Comparison

TingYue vs 老友记精校版

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 their reading and listening skills. It supports various file formats, offers automatic translation, and includes tools for vocabulary study and practice. Users can create personalized reading plans and track their progress.

Highlights
  • Import EPUB, PDF, TXT, DOCX, MOBI
  • Automatic full-text translation
  • Multi-engine text-to-speech (TTS)
  • Personalized reading plans
  • Vocabulary study and practice
  • AI dictionary and explanations
  • iCloud sync across devices
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

老友记精校版

Master American English pronunciation and listening skills with this app. It features synchronized Chinese and English subtitles, adjustable playback speeds, and various looping modes for effective practice. Learn new vocabulary with offline word lookups and save words to a personal list.

Highlights
  • Synchronized Chinese and English subtitles
  • Adjustable playback speed
  • Looping playback modes
  • Sentence collection and playback
  • Offline word lookup
  • Customizable text size
Features
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老友记-练习英语口语、学英语必备经典美剧!轻松幽默的故事场景,超级实用的口语练习,让你快速说出最纯正的美式口语。 【功能特色】 -中英语同步字幕精校,方便学习; -支持变速播放 -支持循环/单篇/单句循环模式切换 -支持单句收藏及播放功能 -支持滚动字幕,三种字幕模式自由切换 -支持文字大小自由调节 -长按即可查离线单词,可加入生词本 -锁屏字幕、锁屏控制、耳机线控全支持

Screenshots

TingYue4 screens
老友记精校版4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 老友记精校版 at none against TingYue's 10. 老友记精校版 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (96% vs 66%). TingYue's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs every 21 months). On price 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. 老友记精校版 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

老友记精校版 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 老友记精校版 has 2.2K ratings behind it against 414, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of TingYue's written reviews are positive against 96% of 老友记精校版's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TingYue ships an update every 5 days, 老友记精校版 every 21 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 2 level
TingYue versus 老友记精校版: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTingYue老友记精校版
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (414 ratings)4.8 (2.2K ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews95.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4142.2K — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 21 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.513 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB1.0 GB
Age rating4+9+
Developer雪梅 王振江 张

Customer experience

TingYue

All ratings414 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative9.7%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative25.1%

老友记精校版

All ratings2,233 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.7%
Written reviews418 reviews
Positive95.9%
Neutral0.2%
Negative3.8%

User reviews

TingYue

From 414 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

老友记精校版

From 2.2K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Good for beginners
  • 👍 Convenient for learning English
  • 👍 Helpful for improving listening and pronunciation
  • 👍 Well-organized and user-friendly
  • 👍 Useful resource for Friends fans

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional audio quality issues
  • 🔍 Difficulty accessing full content without 5-star review
  • 💸 Excessive advertisements

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

老友记精校版

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Content disappearing after network disconnection
  • Inability to resume playback from last position

Requested features

3 requests
  • Ability to download episodes for offline use
  • Option to toggle between English and Chinese subtitles
  • Progress tracking and session history

In-app purchases

9 purchases

TingYue

Subscriptions7
  • TingYue Read Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • TingYue Listen Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TingYue Pro Plan Monthly$4.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • TingYue Listen Plus Quarterly$14.993 Months
  • TingYue Read Plus Annually2 variants$29.991 Year
  • TingYue Listen Plus Annually$39.991 Year
  • TingYue Pro Plan Yearly$39.991 Year
One-time2
  • TingYue Reader Plan Lifetime$29.99
  • TingYue Listen Plus Lifetime$84.99
None

老友记精校版

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TingYue free?
TingYue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 老友记精校版 free?
老友记精校版 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TingYue or 老友记精校版?
老友记精校版 is rated higher. TingYue averages 4.5 out of 5 from 414 ratings, while 老友记精校版 averages 4.8 from 2.2K ratings.
Do TingYue or 老友记精校版 have ads?
TingYue shows ads; 老友记精校版 does not.
Which is updated more often, TingYue or 老友记精校版?
TingYue ships an update every 5 days, and 老友记精校版 every 21 months. Most recently, TingYue was updated on November 1, 2026 and 老友记精校版 on November 2, 2026.

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