# 爱听外语 vs 易班

The clearest difference is rating: 爱听外语 at 2.2 against 易班's 1.0. 爱听外语 also leads on review sentiment (48% vs 29%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 14.0). 易班's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 6) and ads (none vs shown). On price, update cadence and device support there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. 爱听外语 sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. 易班 asks for nothing beyond the download.

爱听外语 holds the better App Store score, 2.2 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: 易班 has 171 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 48% of 爱听外语's written reviews are positive against 29% of 易班's.

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. Both last shipped on November 1, 2026.

## The numbers

| Metric | 爱听外语 | 易班 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[2.2 (13 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id648183457/reviews)** | [1.0 (171 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id914927889/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | 13 | **171** |
| Positive reviews | **48.1% of reviews** | 29.2% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | **No** |
| Ads | Yes | **No** |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Size | 56 MB | 38 MB |
| Requires iOS | **12.0** | 14.0 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [Shanghai Foreign Language Education Press Co.,Ltd.](https://appshunter.io/developer/648183460) | [易班](https://appshunter.io/developer/549775032) |

## What reviewers say

### 爱听外语

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id648183457)

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (6)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 6个听豆 | $0.99 | one-time |
| 12个听豆 | $1.99 | one-time |
| 18个听豆 | $2.99 | one-time |
| 28个听豆 | $3.99 | one-time |
| 48个听豆 | $6.99 | one-time |
| 98个听豆 | $14.99 | one-time |


### 易班

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/id914927889)

**Features:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases:** none

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Good for writing practice (sarcastically)
- 👍 Good for patience training (sarcastically)

**What reviewers complain about**

- 👎 Extremely slow performance
- 👎 Frequent crashes and freezes
- 👎 Data errors and unresponsiveness
- 👎 Mandatory registration and usage
- 👎 Privacy concerns and data selling suspicions

**Reported bugs**

- 签到网页打开响应巨慢
- 数据全部出错
- 卡死的要死
- 签到网页打开响应巨慢
- 崩溃、卡死、闪退、断开连接、无响应

**Requested features**

- 适配iOS18桌面深色图标


## Frequently asked questions

### Is 爱听外语 free?

爱听外语 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is 易班 free?

易班 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

### Which has better reviews, 爱听外语 or 易班?

爱听外语 is rated higher. 爱听外语 averages 2.2 out of 5 from 13 ratings, while 易班 averages 1.0 from 171 ratings.

### Do 爱听外语 or 易班 have ads?

爱听外语 shows ads; 易班 does not.

### Which is updated more often, 爱听外语 or 易班?

爱听外语 ships an update every 2 months, and 易班 every 2 months. Most recently, 爱听外语 was updated on November 1, 2026 and 易班 on November 1, 2026.

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