Comparison

Repeat Learn Basic vs BenkyoBox

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

Head to head
About

Repeat Learn Basic

Features
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This app is intended to improve your vocabulary in French, German and Spanish by doing flashcard quizzes with the cards chosen from 1504 cards for each of these three languages. The cards are reversible so, for example, German speakers can improve their English. However, most cards are blocked in this free version (only 90 cards are available). The full version - called "Repeat Learn" - will give you access to all the cards and all the audio. A grading system is incorporated whereby cards that were translated correctly in the quizzes get a higher grade. The user should repeat the quizzes to get all cards at the highest grade. For each card, audio clips are included for both the front and the back (thus giving approximately 4 hours of audio for each language - in the full version of the app). The audio for the French and Spanish was recorded by first language speakers, the English audio was recorded by a second language speaker and the German audio was recorded by a third language speaker. There is also a pre-loaded deck of 250 flags of nations and territories of the world (with some interesting information on location and population estimates) and a pre-loaded deck with the multiplication tables and also a user deck where you can add cards of your own. You can add or modify a deck or add and modify cards in a deck. Therefore, the application has all the capabilities of a flashcard maker. You thus have the option to initially inspect the capabilities of the full version of the app ("Repeat Learn") with this version.

About

BenkyoBox

Features
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A box of small tools for learning Japanese. Translate any line word by word. Look up vocabulary and kanji in a real dictionary on your device. Practice with real audio. Local-first, no account. Pick the tool you need. TRANSLATE Read any Japanese, however it reaches you. Paste, type, speak or photograph it, and see it broken down word by word. Readings on every word, dictionary forms attached, tap any word to open its entry, tap any kanji to pull it apart. DICTIONARY The dictionary lives on your device. JMdict for vocabulary, JMnedict for names, KANJIDIC for kanji, Kanji Alive for components. Search by JLPT level or frequency. Open the conjugation table on any verb to hear every form. Build your own word lists. PRACTICE Take a podcast, a clip, or a recording you already have, and turn it into a conversation you can study line by line. Or build one yourself. Real human Japanese, with the rhythm and the half-swallowed particles, is something you can shadow against until your voice catches the pattern. STUDY Quick games for the five minutes between things. Random Word at your JLPT level. Word Search on a grid you can hunt through. Active recall, small doses, no streaks. WHAT STAYS LOCAL The dictionary, your saved translations, your transcripts, your recordings, your word lists. The app reaches the network only when you ask it to translate or speak something out loud, and only to the provider you chose. BRING YOUR OWN PROVIDER Translation runs against a cloud model. Use OpenAI, Google, or any OpenAI-compatible endpoint. Your keys are stored on-device, and only the text you're translating goes over the network. NO ACCOUNT No signup, no login, no analytics. The app is yours from the moment you install it. โ€” JLPT is a registered trademark of the Japan Foundation. Dictionary and kanji data are licensed from JMdict, JMnedict, KANJIDIC, and Kanji Alive.

Screenshots

Repeat Learn Basic4 screens
BenkyoBox4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: BenkyoBox at every 4 days against Repeat Learn Basic's every 13 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Repeat Learn Basic ships an update every 13 months, BenkyoBox every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Repeat Learn Basic versus BenkyoBox: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRepeat Learn BasicBenkyoBox
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 13 monthsEvery 4 days โ€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod, Mac โ€” better
Requires iOS12.0 โ€” better13.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size31 MB89 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMienMalanBlue Speck

In-app purchases

None

Repeat Learn Basic

No in-app purchases

None

BenkyoBox

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Repeat Learn Basic free?
Repeat Learn Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is BenkyoBox free?
BenkyoBox is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Repeat Learn Basic or BenkyoBox have ads?
Neither Repeat Learn Basic nor BenkyoBox shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Repeat Learn Basic or BenkyoBox?
Repeat Learn Basic ships an update every 13 months, and BenkyoBox every 4 days. Most recently, Repeat Learn Basic was updated on September 28, 2026 and BenkyoBox on September 21, 2026.

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