Comparison

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook vs Libya Guide

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

Head to head
About

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook

This phrasebook helps English speakers learn essential Japanese for travel. It offers over 1,000 phrases with phonetic translations and native speaker audio. Practice with flashcards and use the built-in translator for quick communication.

Highlights
  • 1,000+ essential travel phrases
  • Phonetic translations and native audio
  • Flashcards for practice
  • Built-in translator
  • Offline functionality
  • Search and favorites
Features
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SpeakEasy Japanese is an offline Japanese phrasebook for travel, pronunciation, and quick everyday reference. It combines native-speaker audio, phonetic spellings, favorites, flashcards, and a built-in translator for one-off phrases. Designed for English-speakers traveling in Japan, it helps you ask essentials, understand replies, and get around with more confidence without relying on a data connection. Browse by category or search in seconds for restaurants, transportation, shopping, hotels, sightseeing, emergencies, and more. Practice before you go with flashcards, save your most-used phrases as favorites, and keep practical travel Japanese close at hand. FEATURES • Over 1,000 essential travel phrases with both Japanese and phonetic translations plus audio. Some content requires in-app purchase. • Audio clips recorded by a native speaker to help you perfect your pronunciation. • Flashcards with English on one side and Japanese on the other side, that you can use to study and test yourself. • Built-in translator to translate those one-off phrases you need. Unlimited use requires in-app purchase. • Slow-play feature that plays audio at a slow speed to assist learning. • Search facility to instantly find the phrase you’re looking for. • Favorites feature to provide fast access to your favorite phrases. • Supports dark mode and light mode. • Dynamic type (large font) support. • Support for US English, UK English and Canadian English spelling. • No internet connection required. The app will work no matter where you are. INCLUDES PHRASES SUCH AS: • Where is the restroom? • Are you married? • Let’s go to a restaurant • Do you speak Japanese? • I don’t speak Japanese • Do you understand me? • Call a doctor! • I’ve run out of medication • I need the consulate • How do I get to the … ? • How much does a ticket cost? • When is the next museum tour? • Please call a taxi • How much does it cost? • Where is luggage check-in? • Where can I rent a car? • My car has broken down • Can I see the menu? • Do you have a menu in English? • What do you recommend? • For dessert, I’ll have … • That was delicious! • Do you accept credit cards? • A glass of red wine • Where can I buy … ? • How much does this cost? • Can I try this on? • I need a hotel … • I have a reservation • I have lost the room key • What time is check-out? • Where is the nearest bank? • What is the exchange rate? • What time is it? • Can I get a cash advance? • You are very pretty • You are very handsome • What is your telephone number? • I will miss you • Thanks for the evening ---------------- Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Libya Guide

Explore Libya with this offline travel guide featuring over 20 cities and 20,000 points of interest. Get personalized trip itineraries, offline maps, and augmented reality features. Share your travel experiences with friends and family.

Highlights
  • Offline maps and navigation
  • Personalized trip itineraries
  • Augmented reality features
  • Thousands of places to visit
  • Trip sharing with friends
  • Content updated daily
Features
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Offline & Free Guide. Expert 20 Libyan cities guide with thousands of places to visit, customised trip itineraries created automatically, easy to use offline maps & navigation, augmented reality and trip sharing! FEATURES Would you like to discover to find your easy in Libya ? Free download & Free update. 20 Libyan cities guide will follow you wherever you go. With more than +20000 places, discover Libya & 20 cities & towns,and give your opinion and share your favorite places (Restaurant, attraction, shoppings and more) with your friends. Travel guide with top attractions, shopping, accommodations, restaurants, Business, Services, Health and events. Includes ratings, reviews and daily updates. Around me feature helps you discover places near your location. Intelligent trip itineraries automatically personalised for you based on your travel interests, trip dates, accommodation and the ratings of other travellers. Offline map & location-based navigation GPS to help you find nearby places to visit and show you how to get there. Share your trip with family and friends by sending them a postcard or photos directly through the app! Content updated daily for free. Find important contacts places & more. Add your business, place at anytime. App available in Arabic and English.

Screenshots

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook4 screens
Libya Guide4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook at 4.9 against Libya Guide's 3.0. SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook also leads on ratings volume (57 vs 4) and update cadence (every 3 months vs every 8 months). Libya Guide's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and review sentiment (80% vs 69%). On price, ads and device support 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. SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Libya Guide asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook has 57 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 69% of SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook's written reviews are positive against 80% of Libya Guide's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook ships an update every 3 months, Libya Guide every 8 months. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and July 4, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook versus Libya Guide: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakEasy Japanese PhrasebookLibya Guide
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (57 ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews69.2% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings57 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 3 months — betterEvery 8 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS18.610.3 — better
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB198 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPocketglow LLCLibyan Spider IT

Customer experience

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook

All ratings57 ratings
Positive96.5%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive69.2%
Neutral7.7%
Negative23.1%

Libya Guide

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews10 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

In-app purchases

4 purchases

SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Annual$8.991 Year
One-time2
  • SpeakEasy Japanese Bundle Pack$1.99
  • Lifetime Access$19.99
None

Libya Guide

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook free?
SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Libya Guide free?
Libya Guide is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook or Libya Guide?
SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook is rated higher. SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook averages 4.9 out of 5 from 57 ratings, while Libya Guide averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook or Libya Guide have ads?
Neither SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook nor Libya Guide shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook or Libya Guide?
SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook ships an update every 3 months, and Libya Guide every 8 months. Most recently, SpeakEasy Japanese Phrasebook was updated on September 23, 2026 and Libya Guide on July 4, 2026.

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