Comparison

Speaking vs Advida

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

Head to head
About

Speaking

Practice speaking and listening to learn new languages like Spanish, French, and German. This app uses speech recognition to analyze your pronunciation and provides feedback for improvement. It supports a wide range of languages and can be used alongside traditional learning materials.

Highlights
  • Speech recognition for pronunciation analysis
  • Pronunciation feedback and correction
  • Type to hear correct pronunciation
  • Supports numerous languages
  • Enhances learning efficiency with other materials
Features
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Learn Spanish, French, German and other languages with "Speaking"! The fastest way to learn a new language is to practice speaking and listening. Speaking uses speech recognition to listen and transcribe your pronunciation. Then, Speaking gives you the opportunity to check your pronunciation for correctness. If you don't know the proper pronunciation, just type it into Speaking and Speaking will tell you the proper pronunciation. There are times when Speaking does not recognize your pronunciation well. But don't worry. This is your chance to improve your speaking skills, learn proper pronunciation from Speaking, and then try speaking again, paying attention to your accent. If the app can recognize your speech, your speech will work for people! Try using the app in conjunction with your regular vocabulary book or language book to practice your speaking. Your learning efficiency will be greatly improved! Speaking supports the learning of many languages. * • English, Chinese, Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, Vietnamese, Italian, Turkish, Polish, Ukrainian, Thai, Romanian, Indonesian, Malay, Dutch, Hungarian, Czech, Greek, Swedish, Croatian, Finnish, Danish, Hebrew, Catalan, Slovak, Norwegian *The above is just an example. Supported languages depend on the voice data installed on your device. You may be able to install more voice data from your device's settings app. Enjoy your speaking practice! The app uses the standard Apple Terms of Use (EULA). https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Advida

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Inside the Advida app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Speaking4 screens
Advida3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Advida at none against Speaking's 1. Advida also leads on ads (none vs shown). Speaking's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Speaking sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Advida asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speaking ships an update weekly, Advida every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Speaking versus Advida: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakingAdvida
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperRyo AoyamaEmily Sudduth

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Speaking

Subscriptions1
  • Remove ads$1.991 Month
None

Advida

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speaking free?
Speaking is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Advida free?
Advida is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Speaking or Advida have ads?
Speaking shows ads; Advida does not.
Which is updated more often, Speaking or Advida?
Speaking ships an update weekly, and Advida every 3 weeks. Most recently, Speaking was updated on October 21, 2026 and Advida on October 20, 2026.

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