Learn Korean vs HanGo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Korean
This app offers a straightforward approach to learning Korean, focusing on basic phrases and vocabulary for beginners. It aims to simplify the learning process for travelers and business professionals visiting Korea.
- Basic Korean phrases
- Vocabulary building
- Simple learning techniques
- Pronunciation practice
- Grammar lessons
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who are interested in learning Korean a good start in the language. Korean Learning is equally important for everyone who Learn English and other Languages. Basic problem is for beginners to Learn Korean because now a day’s most of the applications are not focusing on Simple Korean learning for beginners, they are using difficult techniques to teach Korean. Fun Korean lessons improve your vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation like no other language learning method. Beginner or advanced learner, traveler or business professional with a tight schedule? Recommended app for tourists and business people visiting Korea.
HanGo
Master Korean with a comprehensive curriculum, from basic Hangul to conversational fluency. This app offers structured lessons, Korean-specific content like honorifics and Konglish, and multiple practice methods. It's designed to keep you motivated with daily challenges and progress tracking.
- Structured unit-by-unit curriculum
- Hangul explorer with native audio
- Honorifics and Konglish explorers
- Multiple practice modes including SRS
- Themed sentence packs for real-life conversations
- Daily challenges and streak system
- Offline learning capability
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Master Korean step by step — from your first Hangul letter to real conversations. HanGo isn't just a flashcard app anymore. It's a complete Korean course, built for the parts of the language generic apps skim over. Whether you're here for K-drama, K-pop, Seoul travel plans, TOPIK prep, or heritage reasons — HanGo meets you at your level and walks you through the tricky parts with clarity. A COMPLETE KOREAN COURSE • Structured unit-by-unit curriculum — beginner to conversational • Four lesson types per unit: Recognize, Practice, Produce, Master • Per-unit guidebooks with grammar notes and culture tips • 100% offline — zero data use, learn on the subway KOREAN-SPECIFIC, NOT GENERIC • Hangul explorer — 24 basic letters with mnemonics and native audio • Honorifics explorer — every phrase in formal, polite, and casual, side by side • Konglish gallery — 35 loanwords with origin stories (파이팅, 셀카, 노트북) • Grammar drills — particles, counters, honorific endings, and more SIX WAYS TO PRACTICE • Flashcards with native Korean audio on every word • Multiple-choice, word-matching, word-building • Listen-and-pick, listen-and-build, true/false • Spaced repetition (SRS) — cards return exactly when you'd forget • 100 themed sentence packs for real-life conversations • SmartPacks — curated vocab around K-drama, onomatopoeia, business • Custom decks — build your own from any word you meet BUILT TO KEEP YOU GOING • Daily challenges — a fresh mini-goal every day • Streaks with Streak Freeze for sick days • 50 levels, XP rewards, and 40+ achievements • Celebratory session-complete moments • Smart reminders that adapt to your pace • Statistics that track every word, streak, and session LEARN IN YOUR LANGUAGE Interface in English, Spanish, French, Japanese, Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian, Malay, and Filipino. WHO IT'S FOR • Absolute beginners — start from 안녕하세요 • K-drama and K-pop fans — finally catch what's actually being said • Travelers — restaurant, subway, and shopping phrases you'll use • TOPIK I and II candidates • Heritage learners reconnecting with the language HanGo is free to start. A Pro subscription unlocks advanced grammar drills, premium SmartPacks, and unlimited custom decks — but the core curriculum, Hangul, honorifics, konglish, daily practice, and streak system stay free forever. 한국어, 시작해요 — let's begin. Terms of Use: https://app4a.github.io/learn-korean/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://app4a.github.io/learn-korean/privacy.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: HanGo at 4.7 against Learn Korean's 1.0. HanGo also leads on ratings volume (7 vs 1). Learn Korean's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On price, 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
Both are free to download. HanGo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Learn Korean asks for nothing beyond the download.
HanGo holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: HanGo has 7 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
| Parameter | Learn Korean | HanGo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) | 4.7 (7 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 7 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 5 MB | 110 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Abdullah Saleem | Nam Cho |
In-app purchases
Learn Korean
No in-app purchases
HanGo
- Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
- Pro Yearly$19.991 Year
- Pro Lifetime$39.99
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