Comparison

LearnEnglish Sounds Right vs ApiLingua

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

Head to head
About

LearnEnglish Sounds Right

This app provides a free pronunciation chart for English learners and teachers. It helps users practice English sounds and understand phonemic symbols with audio examples and clear explanations of consonant and vowel arrangements.

Highlights
  • Interactive pronunciation chart
  • IPA symbol explanations
  • Audio examples for each sound
  • Vowel and consonant arrangement guides
  • Practice anywhere, anytime
Features
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LearnEnglish Sounds Right is the British Council’s FREE pronunciation chart for learners and teachers of English worldwide. LEARNERS OF ENGLISH Do you have difficulty with the sounds and pronunciation of the English language, or with understanding the symbols of the phonemic alphabet? With LearnEnglish Sounds Right on your phone or tablet you can practise anywhere and anytime. Just tap a sound and you will hear it. Tap the downward arrow sign and listen to three example words with that sound. TEACHERS OF ENGLISH Do you use phonemic script in class to help your students with their pronunciation? With LearnEnglish Sounds Right installed on your class set of devices, or your students’ own devices, you can teach the individual sounds and symbols easily. * The pure vowels are arranged the same way as in the IPA chart: according to mouth shape (left to right, lips wide / round – top to bottom, jaw closed / open). * The diphthongs are grouped in rows according to their second sound. * The consonants are arranged from left (front of mouth) to right (back of mouth). The top two rows of consonants are paired (top row – unvoiced, second row – voiced). When you tap a plosive consonant, the schwa /ə/ appears. This is because the plosives were recorded with a schwa for clarity. We hope you enjoy using this chart! Please contact us at learnenglish.mobile@britishcouncil.org if you have any comments or ideas for future versions. Get more great English learning apps from the British Council at: http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/apps

About

ApiLingua

Features
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ApiLingua perceives language learning as an experience human beings celebrate with all their senses. Hence, they excel in natural language by maturing in various aspects of life. The richer the experience, the more competence in a foreign language. A balanced exposure to authentic language ensures progress in language skills that are a vital part of our existence. ApiLingua aims at supporting the construction of communicative language skills by providing interactive language experience in an autonomous digital environment. Learners are able to flourish their procedural knowledge and practice language skills by performing various language tasks ApiLingua affords. Unlock unlimited access to all ApiLingua content and activate the chat feature by subscribing monthly, for 6 months, or annually. Enjoy the first week free with any subscription. Choose from the following ApiLingua subscription plans: - Premium Monthly: $15.99 - Premium Yearly: $99.99 - Premium Yearly Family: $109,99 Payments and Renewal: - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account upon purchase confirmation. - Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. - Account renewal will be charged within 24 hours before the current period ends. - Manage or disable auto-renewal in your Account settings anytime after purchase. - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active period. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Your privacy matters, check out our Privacy Policy: https://yeybi.com/policies

Screenshots

LearnEnglish Sounds Right4 screens
ApiLingua4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LearnEnglish Sounds Right at none against ApiLingua's 6. LearnEnglish Sounds Right also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). ApiLingua's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 23 months). On price 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. ApiLingua sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. LearnEnglish Sounds Right asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LearnEnglish Sounds Right ships an update every 23 months, ApiLingua every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LearnEnglish Sounds Right versus ApiLingua: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearnEnglish Sounds RightApiLingua
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (23 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings23 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 23 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB83 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBritish CouncilGIRIFT EGITIM TEKNOLOJILERI YAZILIM VE DANISMANLIK SANAYI VE TICARET LIMITED SIRKETI

In-app purchases

None

LearnEnglish Sounds Right

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

ApiLingua

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • 6 Months7 Days trial$14.996 Months
  • Premium Monthly$15.991 Month
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  • Annual7 Days trial$17.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly$99.991 Year
  • Premium Yearly Family$109.991 Year

Questions

Is LearnEnglish Sounds Right free?
LearnEnglish Sounds Right is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is ApiLingua free?
ApiLingua is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LearnEnglish Sounds Right or ApiLingua have ads?
LearnEnglish Sounds Right shows ads; ApiLingua does not.
Which is updated more often, LearnEnglish Sounds Right or ApiLingua?
LearnEnglish Sounds Right ships an update every 23 months, and ApiLingua every 2 weeks. Most recently, LearnEnglish Sounds Right was updated on October 20, 2026 and ApiLingua on October 19, 2026.

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