Dreaming vs Spanish Echo Loops
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Spanish Echo Loops
This app helps users build and retain Spanish vocabulary using a structured list of 100 everyday verbs. It features speech recognition to test speaking accuracy and progressive learning.
- Vocabulary building
- Speech recognition
- Progressive learning
- 100 everyday verbs
- Speaking accuracy test
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"Spanish Echo Loops" is a unique tool designed by Pro Spanish to help you build and retain your vocabulary progressively. It combines a structured list of 100 everyday Spanish with speech recognition to test your speaking accuracy.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Spanish Echo Loops at none against Dreaming's 2. Spanish Echo Loops also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Dreaming's advantage is ratings volume (233 vs 3). On price, ads, 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
Both are free to download. Dreaming sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Spanish Echo Loops asks for nothing beyond the download.
Spanish Echo Loops holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dreaming has 233 ratings behind it against 3, 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 Spanish Echo Loops's.
| Parameter | Dreaming | Spanish Echo Loops |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (233 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 233 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 2 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dreaming Languages, Inc. | martin theis |
Customer experience
Dreaming
Spanish Echo Loops
In-app purchases
Dreaming
- Premium$9.991 Month
- Premium Double$14.991 Month
Spanish Echo Loops
No in-app purchases
