Comparison

Fluent Ear vs Beetje

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

Head to head
About

Fluent Ear

This app focuses on improving your comprehension of real Mexican Spanish conversation through listening exercises. It offers structured campaigns, longer dialogues, and personalized phrase review to help you understand spoken Spanish faster.

Highlights
  • Interactive ear training campaign
  • Longer Spanish dialogues and monologues
  • Personalized phrase and word review
  • Practice with real people's voices
  • Real-time Spanish to English translation support
  • Mexican Spanish focus
Features
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Fluent Ear helps you understand real Mexican Spanish conversation—fast—through listening, not endless textbook drills. If you already know some Spanish but freeze when people talk (family, friends, the table next to you), this app is built for that gap. PLAY — THE MAIN CAMPAIGN Level up worlds of ear training: who speaks, who receives it, past vs present, name the verb, social markers, and more. Earn stars, unlock worlds, and chase a perfect run. Clear a level a day and keep a Play streak. SCENES — LONGER REAL SPANISH Training-zone monologues and dialogues for longer stretches of speech. Ease levels when you need a ramp. Listen first, rate what you understood, train for the campaign. WORDS — PHRASES, NOUNS, VERBS Save what you hear from lessons into banks. Review due items by listening first, then reveal meaning—so Spanish lands by ear, not only by reading. FAMILY — REAL PEOPLE, REAL VOICES Add the people you care about. Upload or record voice notes and practice with the Spanish you actually need to understand at home. LIVE — PHONE ON THE TABLE Realtime Spanish → English while people talk around you. Use it for dinner, travel, and messy room sound—not only a quiet study desk. WHY FLUENT EAR • Ear-first design: listen, choose, advance • Mexican Spanish in natural family & social language • ChatGPT voice for clear lesson audio when online • Progress you can feel: stars, worlds, daily quests • Training that wraps around Play—not a random pile of tools HOW TO USE IT (10–20 MIN) 1. Open Play and continue your campaign. 2. Optional: one Scene for longer listening. 3. Review Words or a Family note when something stuck. 4. Use Live when you want support in the moment. Fluent Ear is a practice tool for comprehension and confidence. It does not replace a teacher or guarantee fluency overnight—but it is built to make real Spanish less murky, one focused session at a time. Download and start World 1 in minutes.

About

Beetje

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Beetje helps you learn beginner Dutch (A1) a little every day, the honest way. Open the app and your plan is already made: a few reviews that are due, plus your next lesson. No endless menus, no guessing what to study next. WHAT'S INSIDE • A structured Dutch A1 course, 400+ words across everyday themes: meeting people, family, home, food, health, clothes, travel, and work. • Spaced repetition that brings words back right before you forget them. • Dutch-specific practice other apps skip: de or het, spelling, word order, and building sentences. • Listening and reading with short mini-stories. • A personal dictionary, look up any Dutch or English word and save your own. • Hear Dutch words and sentences with natural pronunciation and an on-device fallback. SIX INTERFACE LANGUAGES Use Beetje in English, Dutch, Spanish, Polish, Chinese or Persian. The Dutch course content always stays Dutch. BUILT TO RESPECT YOU • The core course and review work offline. • No ads, no trackers, no selling your data. • Optional Sign in with Apple to back up and sync across your devices. • Delete your account and all your data any time, right inside the app. "Beetje" means "a little" in Dutch. Learn a little, every day, and it adds up. Note: optional AI features (short stories and examples) send text to an AI service to generate content. You can use the whole app without them.

Screenshots

Fluent Ear4 screens
Beetje4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: Fluent Ear at 3 against Beetje's 1. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Fluent Ear versus Beetje: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluent EarBeetje
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size9 MB3 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPeter DaviesMohammadreza Javadi

In-app purchases

None

Fluent Ear

No in-app purchases

None

Beetje

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fluent Ear free?
Fluent Ear is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Beetje free?
Beetje is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fluent Ear or Beetje have ads?
Neither Fluent Ear nor Beetje shows ads.

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