Comparison

Русско vs Chamala

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

Head to head
About

Русско

Learn Tatar with a comprehensive Russian-Tatar dictionary. Get instant translations, listen to spoken pronunciations, and expand your vocabulary with this user-friendly educational tool. It's the largest voiced online Russian-Tatar dictionary available.

Highlights
  • Instant Russian to Tatar translations
  • Voiced word pronunciations
  • Simple and clear interface
  • Extensive vocabulary
  • Offline access (implied by 'anywhere on the planet')
Features
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Учите татарский язык с Русско-татарским словарём Ганиева Ф. А.! С ним всего за секунду русскоязычный пользователь может узнать значение русского слова в любой точке планеты в удобное для себя время. Словарь Ганиева впервые предлагает пользователю озвученный перевод каждого слова. Словарь Ганиева - самый большой из озвученных русско-татарских интернет-словарей. У Словаря Ганиева простой и понятный интерфейс. Читайте, слушайте, запоминайте! Этот некоммерческий проект Татарского Детского Издательства посвящает памяти своего главного редактора Фуата Ашрафовича Ганиева, выдающегося языковеда-тюрколога. Мы с гордостью продолжаем подвижническую работу учёного, сочетая его богатейшее научное наследие и современные технологии.

About

Chamala

Master the Tatar language through interactive games, a conversational bot, and audio-visual learning tools. This app offers word cards, speech-to-text functionality, and mini-games designed for beginners, tourists, and children.

Highlights
  • Word cards with translation and audio
  • Conversational bot for written practice
  • Speech-to-text and text-to-speech
  • Translation mini-games
  • Spelling mini-games
Features
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Chamala helps you learn the Tatar language from scratch. Short daily sessions: words voiced by native speakers, a structured course, practice games and a chat bot that talks to you in Tatar. COURSE FROM ZERO 16 lessons from greetings to everyday topics: theory, new words and a quiz. 450+ WORDS WITH AUDIO Flashcards by topic — food, family, nature, city, clothes, numbers. Listen to every word. PRACTICE GAMES • Collect a word from letters • Translate a word • Find the pair • Say the word — speech recognition checks you • Fill the gap in a phrase SPACED REPETITION Words you got wrong come back for review at the right time, so they stick. CHAT IN TATAR Practise real conversations with an AI partner: meeting people, shopping, visiting, work. Reply by text or voice, listen to answers and see translations. WORD OF THE DAY Add the widget to your home screen and get a new Tatar word every day. Great for beginners, heritage learners, visitors to Kazan and kids. Сәлам! Let's start.

Screenshots

Русско3 screens
Chamala4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Chamala at 70% against Русско's 13%. Chamala also leads on rating (4.7 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (9 vs 1). Русско's advantage is iOS requirement (9.3 vs 16.4). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Chamala holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chamala has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 13% of Русско's written reviews are positive against 70% of Chamala's.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Русско versus Chamala: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterРусскоChamala
PriceFreeFree
Rating1.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews12.5% of reviews70.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19 — better
Update frequency—Every 6 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS9.3 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size0 MB64 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDamir BarievMarat Faizerakhmanov

Customer experience

Русско

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive12.5%
Neutral6.3%
Negative81.3%

Chamala

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive70.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative10.0%

In-app purchases

None

Русско

No in-app purchases

None

Chamala

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Русско free?
Русско is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Chamala free?
Chamala is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Русско or Chamala?
Chamala is rated higher. Русско averages 1.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Chamala averages 4.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Русско or Chamala have ads?
Neither Русско nor Chamala shows ads.

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