CU Face Race vs Learn languages with Overword
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CU Face Race
This educational app offers 8 levels of perceptual and memory games designed to improve face recognition skills. Originally developed for psychological research, it's now available for anyone looking to enhance their memory.
- 8 levels of training
- Perceptual games
- Memory games
- Face recognition training
- Research-backed design
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This app was built by a talented group of computer science students as part of their senior capstone. It is designed to allow the user to train with a set of faces, with the goal of improving memory. The app includes 8 levels of training, with a set of perceptual and memory games at each level. The primary use for this app is in the context of psychological research examining the effect of race on face recognition, but anyone is welcome to use it.
Learn languages with Overword
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Learn a foreign language with Overword on your iPhone! Use our mobile app to expand your vocabulary! We created it to help you learn new words and improve your language skills. Enjoy learning words through lessons and quizzes. Track your progress and reach language goals. Our app is suitable for those who want to expand their language knowledge and for those who want to improve their communication proficiency. Download it now and start working on your language! Every day you will receive notifications with words that you need to repeat - thanks to this, you will see words more often and remember them better. In the settings, you can choose at what time of the day and how often you would like to receive notifications and change language pairs. Currently, only English -> French and French -> English language pairs are available. The following language pairs will be available and added soon: English -> Spanish English -> Italian English -> Portuguese English -> German If you have any questions or suggestions, you can email us at ssscreativecorp@gmail.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: CU Face Race at none against Learn languages with Overword's shown. Learn languages with Overword's advantage is update cadence (every 9 days vs every 13 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
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Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
CU Face Race ships an update every 13 months, Learn languages with Overword every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | CU Face Race | Learn languages with Overword |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 13 months | Every 9 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 11.0 | 11.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 47 MB | 45 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Colorado Boulder | Marat Gaptullin |
In-app purchases
CU Face Race
No in-app purchases
Learn languages with Overword
No in-app purchases
Questions
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Is Learn languages with Overword free?
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