Korean vs Star Scholar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Korean
Master the Korean language with interactive lessons, Hangul writing practice, and engaging podcasts. Build vocabulary, grammar, and conversational skills with flashcards, widgets, and printable worksheets. Learn Korean effectively at any level, even offline.
- Hangul writing practice with stroke order animation
- Korean alphabet (Hangeul) introduction and reference
- Korean keyboard for word composition
- Engaging Korean language podcasts
- Grammar lessons and vocabulary building
- Flashcards with spaced repetition
- Word of the Day Widget
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Get free, on-the-go access to resources that will help you learn Korean! NEW: Hangul Writing Practice — trace stroke order with guided animation to master every Korean character. Practice all consonants and vowels with hands-on exercises that build muscle memory and reading fluency at the same time. Learn 한글 (Hangeul - the Korean alphabet) with an intro, reference, and Korean keyboard for practicing word composition to help you as you get started with Korean writing and reading Korean. Whether you're just getting started or refining your skills, the Hangul section covers consonants, vowels, basics, and hands-on writing practice. With Korean - Lessons+, you can access a variety of Korean podcasts that provide high-quality content to help you learn Korean. The podcasts cover a wide range of topics, from basic vocabulary and grammar to more advanced concepts. By listening to the podcasts and using the accompanying resources, you can learn Korean in a fun and engaging way. Beginners can start with grammar lessons, building your knowledge of vocabulary, phrases, and grammar rules as you progress. Use the included flashcards with spaced repetition, a Word of the Day Widget, and printable worksheets to further enhance your learning journey. Material for intermediate to advanced users is also available, helping you to improve your Korean writing, reading, and speaking skills at any level. Korean — Lessons+ makes learning Korean both easy and fun! Whether you want to write in Korean, read Korean, or improve your conversational skills, this app has you covered. Publicly Available Podcasts Including: - Korean Quilt - Intermediate Korean - Choisusu's Easy Korean Podcast - SpongeMind Podcast - Essential Korean - Korean Study Cafe - 한국어 con 앵덕 For Beginners - Talk to Me in Korean (ttmik) ADDITIONAL NOTES: - Supports Apple's CarPlay - Download content for playing even when offline (Lessons+ Premium) Lessons+ is an ad-supported app. If you choose to purchase Lessons+ Premium to remove ads, payment will be charged to your Apple ID account, and your account will be charged for renewal 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store after purchase. Current price for the Season Pass is $2.99 USD per year and may vary from country to country. Privacy Policy: https://koreanlessonsplus.app/privacy/ Terms: https://koreanlessonsplus.app/terms/
Star Scholar
Explore and learn about all 88 constellations with this offline guide. It teaches patterns, mythology, and helps you log your real-sky sightings. Features flashcards and quizzes to reinforce learning.
- Learn all 88 constellations
- Offline field guide
- Mythology and history
- Flashcard practice
- Connect-the-stars quiz
- Sky journal for sightings
- Achievements
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STAR SCHOLAR - LEARN THE NIGHT SKY Star Scholar turns "what is that star?" into knowing all 88 constellations. It is a calm, offline field guide and study companion for the real sky above you - no account, no ads, no internet connection required. Learn your first constellation or fill in the gaps: Star Scholar shows what is overhead right now, teaches the patterns and the stories behind them, helps you remember them for good, and logs every one you find in the real sky. TONIGHT'S SKY - Which constellations are up right now, ranked by how close they are to their highest point in the sky. - A Focus of the Night pick highlights something worth learning while it is well placed for viewing. - Moon phase, twilight timing, and a light-pollution reality check tell you what you can actually expect to see. - Rising Soon and Past Peak sections round out the night. EVENING SKY NUDGES - Turn on an occasional evening reminder for when a constellation you have not learned yet is well placed in your sky. - It looks a few days ahead and varies the pick, so a week of nudges is a short tour, not the same name every night. - Off by default. The schedule is worked out on your device; nothing is sent from a server. THE FULL CATALOG - All 88 constellations, with illustrated figures for nearly all, labelled bright stars, and the mythology and history behind each one. - Best viewing months, hemisphere, spotting difficulty, and the constellation's current altitude and direction in your sky. - Search by name, filter by hemisphere or difficulty, and sort to suit how you study. FLASHCARDS - Practice recognition with unlabelled star patterns, then tap to reveal the answer key. - Swipe to sort known from still-learning. Decks lead with your weakest cards and the ones you have never seen, so every session works on what you need most. CONNECT THE STARS QUIZ - Draw a constellation from memory by tracing between real stars, with decoys mixed in to keep it honest. - Lines are graded only when you submit, so you can redraw and correct yourself first. - Optional assists dim the decoys or reveal one line at a time, and never affect your score. SKY JOURNAL - A log of the constellations you have actually found in the sky, kept separate from what you have studied - a first sighting is its own milestone. - Log a sighting from a constellation's page or the Journal tab. Each entry keeps the date, your location, and an optional note and photo. - Filter by constellation, by note or photo, and by when it happened; sort newest or oldest first. - Export the whole journal, or just the filtered view, as a formatted PDF - figures, notes, and photos laid out to keep or print. ACHIEVEMENTS - Eight to earn across both sides of the app: from your first constellation to the full 88, plus a perfect quiz and ten real-sky sightings. - A quiet bit of fanfare the moment you earn one. The full set lives in the Journal tab, each showing what it takes and the date you got there. LIVE COMPASS - On phones with the right sensors, hold your device up and see what you are pointing at. - Tap "Find on compass" from a constellation's page and the dial walks you onto it - a rim marker, a closing arc, and a turn cue - then tells you where you are on it. - A dark red night-vision mode keeps your eyes adapted to the dark. BUILT TO WORK OFFLINE - Every star, constellation, city, and illustration ships inside the app - the same on a mountaintop with no signal as in your backyard. - Your learning progress and your Sky Journal - notes and photos included - are stored only on your device. PRIVACY - No account, no sign-up, no ads, no analytics, no tracking. - Your location is used only to calculate the sky. It stays on your device and is never sent anywhere. - Evening nudges, if you turn them on, are scheduled by your device. No notification is ever sent from a server. For backyard stargazers, hikers and campers, students, and anyone who has looked up and wondered.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Star Scholar at none against Korean's 2. Star Scholar also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 months). Korean's advantage is ratings volume (3.4K vs 2) and device support (4 vs 1). On price and rating 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. Korean sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Star Scholar asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Korean against 5.0 for Star Scholar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Korean has 3.4K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Korean ships an update every 3 months, Star Scholar every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Korean | Star Scholar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (3.4K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.4K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, Vision Pro — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 26.1 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 33 MB | 28 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Technical Data Freeway, Inc. | Michael McComas |
Customer experience
Korean
Star Scholar
Bugs and requests
Korean
Reported bugs
3 issues- Carplay functionality stopped working
- PDF files not loading or disappearing
- Inconsistent app behavior and crashes
Requested features
4 requests- Bring back detailed grammar lessons
- Improve organization and navigation of content
- Add more visual learning materials like PDFs
- Fix offline playback and caching issues
Star Scholar
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Korean
- Lessons+ Premium14 Days trial$0.991 Month
- Lessons+ Premium14 Days trial$7.991 Year
Star Scholar
No in-app purchases









