Comparison

Learn Tagalog Fast! vs Learn Bicol

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

Head to head
About

Learn Tagalog Fast!

Master essential Tagalog for everyday conversations quickly. This app simplifies learning, compressing months of study into days. Build sentences and communicate effectively with easy-to-follow lessons and full audio translations.

Highlights
  • Immediately useful language
  • Compresses learning into days
  • Builds sentences
  • Simple, teacher-like lessons
  • Full audio translations
Features
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We focus on teaching immediately useful language that you can actually use in everyday life. We compress months of learning into just a few days. Tagalog can be scary, difficult, and frustrating to learn. This app is designed to be the easiest way possible for you to take your first steps in the language. Even if you know a few words already, this will jump straight into helping you build sentences and actually ***communicate*** (finally!) with those around you. Lessons are customized to you and your needs so no time wasted learning things you're not interested in. ***Now includes full audio translations for all Tagalog words!!!*** Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Learn Bicol

Master the Bicol language with interactive lessons, quizzes, and daily learning tools. Explore cultural insights and practical phrases to connect with heritage and traditions. Ideal for beginners, heritage learners, and travelers.

Highlights
  • Interactive lessons
  • Multiple choice quizzes
  • Word of the Day
  • Flashcards
  • Progress tracking
  • Cultural insights
  • Real-world conversation examples
Features
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Learn Bicol (Bikol), the language of the Bicol Region, one word at a time. Look up Bicol words in English, practise with flashcards and quizzes, and keep a daily streak going with Today's Word Challenge. BICOL–ENGLISH DICTIONARY • Search over 900 Bikol words in Bicol or in English • Browse words by letter • See each word's meaning, part of speech, dialect and an example sentence • Hear how common words are pronounced, and share any word with friends TODAY'S WORD CHALLENGE • A new Bicol word every day: pick its meaning from four choices • Build your learning streak one day at a time FLASHCARDS • Swipe through Bikol words by topic: home and family, food and dining, travel, work and school, numbers and money, days and time, weather, health, emotions, animals and nature • Tap a card to flip it and see the English meaning QUIZZES • Four quiz types: Multiple Choice, Fill in the Blank, Picture Word Match and True or False • Ten sets for each type; score 80% to unlock the next set COMMON PHRASES • Greetings, directions, food and dining, shopping and numbers, health and everyday expressions • Save your favourite phrases MORE • Bicol culture cards on festivals, food, places and legends • My Progress: your streak, best scores and quiz stats • Daily reminders and dark mode • Free to use. Sign in with Apple, Google or email to take the quizzes and save your progress and favourites A TASTE OF BIKOL • Marhay na aga! – Good morning! • Dios mabalos! – Thank you! • Iyo / Dai – Yes / No • Hain? – Where? WHO IS IT FOR? Moving to Naga, Legazpi or anywhere in Bicol for school or work, visiting family in the province, getting to know a Bicolano partner, or keeping Bikol alive while living abroad: Learn Bicol helps you understand the everyday words you hear and start using them. Dios mabalos!

Screenshots

Learn Tagalog Fast!4 screens
Learn Bicol4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Learn Bicol at none against Learn Tagalog Fast!'s 3. Learn Bicol also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Learn Tagalog Fast!'s advantage is ratings volume (143 vs 2) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Learn Tagalog Fast! sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Learn Bicol asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Bicol holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Tagalog Fast! has 143 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Tagalog Fast! ships an update monthly, Learn Bicol every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Learn Tagalog Fast! versus Learn Bicol: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Tagalog Fast!Learn Bicol
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (143 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings143 — better2
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size66 MB19 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhil SmithsonJeff Bercasio

Customer experience

Learn Tagalog Fast!

All ratings142 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative27.3%

Learn Bicol

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Learn Tagalog Fast!

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Lost all purchased lessons
  • AI chatbot limited prompts
  • Links appearing after words/URLs
  • Scrolling issues
  • Audio examples don't work
Show 2 more
  • App doesn't load
  • Errors with iOS 17

Requested features

6 requests
  • Bring back traditional lessons
  • Restore access to purchased content
  • Improve AI content quality
  • Fix errors in Tagalog/Taglish
  • Fix audio issues
Show 1 more
  • Update for iOS 17

Learn Bicol

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Learn Tagalog Fast!

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Unlimited$4.991 Month
  • Annual Unlimited7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • All 50 lessons$19.99
None

Learn Bicol

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn Tagalog Fast! free?
Learn Tagalog Fast! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Bicol free?
Learn Bicol is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Learn Tagalog Fast! or Learn Bicol?
Learn Bicol is rated higher. Learn Tagalog Fast! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while Learn Bicol averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Learn Tagalog Fast! or Learn Bicol have ads?
Neither Learn Tagalog Fast! nor Learn Bicol shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Tagalog Fast! or Learn Bicol?
Learn Tagalog Fast! ships an update monthly, and Learn Bicol every 3 weeks. Most recently, Learn Tagalog Fast! was updated on October 24, 2026 and Learn Bicol on October 10, 2026.

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