Comparison

Ako Tahi vs AUT

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

Head to head
About

Ako Tahi

Learn and practice over 2,500 everyday Te Reo Māori phrases with this community-driven app. Supports learning through listening, speaking, and repetition, with easy searching and sharing of phrases for daily use.

Highlights
  • 2,500+ everyday Te Reo Māori phrases
  • Audio support for pronunciation
  • Learn and practice at your own pace
  • Quick phrase search
  • Easy phrase sharing
Features
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Nau mai, haere mai | Welcome to Ako Tahi A grassroots, whānau-led and community-driven Te Reo Māori app. Learn, listen, practice, and share 2,500+ phrases. Ako Tahi means “Learn Together.” It’s a free Te Reo Māori learning app with 2,500+ commonly used phrases, designed to help you use Te Reo Māori in everyday life, at home, at mahi, and with whānau. Ako Tahi supports learning through touch, vision, listening, speaking, and by challenging yourself and others. What you can do with Ako Tahi: • Explore 2,500+ everyday Te Reo Māori phrases • Listen to audio to support pronunciation • Learn and practice at your own pace through simple repetition • Quickly search and find phrases when you need them • Share phrases easily, perfect for everyday messaging Important note Ako Tahi is not a translation app. You can’t type any word or sentence and receive a full translation. The app contains a curated library of predefined phrases, and search results only show what exists in the app. Dialect and translations Ako Tahi uses the Ngāpuhi dialect (Te Tai Tokerau / Northland). We acknowledge dialect differences across Aotearoa, and our translations into the Ngāpuhi dialect are best-effort. We are supported by whānau and fluent speakers who help review and improve phrases over time, to keep the content as accurate and consistent as possible. We hope this app supports your Te Reo journey. Ngā mihi nui

About

AUT

Access campus news, events, and personal academic information. Navigate student life with interactive maps, class schedules, and job listings. Stay connected with community chat and personalized notifications.

Highlights
  • Personal class timetable
  • Customized news and events feed
  • Interactive campus maps
  • Student job listings
  • Community chat with chatbot
  • Real-time computer lab availability
Features
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With the official AUT App, you have access to up-to-date news, events and information about AUT anytime, anywhere. New tools and functionality allow you to navigate student life at AUT both physically and virtually. By logging in with your student Network ID you’ll be able to: • See your personal class timetable • Access a customised feed of news and events • Add events and activities to direct to your schedule • Get quick access to your grades • Receive timely and personalised notifications direct to you • Engage in community chat, including AUT’s chatbot Tua • Make use of interactive campus maps and navigation • Check the live shuttle bus schedule • See and apply for student jobs • Launch an enquiry with Student Hub • Be guided on how to develop your Pepeha and gain confidence in Te Reo • See real-time computer lab availability • And more! Auckland University of Technology Te Wānanga Aronui o Tāmaki Makaurau is committed to enhancing student communications across our 30,000 students. The app allows AUT to send meaningful notifications along with in-app messages relevant to you, reducing the volume of email and one size fits all communications. The AUT Student App provides endless tools to engage with you and support you on your student journey. Plus, got a great idea to add to the app – let us know. The app was built in-house by AUT Grads keen to develop and deliver new functionality to serve you, our awesome student community.

Screenshots

Ako Tahi4 screens
AUT4 screens

Verdict

The call

Ako Tahi and AUT both sit at 5.0 stars, but that hides the real split: 91% of Ako Tahi's written reviews are positive against 33% of AUT's. Ako Tahi also leads on ratings volume (11 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and ads 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.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Ako Tahi against 5.0 for AUT. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ako Tahi has 11 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 91% of Ako Tahi's written reviews are positive against 33% of AUT's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ako Tahi ships an update every 3 weeks, AUT every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Ako Tahi versus AUT: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAko TahiAUT
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (11 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews90.9% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings11 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks — betterEvery 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS13.413.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAko Tahi LimitedAuckland University of Technology

Customer experience

Ako Tahi

All ratings11 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive90.9%
Neutral4.5%
Negative4.5%

AUT

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral11.1%
Negative55.6%

In-app purchases

None

Ako Tahi

No in-app purchases

None

AUT

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ako Tahi free?
Ako Tahi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AUT free?
AUT is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ako Tahi or AUT?
Ako Tahi and AUT are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 11 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Ako Tahi or AUT have ads?
Neither Ako Tahi nor AUT shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ako Tahi or AUT?
Ako Tahi ships an update every 3 weeks, and AUT every 5 weeks. Most recently, Ako Tahi was updated on September 20, 2026 and AUT on September 17, 2026.

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