Comparison

ListeningDrill vs Keybox Player (Section Repeat)

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

Head to head
About

ListeningDrill

Enhance your language learning with this app, offering practice through listening to various media like TED talks, audiobooks, and user-uploaded content. It features adjustable playback speeds, subtitle management, vocabulary building, and repeat functions to aid comprehension.

Highlights
  • Play TED talks with dual subtitles
  • Listen to audiobooks and fairy tales
  • Upload your own video/audio files
  • Adjustable playback speed (0.5X - 2.0X)
  • Subtitle repeat and AB repeat functions
  • Vocabulary management and quick dictionary
  • Background playback and dialog-only mode
Features
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Learn Spanish, French, Chinese, Japanese, German, Korean etc. 30 min on the way to work, 30 min on the way to school, Towards the dream, ListeningDrill ! ***** Best of best - It is best of best for learning English and getting information by qustjdak ***** Great! - I've been looking for an app like this for a long time! Great job! by Jonathan Oliver ***** Awesome! - This is what I waiting for! by yun ro ***** Great App - This app is wonderful!! worked perfectly right out of the box! highly recommended! by Det Kat ***** Just what I wanted - Great great great by jaeyong choi TED (English + 2nd Language Subtitle) / Classical audio book / Fairy tales / AB repeat / auto repeat / play speed control / vocabulary / bookmark / playing in the background / U.S. Drama , Movies Uploading ... I wish I could hear every dialog at least in this one favorite movie ... Yes, you can !!! Just start, soon you will begin to hear ... - Play TED - Free audiobook (Alice's adventure in wonderland, The wonderful wizard of OZ, Anne of green Gables ...) - Fairy tales for kids (1001 nights, Aesop fables, Hans Christian Andersen ...) - User video/audio upload ListeningDrill can - play both video and audio in sleep mode(background mode) seamlessly. - adjust play speed (0.5X ~ 2.0X) - merge subtitle files (even can merge two files they have different timing information and in different formats) one for main for study, another for sub as translation. - repeat based on subtitles (1, 2, 3 ... subtitles at a time, 1, 2, 3 .. times loop) - AB repeat - check whole scripts by scroll. - play from selected subtitle - adjust size and color of subtitle font - play dialogs only (skip where no dialogs and move to next dialog immediately. - manage vocabulary for each subtitle file, extract words from subtitle file, manage excluded words list, edit vocabulary ... - bookmark on each subtitles, bookmark on AB repeat information. - show and hide subtitles - listen and repeat - support convenient quick-dictionary When you upload files, you can do it without USB connection. With WiFi connection only, you can just drag and drop for uploading. (Of course, you can use iTunes Sharing too which requires USB connection for faster upload) First of all, you must understand foreign languages through listening. It is for those who need to practice listening to foreign languages. Users can read subtitles and replay the media files repeatedly. [Supported Media Files] 1. mp4, mov, mpv, 3gp video files 3. mp3 audio files [Supported Subtitle Format] 1. lrc (Karaoke Lyrics LRC) 2. smi (SAMI Captioning) 3. srt (SubRip format) If you have any question, please mail to insubae@neointro.com

About

Keybox Player (Section Repeat)

This app enhances language learning by automatically splitting audio files and displaying corresponding scripts for precise section repetition. It offers pronunciation scoring and supports multiple languages, making learning more active and effective.

Highlights
  • Automatic audio splitting
  • Script synchronization
  • Pronunciation scoring
  • Section repetition
  • Multiple language support
  • Active learning mode
Features
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Keybox Player AutoScript is an innovative repeat player app for learning a language.
Patent 10-2018-0005018 (Application N0.) With existing language repeater apps, you guess which part you want to replay, and clumsily move back-and-forth the proceeding bar. Keybox Player, on the other hand, splits the audio file and shows the corresponding script automatically. So you can pinpoint where you want to repeat. No guesswork, no error in section playing. Keybox Player let you repeat after audio sections and even scores how good your pronunciation is. Instead of passive listening mode, your language learning becomes more active and enhanced. Supports multiple languages (English, French, German, Chinese).

Keybox Player - AutoScript is free for repeater use. For script generation, points or ad views are required. ※ iTunes Subscription Warning - Payment is based on Appstore account - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, with the same amount as the first period. - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. - Cancel purchase is not permitted after use of service - Although your account is withdrawal status in app, you need cancel your subscription separately in Account Setting - Apple customer center waiting for you about payment problem Monthly Subscription(3,000SP, 5,000SP, 10,000SP) - If you subscribe subscription, you can get subscription points(SP) that can be used like points(P) - You can get subscription points as much as the subscription you choose every month, Subscription points not used in the previous month will be forfeited. - If you subscribe subscription, the subscription automatically renews every month. - You can cancel subscription anytime in appstore. - Refund can be unavailable about the first payment. - Above features can be changed. - Price may vary by location. Privacy Policy: https://keybox.app/terms_e.asp Terms of Service: http://m.zenrico.com/rules/privacy_SR_e.asp

Screenshots

ListeningDrill4 screens
Keybox Player (Section Repeat)4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Keybox Player (Section Repeat) at Free against ListeningDrill's $1.99. Keybox Player (Section Repeat) also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and update cadence (every 4 weeks vs every 2 months). ListeningDrill's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 5) and ratings volume (28 vs 5). On ads 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

Keybox Player (Section Repeat) is free to download; ListeningDrill costs $1.99 up front. Keybox Player (Section Repeat) sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 per month. ListeningDrill asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Keybox Player (Section Repeat) holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: ListeningDrill has 28 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of ListeningDrill's written reviews are positive against 89% of Keybox Player (Section Repeat)'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ListeningDrill ships an update every 2 months, Keybox Player (Section Repeat) every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 1 level
ListeningDrill versus Keybox Player (Section Repeat): the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListeningDrillKeybox Player (Section Repeat)
Price$1.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (28 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.2% of reviews89.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 4 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB63 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNeointrojai hwan kim

Customer experience

ListeningDrill

All ratings28 ratings
Positive82.1%
Neutral3.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews404 reviews
Positive78.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative14.1%

Keybox Player (Section Repeat)

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive89.1%
Neutral9.1%
Negative1.8%

In-app purchases

None

ListeningDrill

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Keybox Player (Section Repeat)

Subscriptions3
  • 3,000SP$1.491 Month
  • 5,000SP$2.491 Month
  • 10,000SP$3.991 Month
One-time2
  • 1200P$0.99
  • 4000P$2.99

Questions

Is ListeningDrill free?
ListeningDrill costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Keybox Player (Section Repeat) free?
Keybox Player (Section Repeat) is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ListeningDrill or Keybox Player (Section Repeat)?
Keybox Player (Section Repeat) is rated higher. ListeningDrill averages 4.4 out of 5 from 28 ratings, while Keybox Player (Section Repeat) averages 5.0 from 5 ratings.
Do ListeningDrill or Keybox Player (Section Repeat) have ads?
Neither ListeningDrill nor Keybox Player (Section Repeat) shows ads.
Which is updated more often, ListeningDrill or Keybox Player (Section Repeat)?
ListeningDrill ships an update every 2 months, and Keybox Player (Section Repeat) every 4 weeks. Most recently, ListeningDrill was updated on November 1, 2026 and Keybox Player (Section Repeat) on October 24, 2026.

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