Revealing 11+ super cool IELTS listening practice apps that you must have

IELTS by IDP is a dedicated practice app for IELTS exam preparation. This product is released by IDP - Co-founder and organizer of the IELTS exam in Vietnam.

IELTS by IDP is a dedicated practice app for IELTS exam preparation

Some advantages of the application include:

• The application possesses many quality resources such as: 400+ English videos, 150+ articles sharing IELTS test-taking methods compiled from experts, IELTS teachers, and test-takers. The videos and posts are also constantly updated with the latest information.

• Besides learning through videos, you can also register for a free IELTS mock test directly on the app. The test results will be received directly on your phone. The results of the tests and mock tests will be saved to help you track your progress and improvement.

• With a study plan and test questions closely aligned with the real exam, you can conveniently register for free exam preparation through the app.

• This IELTS listening practice app has a simple and easy-to-use interface.

This app helps you practice all 4 skills: listening - speaking - reading - writing and is suitable for all learners from low to high band scores. Additionally, the app provides detailed information about the test, schedule, how to register for the IELTS exam to help you prepare best.

6 minute English is an app for learning and practicing listening through 6-minute lecture videos

6 minute English is a free English learning app that has received many good reviews from users. This IELTS listening practice app was released in September 2018 with some outstanding features such as:

• As the name suggests, the 6 minute English app will provide you with vocabulary, grammar, and exercises through 6-minute lecture videos. The lessons cover a variety of topics compiled from the famous BBC news and press channels.

• Each lesson includes a lecture video or conversation, a list of vocabulary and grammar in the lesson, multiple-choice questions, and a score sheet. The conversation and interview videos simulate real-life speaking speed and accents.

• Especially, this IELTS listening practice app also integrates a Vietnamese-English dictionary to help learners easily look up word meanings.

• Besides listening practice, you can record yourself to follow the intonation of the lesson. The videos you have learned will be saved in the history to help you manage the amount of knowledge you have acquired.

• This offline English listening practice app can be used completely offline and anytime, anywhere without internet or wifi.

IELTS Listening English is an IELTS listening practice application developed by Mimosa Creative Applications. Currently, the app has over 1 million downloads and nearly 17 thousand reviews.

IELTS Listening English is a dedicated application for IELTS listening practice.

Some advantages of the IELTS Listening English app include:

• The application helps users practice and develop listening comprehension skills, improve listening skills as well as vocabulary and phrases knowledge. There are 3 levels: Beginner - Intermediate - Advanced, each level corresponding to 34 lessons.

• Provides 800 lessons on IELTS and English, each lesson in the form of a video usually a conversation on a specific topic. You can improve your listening and speaking skills by listening and repeating after the characters.

• This IELTS listening practice app offers quizzes similar to the exam to help you

  practice for the IELTS Listening test

  . The results will be sent back and you can review the transcript, learn from mistakes.

• Simple interface and can be used both online and offline.

Another very familiar app for many English learners, specialized in listening and speaking skills, is English Listening and Speaking. Released in 2015 and going through dozens of versions, the app currently has over 5 million downloads and many rave reviews from users.

English Listening and Speaking helps you conquer both Listening and Speaking skills

Some advantages of the English Listening and Speaking app include:

• This IELTS English listening practice app has many lessons from beginner to intermediate to advanced levels, making it easier for learners to choose practice lessons.

• Improve communication skills: You can listen and practice along with daily conversation videos to increase your confidence in communication. With thousands of common English sentences, accurate American English pronunciation provided by this IELTS listening practice app, you will improve your skills and practice effectively within the app.

• Develop listening skills: Selected listening exercises help learners gain world knowledge while effectively practicing English listening. You can choose from a variety of listening topics such as: Daily life, science and technology, shopping, travel, school life, etc.

• Additionally, the app features vocabulary learning and testing, idiomatic phrases to help you remember more easily after each lesson. Or, you can both entertain and learn through games: Word matching, sentence building, vocabulary building, etc.

• Simple interface and can be used in both online and offline modes.

To use all the upgraded features of the app, you will incur a small fee. However, the app still offers many free lessons from basic to advanced suitable for all English learners.

BBC Learning English is a great English learning app that helps you practice listening, speaking, reading skills, and adds more grammar and vocabulary knowledge. With this IELTS listening practice app, you can choose a learning program that suits you such as: Daily English, Learning English with news, Business English, Grammar, Vocabulary, and Pronunciation.

