Comparison

PollyStop vs Simple Easy Way Learn Language

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

Head to head
About

PollyStop

Transform your phone usage into language learning. This app blocks distracting applications until you complete short, personalized lessons. Learn 31 languages with interactive exercises and track your progress with a motivating parrot companion.

Highlights
  • Block distracting apps
  • Learn 31 languages
  • Audio pronunciation
  • Daily stories
  • Vocabulary flashcards
  • Progress tracking
  • Offline lessons
Features
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PollyStop gives you a language tutor who's with you every day. Her name is Polly. She listens when you talk, notices what trips you up and what you already have down, and plans your next practice around it. You just show up and talk. IMMERSION, WITHOUT THE NERVES People say the only way to learn a language is to move there. Then someone asks you a question and your mind goes blank. So PollyStop gives you a place to practice first. Walk around, walk up to the people you meet, and talk to them out loud. Get it wrong, try again. Nobody's judging, and Polly hears all of it. SHE REMEMBERS WHAT YOU SAID Then talk to Polly out loud, like a phone call. She brings up what you got wrong, shows you the natural way to say it, and saves it for you. YOUR PRACTICE, BUILT FOR YOU What you said turns into phrases, flashcards and say-it-back practice, made from your own conversations. You never make a list. PRACTICE THAT FEELS LIKE UNWINDING Some days you don't have a conversation in you. That's fine. Fly over real cities while your own phrases play. Just listen, with the translation in your ear, or say each one back. The land below fills with color as you go, and your practice still gets done. SOMEWHERE NEW EVERY WEEK A new short story set somewhere new, written at your level. Read it, read along out loud, or just listen. THE HARD PART IS DOING IT So PollyStop can lock the apps you doomscroll until today's practice is done. You pick the apps. Polly holds the door. WHAT'S FREE Walking around the game, flying with your phrases, the weekly stories, your phrases and flashcards, and app blocking are free, for good. Every minute Polly listens and talks back costs us real money, so after a free first call, her calls and live conversations in the game are Premium. Learn Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and more. Complete beginners are welcome. So is anyone who took three years of it in school and kept exactly one word. Terms of Use: https://tyb.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://tyb.ai/privacy

About

Simple Easy Way Learn Language

Features
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Learn a new language the fun and easy way! Simple Easy Way Learn Language teaches you the words and phrases you actually need — for travel, ordering food, booking a room, getting around, shopping and everyday life. PICK FROM 30 LANGUAGES Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Chinese, Korean, Hindi, Turkish, Dutch, Polish, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Greek, Czech, Slovak, Hungarian, Romanian, Bulgarian, Croatian, Ukrainian, Indonesian, Thai, Hebrew, and Catalan. LEARN BY PLAYING • Choose the word — match pictures to their meaning • Listen & choose — train your ear with native-speed and slow audio • Build the sentence — arrange word chips into real phrases STAY MOTIVATED • Daily goals you can actually keep (5–15 minutes a day) • Streaks, milestones and a cheerful mascot cheering you on • Track words learned, topics completed and quiz accuracy MADE FOR REAL LIFE • 20 practical topics: Greetings, Travel, Ordering food, Booking a room, At the bus station, Shopping, Numbers, Colors, Family, Days & time, Weather, Feelings, In the city, At the doctor, Animals, At home, Clothes, At work, Free time and Emergencies • Nearly 200 frequently used words and phrases in every language • Audio pronunciation for every word and phrase, with a slow mode WORKS OFFLINE Everything is on your device. Learn on the plane, on the metro, anywhere — no internet, no account, no sign-up. FREE AND PRO Greetings, Travel and Ordering food are free in every language. Easy Simple Learn Pro unlocks all 20 topics and hands-free listening mode. • Pro Monthly and Pro Annual are auto-renewing subscriptions. Pro Annual includes a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. Pro Lifetime is a one-time purchase. • Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: http://www.jigsawlab.com/privacy.php PRIVATE BY DESIGN No ads, no tracking, no data collection. Your progress stays on your device. Download Simple Easy Way Learn Language and say your first sentence today!

Screenshots

PollyStop4 screens
Simple Easy Way Learn Language4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Simple Easy Way Learn Language at none against PollyStop's 3. PollyStop's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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. PollyStop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Simple Easy Way Learn Language asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

PollyStop ships an update weekly, Simple Easy Way Learn Language every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PollyStop versus Simple Easy Way Learn Language: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPollyStopSimple Easy Way Learn Language
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size227 MB1 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTrain Your BrainiComet

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PollyStop

Subscriptions2
  • PollyStop Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • PollyStop Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • PollyStop Lifetime$99.99
None

Simple Easy Way Learn Language

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is PollyStop free?
PollyStop is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Simple Easy Way Learn Language free?
Simple Easy Way Learn Language is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do PollyStop or Simple Easy Way Learn Language have ads?
Neither PollyStop nor Simple Easy Way Learn Language shows ads.
Which is updated more often, PollyStop or Simple Easy Way Learn Language?
PollyStop ships an update weekly, and Simple Easy Way Learn Language every 3 months. Most recently, PollyStop was updated on October 28, 2026 and Simple Easy Way Learn Language on October 25, 2026.

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