Comparison

LinkingAI vs HeyFree

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

Head to head
About

LinkingAI

Features
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Intelligent AI translation assistant; Easily start cross-language conversations, and there's no more stress in cross-border communication! Break language barriers, communicate without borders! Smart translation, accurate and fast, supports multiple languages, making communication easier! Global languages, one-click switching - AI translation earphones, your personal translator!

About

HeyFree

Features
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Build workplace English listening practice into your daily routine with HeyFree. LISTEN, THEN UNDERSTAND Listen first, then explore sentence-by-sentence English and Chinese text. Adjust playback speed, inspect sentences, and listen again at your own pace. KEEP USEFUL EXPRESSIONS Save practical phrases, collocations, and sentence patterns to your expression library and review them later. PRACTICE AT YOUR LEVEL Choose from five levels, A1 to C1. After each listening item, mark it too hard, just right, or too easy to help adjust recommendations. You can also change your level in Settings. LISTEN ON THE GO After you start playback, listening continues when you lock your screen or switch apps. Use system playback controls to pause, resume, and seek. WORKPLACE SCENARIOS Practice everyday collaboration, meetings, customer communication, and international trade with American and British English content. Listening content is AI-assisted and reviewed. You can report content issues within the app. FREE AND MEMBERSHIP Free users can listen to 5 items per day and save up to 30 expressions. Review is unlimited. HeyFree membership includes unlimited listening and expression saves, with monthly and annual auto-renewable subscriptions. In mainland China, the standard monthly price is CNY 29. Eligible new subscribers pay CNY 9.90 for the first month, then CNY 29 per month. The annual price is CNY 168; eligible new subscribers receive a 7-day free trial, followed by annual renewal. Apple determines introductory-offer eligibility within the subscription group. Subscribers who are not eligible pay the standard price. Prices and available offers in other regions are shown in the Apple purchase confirmation sheet. You can cancel auto-renewal in your Apple Account subscription settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. AI speaking practice is not available in this version. Privacy Policy: https://www.heyfree.cn/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.heyfree.cn/terms

Screenshots

LinkingAI4 screens
HeyFree4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HeyFree at weekly against LinkingAI's monthly. LinkingAI's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LinkingAI ships an update monthly, HeyFree weekly. Both last shipped on October 30, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
LinkingAI versus HeyFree: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLinkingAIHeyFree
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size40 MB11 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer深圳市百宝袋电子商务有限责任公司深圳市宝砾科技有限公司

In-app purchases

None

LinkingAI

No in-app purchases

None

HeyFree

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is LinkingAI free?
LinkingAI is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is HeyFree free?
HeyFree is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do LinkingAI or HeyFree have ads?
Neither LinkingAI nor HeyFree shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LinkingAI or HeyFree?
LinkingAI ships an update monthly, and HeyFree weekly. Most recently, LinkingAI was updated on October 30, 2026 and HeyFree on October 30, 2026.

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