Comparison

bting English vs Basic English

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

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About

bting English

Improve your English listening and speaking skills with this comprehensive learning platform. It offers simultaneous voice and text playback, pronunciation evaluation, and dictation exercises. Access a vast dictionary and practice with diverse situational dialogues and vocabulary.

Highlights
  • Simultaneous voice and text playback
  • Automatic pronunciation evaluation
  • Dictation exercises
  • Built-in 200,000-word dictionary
  • Situational dialogue practice
  • Error tracking and re-practice
Features
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bting English, the most popular open English learning platform in China, realizes simultaneous playback of voice and text, allowing you to quickly improve English listening and speaking, and overcome difficulties in English learning! Basic Textbook - New English 8000 focuses on the most frequently used expressions in modern America, collecting the most definite conversational expressions used by Americans today. It is subdivided into daily life, easy conversation, calling friends, love and marriage, casual conversation, expression of opinion, expression of emotion, traveling abroad, idiomatic expressions, etc. Basic Textbook -Kids English 600, including 600 most commonly used spoken English sentences in kindergarten, suitable for children, parents of children and kindergarten teachers. Extended teaching materials - covering elementary, intermediate and advanced English listening comprehension, such as situational dialogue, vocabulary, Essays, VOA Special English, etc. [Software Features] * Powerful playback tools, large text synchronized display. * Oral training, automatic evaluating user pronunciation. 15 minutes per day, You can speak fluent English * Dictation, accurate writing, away from paradoxical * Built-in Ais Dictionary, support 200,000 words, to look up word at any time. * Support my errors and re-practice. [Software Function] 1. Listening training 2. Oral English training 3. Words Dictation 4. Original words 5. Funny English 6. Built-in 200,000 word dictionary 7. Situational dialogue 8. Daily sentence [120 topics] 1.New day 2.Nutritious breakfast 3.go to work 4.go to school 5.supermarket shopping 6.grocery shopping 7.prepare dinner 8.go home 9.happy dinner 10.Physical exercise 11.check homework ... 36.single life 37.fall in love with. 38.to confess 39.Dating 40.complain 41.separate 42.Proposal 43.marry 44.divorce 45.solicit opinions ... 120.Proverbs, idioms

About

Basic English

Prepare for English job interviews with this app. It offers over 1000 practice questions and answers, native speaker audio, and vocabulary to improve speaking confidence and fluency in professional settings.

Highlights
  • 1000+ practice questions and answers
  • Native speaker audio for lessons
  • Audio and video support per lesson
  • Favorite, history, and bookmarking
  • 3000 vocabulary words for fluency
  • Office communication practice
Features
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# Basic English for job interview ● This is the best app for everyone who are planning on interviewing in English. There are over a hundred questions and several hundred answers to study. ● Also this app is perfect for someone who is want to practice English communication in the office. # Main features ● Support over 1000 questions and answers to practice offline. ● Native English speaker for each lessons will better for you improve your English speaking skill. ● Support audios and videos on each lesson. ● Favorite/History/Bookmarks is good features for learner. ● Includes 3000 works for speaking fluently. ● Series English communication in the office is perfect if you got the job. # Goals ● Improve your English speaking. ● Feel confident for the interviews. ● So easy to use, easy to learn.

Screenshots

bting English4 screens
Basic English4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Basic English at none against bting English's shown. Basic English also leads on iOS requirement (9.0 vs 12.0). bting English's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 5 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. bting English sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Basic English sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for bting English against 4.7 for Basic English. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 17 and 18 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 96% of bting English's written reviews are positive against 100% of Basic English's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

bting English ships an update every 2 weeks, Basic English every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
bting English versus Basic English: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameterbting EnglishBasic English
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (17 ratings) — better4.7 (18 ratings)
Positive reviews96.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1718 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 5 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB163 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerbting EducationPhan Phuoc Luong

Customer experience

bting English

All ratings17 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews124 reviews
Positive96.0%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.4%

Basic English

All ratings18 ratings
Positive94.4%
Neutral5.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

bting English

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Download failures on iPhone 6 Plus
  • Grammatical errors in update logs
  • Difficulty selecting/toggling specific speakers

Requested features

7 requests
  • Slow playback option before fast playback
  • Ability to immediately add sentences to favorites
  • More content updates and variety
  • Academic vocabulary and diary-style content
  • More Chinese speaking examples
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  • Better speaker selection interface
  • Ability to delete custom entries

Basic English

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

bting English

One-time10
  • VIP services(1 month)$2.99
  • Funny English Cards$3.99
  • NoAd plugin$4.99
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  • VIP services (3 months)$4.99
  • VOA Listening$5.99
  • VIP plug-ins$5.99
  • VIP services (6 months)$8.99
  • VIP services (1 year)$12.99
  • bting English VIP plug-in$45.99
  • Diamond User plug-ins$45.99
1 purchases

Basic English

One-time1
  • Basic English Interview - Remove Ads$5.99

Questions

Is bting English free?
bting English is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic English free?
Basic English is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, bting English or Basic English?
bting English is rated higher. bting English averages 4.8 out of 5 from 17 ratings, while Basic English averages 4.7 from 18 ratings.
Do bting English or Basic English have ads?
bting English shows ads; Basic English does not.
Which is updated more often, bting English or Basic English?
bting English ships an update every 2 weeks, and Basic English every 5 months. Most recently, bting English was updated on October 23, 2026 and Basic English on November 2, 2026.

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