Comparison

African First Words vs LingAfriq

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

Head to head
About

African First Words

Learn essential words in multiple African languages through engaging games and native speaker audio. Explore 12 topics with beautiful illustrations and animations, making it ideal for children and beginners.

Highlights
  • 135 essential words per language
  • 12 learning topics
  • 8 African languages
  • Native speaker audio
  • Animated learning games
  • Progress tracking
  • Slow playback option
Features
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If you want to start learning your first words in an African language then you should install African First Words now. African First Words teaches you to say 135 essential words each in 12 topics. Below are the topics you will learn in each language. 1. Numbers 2. Colours 3. Shapes 4. Fruits 5. Food 6. Animals 7. Human body 8. Clothes 9. Things at home 10. Transport 11. Nature 12. Vegetables In African First Words you will learn 8 African languages including Hausa, Igbo, Swahili, Twi, Wolof, Xhosa, Yoruba and Zulu. Even though the app can be used by anybody it is more suitable for children with it beautiful drawings and animations. African First words uses beautiful drawings to teach you how to say all the words. All the words are voiced by native speakers from Ghana, Nigeria, Kenya, Senegal and South Africa. You can listen to the words normally or you can listen to them slowly so that you hear them properly. African First Words uses beautifully drawn animated fun games to help you retain what you learn. Each topic includes a corresponding game where you help a bird get to its nest, a giraffe to eat leaves from a tree, a donkey to drink water in a stream and a bee to find a flower. These games will engage and help you to learn all the words. You can also check your score to know how you are doing from the game stats or go to the Game Center and see how you compare to other people playing the games.

About

LingAfriq

Immerse yourself in African languages and culture with interactive lessons, history, and cultural nuances. This app offers engaging graphics, videos, and audio to enhance listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Test your knowledge with quizzes and connect with a community of African culture enthusiasts.

Highlights
  • Interactive language lessons
  • African history and origins
  • Cultural mannerisms and expressions
  • Quiz-based knowledge testing
  • Community engagement
  • Engaging graphics, videos, and audio
Read full description

LingAfriq has curated the best and most beautiful of Afrika into an immersive experience. Learn about your languages and culture with us on the LingAfriq Mobile App. Designed by enthusiasts with love for Afrika. Our aim is to keep the learning of Afrikan languages, history, and culture on the big stage. LingAfriq is suitable to learn an Afrikan language for traveling, learning how to have basic interactions with family and friends and Afrikans in diaspora or for anyone to get a general understanding of Afrikan languages and history. Why use LingAfriq? 1. LingAfriq guarantees your learning in an interactive way. Lessons with engaging graphics, videos, and audio to help build your listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills 2. Sections dedicated to the history and origin of a particular Afrikan language. Enhanced media clips are used to convey these lessons to learners 3. Mannerism or idiosyncrasy sections to teach learners the intricacies of how locals express themselves while speaking a language. Learn to speak an Afrikan language and express yourself just like the locals would! 4. Quiz-type sections to test learner's knowledge on learning process 5. Join the community of Afrikan lovers to learn a language, history of a language, or just have fun with the quizzes Everyone can learn something on LingAfriq!

Screenshots

African First Words4 screens
LingAfriq4 screens

Verdict

The call

African First Words and LingAfriq both sit at 4.5 stars, but that hides the real split: 73% of African First Words's written reviews are positive against 0% of LingAfriq's. African First Words also leads on ratings volume (107 vs 5) and iOS requirement (10.0 vs 14.0). LingAfriq's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 8). On price, rating, 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. African First Words sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. LingAfriq asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for African First Words against 4.6 for LingAfriq. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: African First Words has 107 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of African First Words's written reviews are positive against 0% of LingAfriq's.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
African First Words versus LingAfriq: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAfrican First WordsLingAfriq
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (107 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings107 — better5
Update frequency—Every 7 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better14.0
Further details — not scored
Size118 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNkyea Learning SystemsFabian Umole

Customer experience

African First Words

All ratings107 ratings
Positive86.9%
Neutral4.7%
Negative8.4%
Written reviews45 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral8.9%
Negative17.8%

LingAfriq

All ratings5 ratings
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

African First Words

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Fruit section incorrect
  • Paid for full version, not received
  • Loading product indefinitely
  • First words in Zulu didn't work
  • Purchased Wolof set, no access
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  • Restoring purchases ineffective
  • Sound doesn't work
  • Negative feedback sound is aggressive

Requested features

6 requests
  • Add alphabet pronunciation lessons
  • Include more languages like Shona
  • Allow second tries in games
  • Adjustable sound for negative feedback
  • Option to learn alphabet
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  • More content for those with no money

LingAfriq

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

African First Words

One-time8
  • Learn Twi First Words$2.99
  • Learn Hausa First Words$2.99
  • Learn Igbo First Words$2.99
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  • Learn Yoruba First Words$2.99
  • Learn Swahili First Words$2.99
  • Learn Wolof First Words$2.99
  • Learn Zulu First Words$2.99
  • Learn Xhosa First Words$2.99
None

LingAfriq

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is African First Words free?
African First Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LingAfriq free?
LingAfriq is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, African First Words or LingAfriq?
LingAfriq is rated higher. African First Words averages 4.5 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while LingAfriq averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do African First Words or LingAfriq have ads?
Neither African First Words nor LingAfriq shows ads.

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