ESL Kurd vs ZHYAR
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
ESL Kurd
Learn English and Kurdish with visual aids, native speaker audio, and interactive exercises. Practice vocabulary, phrases, and math skills through engaging quizzes and games. Supports multiple Kurdish scripts and offers text translation.
- Vocabulary by subject
- Native speaker audio
- Everyday conversation practice
- Text translation
- Picture quizzes
- Math practice
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Learn English and Kurdish through pictures, pronunciation, and everyday practice with ESL Kurd. The app is free, with no subscription required. Explore vocabulary organized by subjects and topics, from home and food to travel, education, and sports. Colourful 3D illustrations make words easier to recognize, while Kurdish vocabulary recordings voiced by a native speaker help you listen and repeat. Save words to revisit later and explore definitions suited to their subject and topic. Learn useful phrases in Conversations, with 284 everyday examples across 27 topics. Practice shopping, ordering food, asking for directions, visiting the dentist, meeting new people, using computers, and more. Each example has its own illustration and saved English and Sorani audio. Switch between English and Latin-script Sorani, listen again, and move through examples at your own pace. Conversations audio is AI-generated. Translate text between English, Kurdish Sorani, and Kurmanji using Google Translate. Copy text from either box and revisit previous translations in your history. Build your skills in the Practice Hub with picture quizzes, listening activities, word matching, memory games, sentence completion, and spelling challenges. Practice addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division with Quick Math, then review your results and mistakes. Browse supported vocabulary screens in English, Sorani, Kurmanji, or Latin-script Sorani, which provides a pronunciation guide. Enjoy layouts designed for both phones and tablets. Whether you are a student, teacher, traveller, or curious learner, ESL Kurd helps you practice a little every day. An internet connection is required for online images, audio, and translation.
ZHYAR
This app provides access to a comprehensive mobile learning platform for students in Kurdistan. It offers over 1000 recorded lessons, live class participation, and offline study capabilities to support learning anywhere.
- 1000+ recorded lessons
- Live class participation
- Offline study mode
- Progress tracking
- KRG Ministry of Education curriculum
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ZHYAR Educational Foundation App Top-Ranked Education in Kurdistan ZHYAR Educational Foundation delivers premium education aligned with the KRG Ministry of Education curriculum through: • Kindergartens, Basic & High Schools • University preparation programs • Pioneering YouTube/TV lessons • New mobile learning platform App Features: - 1000+ recorded lessons - Live class participation - Offline study mode - Progress tracking "Empowering students to learn anywhere" Erbil, Iraq | +964 750 930 8686
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: ESL Kurd at 100% against ZHYAR's 31%. ESL Kurd also leads on rating (4.7 vs 3.3) and ratings volume (460 vs 123). ZHYAR's advantage is update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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.
ESL Kurd holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 460 and 123 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of ESL Kurd's written reviews are positive against 31% of ZHYAR's.
ESL Kurd ships an update every 3 months, ZHYAR every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | ESL Kurd | ZHYAR |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (460 ratings) — better | 3.3 (123 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better | 31.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 460 — better | 123 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 248 MB | 69 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Soran Ari | Mohammed Bakr |
Customer experience
ESL Kurd
ZHYAR
Bugs and requests
ESL Kurd
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
ZHYAR
Reported bugs
2 issues- Videos not playing
- Courses not loading
Requested features
2 requests- Fix video playback issues
- Improve app stability
In-app purchases
ESL Kurd
No in-app purchases
ZHYAR
No in-app purchases
