PolyPod vs Prep2Go
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PolyPod
Learn languages by listening to podcasts with this app. It tracks your listening time, helps you build habits, and visualizes your progress. Features include adjustable playback speed, episode transcription, and achievement earning.
- Automatic listening time tracking
- Daily listening goals
- Progress visualization (streaks, hours)
- Podcast tagging and organization
- Adjustable playback speed
- On-device episode transcription
- Achievement system for habit building
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Build your language-learning habit with podcasts you enjoy. PolyPod is a podcast player that counts how long you listen in each language. Find something you want to hear, press play, and watch your comprehensible input hours add up. LANGUAGES Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and Chinese. Each language keeps its own total. SEE YOUR CONSISTENCY GROW - Listening time is counted automatically, and it's real time: 10 minutes of audio at 2x counts as 5 minutes. - Set a daily goal and follow your streaks, weekly summaries and total hours. - Today's Listening builds a plan around your daily goal. - Home screen and lock screen widgets. MAKE LISTENING WORK FOR YOU - Playback from 0.5x to 2x, bookmarks, an up-next queue and a sleep timer. - On-device transcripts that follow along as you listen (Pro). FIND YOUR NEXT LISTEN - Discover podcasts in your target language, get For You recommendations, or add any podcast by its RSS feed. KEEP YOUR RECORDS - Export your listening sessions as a CSV file to log your hours in another tracker. FREE AND PRO PolyPod is free for one language, with tracking, goals, streaks, the full player and your last 30 days of history. Pro adds all 8 languages, transcripts, downloads and offline listening, cloud sync, unlimited RSS feeds and your full history. Guides and help: polypod.app Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://polypod.app/privacy-policy/
Prep2Go
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Prep2Go helps you prepare for immigration, citizenship, and language exams with focused flashcard decks, audio practice, and smart spaced repetition. Choose your exam, study a clear daily plan, and review each card at the right time so you remember more with less cramming. Prep2Go includes decks for language and naturalization exams such as Portuguese CIPLE, Spanish DELE, Italian CELI/CILS/PLIDA, German, French, citizenship tests, and more. Each card is built for fast recall with a simple front/back format, example sentences, pronunciation audio, and memory-friendly practice. Why Prep2Go works: FSRS spaced repetition helps you review before you forget Native audio supports pronunciation and listening memory Daily goals keep study sessions manageable Streaks help you stay consistent Progress tracking shows what you have learned A clean study flow keeps you focused Free to start: Try the first 15-20 cards in each deck for free. Upgrade when you are ready: Single Deck unlocks one full exam deck. All Access unlocks every deck. Whether you are preparing for one specific exam or exploring multiple immigration paths, Prep2Go gives you a practical way to memorize faster, review smarter, and stay on track.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Prep2Go at weekly against PolyPod's every 4 weeks. Prep2Go also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). 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
Both are free to download. PolyPod sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month and Prep2Go sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
PolyPod ships an update every 4 weeks, Prep2Go weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PolyPod | Prep2Go |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (5 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 5 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 132 MB | 40 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | scott saunders | Pavel Veselov |
In-app purchases
PolyPod
- Pro$1.991 Month
Prep2Go
- Single Deck$4.991 Month
- All Access7 Days trial$6.991 Month









