Comparison

TingYue vs Aboboo

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

Head to head
About

TingYue

This app helps foreign language learners improve reading and listening skills. It offers automatic translation, text-to-speech, and various learning tools like word highlighting and study sets. Practice modes and customization options enhance the learning experience.

Highlights
  • Automatic full-text translation
  • Multi-engine text-to-speech (TTS)
  • Word highlighting and analysis
  • AI dictionary and explanations
  • Customizable study sets
  • Interactive practice modes
Features
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TingYue is a reading and audiobook app designed for foreign language learners and extensive reading enthusiasts. It supports importing EPUB, PDF, TXT, DOCX and MOBI files, automatic full-text translation, and multi-engine text-to-speech (TTS), combined with reading plans, vocabulary study and practice features that turn “finish this book” into something you can do a day at a time. Core Features • Reading Plans: Split a book into segments you can finish in a day — set it by total days, daily minutes or a finish date. Your library shows plans in progress, a reminder arrives each day, and finishing a book ends with a recap. • Vocabulary Study: Pick the word lists you want to learn and the app analyses how many of those words this book contains, highlights them as you read, and keeps your progress one tap away. • Full-Text Translation: Automatically translates paragraphs or entire pages into the target language. Translations can be displayed below the original text or side-by-side. Supports multiple translation engines (including Apple Translate, DeepL, Google, etc.). • Smart Reading & TTS: Built-in multiple voice engines, supporting offline and cloud high-quality voices. Suitable for intensive listening and shadowing practice. • Reading Assistance: Highlights new words, word frequency analysis, sentence parsing, biomimetic reading, speed reading and blurred text exercises, AI dictionary, AI explanations, helping focus and memory. • Learning Tools: Create study sets, add images and example sentences, dictation exercises, export learning materials, supports custom study set sizes and review plans. • Practice Modes: Chinese-to-English back translation, blurred text training, split-screen side-by-side reading, and other interactive modes, suitable for translation, speaking, and writing practice. • Customization & Extensions: Supports custom translation/voice/AI engines (requires API keys), and allows saving custom translations and notes. • Formats & Sync: Import EPUB, PDF, TXT, DOCX and MOBI. Your books, notes, study sets and custom word lists sync across iPhone, iPad and Mac via iCloud. Target Users • English and foreign language learners (beginner to advanced) • Readers who enjoy extensive and deep reading • Users preparing for translation or speaking exams • Users who need high-quality TTS and listening practice Membership Plans • Reader Plan, subscription periods: lifetime • Read Plus Plan, subscription periods: 1 month, 1 year, lifetime • Listen Plus Plan, subscription periods: 1 month, 1 year, lifetime • AI Plan, subscription periods: 1 month Price may vary by location. Subscriptions will be charged to your credit card through your iTunes account. Your subscription will automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage your subscriptions in Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription. ---- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://www.eareyereading.com/help/privacy.html Cancel Subscription: https://support.apple.com/HT202039

About

Aboboo

This app is a comprehensive language learning tool designed to improve listening, speaking, and writing skills. It offers features like customizable playback speeds, real-time error correction for dictation, and detailed pronunciation analysis to help users achieve fluency.

Highlights
  • Customizable playback speed and repetition
  • Multiple dictation modes with real-time correction
  • Detailed pronunciation and fluency scoring
  • Sentence building exercises
  • Study progress tracking and review tools
  • Community features for sharing and discussion
Features
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这是Aboboo官方正版App!!! 这是Aboboo官方正版App!!! 这是Aboboo官方正版App!!! Aboboo-iOS平台产品答疑QQ群:337152363 Aboboo怎么发音? 阿波波 Aboboo是什么? Aboboo被赞为学外语必备神器,功能丰富,资源开放,社区活跃。Aboboo是托福考试的必备听写工具,至今已经帮助广大托福考生显著提高成绩。Aboboo适合任何想学习外语的朋友,无论是为了考试奋战、为了出国留学、为了自娱自乐,还是想练习听力、口语、听写、造句,都能在Aboboo找到适合自己的训练方法。 手机版带来了什么? 小组 :加入小组下载PC版制作的课件,小组内有丰富的讨论功能。 听力 :单句、多句、任意范围(注意是任意范围!)都可以设置任意次数的复读,变速不变调。 听写 :词、句、篇三种听写模式,实时纠错,自动批改。 跟读 :针对发音、语调、流利度、音量精确评分,帮助您快速提高口语水平。 打卡 :用手机学习也能记入总的学习时间,任务完成后记得打卡哦。 复习 :难重点句库、分级生词本、学习历史记录,记录整个学习过程。 【抠词听写】 系统播放一句后自动暂停,您听清一个就写一个,抠词不用按顺序,拼写正确的单词被自动摆放到正确的位置。 为加快您的抠词速度,软件智能选择单词的读音区间,自动复读这个区间(而不是复读整句),大量缩短练习时间。 出错的单词重复听写,直到记住,听写极富效率。 听写完毕后,点击完成,得到成绩单,如果听写未完成,也可以先保存,下次接着听写该文件时,可以选择加载上次的存档进度或者另外的进度档。 【单句听写】 以整句为单位练习听写,听写完毕后,点击完成,得到成绩单,如果听写未完成,也可以先保存,下次接着听写该文件时,可以选择加载上次的存档进度或者另外的进度档。 【自由听写】 摆脱单句限制,通篇听写,更自由,更有难度。 想听就听:想听哪一段,要听多少遍,都能听,直到听清; 想写就写:想写哪一段,要写在哪里,都能写,直到写对。 【随意读】 “视觉口语训练引擎”(VOTE)从发音、语调、流利度、音量等多方面考量英语口语,音节级评分,为每个音素的发音水平打分,快速提升口语水平。 【全文读】 通篇复述或背诵文章。允许设定达标分数。全文读完,得到成绩单。 【造句练习】 从杂乱无章的单词中理出头绪,一步步地造出正确的句子,有用又有趣。

