Comparison

Радио Arzamas vs Скороговорун

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

Head to head
About

Радио Arzamas

Explore lectures and podcasts on history, art, and people. Access a vast library of audio content from top Russian-speaking scholars, covering diverse topics from ancient civilizations to modern culture. Enjoy free access to a selection of content, with an optional subscription for unlimited listening and offline downloads.

Highlights
  • History lectures
  • Art podcasts
  • Cultural content
  • Offline listening
  • Exclusive audio materials
  • Downloadable audio
Features
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Лекции и подкасты об истории, искусстве и людях. В приложении «Радио Arzamas» лучшие русскоязычные ученые рассказывают обо всем самом интересном на свете: от японского искусства до Октябрьской революции, от музыки Бетховена до раскопок Помпей, от романов Набокова до мифологии индейцев. Здесь вы найдете все курсы и подкасты, когда-либо выходившие на сайте Arzamas, — и намного больше! «Радио Arzamas» — бесплатное приложение, и в нем всегда можно найти, что послушать. Но если вам захочется слушать нас чаще и больше, попробуйте оформить платную подписку. Что дает подписка? • Доступ ко всем лекциям, подкастам и другим аудиоматериалам приложения — в том числе к тем, которых нет больше нигде. • Возможность скачивать аудио — чтобы слушать его позже даже без интернета. • Это способ поддержать нас и помочь нам делать новые классные вещи. Особенности подписки, оформляемой через App Store: • Деньги снимаются после того, как вы подтвердите, что хотите оформить подписку. • Подписка продлевается автоматически, если вы не отмените ее не менее чем за 24 часа до окончания текущей. • Деньги списываются с вашего счета в течение 24 часов перед окончанием текущего срока подписки. • Управлять подпиской (в том числе отказаться от нее) можно в настройках пользовательского аккаунта Apple. Пользовательское соглашение и правила использования — https://arzamas.academy/license

About

Скороговорун

Enhance your speaking skills with this app, offering a personal speech therapist experience. Practice tongue twisters, poems, and breathing exercises to improve diction, pronunciation, and public speaking confidence for all ages.

Highlights
  • Tongue twister collection
  • Poem recitation exercises
  • Breathing exercises
  • Voice training
  • Pronunciation improvement
  • Diction practice
Features
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Скороговорун is a Russian language trainer for learners who can already read Cyrillic: pronunciation, spelling, word stress, vocabulary and grammar in one app. It is built around the same drills Russian actors, radio hosts and speech therapists use — tongue twisters, sound drills, articulation warm-ups — plus the spelling and stress exercises Russian schools use to prepare for exams. The missing practice tool between textbook lessons and real conversation. Five minutes a day. No lessons, no flash-card grind — just real practice. After every answer you get the Russian grammar or spelling rule that applies. RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION Tongue twisters 400+ Russian tongue twisters (skorogovorki), each marked with the sounds it trains — from easy to famously unpronounceable. Listen to the native recording, record yourself and compare the two. Sound drilling 120+ syllable chains like «bi-bi-pibbi, be-be-pebbe» — the classic speech-therapy warm-up for mastering individual Russian sounds, including the hard ones: Р, Ш, Щ, Ы. Articulation gymnastics 40+ step-by-step exercises for lips, tongue and palate. This is how native speakers train clear diction — and it works even better for learners. Breathing exercises Keep your voice steady through long Russian sentences. Poems Classic Russian poems for practicing intonation, rhythm and pauses — with audio, voice recording and comparison. RUSSIAN SPELLING «Н» and «НН» One N or two in adjectives, participles and adverbs — pick the correct spelling and check the rule. Conjunctions: one word or two «тоже» or «то же», «чтобы» or «что бы», «также» or «так же» — one of the trickiest Russian spelling topics, in real sentences. «-тся» and «-ться» verb endings 500 sentences on the most common Russian spelling trap: reflexive verb endings that sound identical but are spelled differently. Word hyphenation 4,700+ words and three task types: decide whether a word can be split, spot the wrong break, or place the break points yourself. After every answer — the Russian spelling rules that apply. RUSSIAN WORD STRESS Russian word stress is unpredictable, and putting it on the wrong syllable is the most common giveaway of a foreign accent. Stress dictionary 5,000+ Russian words with stress marks, definitions and usage examples, organized in 50 topic categories. Look up any word, check where the stress falls, read the definition — an orthoepic and defining dictionary in one. Common stress mistakes The words even native speakers get wrong. Place the stress, learn the standard form. Homographs Word pairs spelled the same but pronounced differently — the meaning changes with the word stress. RUSSIAN VOCABULARY Paronyms 700+ confusable Russian word pairs — choose the word that matches the definition. Each word comes with its meaning, stress mark and usage examples. Idioms 1,400+ Russian idioms with meaning quizzes, explanations and examples. Proverbs Russian proverbs and sayings with their meanings — check that you understand them the way natives do. Pleonasms Around 300 sentences with one redundant word. Find it — and read why it duplicates the meaning. A quick drill in Russian grammar and style. HOW IT WORKS • Every exercise has a difficulty level — start easy, work up • Search, filters, favorites and your own exercise lists • Hints with definitions and examples in every task • The app interface is in English; all exercise content is in Russian Скороговорун — five minutes a day to learn Russian pronunciation, spelling and vocabulary the way natives do. --- Privacy policy: https://wiki.skorogovorun.top/s/privacy-policy-en Terms of use: https://wiki.skorogovorun.top/s/terms-of-use-en

