Comparison

TEDICT vs IBCA

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

Head to head
About

TEDICT

Master English dictation by typing along to TED talks. This app checks your typed words letter by letter, helping you distinguish similar-sounding words and improve listening comprehension. Access a vast and constantly updated library of TED lectures for unlimited learning.

Highlights
  • Dictation practice with letter-by-letter checking
  • Listen and type along to TED lectures
  • Video playback with activated subtitles
  • Downloadable TED lectures for offline learning
  • Sync learning progress via iCloud (paid version)
  • Unlimited dictation and shadowing (paid version)
Features
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* This App is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsed by TED in any way * LITE (FREE) version -> Search "TEDICT" To become good at English, you need to listen to it often, but simply listening to English is not enough. Just like other languages in the world, English has many similar words that are difficult to distinguish by listening. That’s why you need to be able to confirm whether you heard them right. The key to gaining expertise is in mastering dictation! When you listen to the speaker and type in the words, the program will check them, letter by letter. Because it only takes a short period of time, you can use it on the bus or subway. You can also use it as a TED viewer through the video function with the subtitles activated. The notable feature is that a huge number of TED lectures are constantly added, which means an unlimited amount of available learning materials for you. TEDICT allows you to download as many TED lectures as you want, so you’ll always get new learning materials. The World’s Best Intellectual Archive, TED High-level TED speeches This program even features various kinds of English pronunciations from all over the world. Use TEDICT to listen to cool ideas from TED and improve your English skills! * TEDICT differs from TEDICT LITE in the following ways: - No ads - iCloud Support – Save your study history by date, bookmarks, and learning progress to the cloud and sync your learning seamlessly between iPhone and iPad. - Unlimited dictation - Unlimited shadowing - RewindSub - Feature to assess your listening skills in the ‘Video Player’ * More Information -> https://cocoswing.com/tedict/ * All TED Talks subject to the creative commons license found at ted.com

About

IBCA

Features
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IBCAダーマトロジー・スキンケア検定3級を、アプリで無料受験。合格証をポケットに。 ■ すぐ受験できる 登録なしで3級検定にすぐ挑戦。30問の中からランダムに10問出題、8問正解で合格です。皮膚科学の基礎知識を、根拠に基づいて確認できます。 ■ 合格証を手に入れる 合格したらメールアドレスを1つ入力するだけ。届いた確認リンクを開くと、IBCA認定の合格証(BRONZE)がアプリ内ウォレットに発行されます。会員番号・合格証番号付き。合格証は画像でシェアもできます。 ■ 学びを深める 接客で使える根拠カードをアプリ内で確認できます。ダーマトロジー・スキンケア検定 3級・2級のテキストは、IBCA公式サイトで無料公開されています。 ■ 特徴 ・本アプリは完全無料で、アプリ内課金はありません ・受験前の会員登録は不要。合格後にメール1つで受け取り ・合格証はアプリ内ウォレットにいつでも表示 ・IBCA(一般社団法人 国際美容創造協会)公式 ■ 検定ラインナップ ・ダーマトロジー・スキンケア検定 3級(BRONZE)※アプリで無料受験 ・ダーマトロジー・スキンケア検定 2級(SILVER)※ibca.jp で無料受験 ・キッズコスメ検定 3級 / 毛髪理学検定 3級 ※ibca.jp で無料受験 ・1級・マスターは会場で行う認定試験です 根拠に基づく美容を、あなたのポケットに。

Screenshots

TEDICT4 screens
IBCA4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: IBCA at Free against TEDICT's $4.99. On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases 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

IBCA is free to download; TEDICT costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TEDICT ships an update every 3 weeks, IBCA every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TEDICT versus IBCA: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTEDICTIBCA
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.9 (520 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.6% of reviews—
Number of ratings520 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCoCO SWINGAlgo K.K.

Bugs and requests

TEDICT

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • App crashes on startup after updates
  • Video loading failures
  • Video playback stuttering
  • iOS app encountering errors
  • Bluetooth keyboard not registering input properly
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  • Video and audio synchronization mismatch
  • Missing audio segments from speakers
  • Poor video quality despite good network connection

Requested features

11 requests
  • Adjustable video resolution settings
  • Pause/stop functionality in learning sections
  • Built-in dictionary or word lookup feature
  • Vocabulary/word list management
  • Sentence-level playback controls
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  • Playback speed adjustment
  • Bilingual subtitle support
  • Voice recording and scoring feature
  • Skip easy sentences option
  • Backup/restore functionality
  • Better sentence segmentation accuracy

IBCA

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

TEDICT

No in-app purchases

None

IBCA

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TEDICT free?
TEDICT costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is IBCA free?
IBCA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do TEDICT or IBCA have ads?
Neither TEDICT nor IBCA shows ads.
Which is updated more often, TEDICT or IBCA?
TEDICT ships an update every 3 weeks, and IBCA every 2 weeks. Most recently, TEDICT was updated on November 1, 2026 and IBCA on October 8, 2026.

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