Kia Rere vs CELTICS
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Kia Rere
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Nau mai, haere mai! Welcome to the Kia Rere app which uses your story to help you easily engage with the Maori language and culture. We've included some basic information on te reo Māori (the Māori language), mihimihi (acknowledgements and introductions), tikanga (customs) and waiata (songs). We also help you create your own mihimihi so you can share your story and connection with the land with the world. Keep an eye out for whakatauki I whakatauaki (proverbs) throughout the app and hover over the content to learn more about the proverb as your guide. Kia Rere symbolises Air New Zealand’s role as leaders in promoting the values of Aotearoa to the world. Kia Rere features : - Synchronised narration in te reo Māori and English - Tap to hear pronunciation of te reo Māori words - Record your own narration - Create your own pepeha - Export pages, images and audio to whānau and friends and post on social media Kia Rere was developed by Air New Zealand, the national carrier of Aotearoa New Zealand. Air New Zealand’s driving purpose is to “Enrich our country by connecting New Zealanders to each other and New Zealand to the world”. The app was produced by world-leading Cultural Creative Agency Kiwa Digital. For more www.kiwadigital.com Need help? Contact us: support@kiwadigital.com
CELTICS
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The ‘Co-curricular Extracurricular Learning Toward Innovative Comprehensive Soft-skills’ (CELTICS) programme encourages students to make use of the e-portfolio system and CELTICS app to take ownership of their learning. This app allows students to create their own e-portfolio and showcase their co-curricular and extra-curricular activities. It also provides some useful features like blogs and photo gallery.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: CELTICS at every 3 weeks against Kia Rere's every 21 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.
Kia Rere ships an update every 21 months, CELTICS every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Kia Rere | CELTICS |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 21 months | Every 3 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | 12.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 107 MB | 32 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Air New Zealand | Hong Kong Metropolitan University |
In-app purchases
Kia Rere
No in-app purchases
CELTICS
No in-app purchases









