Comparison

OBICON vs Language Zoo

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

Head to head
About

OBICON

This app facilitates class attendance registration, allows users to receive notifications, and check facility congestion. Location tracking is limited to beacon-equipped classrooms and is not used for other purposes. It is developed by People Software Co., Ltd. under contract from J. F. Oberlin University.

Highlights
  • Class attendance registration
  • Receive notifications
  • Check facility congestion
  • Location-based attendance
  • Beacon technology integration
Features
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「OBICON」は、授業の出席登録、通知の受信、施設の混雑状況の確認などをおこなうアプリです。 このアプリにより位置が特定できるのは、ビーコンが設置された教室にいる場合のみです。この位置に関する情報を、他の用途に使用することはありません。 本アプリは桜美林大学からの委託によりピープルソフトウェア株式会社が開発・登録しています。 大学からの案内等をご確認の上、インストールしてください。

About

Language Zoo

Features
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This app helps beginner Spanish students to practice their vocabulary words. You can practice going from English to Spanish or Spanish to English. Current word categories are: adjectives, animals, body parts, clothes, color, dates, fruit, locations, and school. The Spanish database will be expanded in future updates. (optional setting to move to English->Mandarin or Japanese->Mandarin with vocabulary words from Dr. Hong Zhan) ---------------------------- No advertisement and no in app purchases are in this app. This game was developed by a mom who wanted to make sure her child had educational options when playing online. ---------------------------- Other apps by this developer: Protect Tower Defense Math Tower Defense Math Town Spelling Ace Spy Town Escape the Teleportation Maze Eagle Mandarin Mandarin Prof J-Trainer ARAir ---------------------------- I hope you enjoy this app. Feel free to send me feedback if you have suggestions for future updates.

Screenshots

OBICON3 screens
Language Zoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: OBICON at 9.0 against Language Zoo's 12.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

OBICON ships an update monthly, Language Zoo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
OBICON versus Language Zoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterOBICONLanguage Zoo
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews18.9% of reviews—
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS9.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB224 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJ. F. Oberlin UniversityHeather Marriott

In-app purchases

None

OBICON

No in-app purchases

None

Language Zoo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is OBICON free?
OBICON is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Language Zoo free?
Language Zoo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do OBICON or Language Zoo have ads?
Neither OBICON nor Language Zoo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, OBICON or Language Zoo?
OBICON ships an update monthly, and Language Zoo every 2 weeks. Most recently, OBICON was updated on October 24, 2026 and Language Zoo on October 9, 2026.

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