PollyStop vs Dusk
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Block distracting apps
- Learn 31 languages
- Audio pronunciation
- Daily stories
- Vocabulary flashcards
- Progress tracking
- Offline lessons
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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
Dusk
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Una aplicación integral para el estudio bíblico personal, el seguimiento de la predicación y la lectura de noticias, diseñada para mantenerte al día con tus actividades espirituales.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dusk at none against PollyStop's 3. Dusk also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). PollyStop's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, ads 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. PollyStop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Dusk asks for nothing beyond the download.
PollyStop ships an update weekly, Dusk fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | PollyStop | Dusk |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 227 MB | 140 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Train Your Brain | Abel Pastor Orts |
In-app purchases
PollyStop
- PollyStop Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- PollyStop Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
- PollyStop Lifetime$99.99
Dusk
No in-app purchases









