Comparison

Bluebird vs Basic

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

Head to head
About

Bluebird

Features
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Quickly learn to speak and understand Estonian with interactive video lessons narrated in any of 146 languages. "Affordable, responsive, easy to set up, and simple to access, Bluebird is loaded with user-friendly features and contains an enormous amount of content. This is an excellent resource for users seeking a handy, enhanced mobile experience for language learning." - Library Journal Choose from 2,000 pre-recorded lessons (over 5 years of lessons) or create a truly personalized course that revolves around the things you love. If you’re learning for your job, you can even create a personalized course for any of 60 occupations. Bluebird uses the scientifically proven spaced repetition technique, so you’ll learn quickly and retain what you learn long-term. Just listen and repeat – it’s that easy. Learn Estonian hands-free. No typing or swiping needed. Learn while you’re exercising, cooking, commuting, or relaxing at home. You can even stream your Bluebird lessons to smart speakers. You’ll Learn: * 2,000 high frequency words. (84% of everyday speech includes these powerful words.) * The top 100 verbs – with conjugations in the past, present, and future tenses. * How to build complete sentences on your own. * How to manage dozens of everyday situations. * How to handle complex conversations. Watch Your Progress: * 2,000 quizzes will test your knowledge and reinforce what you learn. * Each quiz contains a variety of question types to evaluate your listening, reading, and writing skills. * See your statistics for both your lessons and quizzes at any time. A Global Approach Bluebird brings language learning to the world’s population in an unprecedented way. You can learn Estonian from any of 146 narration languages. Something for Everybody Whether you’re preparing for a trip or want to learn Estonian for fun, school, or work, Bluebird will teach you what you need to know, and ensure you remember what you learn long-term. And, with family-friendly content throughout, your whole family can enjoy learning Estonian the Bluebird way. Unparalleled Content and Quality Bluebird has the most comprehensive language courses in the world, with an average of 10,000 instructional phrases per language. Each Bluebird lesson lasts between 15 and 45 minutes, with the average lesson lasting 30 minutes. Our curriculum is teacher-designed and human-translated; our narrators and actors are professional voice-over artists and native speakers of their respective languages; and our audio is studio-grade.

About

Basic

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Learn the basics of French, with instructions pronounced in your mother tongue ? Yes, that is now possible with Basic-Français. Basic-Français was developed to teach the basics of French in partnership with the City of Paris and the „Ile de France“ region, with some European co-financing. Basic-Français is an App which guides you through your first steps in the process of learning French. Ludo and Vic were created to represent all the peoples of this World and to promote gender equality. They let you discover French through dialogues (in French) which cover many aspects of daily life. There are also many pictures that will help you to increase your vocabulary Basic-Français breaks the wall of words by giving orally the instructions to the exercices, in your mother tongue. This will enable you to learn the basics of French independently of your level of schooling. Basic-Français can even be developed for mother tongues that have no alphabet. Since the instructions are given in a language that you understand, this reduces considerably your level of stress. It makes learning both faster and easier. There are also many activities, including voice recognition, to enhance your prononciation, to help in memorizing and make learning more fun ! Basic-Français covers the first level (A1) of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. This will give you the means to progress rapidly in your learning of French. Basic-Français does not use up your data plan. All the activities are fully operational with no internet connection. This is a very important, and rare, characteristic in Apps these days

Screenshots

Bluebird4 screens
Basic4 screens

Verdict

The call

Bluebird and Basic are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Bluebird sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Basic sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Bluebird versus Basic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBluebirdBasic
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size45 MB971 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperPronunciator LLCLudo-Vic

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Bluebird

Subscriptions2
  • Unlimited languages (1 month)$9.991 Month
  • Unlimited languages (1 year)$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • RAPID TEST PRODUCT$19.99
  • One Language Lifetime purchase$99.00
  • Lifetime purchase$199.99
1 purchases

Basic

One-time1
  • Full access$9.99

Questions

Is Bluebird free?
Bluebird is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Basic free?
Basic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bluebird or Basic have ads?
Neither Bluebird nor Basic shows ads.

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