Comparison

流利说·英语 vs 不背单词

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

Head to head
About

流利说·英语

This app offers a fun and efficient way to learn English, focusing on speaking and pronunciation. It features an AI teacher, adaptive courses, and a variety of content for real-life situations. Practice with others through conversations and quizzes.

Highlights
  • AI-powered English test and adaptive learning
  • Dubbing courses with diverse video clips
  • Daily updated lessons for listening, reading, and speaking
  • Real-life conversation and business etiquette practice
  • Speech recognition for pronunciation feedback
  • Online conversation practice with language partners
  • Quiz competitions with friends
Features
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"Liulishuo", a fun and efficient English learning App, makes speaking English irresistible. 【DongNi A+ Core Course】 Adaptive English test helping you find our your level accurately. AI teacher adjusting learning progress according to your own strengths and weaknesses. Professionally designed curriculum enabling you to actually use English in real life. 【Dubbing Courses】 Dubbing Courses are back online with a wide variety of video clips covering 14 different categories. Learning English has never been so much fun! 【Systematic Content】 We provide daily updated lessons which can help you improve your listening, reading and speaking ability simultaneously! 【Abundant Learning Material】 Casual conversation? Business Etiquette? Conversations for travelling and campus? You name it, we have it! 【Practice with Real People】 Engage in English conversations with language partners of the same level with you in Online Conversation. Have quiz competitions with your friends in Online Quiz. 【AI Teacher】 Get accurate ratings of your English ability and improve your pronunciation with our cutting-edge speech recognition technology! About Course Subscription After version 4.0, Liulishuo offers a paid subscription service. Users can subscribe to three green-diamond courses (with a value lower than 100 green diamonds) for a month by paying 10 RMB. Privacy and usage agreement: http://hybrid.liulishuo.com/lingome/shared_page.html#/terms User Service agreement: https://lingome.liulishuo.com/user_service_agreement User Policy: https://lingome.liulishuo.com/user_policy

About

不背单词

Learn English vocabulary through authentic movie and TV show examples. Utilize a vast library of phrases, root words, and affixes for effective memorization. Features include exam-focused content, smart review scheduling, and gamified progress tracking.

Highlights
  • 1.5M+ original sound example sentences
  • 50K+ phrase pairings
  • 2000+ root words and affixes
  • Collins English-Chinese dictionary
  • All-stage vocabulary banks
  • Exam-focused word meanings and phrases
  • Ebbinghaus forgetting curve review
Features
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【内容,非常全面】 ▪ 150万+原声例句,在英美剧纪录片中学单词 ▪ 5万+词组搭配,海量单词用法,活学活用 ▪ 2000+词根词缀,覆盖近2万词条,用英文的偏旁部首串记单词 ▪ 5000+棵派生树,覆盖2万+词条,速记词族神器 ▪ 正版柯林斯英汉双解词典,用英文理解英文 ▪ 全阶段词库,覆盖小学、初中、高中、大学、留学等全阶段需求 ▪ 200+主流词汇书和英语教材词表,配合纸质书,同步学习 ▪ 近义词、反义词、单词变形,关联记忆更高效 【考试重点,非常突出】 ▪ 考义高亮,加粗显示考过的词义,常考词义重点学 ▪ 考点标记,加粗显示考过的词组,核心考点重点记 ▪ 17万+条历年真题例句,覆盖中考、高考、四六级、考研和专升本 【记忆,非常有效】 ▪ 艾宾浩斯记忆曲线,智能规划复习,高效抗遗忘 ▪ 原声例句,帮你理解单词在真实语境中的用法,理解了才好记 (≧ω≦) ▪ 词根词缀,帮你理解单词的内部结构,理解了才好记 o(^▽^)o ▪ 地道搭配,帮你理解单词的多个词义,理解了才好记 \\(*^▽^*)// ▪ 拼写测试,学完一组拼一拼,会写才肯罢休 【坚持,非常容易】 ▪ 签到送酷币,组队打卡奖励更多 ▶不背成绩单 ▪ 200000+ 五星好评 ▪ App Store 首页推荐 ▪ App Store 背单词推荐应用 ▶不背成长关爱热线 ▪ 不背单词应用内:头像 > 更多设置 > 帮助与反馈 ▪ 微博 / 公众号:不背单词App

Screenshots

流利说·英语4 screens
不背单词4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: 不背单词 at 4.8 against 流利说·英语's 4.3. 不背单词 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (94% vs 63%). On price, ratings volume, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. 流利说·英语 sells 9 one-off in-app purchases and 不背单词 sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

