Comparison

NerLan vs One More Thing

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β€” 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

One More Thing

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One More Thing makes learning addictive, one fact at a time. We believe curiosity shouldn't feel like homework. That's why One More Thing turns any subject into a beautiful, swipeable deck of bite-sized facts, complete with quick quizzes to lock in what you learn. Whether you're commuting, in line for coffee, or winding down at night, you can learn one more thing in under a minute. Discover decks on anything Explore a growing library of decks across science, history, space, movies, cars, and more. Each card is a tiny story, told with a striking headline, the "why" behind it, and a quiz to make it stick. Create your own with AI Type any topic and watch a deck come to life. One More Thing's AI researches the subject, writes surprising facts, builds quiz questions, designs a cover, and assembles a polished deck, ready to play and share. Learn faster with quizzes Every deck includes quiz cards that test what you just learned. Answer, get instant feedback, and rack up XP and streaks as you go. It's learning that feels like a game. Track your progress Finish a deck and celebrate with a recap of your XP, streak, and cards mastered. Your progress follows you, so you can see how much smarter you're getting, one deck at a time. Personalized for you Tell One More Thing what you care about and your feed adapts. The more you play, the more it surfaces decks that match your interests. Beautiful by design Clean typography, smooth gestures, and a choice of elegant light, royal blue, and dark brown themes make every session feel calm and focused. Why One More Thing? Bite-sized facts you can read in seconds AI-generated decks on any topic Quizzes that make learning stick XP, streaks, and progress tracking Save your favorites and play them anytime Works on iPhone and iPad One more thing, every day. That's all it takes.

Screenshots

NerLan4 screens
One More Thing4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: One More Thing at 15.1 against NerLan's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
NerLan versus One More Thing: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterNerLanOne More Thing
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyβ€”Every 2 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” better
Requires iOS17.015.1 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size3 MB188 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMAO YUAN KAOGil Finkelstein

In-app purchases

None

NerLan

No in-app purchases

None

One More Thing

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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