Screenshots

TingYue4 screens
Aboboo3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Aboboo at none against TingYue's 24. Aboboo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (76% vs 66%). TingYue's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, ratings volume 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. TingYue sells 23 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Aboboo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for TingYue against 4.5 for Aboboo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 413 and 210 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 66% of TingYue's written reviews are positive against 76% of Aboboo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TingYue ships an update every 4 days, Aboboo every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TingYue versus Aboboo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTingYueAboboo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (413 ratings)4.5 (210 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews76.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings413 — better210
Update frequencyEvery 4 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.58.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer雪梅 王Aboboo Technology Co.,Ltd.

Customer experience

TingYue

All ratings413 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral3.4%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative25.1%

Aboboo

All ratings210 ratings
Positive89.0%
Neutral3.3%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews72 reviews
Positive76.4%
Neutral8.3%
Negative15.3%

User reviews

TingYue

From 413 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for learning English
  • 🚀 Fast translation and lookup
  • 📚 Extensive book selection

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🔒 Privacy concerns with data collection

Aboboo

From 210 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for listening practice
  • 👍 Useful for English learning
  • 👍 Powerful features
  • 👍 No ads
  • 👍 Good PC version

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Software instability
  • 🐛 Frequent crashes
  • 🐛 Slow updates
  • 🐛 Expensive membership
  • 🐛 Complex operation logic

Bugs and requests

TingYue

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Imported books not showing up correctly
  • Frequent login issues and account problems
  • Audio playback stuttering and disconnections

Requested features

3 requests
  • Improve PDF reading experience
  • Add support for more languages
  • Implement cross-device sync for books and progress

Aboboo

Reported bugs

24 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • App freezes or lags
  • Download resources fail
  • Automatic playback issue
  • Dictation feature not working well
Show 19 more
  • App exits unexpectedly
  • Dictation gets stuck and quits the app
  • Dictation issues with specific words like 'wouldn't'
  • App crashes upon starting playback after update
  • Login issues after re-downloading
  • Issues with mobile network causing stuttering
  • Single sentence dictation severely lags
  • App freezes upon opening
  • Recording doesn't stop automatically
  • Data needs to be reopened after exiting
  • Contractions and commas not recognized
  • Cannot download courseware
  • App crashes multiple times
  • Playback crashes on iOS 12.3.1
  • Cannot open the app
  • Cannot download courseware
  • Cannot log in without registration
  • App not compatible with iPad Pro
  • Issues with Bluetooth headphones (resolved)

Requested features

22 requests
  • Android version
  • Larger font size or custom settings
  • Mac version
  • More content for Economist section
  • Ability to open local files on mobile
Show 17 more
  • Improve Japanese language support
  • Add English explanations to dictionary
  • Allow users to highlight text/words
  • Horizontal dictation mode
  • Compatibility with iPad Pro and keyboard shortcuts
  • Sync iOS with PC more effectively
  • Improve automatic sentence segmentation for imported audio
  • More customizable listening practice options
  • Add listening new word book feature
  • Improve hint function for intensive listening
  • Make membership fee cheaper
  • Add macOS version
  • Improve dictation for contractions and long sentences
  • Add ability to edit courseware and create lessons
  • Support for plus models
  • Improve speaking rating analysis
  • Add ability to select specific words to replay from waveform

In-app purchases

23 purchases

TingYue

Subscriptions13
  • MS Speech Engine Starter$0.991 Month
  • TingYue AI Engine Starter$0.991 Month
  • ChatGPT Speech Engine Starter$2.991 Month
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  • TingYue AI Engine Pro$2.991 Month
  • TingYue Read Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • TingYue Listen Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TingYue Pro Plan Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TingYue AI Plan Monthly$6.991 Month
  • TingYue Listen Plus Quarterly$14.993 Months
  • TingYue AI Engine Unlimited$14.991 Month
  • TingYue Read Plus Annually2 variants$29.991 Year
  • TingYue Listen Plus Annually$39.991 Year
  • TingYue Pro Plan Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time10
  • 阅币礼包-Tier1$0.99
  • 阅币礼包-Tier3$2.99
  • 《爱情与金钱(书虫)》$2.99
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  • 听阅畅听会员(增强版) 1 个月$5.99
  • TingYue Reader Plan Lifetime$29.99
  • TingYue Read Plus Lifetime$39.99
  • TingYue AI Lifetime$54.99
  • 听阅畅听终身会员(畅读终身升级)$69.99
  • TingYue Listen Plus Lifetime$94.99
  • TingYue AI Plus Lifetime$139.99
None

Aboboo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TingYue free?
TingYue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Aboboo free?
Aboboo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TingYue or Aboboo?
Aboboo is rated higher. TingYue averages 4.5 out of 5 from 413 ratings, while Aboboo averages 4.5 from 210 ratings.
Do TingYue or Aboboo have ads?
TingYue shows ads; Aboboo does not.
Which is updated more often, TingYue or Aboboo?
TingYue ships an update every 4 days, and Aboboo every 2 months. Most recently, TingYue was updated on October 21, 2026 and Aboboo on October 13, 2026.

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