Comparison

TingYue vs 英文学习助手

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

英文学习助手

This app offers a comprehensive collection of English learning resources, from basic to advanced vocabulary, famous quotes, and proverbs. It uses engaging quiz challenges to help users memorize words and phrases efficiently. Daily updates ensure a constant stream of new content to enrich vocabulary and knowledge of famous sayings.

Highlights
  • Extensive vocabulary (basic & advanced)
  • Famous quotes and proverbs
  • Interactive quiz challenges
  • Daily updated content
  • Memorization aids
Features
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本应用涵盖了丰富的英语学习知识,包括基础词汇,高级词汇,名言名句,谚语哩语欣赏等等。 通过有趣的测试挑战过关方式,帮你更有效的、更快速的记住英文词汇和英文好句。 另外,本应用每天都会更新每日一看的栏目,为您实时的更新好词好句,充实大家的词汇量和名句数量。 本应用既适合英语初学者,也适合长期爱好英语的朋友们,欢迎前来下载!

Screenshots

TingYue4 screens
英文学习助手4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 英文学习助手 at none against TingYue's 10. 英文学习助手 also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (97% vs 66%). On price, 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 9 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. 英文学习助手 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

英文学习助手 holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 414 and 197 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 66% of TingYue's written reviews are positive against 97% of 英文学习助手's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TingYue versus 英文学习助手: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTingYue英文学习助手
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (414 ratings)4.8 (197 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews96.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings414 — better197
Update frequencyEvery 5 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.57.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size154 MB72 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer雪梅 王一青 张

Customer experience

TingYue

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

英文学习助手

All ratings197 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral0.5%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews174 reviews
Positive96.6%
Neutral0.0%
Negative3.4%

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

英文学习助手

From 197 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 User-friendly interface
  • 📚 Comprehensive vocabulary coverage
  • 🎧 Audio pronunciation support
  • 🎮 Engaging gamified learning experience
  • 💰 Free to use application

Room to improve

  • 🔐 Requires 5-star rating to unlock features
  • 🐛 Content not loading after giving 5-star review
  • 😤 Aggressive monetization tactics
  • ⚠️ Limited functionality in free version
  • 🚫 Forced review gate before usage

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

英文学习助手

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App content fails to load after providing 5-star review
  • Unlock feature malfunctions despite positive rating
  • Interface sometimes doesn't display on first launch
  • Compatibility issues with older devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Remove or reduce 5-star review requirement to access app
  • Fix unlock mechanism that fails after rating
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve ad reduction options
  • Add offline learning capability

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
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  • 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

英文学习助手

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is TingYue free?
TingYue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is 英文学习助手 free?
英文学习助手 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, TingYue or 英文学习助手?
英文学习助手 is rated higher. TingYue averages 4.5 out of 5 from 414 ratings, while 英文学习助手 averages 4.8 from 197 ratings.
Do TingYue or 英文学习助手 have ads?
TingYue shows ads; 英文学习助手 does not.

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