BBC Learning English is the most popular provider of free English learning materials

Some advantages of the IELTS Listening English app include:

• The app is developed for those who want to learn English and take IELTS, Toeic, Toefl exams. Especially for those at a lower level, the app has released the English My Way book series with detailed practice methods.

• You can learn English grammar, pronunciation, and vocabulary through themed videos and daily stories. The videos on the app are all real-life situations, which will help you practice listening and speaking skills more naturally.

• After listening, you can check back with transcripts, subtitles, and quizzes to assess your listening comprehension. Each lesson's score will be recorded, and you can track your progress.

• You can listen to the app in the background while using other apps or when the phone screen is off. This helps you save phone battery and allows you to listen while jogging, taking the bus, or going out.

• This IELTS listening practice app has a simple interface, and you can download videos and audio programs to listen offline anytime, anywhere.

Learn English Video is an app developed by the British Council - one of the two IELTS test organizers in Vietnam. The purpose that the publisher aims to help learners practice listening, reading, and understanding English anytime, anywhere.

Learn English Video is developed by the British Council - the IELTS test organizer

Some outstanding features of Learn English Video include:

• It offers countless video lessons on various topics such as language learning tips, family, stories, travel, so everyone can find their favorite content to watch. New videos are added every week, so you'll never run out of content to watch.

• You can choose subtitle support to repeat phrases or new vocabulary if they are hard to hear. Additionally, the video speed adjustment feature helps you practice listening from slow to fast, from clear listening to understanding.

• After each lesson, you can do simple exercises or games to practice again.

• The interface of this IELTS listening practice app is very simple, and you can use it in both online and offline modes. The feature to share what you are watching and listening to via Facebook, Twitter helps you study in groups with friends from afar.

Learn English Video is an English listening practice app suitable for all ages. Especially, this IELTS Listening learning app will be very helpful for those who intend to take the IELTS exam because of the quality online courses with IELTS instructors. However, these online courses are not completely free and require a small fee to join the class.

TOTAL IELTS Listening Practice was launched in November 2019 and the latest version was updated in September 2021.

TOTAL IELTS Listening Practice is an app that improves listening skills through practice.

With the desire to become the most convenient and effective IELTS listening practice software in the world, TOTAL brings you outstanding features such as:

• Learning must go hand in hand with practice, TOTAL includes all types of questions that often appear in actual IELTS Listening tests such as Form completion, Multiple choice, Matching, Labeling Map, etc. with a large quantity.

• The topics of the lessons are diverse, from easy to difficult, suitable for everyone. This IELTS listening practice app has strengths in listening tests that follow the IELTS test structure, making it suitable for most Intermediate (fair, medium) - Advanced (proficient, advanced) learners.

• The listening exercises all have good sound quality, clear and at a speed suitable for reality. All tests have answers and Transcripts so you can review and remember the words you didn't hear clearly.

• After each test, the system will save the results so that learners can easily assess their own learning progress.

• Allows learners to share learning content with friends, suitable for remote group learning. In addition, you can also provide feedback to the publisher on errors or content that needs to be fixed in the application.

The content and resources of the application are not updated regularly, so they may be outdated compared to other listening learning apps. However, this is still an IELTS standard English listening practice app that you should try.

Google Podcast is a podcast platform application released by Google. This is a podcast listening app for everyone, including those who want to practice English listening and speaking skills. This IELTS listening practice app boasts impressive numbers such as: over 100 million downloads, 625 thousand reviews with an average rating of 4.7 stars. To use it optimally, you should download the videos and listen at any free time during the day.

Google Podcast is a podcast listening application released by Google LLC

Some outstanding features of Google Podcast include:

• The application is completely free and used by users worldwide. Many languages of different countries are integrated so you can choose to listen to podcasts in Vietnamese or English.

• A treasure trove of podcasts worldwide, you can easily search by different topics and download to listen anytime, anywhere. Videos are always updated frequently and the latest by Google.

• Simple interface, easy to use, and integrated with Google Assistant feature, allowing users to control by voice conveniently.

Radio UK is a free radio app with over 2500 radio stations from the United Kingdom. With nearly 40 thousand reviews averaging 4.8 stars, Radio UK offers you the best experience when listening to radio on the internet.