Screenshots

Радио Arzamas4 screens
Скороговорун4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Радио Arzamas at 4.8 against Скороговорун's 4.3. Радио Arzamas also leads on ratings volume (55 vs 8). Скороговорун's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, ads and device support 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. Радио Arzamas sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Скороговорун asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Радио Arzamas holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Радио Arzamas has 55 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 66% of Радио Arzamas's written reviews are positive against 71% of Скороговорун's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Радио Arzamas ships an update fortnightly, Скороговорун every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Радио Arzamas versus Скороговорун: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterРадио ArzamasСкороговорун
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (55 ratings) — better4.3 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews66.0% of reviews71.4% of reviews — better
Number of ratings55 — better8
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size36 MB149 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperArzamas OOOAlexey Shavkunov

Customer experience

Радио Arzamas

All ratings55 ratings
Positive96.4%
Neutral1.8%
Negative1.8%
Written reviews53 reviews
Positive66.0%
Neutral7.5%
Negative26.4%

Скороговорун

All ratings8 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral12.5%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews14 reviews
Positive71.4%
Neutral14.3%
Negative14.3%

Bugs and requests

Радио Arzamas

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Frequent crashes and freezes
  • Player glitches (skipping, not resuming)
  • Issues with downloaded content playback
  • Playback order incorrect
  • Subscription not working after payment
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  • App not responding after registration
  • App drains battery
  • Lectures not pausing for navigation announcements
  • Lectures not resuming automatically after calls
  • New design is confusing and buggy
  • Marked as 'new' after being listened to

Requested features

11 requests
  • Gift certificate option
  • Return to old interface
  • Widget support
  • Add lectures to favorites/collections
  • Improve bookmark page usability
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  • Add forward skip button in player
  • Add auto-off timer for podcasts
  • Audio normalization
  • Automatic resumption of lectures after calls
  • Clearer distinction between free and paid courses
  • Option to speed up lectures

Скороговорун

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Радио Arzamas

Subscriptions2
  • Ежемесячная подписка Arzamas$6.991 Month
  • Ежегодная подписка Arzamas$42.991 Year
None

Скороговорун

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Радио Arzamas free?
Радио Arzamas is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Скороговорун free?
Скороговорун is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Радио Arzamas or Скороговорун?
Радио Arzamas is rated higher. Радио Arzamas averages 4.8 out of 5 from 55 ratings, while Скороговорун averages 4.3 from 8 ratings.
Do Радио Arzamas or Скороговорун have ads?
Neither Радио Arzamas nor Скороговорун shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Радио Arzamas or Скороговорун?
Радио Arzamas ships an update fortnightly, and Скороговорун every 5 days. Most recently, Радио Arzamas was updated on October 26, 2026 and Скороговорун on October 24, 2026.

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