bting English vs CodeSky
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Simultaneous voice and text playback
- Automatic pronunciation evaluation
- Dictation exercises
- Built-in 200,000-word dictionary
- Situational dialogue practice
- Error tracking and re-practice
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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
CodeSky
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CodeSky is more than a coding app — it’s a thinking accelerator. Designed for kids and teens, CodeSky helps students develop computational thinking, logic, and structured problem-solving skills that power success in coding, math contests, and real-world challenges. Whether your child is just starting or preparing for advanced competitions, CodeSky provides a clear, guided pathway from fundamentals to mastery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CodeSky at none against bting English's 10. CodeSky also leads on ads (none vs shown). bting English's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). 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
Both are free to download. bting English sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. CodeSky asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | bting English | CodeSky |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (17 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 96.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 17 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 weeks | — |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 63 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | bting Education | Simpian Technologies |
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
CodeSky
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
bting English
- 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
CodeSky
No in-app purchases









