Te Kete Māori vs Let's Ako
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Te Kete Māori
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The Te Taurapa Tūhono | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise (NZTE) Te Kete Māori is an introduction to Māori culture, language, customs, and protocols. Te Kete Māori includes commonly used words and phases, basic greetings, sign-offs and helpful tips such as how to prepare for a pōwhiri, and how to create your own personalised mihimihi. Te Kete Māori app is also designed to help you with Māori pronunciation. It is full of audio guides to help with Māori words, phrasse and songs. Te Kete Māori is a fun and interactive way to discover Te Āo Māori (Māori culture). The app can be used anywhere at any time. It is fully self-contained and doesn’t need to be connected to the internet in order to operate.
Let's Ako
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BNZ is committed to embedding te ao Māori into our organisation. A key part of our sustainability strategy is to integrate tikanga Māori and te reo Māori into your business practices, policies, products, and services. It's all part of achieving our vision to build a resilient, regenerative, and inclusive Aotearoa, for the long term. As a result, we have produced this app for you to confidently integrate te reo Māori into your daily life and learn more about Māori customs. Have a play around – read about the different iwi, create your pepeha, listen to a karakia, and learn some banking terms to drop into your conversations. FEATURES 1. Synchronised narration in te reo Māori and English 2. Swipe to read or Touch to hear 3. Record your own narration 4. Create your own pepeha 5. Export pages, images and audio to colleagues, friends or social media 6. Immersive maps, songs, and prayers 7. Personal development plan 8. Workplace kupu This app was produced by world leading Cultural Services agency Kiwa Digital. For more www.kiwadigital.com NEED HELP? Contact us: support@kiwadigital.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Let's Ako at every 7 months against Te Kete Māori's every 38 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Te Kete Māori ships an update every 38 months, Let's Ako every 7 months. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 17, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Te Kete Māori | Let's Ako |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 38 months | Every 7 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 51 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | New Zealand Trade and Enterprise | Bank of New Zealand |
In-app purchases
Te Kete Māori
No in-app purchases
Let's Ako
No in-app purchases