不背单词 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1.6K and 3.6K respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of 流利说·英语's written reviews are positive against 94% of 不背单词's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

流利说·英语 ships an update fortnightly, 不背单词 every 3 weeks. Both last shipped on November 6, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
流利说·英语 versus 不背单词: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter流利说·英语不背单词
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (1.6K ratings)4.8 (3.6K ratings) — better
Positive reviews62.8% of reviews94.2% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.6K3.6K — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.013.0
Further details — not scored
Size432 MB168 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperShanghai Liulishuo Information Technology Ltd.Beijing Is-Cool Technology Co., Ltd

Customer experience

流利说·英语

All ratings1,627 ratings
Positive82.2%
Neutral3.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews328 reviews
Positive62.8%
Neutral2.7%
Negative34.5%

不背单词

All ratings3,601 ratings
Positive96.9%
Neutral1.4%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews739 reviews
Positive94.2%
Neutral1.6%
Negative4.2%

User reviews

流利说·英语

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Convenient and user-friendly
  • 🚀 Effective for improving speaking skills
  • 💡 Helpful for practicing English conversation
  • 🚀 Flexible learning schedule
  • 👍 Good learning materials and content

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent connection issues and app crashes
  • 💰 Expensive paid courses
  • 🤖 Overly aggressive sales tactics and pushy marketing
  • 🤔 Questionable accuracy of level testing
  • 👎 Poor customer service and support

不背单词

From 3.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🌟 Comprehensive vocabulary coverage
  • 👍 Intuitive and user-friendly interface
  • 🎬 Helpful example sentences from movies/TV
  • 💡 Effective memorization techniques
  • 🎯 Customizable word lists and study plans

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 🔊 Inconsistent audio volume for word pronunciations
  • 🔍 Limited search and filtering options
  • 🖼️ Outdated or unappealing visual design
  • 🕰️ Repetitive review schedule can feel tedious

Bugs and requests

流利说·英语

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • App freezes and fails to load content
  • Paid courses not activating properly
  • Inconsistent performance across different devices
  • Unreliable tracking of learning progress and time spent
  • Difficulty accessing and managing user account information

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add British English accent options
  • Improve speech recognition and feedback accuracy
  • Provide more real-life conversational practice
  • Allow users to select specific vocabulary and grammar topics
  • Introduce a free tier with limited features

不背单词

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Login issues for users with non-Chinese phone numbers
  • Compatibility problems on newer iOS/Android devices
  • Unreliable syncing of progress across multiple devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Ability to import/export custom word lists
  • Integration with other language learning resources
  • More personalized learning algorithms and recommendations
  • Enhanced social features for group/team learning
  • Expanded support for non-English vocabulary

In-app purchases

9 purchases

流利说·英语

One-time9
  • 「懂你英语®A⁺」标准版 限时特惠$0.99
  • 流利说·发音7天训练营$1.99
  • 懂你英语®A⁺ 30 天$6.99
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  • 「懂你英语®A⁺」标准版 30 天首购特惠$6.99
  • 地道发音课程$7.99
  • 「懂你英语®A⁺」标准版 30 天首购特惠$9.99
  • 懂你英语AI课程30天$14.99
  • 懂你英语标准版 30 天套餐2 variants$14.99
  • 懂你英语标准版 180 天套餐$69.99
10 purchases

不背单词

One-time10
  • 充值4$0.99
  • 充值3$0.99
  • 充值6$0.99
Show 7 more
  • 充值5$0.99
  • 充值9.9$0.99
  • 充值62$8.99
  • 充值116$17.99
  • 充值248$34.99
  • 酷币包 31$39.99
  • 充值298$39.99

Questions

Is 流利说·英语 free?
流利说·英语 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 不背单词 free?
不背单词 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, 流利说·英语 or 不背单词?
不背单词 is rated higher. 流利说·英语 averages 4.3 out of 5 from 1.6K ratings, while 不背单词 averages 4.8 from 3.6K ratings.
Do 流利说·英语 or 不背单词 have ads?
流利说·英语 shows ads; 不背单词 does not.
Which is updated more often, 流利说·英语 or 不背单词?
流利说·英语 ships an update fortnightly, and 不背单词 every 3 weeks. Most recently, 流利说·英语 was updated on November 6, 2026 and 不背单词 on November 6, 2026.

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