Comparison

Dreaming vs Grackle Talk

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

Head to head
About

Dreaming

This app teaches languages through comprehensible input, using videos you can understand from the start. It focuses on natural language exposure without vocabulary lists or grammar drills, making learning intuitive.

Highlights
  • Comprehensible input method
  • Video-based learning
  • Natural language exposure
  • No vocabulary lists
  • No grammar drills
  • Content for all levels
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Learn languages the way humans actually do. Dreaming is the language-learning app behind Dreaming Spanish and Dreaming French — trusted by millions of learners worldwide and recognized as a winner of TIME’s The Best Inventions of 2025. Dreaming helps you learn languages through comprehensible input — immersing yourself in the language by watching videos you understand, from day one. No vocabulary lists. No grammar drills. No pressure to speak before you’re ready. Just real language, used naturally, and presented at a level you can follow. Terms and Conditions: https://www.dreaming.com/termsofuse Privacy Policy: https://www.dreaming.com/privacy

About

Grackle Talk

This app provides daily spoken practice for Spanish students, aligning with their classroom curriculum. It offers various interactive modes, including vocabulary drills, verb conjugation, and live conversations with tutors, all designed to improve speaking fluency.

Highlights
  • Daily speaking practice
  • Curriculum-aligned lessons
  • Vocabulary and verb drills
  • Live tutor conversations
  • Hands-free practice mode
  • Spaced repetition for vocabulary
Features
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Grackle Talk is the Spanish practice app for students of The Language House. It turns the material you cover in class into daily speaking practice you can do anywhere. EVERY WEEK IS OPEN FROM DAY ONE Every week of your course is there the moment you sign in. Work ahead, go back over a week you found hard, or drop into whichever one you feel like practicing. Nothing is locked and nothing has to be unlocked for you. PRACTICE OUT LOUD Most Spanish apps have you tapping. This one has you talking. You say your answers, the app listens, and it answers back in Spanish you can hear. FIVE WAYS TO PRACTICE • Vocabulary: note cards and drills with spaced repetition and recorded audio for every word • Verb Drills: conjugation note cards and quizzes, one tense and one theme at a time • Live Lessons: work through a week's lessons with a tutor that speaks your feedback aloud • Speak with a Tutor: a real-time spoken conversation, at your pace • Hands-free: put in your earbuds and let a week's material come to you on a walk or a commute BUILT AROUND A REAL CURRICULUM The material follows The Language House's own Spanish course, week by week, so practice at home lines up with class instead of competing with it. ACCESS Grackle Talk is for students enrolled at The Language House in Austin, Texas. Your school adds your email address when you enroll, and app access is part of your enrollment. Sign in with your email address, with Google, or with Apple. There is no password to remember. Not a student yet? Visit languagehouseatx.com to enroll.

Screenshots

Dreaming4 screens
Grackle Talk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Grackle Talk at none against Dreaming's 2. Grackle Talk also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Dreaming's advantage is ratings volume (234 vs 2). On price, update cadence, ads 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

Both are free to download. Dreaming sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Grackle Talk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Grackle Talk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dreaming has 234 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Dreaming's written reviews are positive against 100% of Grackle Talk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dreaming ships an update every 10 days, Grackle Talk every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Dreaming versus Grackle Talk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDreamingGrackle Talk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (234 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings234 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB59 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperDreaming Languages, Inc.The Language House LLC

Customer experience

Dreaming

All ratings230 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.3%

Grackle Talk

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dreaming

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium Double$14.991 Month
None

Grackle Talk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dreaming free?
Dreaming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Grackle Talk free?
Grackle Talk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dreaming or Grackle Talk?
Grackle Talk is rated higher. Dreaming averages 4.8 out of 5 from 234 ratings, while Grackle Talk averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Dreaming or Grackle Talk have ads?
Neither Dreaming nor Grackle Talk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dreaming or Grackle Talk?
Dreaming ships an update every 10 days, and Grackle Talk every 5 days. Most recently, Dreaming was updated on October 30, 2026 and Grackle Talk on October 30, 2026.

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