Hangul Study vs HighReader (TTS)
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Hangul Study
Master the Korean alphabet by practicing writing consonants and vowels. Explore various pen options and listen to pronunciation with built-in TTS. Supports iPhones and iPads with iOS 16+.
- Practice writing consonants and vowels
- 19 consonants, 21 vowels, 27 final consonants
- Multiple pen colors and types
- TTS pronunciation playback
- iPhone and iPad support
- Screen rotation lock (iPhone only)
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Repeat while writing Korean consonants and vowels. Korean consists of 19 consonants and 21 vowels. Learn the basics of Hangul by writing Korean consonants and vowels. - Consonants: 19 - Vowels: 21 - Final Consonants: 27 - Writing: Learn the basics of Hangul by writing consonants and vowels. - Various pens: Pen colors, types, and thicknesses - Phone and iPad Support: Supports iPhones and iPads with iOS 16 or later. - Screen Rotation Lock: Locking the screen rotation is available only in the iPhone app. - TTS: Listen to pronunciation with the Korean voice installed on your device. - Contains advertisements.
HighReader (TTS)
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Read, listen, and learn in the language you want, with the materials you love. From photos and webpages to PDFs and EPUBs. Build your vocabulary and learn expressions as you read and listen to the materials you choose. Import photos, documents, shared web links, or text into folders. Recognize text, translate sentences, and listen with on-device voices while following sentence and word highlights. Listen with a variety of voices. Save words and expressions to your study collection, review them, and track your learning progress. Add your own dictionaries using JSON or CSV files and choose the languages you want to study. Reading content and learning data are stored on your device. Internet access is needed to import web pages, download language and voice resources, and load ads. Automatic translations may contain errors; check important information against the original. No account is required. Voice resources require an initial download and available storage. Some features depend on your device and installed resources. HighReader includes advertising. Privacy policy: https://highreader.highgarden.app/privacy.html Terms: https://highreader.highgarden.app/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: HighReader (TTS) at fortnightly against Hangul Study's every 7 months. Hangul Study's advantage is iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Hangul Study ships an update every 7 months, HighReader (TTS) fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Hangul Study | HighReader (TTS) |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Ad-supported | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 20 MB | 175 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | kim juyoung | Jeongwon KO |
In-app purchases
Hangul Study
No in-app purchases
HighReader (TTS)
No in-app purchases
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