Crow Media Player vs Ponca
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Crow Media Player
This app enhances language learning by providing audio pronunciations for specific textbooks. Users can point their device at textbook pages to hear native speakers, with options for augmented reality or page-based playback.
- Augmented reality (AR) audio players
- Page Mode with zoom and navigation
- Auto-playback of audio within units
- Resume playback from last position
- Tap buttons on page to play audio
- AR Mode for camera-based audio access
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A fun audio companion for your Crow textbook! Just look, tap, and listen! Audio available for: Bíiluukaalilaah! - Speak Crow! Level 1 Bíiluukaalilaah! - Speak Crow! Level 2 Chihpám Bachimmiléek - Prairie Dog Goes to School The Crow Media Player is a companion to the Crow Language Consortium series of textbooks and children's books. Just point your phone at the page and tap to hear Native speakers pronounce the words. The AR and Page Modes give you complete access to the textbook vocabulary and audio with an easy tap and swipe interface. -Augmented reality (AR) places audio players right on the page in every unit! -Hit the Play button in the bottom left corner to play through All Audio within the unit. Play always starts from the last played audio so you will pick up where you left off. Instructions: The Crow Media Player is easy to use. You’ll start out in Books, where you can select your book. Tap the book again to enter Page Mode. If you are asked to allow camera use, press agree or yes if you wish to use AR Mode. Tap the AR Mode Switch to switch to the camera view. Tap Play to start auto-playback. Tap the right or left arrows to proceed to the next or previous Section. Tap the hamburger button to select the section from a list. Page Mode - Pinch to zoom - Drag to navigate between pages - Press Play to start auto-playback of all audio in the section - Tap buttons on page to play audio - Tap a button on the page and then tap Play to start auto-playback from that button AR Mode - Tap the AR Mode Switch to enter AR Mode - Look at the page in your book through your phone or tablet's camera - You will see the page overlay and you may tap buttons to hear the audio * Image recognition performance may vary depending on the device. * Some devices are not compatible with AR mode. If your device isn’t compatible, you will see a warning that will return you to Page Mode. About the Crow Language Consortium: The Crow Language Consortium provides accessible language-learning tools and resources — textbooks, apps, dictionaries and more — to help preserve Crow. Get to know us at https://crowlanguage.org and check out some of our other Crow products! Thanks to the generous support of -St. Labre Indian School -Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Company Foundation -Humanities Montana
Ponca
Explore the language and culture of the Ponca people with this educational app. It features over 600 audio files, interactive games and quizzes, cultural notes, and a searchable database.
- Over 600 audio files
- 3 types of games
- 3 types of quizzes
- Culture Notes section
- Searchable database
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The Ponca Nation of Oklahoma presents this Ponca app. We hope you will enjoy using this app to learn about the language and culture of the Ponca people. It consists of the following: Over 600 audio files 3 Types of Games and 3 Types of Quizzes Culture Notes section Searchable database and much more
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ponca at 100% against Crow Media Player's 0%. Ponca also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (10 vs 2). Crow Media Player's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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.
Ponca holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ponca has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Crow Media Player's written reviews are positive against 100% of Ponca's.
Crow Media Player ships an update every 41 months, Ponca every 24 months. The most recent releases landed on October 2, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Crow Media Player | Ponca |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) | 4.5 (10 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 10 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 41 months | Every 24 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 914 MB | 50 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Language Conservancy, Inc | Thornton Media, Inc. |
Customer experience
Crow Media Player
Ponca
In-app purchases
Crow Media Player
No in-app purchases
Ponca
No in-app purchases
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