Comparison

IT vs Fluency Refrain

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

Head to head
About

IT

Features
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Stay up to date with everything happening at IT:U β€” in one place. The IT:U app brings together your student calendar, course materials, campus updates, and practical information so you don’t have highlights scattered across email threads, websites, and multiple platforms. Using the app you get access to: β€’ News & Events – read the latest IT:U updates and discover upcoming events, deadlines, and important announcements. β€’ Study-related information that will help you keep track of your academic journey. β€’ Notifications – receive timely reminders and important updates. β€’ Messaging – communicate with fellow students and IT:U contacts. β€’ Campus Info – quickly find useful details like Wi-Fi access, building β€’ information, opening hours, key contacts, and getting-around tips. β€’ Weather. Whether you’re planning your week, checking course materials, or staying informed, the IT:U app helps you stay organized and connected throughout the semester.

About

Fluency Refrain

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Fluency Refrain is a pronunciation app built on one idea: you learn to say a phrase by saying it WITH the voice, not after it. Pick a language, add the phrases you actually want to say, and chorus them: speak in unison with a studio voice, again and again, until the phrase comes up to full speed. Then let review bring each phrase back right before you forget it. CHORUS, DON'T REPEAT Repeating after a recording leaves a gap where your own accent creeps back in. Chorusing closes that gap. You say the phrase at the same time as the voice, matching its rhythm, stress and melody, with a tap-to-adjust gap and tempo so you can start slow and speed up as it sticks. YOUR PHRASES, NOT A SYLLABUS Start from a short seed pack for your goal (first phrases, travel basics, hard-to-pronounce phrases, or expressions worth collecting) and then add anything you like: a line from a show, something a friend said, the sentence you fumbled yesterday. Every phrase gets a studio voice in the language and variety you chose. REVIEW THAT BRINGS PHRASES BACK Spaced review schedules each phrase for the moment it is about to fade. Say it, reveal it, hear it, grade yourself. Phrases you nail come back less often; phrases you miss come back sooner. IDIOMS, PROVERBS AND TONGUE-TWISTERS Checked packs of idioms, proverbs and tongue-twisters for French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Greek, with meanings and references, ready to chorus. More languages on the way. BUILT FOR POLYGLOTS Keep as many languages as you like. Pin up to three as your focus, and the app tells you which language needs you next. Transliteration for non-Latin scripts. Studio voices in 80+ languages and regional varieties. WORKS WITH FLUENCY STREAK Link Fluency Refrain to Fluency Streak and every chorus and review session counts toward your daily language streak automatically. WHAT TESTERS SAY "I found that chorusing revolutionized my ability to learn Korean. This app has revolutionized my ability to chorus. It is simple to use, has many uses, and permits the addition of all kinds of material. I love it!" β€” Mindy Thompson Fullilove, MD, author of The Tao of K-drama (Oxford University Press) FREE AND PRO Free: unlimited languages, up to 20 phrases, full chorus and review. Refrain Pro removes the phrase limit. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period; manage them in your App Store account settings. Privacy policy: https://fluencyrefrain.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

IT3 screens
Fluency Refrain4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: IT at none against Fluency Refrain's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Fluency Refrain sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. IT asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
IT versus Fluency Refrain: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterITFluency Refrain
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyβ€”
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.0 β€” better17.0
Further details β€” not scored
Size68 MB19 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperInterdisciplinary Transformation UniversityGeorge Dick

In-app purchases

None

IT

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Fluency Refrain

Subscriptions3
  • Refrain Pro β€” Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Refrain Pro β€” Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Refrain Pro β€” Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is IT free?
IT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Fluency Refrain free?
Fluency Refrain is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do IT or Fluency Refrain have ads?
Neither IT nor Fluency Refrain shows ads.

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