Yugtun vs Elder Stories
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Yugtun
Learn the Yup'ik language with over 600 voice recordings from fluent speakers. Engage with interactive games, quizzes, and a searchable database. Explore cultural insights through multimedia content to help preserve this indigenous language.
- Over 600 native speaker voice recordings
- Three levels of interactive games
- Three types of quizzes
- Searchable language database
- Culture notes with multimedia
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This Yugtun Language App consists of over 600 recordings of fluent Native speakers' voice. - 3 levels of games - 3 types of quizzes - Searchable database - Culture Notes with audio, video, images and much more. We hope you will enjoy this app and help bring this beautiful language back into the homes where it belongs.
Elder Stories
Explore a collection of interviews with Elders from Southwest Alaska, recorded in the spring of 2019. This educational app offers a glimpse into their stories and experiences.
- Elder interviews
- Southwest Alaska focus
- Spring 2019 recordings
- Educational content
- Cultural stories
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This app is a compilation of interviews with Elders in various villages across Southwest Alaska. Stories were recorded in the spring of 2019.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Yugtun at 100% against Elder Stories's 0%. Yugtun also leads on update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 months) and iOS requirement (8.0 vs 16.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
Yugtun ships an update every 9 days, Elder Stories every 6 months. Both last shipped on October 1, 2026.
| Parameter | Yugtun | Elder Stories |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (41 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 41 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 8.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 530 MB | 241 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Thornton Media, Inc. | James Dube |
Customer experience
Yugtun
Elder Stories
In-app purchases
Yugtun
No in-app purchases
Elder Stories
No in-app purchases
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