LISPOD vs DexSpeak
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LISPOD
This app offers graded English podcasts tailored to your CEFR level, from beginner to advanced. Enjoy transcripts, one-tap translation, adjustable playback speed, and comprehension quizzes to enhance listening skills and vocabulary.
- CEFR-leveled content
- Real-time transcripts
- One-tap translation
- Adjustable playback speed
- Comprehension quizzes
- Progress tracking
- Printable transcripts
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LisPod – Your Personalized Graded Podcast App for English Learning! Designed just for you, LisPod uses the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR)—from Pre-A1 to C2—to deliver perfectly leveled content, whether you're a beginner or an advanced learner. Explore engaging categories like fairy tales, Greek mythology, science & discovery, historical epics, and more—learning through what truly interests you! Every episode comes with real-time English transcripts and one-tap translation. Stuck on a phrase? Just check the text or translate instantly to overcome listening barriers. Enjoy flexible learning with adjustable playback speed, background audio, and one-tap favorites to save your favorite episodes for later. After listening, test your understanding with comprehension quizzes, track your progress with listening history and performance analytics, and get targeted practice on weak areas. Plus, print transcripts with one click—perfect for offline note-taking and review! Let LisPod turn entertaining podcasts into powerful tools for boosting your listening skills and vocabulary—effortlessly and enjoyably. Download now and start your personalized English journey today!
DexSpeak
Improve English fluency by reading authentic texts and analyzing vocabulary in context. Build personalized word lists and review them with spaced repetition to gain deeper language intuition.
- Contextual reading of authentic texts
- Interactive vocabulary analysis
- Personalized word collections
- Spaced repetition review
- Deeper language intuition development
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You understand English. Now make it feel natural. DexSpeak helps you learn English in English, through books, articles and videos that interest you. Spend less time translating in your head and more time following the story. KEEP READING English explanations appear between the lines. When you look up a word, get the meaning that fits the context, explained simply. Learn one meaning at a time. LISTEN AND WATCH Listen to your books with high-quality text-to-speech and audiobook support. Follow real videos and hear how English expressions work in context. KEEP THE WORDS AND THEIR STORIES Save words and expressions you want to remember. Return to the sentences where you found them: recall the context first, then the meaning. SEE YOUR READING ADD UP Follow your reading journey, one book at a time. Look back at your reading with progress and statistics. Your interests. Your English. Your pace. Plans and purchases DexSpeak Pro offers monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions, plus a one-time Lifetime purchase. Lifetime does not auto-renew. Prices and available plans are shown in the app for your App Store region. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm a purchase. Monthly and yearly subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Renewal is charged within 24 hours before the end of that period. You can manage or cancel subscriptions in your Apple Account settings. Terms: https://www.dexspeak.com/terms Privacy: https://www.dexspeak.com/privacy
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Verdict
LISPOD and DexSpeak both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 100% of DexSpeak's written reviews are positive against 81% of LISPOD's. DexSpeak also leads on ratings volume (8 vs 1). LISPOD's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 18.0). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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
Both are free to download. LISPOD sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and DexSpeak sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for LISPOD against 5.0 for DexSpeak. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DexSpeak has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of LISPOD's written reviews are positive against 100% of DexSpeak's.
LISPOD ships an update fortnightly, DexSpeak every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LISPOD | DexSpeak |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (8 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 8 — better |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 36 MB | 364 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Shenzhen Hicharm Internet Technology Co., Ltd | Zihan Lin |
Customer experience
LISPOD
DexSpeak
In-app purchases
LISPOD
- LISPOD订阅会员(连续包月)$4.991 Month
- LISPOD Auto-renewable Monthly$4.991 Month
- LISPOD订阅会员(连续包季)$11.993 Months
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- Auto-renewable Quarterly$12.993 Months
- LISPOD订阅会员(连续包年)2 variants$24.991 Year
- LISPOD订阅会员(连续包年)2 variants$29.991 Year
- LISPOD Auto-renewable annual$29.991 Year
DexSpeak
- DexSpeak Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- DexSpeak Pro Yearly$34.991 Year
- DexSpeak Lifetime$49.99








