Comparison

7Speaking vs Picchu

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

Head to head
About

7Speaking

Learn languages on the go with this app. Access lessons, manage bookings, and track your progress. Enhance your skills with vocabulary and grammar tools for personal or professional goals.

Highlights
  • News-based lessons
  • Video lessons by topic
  • Business and professional skills
  • Specialized vocabulary tools
  • Grammar workshops
  • Individual lesson management
  • Progress and time tracking
Features
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Carry your entire language learning journey in your pocket with the 7Speaking mobile app. Enjoy complete flexibility by optimizing your language learning anytime, anywhere. Access your individual or group courses, easily manage your bookings, and track your progress directly from your mobile device. Benefit from vocabulary and grammar tools, along with other modules to enhance your general or professional skills. Download the 7Speaking mobile app and continue to advance your language learning efficiently to achieve your personal or professional goals. Key Features: • News Based Lessons • Video by Topics • Business Skills • Professional Skills • Specialized Vocabulary • My Vocabulary List • Vocabulary Workshop • Grammar Workshop • Individual Lessons Management • Progress and Time Spent • Personal Profile

About

Picchu

Features
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Picchu helps you explore nature, recognize animals around you and keep a record of your discoveries. IDENTIFY ANIMALS Take a photo or choose one for AI-assisted identification. Follow photo analyses in the Camera tab and confirm the species you recognize. Offline identification is available after downloading the required models and country data. RECOGNIZE BIRD SONGS Start listening in the Camera tab or record a bird song. You can also import an audio file or video and select the excerpt to analyze. Sound recognition runs on your device, free and offline after downloading the model. Only excerpts you confirm are saved. YOUR ANIDEX Find the animals you have seen, photographed or heard, along with your photos, recordings and badges. Discover nearby species, browse their profiles and distribution, and listen to available reference recordings. FOR YOUR OUTDOOR TRIPS - Live altitude, GPS position and accuracy. - Local history of altitude readings. - Maps, route recording and GPX route import. - Nearby peaks and mountain overlays in the camera. - Sunrise and sunset times. - Country data downloads to prepare for a trip. YOUR DATA In guest mode, your discoveries stay on this device. With an account, confirmed photos and recordings sync privately. Microphone access is requested when you start listening or recording, camera access when you use it, and permission to add to Photos when you take a photo. PICCHU PRO Try advanced online AI animal identification with your first 20 identifications free. A monthly Picchu Pro subscription is then required to continue using this model. Picchu Pro includes up to 5,000 successful online identifications per subscription month. The allowance resets at each renewal. Online identification requires an Internet connection. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

7Speaking4 screens
Picchu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: 7Speaking at none against Picchu's 1. Picchu's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). 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. Picchu sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $3.99 per month. 7Speaking asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

7Speaking ships an update every 5 weeks, Picchu every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
7Speaking versus Picchu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter7SpeakingPicchu
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.2 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size94 MB41 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer7Speaking SAXavier Tonnellier

In-app purchases

None

7Speaking

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Picchu

Subscriptions1
  • Picchu Pro$3.991 Month

Questions

Is 7Speaking free?
7Speaking is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Picchu free?
Picchu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do 7Speaking or Picchu have ads?
Neither 7Speaking nor Picchu shows ads.
Which is updated more often, 7Speaking or Picchu?
7Speaking ships an update every 5 weeks, and Picchu every 2 days. Most recently, 7Speaking was updated on November 1, 2026 and Picchu on November 10, 2026.

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