Comparison

Learn Characters AD vs Learn Korean & Study Hangul

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

Head to head
About

Learn Characters AD

This app helps users learn to write letters and display words clearly. It's ideal for teaching children, displaying complex characters, or helping foreigners learn a new language.

Highlights
  • Display favorite letters and words large
  • Teach letter writing with finger tracing
  • Suitable for children's learning
  • Useful for displaying complex characters
  • Aid for learning native language writing
Features
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You can display favorite letters and words large, easy to see. It has a function to teach how to write letters with your fingers. FEATURES - When you want to show children's favorite words with letters - When you want to display complex letters large - When you want to teach foreigners how to write your native language

About

Learn Korean & Study Hangul

Learn Korean vocabulary and the Hangul alphabet through engaging mini-games and visual learning. Focus on practical words with short, daily 5-minute sessions designed for effortless and addictive learning.

Highlights
  • Visual vocabulary learning
  • 5-minute daily sessions
  • Hangul alphabet learning
  • Quick swipe and tap games
  • Focus on practical words
  • Habit-building approach
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Drops makes language learning an effortless fun. Practical vocabulary is bound to your memories through beautiful graphics and quick mini-games. The crazy part? You have only 5 mins per day to learn Korean. Might sound insane but works like charm! :) These are the ingredients of the secret sauce: 100% illustrated: Pictures directly carry the meaning - you don’t have to use your native language at all! No intermediary. Faster, more effective and of course more fun for Korean learning process! :) 5 min sessions: limiting practice time sounds crazy but it it makes it incredibly addictive - which is cool thing for learning. The barrier of entry is close to zero so you can’t have any excuses: you’ll have 5 minutes even on the busiest day! Effortless play: We know why games are fun and addictive and distilled the essence into Drops. The result is a truly immersive experience but it’s not waste of your time while you play because you build a valuable knowledge. Quick: Keyboard typing is painfully slow. Welcome rapid swipes and taps! Especially for Korean vowels, and consonants.Trust us, you’ll need those extra seconds during the quick learning session ;) Vocabulary only: Zero grammar, just handpicked practical words. That’s our focus and we do it extremely well. The app teaches the Korean “alphabet” Hangul (hangoul) too! Forge a habit: Drops wants to make you language learning addict. Effectiveness is nothing without a well established habit. We help you build one! We are extremely proud of our lovely word pronunciations by seasoned voice talents! Drops is free for casual learners: more than 2700 words in 150+ topics are all available for everyone. Hardcore language learners can subscribe for premium to progress faster with unlimited Korean language learning time. Our goal is to empower people of the world via language knowledge by providing a special tool that utilizes the universal language we all speak: pictures. ----------------- Keep tuned as even more languages are in the works! Payment information: Length of subscriptions: - 1 Month - 12 Months Price of subscriptions: - 1 Month – 9.99$ per month - 12 Months – 69.99$ per year - Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during active subscription period Have questions? Feel free to contact us at sup@languagedrops.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/language_drops Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LearnwithDrops Blog: https://medium.com/languagedrops Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/language_drops/ Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://languagedrops.com/privacypolicy.html

Screenshots

Learn Characters AD4 screens
Learn Korean & Study Hangul4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Learn Korean & Study Hangul at 92% against Learn Characters AD's 33%. Learn Korean & Study Hangul also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 10 days vs every 29 months). Learn Characters AD's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, device support and iOS requirement 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. Learn Korean & Study Hangul sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Learn Characters AD asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Characters AD holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Korean & Study Hangul has 24K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 33% of Learn Characters AD's written reviews are positive against 92% of Learn Korean & Study Hangul's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Characters AD ships an update every 29 months, Learn Korean & Study Hangul every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Learn Characters AD versus Learn Korean & Study Hangul: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Characters ADLearn Korean & Study Hangul
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.8 (24K ratings)
Positive reviews33.3% of reviews91.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings224K — better
Update frequencyEvery 29 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.011.0
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB207 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHARASHOW InteractivePLANB LABS OU

Customer experience

Learn Characters AD

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%

Learn Korean & Study Hangul

All ratings23,902 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral2.2%
Negative1.0%
Written reviews905 reviews
Positive91.9%
Neutral4.3%
Negative3.8%

Bugs and requests

Learn Characters AD

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Learn Korean & Study Hangul

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login/account issues for some users
  • App crashes or freezes reported by a few users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow more than 5 minutes of daily practice
  • Provide voice recognition for pronunciation practice
  • Add more grammar and sentence structure lessons
  • Include an option to learn Hangul writing system

In-app purchases

None

Learn Characters AD

No in-app purchases

9 purchases

Learn Korean & Study Hangul

Subscriptions9
  • Unlimited time!$7.991 Month
  • Korean Language - Free trial3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Premium$9.991 Month
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  • Premium$11.991 Month
  • Daily 10 minutes bonus$22.991 Month
  • Premium$39.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial2 variants$89.991 Year

Questions

Is Learn Characters AD free?
Learn Characters AD is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn Korean & Study Hangul free?
Learn Korean & Study Hangul is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn Characters AD or Learn Korean & Study Hangul?
Learn Characters AD is rated higher. Learn Characters AD averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Learn Korean & Study Hangul averages 4.8 from 24K ratings.
Do Learn Characters AD or Learn Korean & Study Hangul have ads?
Learn Characters AD shows ads; Learn Korean & Study Hangul does not.
Which is updated more often, Learn Characters AD or Learn Korean & Study Hangul?
Learn Characters AD ships an update every 29 months, and Learn Korean & Study Hangul every 10 days. Most recently, Learn Characters AD was updated on November 8, 2026 and Learn Korean & Study Hangul on November 10, 2026.

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