Comparison

DejaVocab vs EngTalk

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

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About

DejaVocab

This app helps you learn languages by immersing you in real-world content like videos, podcasts, and books. It builds a personal language corpus by capturing and organizing language chunks from natural input, allowing you to review words within their original context. The system integrates spoken and written language for a continuous learning experience.

Highlights
  • Learn from videos, podcasts, and audiobooks
  • Build a personal language corpus
  • Review vocabulary in original context
  • Integrates spoken and written language
  • Supports EPUB, PDF, and text files
Features
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Deja 从一个问题开始: 语言,为什么总是被学成抽象的单词? 在真实世界中,语言来自视频、播客、阅读和声音。 Deja 将这些语境中的表达自动提取、组织,逐渐形成一个属于自己的语料系统。 复习不再是孤立的记忆,而是回到语言第一次出现的那个语境。 阅读、听力、学习不再分离,所有输入汇聚成一条连续的语言路径。 Deja 不属于某一种格式或平台,它试图构建的,是一个会随着使用不断生长的语言系统。 Deja starts with a simple idea: Language is not learned from isolated words, but from real usage. Import videos, podcasts, books, or any text. Deja automatically captures phrases in context and turns scattered exposure into a growing personal corpus. Review is not repetition. It is a return to the moment where the language first made sense. Reading, listening, and studying are no longer separated. Everything flows into one continuous system, one evolving memory. Deja is not about formats or platforms. It is about building a language system that grows with you. Contact WeChat: longhao1596 Discord Community: https://discord.gg/AC7sNMJW Privacy Policy: https://dejavocab.com/privacy-policy/ Subscription Information Subscriptions renew automatically 24 hours before the end of the current period You can manage or cancel your subscription in Apple ID settings at any time After cancellation, access remains until the end of the current subscription period Payment will be charged to your iTunes account upon confirmation of purchase Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Don’t let words slip past unnoticed. Let DejaVocab capture every meaningful chunk of language. Download DejaVocab and build your own language corpus.

About

EngTalk

Practice English speaking with real-life dialogues and interactive role-play. Improve pronunciation, fluency, and vocabulary through sentence-by-sentence listening and speaking assessments. Learn practical English for everyday situations, travel, study, and work.

Highlights
  • Real-life English dialogues (A1-B2)
  • Listening and shadowing practice
  • Speaking assessment and pronunciation feedback
  • Interactive role-play scenarios
  • Long-press word lookup
  • Personal vocabulary notebook
  • Offline learning for beginner dialogues
Features
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EngTalk - Practice English Speaking with Real-Life Dialogues Have you studied vocabulary and grammar but still struggle to speak? EngTalk brings listening, shadowing, speaking assessment, role-play, word lookup, and review into one practical learning flow built around everyday conversations. Stop memorizing isolated words and start speaking English. Practice for ten minutes a day with useful dialogues you can understand, repeat, and use. 500 REAL-LIFE DIALOGUES FROM A1-B2 Learn with 500 English dialogues across A1, A2, B1, and B2. Start with beginner English and progress toward conversations for daily life, travel, study, and work. Practice situations such as: • Daily life: greetings, weather, family, hobbies, and small talk • Dining and shopping: reservations, ordering, paying, prices, and returns • Travel: airports, hotels, transportation, directions, and itineraries • Education: classes, assignments, discussions, and campus life • Workplace: interviews, meetings, tasks, progress, and collaboration • Health and services: symptoms, appointments, and asking for help 1,380 PRACTICAL ENGLISH SENTENCES Practice 1,380 high-frequency sentences arranged by topic and difficulty. Learn everyday English, travel phrases, study expressions, and workplace communication during a commute or any spare moment. Listen, read, repeat aloud, then try speaking without the translation. SENTENCE-BY-SENTENCE LISTENING PRACTICE Play a complete dialogue or study one line at a time. Loop difficult sentences to notice connected speech, stress, and intonation, then hide the lines for a listening challenge. Listening tools include: • Full-dialogue and sentence playback • Sentence loop, pause, replay, and progress controls • English and translated subtitles • Hidden-line listening challenges • Favorites for important dialogues and sentences • Saved learning progress SHADOWING AND SPEAKING ASSESSMENTS Listen, record yourself, and review your pronunciation performance. Compare your recording with the model sentence, identify weaker lines, and practice again. Improve individual sounds, sentence stress, intonation, and fluency. ROLE-PLAY TO START SPEAKING Choose a character while EngTalk plays your partner's lines. Speak and record when it is your turn, then complete the dialogue through natural back-and-forth practice. Use role-play for ordering food, asking directions, hotel check-in, classroom discussions, and workplace communication. LONG-PRESS WORD LOOKUP Long-press a word to see its American English IPA, part of speech, and definition without leaving the lesson. YOUR PERSONAL VOCABULARY NOTEBOOK Save new words to your vocabulary notebook. Review pronunciation, part of speech, and localized meanings, search by word or definition, and undo accidental removals. Learn words in context, then save and review them for better recall. OFFLINE LEARNING AND LOCAL CACHE A1 dialogues and sentences are included for offline study. A2-B2 audio downloads on demand when first played and can then use the local cache, making study more flexible during commutes and trips. TRY A1 FREE, UNLOCK WITH ONE PURCHASE Start with A1 content free. A one-time upgrade unlocks A2-B2 dialogues and sentences, removes ads, and provides the complete learning content. No auto-renewing subscription or monthly payment. A SIMPLE LEARNING ROUTINE 1. Listen to the full dialogue and understand the situation 2. Read bilingual subtitles and notice useful expressions 3. Loop sentences to hear pronunciation and intonation 4. Record your shadowing and review the assessment 5. Complete the conversation in role-play 6. Save new words for later review Supports English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Japanese, and Korean. Practice with real-life dialogues for ten minutes a day. Download EngTalk and start speaking with confidence.

Screenshots

DejaVocab4 screens
EngTalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: DejaVocab at none against EngTalk's shown. DejaVocab also leads on ratings volume (52 vs 1). EngTalk's advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. DejaVocab sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and EngTalk sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

EngTalk holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: DejaVocab has 52 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

DejaVocab ships an update weekly, EngTalk every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
DejaVocab versus EngTalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDejaVocabEngTalk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (52 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews85.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size292 MB136 MB
Age rating17+12+
Developer灏 龙佳 李

Customer experience

DejaVocab

All ratings52 ratings
Positive88.5%
Neutral1.9%
Negative9.6%
Written reviews62 reviews
Positive85.5%
Neutral4.8%
Negative9.7%

EngTalk

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

DejaVocab

Subscriptions4
  • DejaVocab 高级版3 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • DejaVocab 高级版3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • DejaVocab 高级版年付7 Days trial$49.991 Year
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  • DejaVocab 专业版年付7 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • DejaVocab 共建者$199.99
  • DejaVocab 共建者 Plus$299.99
1 purchases

EngTalk

One-time1
  • VIP Lifetime Unlock$6.99

Questions

Is DejaVocab free?
DejaVocab is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is EngTalk free?
EngTalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, DejaVocab or EngTalk?
EngTalk is rated higher. DejaVocab averages 4.6 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while EngTalk averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do DejaVocab or EngTalk have ads?
EngTalk shows ads; DejaVocab does not.
Which is updated more often, DejaVocab or EngTalk?
DejaVocab ships an update weekly, and EngTalk every 2 days. Most recently, DejaVocab was updated on September 24, 2026 and EngTalk on September 18, 2026.

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