Comparison

听烂DeepListen vs iconRead

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

Head to head
About

听烂DeepListen

Features
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Truly understand English by listening first, then reading. DeepListen is an English learning app built around listening. With a learning flow of Blind Listening → Focused Listening → Deep Learning, you can identify what you actually missed and turn “I couldn’t catch that” into real listening comprehension. During sentence-by-sentence practice, the text stays hidden while you listen and appears only after the sentence ends, helping you identify the words you truly couldn’t hear or understand. What you learn is brought back through spaced review, while past sentences give you a chance to hear how much your listening has improved over time. Listening Mode also lets you keep practicing while walking, commuting, or exercising without constantly looking at your screen. From “I think I understood it” to “I can actually hear it.” Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

iconRead

Features
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Help kids and foreign language learners to learn English, by playing Youtube videos with Karaoke style syncing subtitles and showing words' meanings in sliding small pictures (icons, hence the name iconRead, pronounced as "I can read!"). This app turns usual English Youtube videos and English texts into an immersive language learning experience.

Screenshots

听烂DeepListen4 screens
iconRead4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: iconRead at none against 听烂DeepListen's 2. 听烂DeepListen's advantage is update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 2 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. 听烂DeepListen sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. iconRead asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

听烂DeepListen ships an update every 2 weeks, iconRead every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
听烂DeepListen versus iconRead: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter听烂DeepListeniconRead
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB2 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMindSprint LLCJun Ouyang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

听烂DeepListen

Subscriptions2
  • Runlingua Pro (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Runlingua Pro (Yearly)$34.991 Year
None

iconRead

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 听烂DeepListen free?
听烂DeepListen is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is iconRead free?
iconRead is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 听烂DeepListen or iconRead have ads?
Neither 听烂DeepListen nor iconRead shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 听烂DeepListen or iconRead?
听烂DeepListen ships an update every 2 weeks, and iconRead every 2 months. Most recently, 听烂DeepListen was updated on September 26, 2026 and iconRead on September 19, 2026.

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