Babo vs Bootstrap Korean Grammar
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Babo
Learn Korean with a comprehensive offline dictionary, sentence translator, and interactive quizzes. Explore grammar, practice vocabulary, and master pronunciation with visual aids and stroke order diagrams.
- Offline Korean dictionary with 50k+ entries
- Sentence translator with word-by-word grammar analysis
- Voice and visual search for Korean characters
- Animated stroke order diagrams for Hangul
- Vocabulary quiz games and conjugation practice
- In-app addon browser for additional content
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■ Offline Dictionary - 50k+ entries - Each with many different meanings - Each meaning with multiple example sentences! - Find related words - Full grammar conjugation tables for every verb or adjective - Search for English meanings and/or Korean words using ABC ■ Innovative Sentence Translator - Analyzes whole sentences - Splits them word-by-word - For each word tells you exactly what grammar is used ■ Voice & Visual Search - Searches whole sentence by voice input - Searches Korean characters by how they look, without you needing to know the script ■ Stroke order diagrams - Animates how the Korean characters are written ■ Vocabulary Quiz - Multiple vocabulary trainer games (incl. addons) - Test in multiple directions: Hangul to English, Hanja to Hangul, Pronunciation to Hangul, or any other combination - Quiz yourself on conjugations ("past tense of 사랑해?") ■ In-App Addon Browser - Many more functionalities, games and lots of content for you to discover - The base functions of the app will always be free and without ads! This app was developed as a one-man side-project without any outside financing. If you have any questions, ideas, requests etc. feel free to contact me at info@stebtech.com!
Bootstrap Korean Grammar
Master Korean grammar with a step-by-step approach. This app offers 185 grammar topics and over 3200 audio examples to build your communication skills. Interactive exercises and a personal study list enhance learning.
- 185 grammar topics
- 3200+ audio examples
- Step-by-step learning
- Interactive exercises
- Personal study list
- Companion book integration
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Finally understand Korean grammar - one small step at a time. • 185 topics, from your first sentence to honorifics and reported speech • 3,200+ examples, each with native-speaker audio • Exercises and spaced repetition for every topic • A "Why?" explanation when you make a mistake Packed with 185 Korean grammar topics and over 3,200 annotated native-speaker audio examples, *Bootstrap Korean Grammar* is a proven grammar-based approach that gets you communicating in Korean precisely and with confidence. FREE TO TRY: The first 10 topics free. Unlock all 185 with one purchase. A lifetime purchase - NO subscription. * 'Bootstrap Korean Grammar' provides the solid grounding in grammar basics that is the key to mastering Korean as a second language. * Grammatical rules and concepts are clearly explained in order. Each topic builds on the last - step-by-step. * Hundreds of new words are introduced with clear contextual meanings alongside the grammar to help learners quickly build their Korean speaking and comprehension prowess. STEP-BY-STEP TOPICS: Starting from the beginning, the idea is progress in small self-contained steps (called 'topics'). Each topic builds on the last, by incrementally adding new grammatical patterns, new vocabulary and lots and lots of useful examples - from the topic and subject markers 은/는 and 이/가, through tenses and particles, to causatives, honorifics and the formal 습니다 style. 3,200 EXAMPLE PHRASES: Each topic includes a thorough explanation of the grammar and then lots of examples that illustrate the grammar. Each example includes an English translation, as well as notes highlighting how each example illustrates that topic's grammar, as well as the meanings of new Korean words. INTERACTIVE EXERCISES: Once you have understood a grammar topic, you can immerse yourself in interactive drills designed for effective learning. Practice Korean grammar with engaging exercises for rapid improvement. Make a mistake with the topic's grammar and a short "Why?" explanation shows you what the right answer is - and why. STUDY LIST: The app now includes an integrated personal study list feature that streamlines your learning process -- improve your focus and achieve better results in your studies. THE COMPANION BOOK: The companion book is available called "Bootstrap Korean Grammar". The book includes all 185 grammar topics and over 3,200 example phrases from this app. -- Just search for "Bootstrap Korean Grammar" on Amazon. -- The book and mobile app are easy to coordinate using QR codes. Just scan the QR code at the beginning of any chapter in the book with the app and it will take you straight to the topic where you will find all the examples with the high-quality audio matching the chapter in the book. -- So if you prefer to have the grammar set out in book form but would also like to be able to listen to the example sentences, then the book/app combination is perfect for you.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Babo at 71% against Bootstrap Korean Grammar's 33%. Bootstrap Korean Grammar's advantage is rating (3.5 vs 3.1) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Babo sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Bootstrap Korean Grammar sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bootstrap Korean Grammar holds the better App Store score, 3.5 against 3.1. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 71% of Babo's written reviews are positive against 33% of Bootstrap Korean Grammar's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.
| Parameter | Babo | Bootstrap Korean Grammar |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.1 (7 ratings) | 3.5 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 33.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 108 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Stebner | Declan Software Ltd |
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Babo
Bootstrap Korean Grammar
In-app purchases
Babo
- 5 Children's Books$4.99
- $5 Donation$4.99
- Vocabulary Cards for TOPIK$5.99
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- Hanja Feature$5.99
- Vocabulary Trainer Games$6.99
- $10 Donation$9.99
- $20 Donation$19.99
- $25 Donation$24.99
- $50 Donation$49.99
- $100 Donation$99.99
Bootstrap Korean Grammar
- Unlock All Korean Topics$34.99
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