Learn Russian vs Learn Russian (Beginners)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Russian
This app offers an engaging way to learn Russian through interactive lessons and games. It covers essential vocabulary, phrases, and grammar for various real-life situations. Features include native speaker audio, adaptive quizzes, and progress tracking.
- 45 real-life situation lessons
- 2000+ vocabulary words and phrases
- Hangman and Concentration games
- Native speaker audio for pronunciation
- Adaptive multiple-choice quizzes
- Verb conjugation trainer
- Alphabet course
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Privyet ® is the award-winning app that makes learning Russian simple and fun! Quickly learn essential vocabulary, phrases, and grammar concepts. Designed especially for students and tourists as well as business and medical professionals. Vocabulary and Phrases ------------- • Contains 45 lessons based on REAL LIFE situations including flight and hotel reservations, dining out, shopping, exploring and meeting new friends. • Includes more than 2000 VOCABULARY words and phrases for both beginner and advanced learners. • Play while learning with Hangman and Concentration games. • Learn to PRONOUNCE correctly with high-quality audio by NATIVE SPEAKERS. • Addictive verb conjugation trainer • Complete alphabet course Quizzing Features ------------- • Multiple-choice quiz ADAPTS to your skill level. • Memorize words quickly with our DYNAMIC QUIZZING algorithm. • Track LESSON PROGRESS across devices with iCloud syncing. Please note that premium lessons within the app are available with a subscription. The options for a subscription are: Monthly subscription for $US3.99 (or the equivalent in local currency), and Annual subscription for $US9.99 (or the equivalent in local currency). Subscriptions automatically renew, unless auto-renew is turned off in your iTunes App Store preference at least 24-hours before the beginning of the next payment cycle. Upon cancellation of your subscription, access to the premium lessons will terminate at the end of the current payment cycle. ------------ Privacy Policy - https://pollylingu.al/ru/en/privacy Terms and Conditions - https://pollylingu.al/ru/en/terms_and_conditions
Learn Russian (Beginners)
This app offers a comprehensive Russian language course designed for beginners. It covers the alphabet, vocabulary, reading, writing, and listening skills with native audio. Learn independently at your own pace, with offline access and interactive exercises.
- Learn alphabet, vocabulary, reading, writing, and listening
- Native audio recordings with adjustable speed
- Offline course access
- Interactive exercises with images
- Review mode for reinforcement
- Weekly user rankings
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Want to learn Russian in an easy and flexible way? With over 30 million downloads worldwide, the BNR Languages apps help you study Russian in a practical, simple, and independent way. The complete course allows you to start from scratch, learn the alphabet, build your vocabulary, and practice reading, writing, and listening with native audio recordings. Study on your own, at your own pace, with no daily limits, and use the review mode to reinforce everything you've already learned. Perfect for anyone who wants to learn Russian quickly — whether for travel, study, work, or to communicate better with family and friends. Find out why our app is the ideal choice to study anytime, anywhere: - Offline Russian course — from beginner to advanced levels. - Study independently, at your own pace, without the need for teachers. - No time limits or daily activity restrictions. - Interactive exercises with images that make learning easier. - Review mode to practice and refresh the content. - Native audio recordings with adjustable playback speed. - Different types of exercises: reading, writing, and listening. - Intuitive and easy-to-use interface for all ages. - Join the weekly ranking and compete with other users. - The app works completely offline — no internet connection needed. - All content is available for free. Download now and start learning Russian in a simple, practical, and flexible way — at your own pace! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Learn Russian at none against Learn Russian (Beginners)'s shown. Learn Russian also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). Learn Russian (Beginners)'s advantage is update cadence (monthly vs every 5 months). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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
Both are free to download. Learn Russian sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Learn Russian (Beginners) sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Learn Russian against 4.7 for Learn Russian (Beginners). Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 351 and 130 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 83% and 82% positive.
Learn Russian ships an update every 5 months, Learn Russian (Beginners) monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn Russian | Learn Russian (Beginners) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (351 ratings) | 4.7 (130 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 82.6% of reviews — better | 81.7% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 351 — better | 130 |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 236 MB | 170 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Online Language Help | BNR LANGUAGES INC. |
Customer experience
Learn Russian
Learn Russian (Beginners)
Bugs and requests
Learn Russian
Reported bugs
5 issues- Cannot recover accounts
- Paid features not taking effect
- Apple Watch glitch
- Bar on top of screen hides accents/questions
- Two dots on ё hidden by screen bar
Requested features
7 requests- More intermediate content
- More advanced content
- Small test for placement
- More updates
- More themes/topics
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- Make app for Romanian/Moldavian
- Apple Watch integration
Learn Russian (Beginners)
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Learn Russian
- Pangaea Passport$2.991 Month
- Pangaea Passport$9.991 Year
Learn Russian (Beginners)
- Premium$1.991 Month
- Unlock all categories$3.991 Month
- Unlock all categories$5.991 Month
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- Premium$19.991 Year
- Unlock all categories$24.991 Year
- Unlock all categories$44.991 Year
- Remove Ads$3.99
- Unlock categories - lifetime$59.99
- Unlock categories - lifetime$69.99
Questions
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