Comparison

Learn Vietnamese With Annie vs Mongolian Basic Phrases

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

Head to head
About

Learn Vietnamese With Annie

Master conversational Vietnamese with authentic Southern-dialect dialogues and an "eavesdropping method." Lessons focus on real-life conversations, with detailed analysis, vocabulary review, and practice exercises to help you acquire the language naturally.

Highlights
  • Authentic Southern-dialect conversations
  • Eavesdropping method for natural learning
  • Dialogue analysis with hosts
  • Vocabulary review files
  • Practice exercises
  • Focus on spoken Vietnamese
Features
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The only way to successfully learn conversational Vietnamese is by listening to conversations in Vietnamese. This is why the lessons from ‘Learn Vietnamese With Annie’ are based around short conversations. The conversations are fictional, but they all represent authentic spoken Southern-dialect Vietnamese, exactly as you will hear on the streets of Saigon. They also represent the interests, concerns, and conflicts of real people in the modern world. We call it the ‘eavesdropping method’ of language learning. By listening to people express love, hate, amusement, anger, agreement, disagreement, and so on – you will gradually acquire the language to do all these things, too. Each lesson includes a discussion of the dialogue, wherein our two hosts – one speaking Vietnamese and one English – analyse each line of the conversation, offering explanations and elaborations on key words and structures. There is also a vocabulary review file, which allows you to simultaneously test yourself on the new words while also consolidating your learning. Then there is an exercise page, for further practice and consolidation of the words and structures. The ‘eavesdropping method’ emulates natural language learning, in that it utilises massive exposure to language-in-context. A language cannot be learned successfully solely through the analysis of out-of-context linguistic items. This basic fact makes the ‘Learn Vietnamese With Annie’ app the most effective app on the market for learning spoken Vietnamese. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Mongolian Basic Phrases

Features
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Military-related Mongolian phrases for language learners. With Mongolian text and audio. Using this app, you can select an English phrase and view its translation and how to pronounce it in Mongolian. This app is based on the modules publicly available online from the U.S. Defense Language Institute. While this app's subject matter relates mainly to military topics, the app is broadly useful with content relating to a range of topics. • Easy to use • Contains over 600 phrases with native speaker audio recordings • Dictionary lookup: Type or say what you want to search • Pronunciation help: See the transliterated/Romanized text • Good for language learning, or as a reference

Screenshots

Learn Vietnamese With Annie4 screens
Mongolian Basic Phrases4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Learn Vietnamese With Annie at Free against Mongolian Basic Phrases's $6.99. Mongolian Basic Phrases's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 8 months). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Learn Vietnamese With Annie is free to download; Mongolian Basic Phrases costs $6.99 up front. Learn Vietnamese With Annie sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per month. Mongolian Basic Phrases asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Vietnamese With Annie ships an update every 8 months, Mongolian Basic Phrases every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Learn Vietnamese With Annie versus Mongolian Basic Phrases: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Vietnamese With AnnieMongolian Basic Phrases
PriceFree — better$6.99
Rating4.9 (14 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings14 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 monthsEvery 6 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size24 MB44 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperQuang Thuc Anh BuiQvyshift LLC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Vietnamese With Annie

Subscriptions1
  • Premium access3 Days trial$12.991 Month
None

Mongolian Basic Phrases

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn Vietnamese With Annie free?
Learn Vietnamese With Annie is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mongolian Basic Phrases free?
Mongolian Basic Phrases costs $6.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Learn Vietnamese With Annie or Mongolian Basic Phrases have ads?
Neither Learn Vietnamese With Annie nor Mongolian Basic Phrases shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Vietnamese With Annie or Mongolian Basic Phrases?
Learn Vietnamese With Annie ships an update every 8 months, and Mongolian Basic Phrases every 6 weeks. Most recently, Learn Vietnamese With Annie was updated on October 20, 2026 and Mongolian Basic Phrases on October 8, 2026.

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