Radio UK offers over 2500 radio stations from the United Kingdom.

Some standout features of the IELTS Learn English Video listening practice app:

• With Radio UK, you can listen to the best FM stations and follow your favorite shows and podcasts. The app allows you to listen to popular stations in the UK such as: BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, Capital FM, Capital XTRA, Heart FM, LBC,... and many other FM stations.

• You can choose your favorite topics among sports, news, music, comedy, news, education,... Since these are UK stations, all the pronunciations you hear are native British and in British English intonation.

• To use Radio UK for the best listening practice, you need a solid foundation, at an Intermediate - Advanced level. The programs will mainly have a social and news trend.

• The interface is really easy to use, you can add radio stations or podcasts to your favorites list to listen to at any time. The app also allows you to listen to the radio in the background while using other apps.

• For user convenience, this IELTS English listening practice app also integrates an alarm clock feature for your favorite radio station and a sleep timer.

However, since it is an online radio listening app via the internet, if you do not have 3G or wifi, you will not be able to continue using it. The app has some paid content for a better experience but it is not too necessary for those who want to listen for listening practice.

Many of you may already know the TED Edu website - one of the most popular educational websites today. And TED Talks is the compact version for mobile phones, making it more convenient for users.

TED Talks to further improve listening - reading skills

Some outstanding features of the IELTS listening practice app TED:

• You can explore over 3000 video lessons on various topics such as: technology, learning, science, podcasts from famous speakers, stories revolving around life...

• With a variety of topics and knowledge, TED Talks is a completely free English listening practice app. All videos have Vietnamese subtitles and other languages, helping you follow and take notes of new knowledge.

• Especially, the videos on TED are created by people around the world, and the audio of each video is meticulously recorded, clear, and accurately pronounced. Moreover, the video speed adjustment and repetition feature will enhance your listening experience, training from slow speed to native-like speed.

• This offline English listening practice app has a simple interface and can still be used offline. You can log in to your account and synchronize speech - listening data on both the app and the computer web.

Voice of America (VOA) is an IELTS listening practice app for mobile devices or tablets. VOA is one of the world's largest international news media networks, including news on TV, radio, and digital with a total weekly audience of over 200 million people. To do this, VOA uses more than 3,500 journalists, focusing on countries without a free press and establishing open and free internet access networks.

VOA is integrated with English - Vietnamese subtitles and dictionary features

Some outstanding features of VOA include:

• You can learn English through images, videos, and audio about news stories collected from around the world. The diverse topics help listeners choose useful information and avoid boredom.

• The app will be suitable for those who intend to take English certification exams and have basic knowledge. Listening to podcasts and foreign news will help you get used to the standard pronunciation of native speakers. Besides listening practice, you can learn to speak through videos to improve your speaking phonetics.

• VOA also integrates subtitle and English - Vietnamese dictionary features for user convenience.

• The interface of this IELTS listening practice app is simple, and you can download videos and images to read and listen offline if there is no network.

• Voice of America is a great app for those who want to practice listening and pronouncing American English accurately. You can use the app in your free time every day to significantly improve your listening skills.

Spotlight English is a free English learning app by listening to programs like old radio stations. With a very low size of only 2MB, you can download and listen anytime, anywhere to get used to English as a natural reflex.

Spotlight English is an English learning app by listening like a radio station

Some outstanding features of the Spotlight English app include:

• Compared to foreign English programs and news, Spotlight has a slower speaking speed and common vocabulary. This makes the app suitable for anyone who wants to practice listening to English, even beginners.

• Each audio video will last from 10 - 15 minutes with various diverse topics. You can choose to support the transcript to check unclear words and learn new words.

• Lessons will be updated with 3-5 lessons/week to keep up with trends and social development.

• This IELTS Listening practice app also features vocabulary learning with over 1500 words along with explanations and usage.

• Simple interface and can be used both online and offline.

Besides the great advantages above, the Spotlight app also has the disadvantage that the lesson videos only have audio to listen to without illustrative images. However, if you want to practice listening to English during your daily free time, this is a top convenient app suitable for everyone.

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Hopefully, with the information provided by IDP, you will choose an IELTS listening practice app on your phone that suits your current level and goals. Wish you effective practice and IDP hopes to see you at the nearest IELTS exam.