AI Assistant • Ask about the line you're watching, anytime • Connect your own OpenAI-compatible endpoint, and keep several services to switch between Import • Photos, Files, or a whole folder. MP4, MOV, and MKV • Paste a YouTube or Bilibili link, or share a video in from another app • External subtitles, embedded tracks, or on-device transcription with Apple, Whisper, or Parakeet • Series organized by season, collections imported in a batch More • iPad, Bluetooth keyboard, game controller, and background audio • Videos, subtitles, and learning records stay on your device by default. Tiklingo has no server • Word lookup, the AI assistant, and AI chapters need an AI service you configure yourself The free version can import 2 videos. The full version is a one-time purchase that unlocks unlimited imports and deletion.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: HapiEnglish at none against Tiklingo's 1. HapiEnglish also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Tiklingo's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 24 months). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tiklingo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. HapiEnglish asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HapiEnglish ships an update every 24 months, Tiklingo every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
HapiEnglish versus Tiklingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHapiEnglishTiklingo
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Update frequencyEvery 24 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size1 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick Cruz祥 陈

In-app purchases

None

HapiEnglish

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Tiklingo

One-time1
  • Tiklingo Full Access$9.99

Questions

Is HapiEnglish free?
HapiEnglish is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tiklingo free?
Tiklingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do HapiEnglish or Tiklingo have ads?
Neither HapiEnglish nor Tiklingo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HapiEnglish or Tiklingo?
HapiEnglish ships an update every 24 months, and Tiklingo every 6 weeks. Most recently, HapiEnglish was updated on October 30, 2026 and Tiklingo on October 25, 2026.

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