Comparison

TingYue vs TalkTime

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

TalkTime

Enhance foreign language skills through listening and reading with custom sentence learning. Supports multiple languages and offers automatic translation, pronunciation, and grammar analysis. Includes recall tests to reinforce learning.

Highlights
  • Learn with custom sentences
  • Automatic translation
  • Generate example sentences
  • Automatic pronunciation
  • Recall test function
  • Grammar analysis
Features
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TalkTime is an AI-powered language learning app that improves your skills by listening to and reading real-world content: - Supports 10 languages: Chinese / Japanese / English / German / Korean / Cantonese / French / Spanish / Thai / Russian - Learn with content that interests you - Study any language using another language - Supports reverse input for bilingual learning - AI-powered sentence translation - AI-generated natural voice for every sentence and word - AI extracts and analyzes vocabulary with part-of-speech, phonetics, and definitions - iCloud sync across devices — your data stays secure and private About Subscription: The app offers a subscription to unlock unlimited use. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage your subscription in App Store Account Settings. Terms of Service: https://talktime.shu.dev/terms_of_service Privacy Policy: https://talktime.shu.dev/privacy

Screenshots

TingYue4 screens
TalkTime4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: TingYue at free with in-app purchases against TalkTime's subscription. TingYue also leads on ratings volume (415 vs 12) and device support (4 vs 2). TalkTime's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 66%). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and TalkTime sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TalkTime holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: TingYue has 415 ratings behind it against 12, 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 100% of TalkTime's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

TingYue ships an update every 5 days, TalkTime every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
TingYue versus TalkTime: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTingYueTalkTime
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (415 ratings)4.7 (12 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings415 — better12
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterSubscription
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size155 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer雪梅 王Shumin Yu

Customer experience

TingYue

All ratings415 ratings
Positive87.0%
Neutral3.4%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews175 reviews
Positive66.3%
Neutral8.6%
Negative25.1%

TalkTime

All ratings12 ratings
Positive91.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

TalkTime

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

TingYue

Subscriptions8
  • ChatGPT Speech Engine Starter$2.991 Month
  • TingYue Read Plus Monthly$3.991 Month
  • TingYue Listen Plus Monthly$4.991 Month
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  • TingYue Pro Plan Monthly$4.991 Month
  • TingYue AI Plan Monthly$6.991 Month
  • TingYue Listen Plus Quarterly$14.993 Months
  • 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
2 purchases

TalkTime

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$29.991 Year

Questions

Is TingYue free?
TingYue is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TalkTime free?
TalkTime is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, TingYue or TalkTime?
TalkTime is rated higher. TingYue averages 4.5 out of 5 from 415 ratings, while TalkTime averages 4.7 from 12 ratings.
Do TingYue or TalkTime have ads?
TingYue shows ads; TalkTime does not.
Which is updated more often, TingYue or TalkTime?
TingYue ships an update every 5 days, and TalkTime every 8 days. Most recently, TingYue was updated on November 9, 2026 and TalkTime on November 7, 2026.

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