Comparison

NerLan vs salamura

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

Head to head
About

NerLan

Features
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NerLan is a podcast player built for people learning a language by listening. Subscribe to any show by pasting an Apple Podcasts link or an RSS address, then play it with the controls a learner actually needs: variable speed from 0.5x to 2x, repeat one or repeat all, precise skip, and a lock screen and Control Center that move between episodes rather than nudging fifteen seconds at a time. Then study what you heard. TRANSCRIPTS THAT FOLLOW ALONG Generate a transcript of any episode and the sentence being spoken stays highlighted and centred as the audio plays. Tap a line to jump straight to it, or loop a single sentence until it sticks. TRANSLATION Render the transcript into your language, sentence by sentence, and read it alongside the original. Generated once and kept, so re-reading costs nothing. STUDY HANDOUTS Turn an episode into a review sheet - overview, grammar points, example sentences, and vocabulary - drawn from its own transcript. Examples stay in the language you are studying, glossed in the language you choose. SHADOWING PRACTICE Loop a sentence, record yourself reading it aloud, and play your version back against the original. LISTEN OFFLINE Download episodes for the commute, or let anything you stream to the end be kept automatically. Downloads are grouped by show and language, filterable, and available with no signal. WIDGETS Up Next, Latest Episode, My Shows, and a listening-streak widget for the Home and Lock Screen - all playable without opening the app. SIRI "Play [show] in NerLan", resume where you left off, change the speed, or ask how long you have listened this week. Give a show a nickname Siri can actually hear when its real title is in a script Siri does not speak. YOUR AI, YOUR CHOICE AI features are optional and run on credentials you provide - either an OpenAI API key billed to your own account, or your own OpenAI-compatible server, including one on your own machine. Your key is kept in the device keychain. PRIVATE BY CONSTRUCTION No account, no sign-up, no analytics, no advertising, no tracking, and no third-party SDKs. There is no NerLan server, so there is nowhere for your listening to be sent. Optional iCloud sync writes to your own account so your library survives a reinstall; audio is never synced. NerLan plays podcasts from their own public feeds. All audio content belongs to its publishers.

About

salamura

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Learn a new language through vocabulary, real sentences, grammar practice, fill-in-the-blank exercises, and original stories. salamura adapts practice to your level and interests. Begin with a 30-question adaptive placement test, build a daily learning habit, and review what you have learned with focused sessions. Features: • Learn English, Turkish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, or Portuguese • Adaptive A1–C1 placement test • Vocabulary and sentence practice • Fill-in-the-blank and grammar exercises • Original graded stories • Personalized topic selection • Progress, streak, and reminder tracking Some features require a salamura Pro subscription. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://ynsuy.github.io/salamura-docs/privacy/

Screenshots

NerLan4 screens
salamura4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: NerLan at none against salamura's 2. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. salamura sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. NerLan asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard1 real difference Ā· 4 level
NerLan versus salamura: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNerLansalamura
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.016.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB79 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMAO YUAN KAOYunus UYANIK

In-app purchases

None

NerLan

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

salamura

Subscriptions2
  • salamura Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • salamura Pro Annual$7.991 Year

Questions

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

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