Comparison

La Colmena vs Spoken

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

Head to head
About

La Colmena

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Aplicación Móvil para alumnos y padres de La Colmena. Herramienta informativa para los miembros activos de La Colmena.

About

Spoken

Practice speaking and listening skills for intermediate to advanced English and Spanish learners. Focus on daily conversation, vocabulary acquisition through audio, and AI-powered feedback on your spoken and written responses.

Highlights
  • Daily speaking and listening practice
  • Vocabulary learning through audio
  • Spontaneous speaking on daily topics
  • AI-corrected role plays and writing
  • Native speaker conversation recordings
  • AI grammar correction
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In this app for Spanish and English learners, the focus is on daily speaking practice, understanding native speakers and learning vocabulary. Use the daily short activities to prepare for speaking and listening in the real world. Talk spontaneously about a daily topic. After you see the day’s topic, you have 10 seconds and then you need to start speaking about it. It doesn’t matter if you make mistakes - no one is listening (only the AI). Listen to real human native speakers who are talking naturally in real conversations. Test yourself by writing what you hear and finding out if you're correct. You can view a transcript of what they're saying and click difficult words to see an explanation. On the Playlists tab, you can learn and practice vocabulary only by listening. Play a vocabulary list to hear new words with translations, without needing to look at your phone. You could listen and test yourself on vocabulary while walking, driving or cleaning, to maximise your language learning time. Do written or spoken role plays in real life scenarios and see your mistakes corrected. This app was created by a team of two, in the UK, including a qualified language teacher. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://biglanguages.com/privacy-policy-and-terms-of-use/#privacy

Screenshots

La Colmena4 screens
Spoken4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: La Colmena at none against Spoken's 4. La Colmena also leads on iOS requirement (12.4 vs 15.0). Spoken's advantage is device support. On price 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. Spoken sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. La Colmena asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
La Colmena versus Spoken: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLa ColmenaSpoken
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.9 (85 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—85 — better
Update frequency—Every 11 days
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
Devices—iPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.4 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size20 MB55 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperProsperwalk, LLCBig Languages Ltd

In-app purchases

None

La Colmena

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Spoken

Subscriptions4
  • Spoken$8.991 Month
  • Monthly subscription7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Suscripción anual7 Days trial$44.991 Year
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  • Annual subscription7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is La Colmena free?
La Colmena is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Spoken free?
Spoken is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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