Talk Scenes vs Lyst.
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Talk Scenes
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Talk Scenes brings language learning into everyday life. Learning a language is about more than memorizing words and sentences. It is about understanding people when it matters, knowing what to say and having the confidence to connect. Built around real-life situations, Talk Scenes places more than 10,000 practical sentences, useful expressions, linear dialogues and interactive branching scenes in meaningful context. Listen closely, understand, repeat aloud and make choices as you gradually learn to think in your target language and communicate with confidence. Choose from 12 learning languages: Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Russian, Italian and Danish. Your learning target and your interface and translation language can be selected independently, so you can create the combination that works for you. Practice with real-life situations • Learn practical sentences organized by everyday topic and difficulty • Cover daily life, travel, dining, shopping, housing, health care, school, work, social situations, entertainment, sports and emergencies • See your target-language text alongside a translation in your selected support language • Show or hide translations at any time and gradually rely on them less • Discover different ways to express the same idea Build listening and speaking skills • Play target-language audio one line at a time for focused listening and repeat-aloud practice • Listen continuously to scenes, random selections or saved content • Choose repetition, looping and playback-speed settings • Keep listening with the screen locked during commutes and spare moments • Practice speaking comfortably at your own pace without recording Interactive branching scenes • Follow every character and exchange from a complete view of the scene • Choose responses at key moments and see how the conversation develops • Learn when different expressions fit and how people respond in context • Restart whenever you like and explore different paths Learn anytime, without streak pressure Talk Scenes has no required learning streaks or mandatory tasks. Settle in for a focused session or spend just a few minutes listening to a few lines or following a short conversation. Open the app whenever it suits you and learn at your own pace. Random content, favorites and search • Use the Random page to discover sentences from different situations • Save important sentences, useful expressions and conversation lines • Search scenes, sentences, expressions and branching content • Browse organized collections of high-frequency expressions and useful patterns Download as needed and learn offline Text-based learning content is included with the app. High-quality English audio is built in, while audio packs for the other 11 languages can be downloaded as needed and used offline afterward. No registration or sign-in is required. Favorites, familiarity markers, language choices and playback settings stay on your device. Some content is available to try for free. A Premium subscription unlocks the complete scene library and advanced playback features across all 12 learning languages. Subscriptions are managed through the App Store and renew automatically. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple account subscription settings, or restore purchases from the app settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Lyst.
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Lyst.(リスト)は、単語帳・一問一答・長文読解・リスニングをひとつにまとめた学習アプリです。日本語・韓国語・英語の語学学習から、歴史・理科など全科目の暗記まで、これひとつで完結します。 ■ スワイプでサクサク覚える ・カードを左右にスワイプして「覚えた/まだ」を仕分け ・習熟度は「にがて/あいまい/バッチリ」で自動管理。苦手なカードから優先出題 ・ランダムテストで定着チェック。正答率・解答時間・連続記録を記録 ■ 単語帳(語学) ・辞書連携で意味・品詞を自動補完(英語・韓国語・日本語) ・読み上げ音声は端末内で生成。オフラインでも再生できます ・形態素解析で読み・品詞を色分け表示 ■ 一問一答・暗記カード(全科目) ・日本史・世界史・生物・化学など、どんな科目の一問一答も作成可能 ・写真カードで図表やノートもそのまま暗記 ・用語を長押しすると、AIが分かりやすく解説 ■ 長文リーダー ・英語・韓国語の長文を文ごとに対訳表示 ・わからない単語は長押しでそのまま単語帳に追加 ・AI要約・文法Q&A・文構造解析(SVOC)で精読をサポート ■ リスニング ・作成したリストを音声プレイヤーで聞き流し学習 ■ AIは「選べる3系統」 ・端末内ローカルAI / Apple Intelligence / お手持ちのAPIキー(OpenAI・Google・Anthropic) ・どれを使うか、優先順位も自分で設定できます ・AIを使わなくても、中核機能はすべて利用できます ■ 続けられる仕組み ・連続学習記録・週間ヒートマップ・学習時間の統計 ・ロック画面のLive Activityとリマインド通知で、記録が途絶える前にお知らせ ■ プライバシー最優先 ・サインインしなければ、学習データは端末内にのみ保存されます ・読み上げ・形態素解析・翻訳・ローカルAIは端末内で処理 ・APIキーは端末のキーチェーンにのみ保存され、外部に送信されません ■ 料金 ・基本機能は無料でご利用いただけます(広告表示あり。一部リストの作成数に上限) ・Pro: 広告非表示・作成無制限(サブスクリプションまたは買い切り) 対応: iPhone / iOS 18.1以上 利用規約: https://lifeistudy.com/terms.html プライバシーポリシー: https://lifeistudy.com/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Talk Scenes at none against Lyst.'s shown. Lyst.'s advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs monthly). On price, in-app purchases, 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
Both are free to download. Talk Scenes sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Lyst. sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Talk Scenes ships an update monthly, Lyst. every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Talk Scenes | Lyst. |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Monthly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 18.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 232 MB | 592 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | 大木 柴 | Yuta Kusaka |
In-app purchases
Talk Scenes
- Monthly Premium$4.991 Month
- Yearly Premium1 Year trial$29.991 Year
Lyst.
- Lyst. Pro 月額$1.991 Month
- Lyst. Pro 年額$19.991 Year
- Lyst. Pro 買い切り$29.99








