Comparison

Earthlingo vs Breakthrough! Visual Novel

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

Head to head
About

Earthlingo

Embark on an interstellar adventure to master a new language. Explore a vibrant world, interact with objects to learn vocabulary, and use your newfound linguistic skills to battle robots and save humanity. This engaging video game offers a unique and effective way to learn over 1000 words and 50 sentences in 28 languages.

Highlights
  • Explore interactive game world
  • Learn vocabulary through object association
  • Practice sentences in combat scenarios
  • Master 1000+ words and 50+ sentences
  • Choose from 28 languages
  • Engaging alien character gameplay
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Earthlingo is an a fun language learning game and winner of the 2023 Australian Game Developer Award for Excellence in Impactful Games. You play as the alien Maco, exploring Earth and learning one of 28 different languages. Every item in Earthlingo is an opportunity to learn a new word. The game world lets you associate each word with a location, improving recall. Once you learn new words and sentences, use them to defeat evil robots and save the humans of this beautiful blue planet. Earthlingo teaches 1000+ words and 50+ sentences in 28 languages, all 100% free. (Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Vietnamese) The best place to submit bug/error reports and feature requests is Earthlingo's Reddit page.

About

Breakthrough! Visual Novel

This educational game helps intermediate language learners improve vocabulary and reading comprehension through interactive stories and flashcards. It offers multiple languages and cultural insights, making learning engaging.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary building mode
  • Interactive story reading
  • Flashcard deck building
  • Unlockable in-game content
  • Multiple language support
  • Cultural exploration
Features
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BREAKTHROUGH is a visual novel game designed for intermediate language learners to improve their vocabulary and reading skills.  Break through the language learning plateau and expand your lexicon. LANGUAGE CURRENT OFFERED: English French Spanish Russian Japanese FEATURES: Vocab Mode: Build your vocabulary through the Vocab Mode, by matching the vocabulary to the definition. Story Mode: Read original stories in the language of your choice, with each word’s definition available at a single click. You also have access to the full translations for maximum contextual understanding. Deck Building: Collect vocabulary flash cards as you play the game. Add cards to your deck, and train yourself in Free Mode to expand your vocabulary. Daily Tasks: Earn credits by completing daily tasks, and use your credits to unlock images, soundtracks, and more. CULTURAL CONNECTION BREAKTHROUGH emphasizes the power of language to bridge gaps and unite people globally. Language connects us and reminds us how similar we all are, despite our various cultures and countries.  Through BREAKTHROUGH, we will explore the stories of many different characters and cultures, all while learning improving your foreign language skills.

Screenshots

Earthlingo4 screens
Breakthrough! Visual Novel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Earthlingo at 4.5 against Breakthrough! Visual Novel's 3.7. Earthlingo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (66 vs 3). Breakthrough! Visual Novel's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 73%). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Earthlingo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Breakthrough! Visual Novel sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Earthlingo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earthlingo has 66 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 73% of Earthlingo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Breakthrough! Visual Novel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Earthlingo versus Breakthrough! Visual Novel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarthlingoBreakthrough! Visual Novel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (66 ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings66 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks—
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB732 MB
Age rating9+12+
DeveloperRaymond CorriganEric Ding

Customer experience

Earthlingo

All ratings66 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative21.6%

Breakthrough! Visual Novel

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Earthlingo

One-time2
  • 200 Gems$1.99
  • Sentence Minigames$14.99
3 purchases

Breakthrough! Visual Novel

One-time3
  • Character Pack$4.99
  • Yuri - Story Pack$7.99
  • Jose - Story Pack$7.99

Questions

Is Earthlingo free?
Earthlingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Breakthrough! Visual Novel free?
Breakthrough! Visual Novel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Earthlingo or Breakthrough! Visual Novel?
Earthlingo is rated higher. Earthlingo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Breakthrough! Visual Novel averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Earthlingo or Breakthrough! Visual Novel have ads?
Breakthrough! Visual Novel shows ads; Earthlingo does not.

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