Umi vs Envoz
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Umi
Master a new language through engaging TV clips, from beginner to fluent in a year. This app offers a fun, scientifically backed immersion method with vocabulary, listening, and reading practice. Learn from native speakers in real-life contexts without textbooks or lectures.
- Learn languages from 0 to fluency
- Watch TV clips for learning
- Vocabulary, listening, and reading practice
- Immersion method
- Learn from native speakers
- 24 free lessons
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Learn a language from 0 to fluency in 1 year, by watching TV clips! 24 lessons for free! Learn Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German or English! Vocabulary, listening, and reading all in one app... and it's fun! A revolutionary scientifically backed method; natural exposure with short videos is the best way to gain REAL comprehension. No textbooks. No boring lectures. Learn from native speakers! Understand how people talk in real life situations. Start learning today with the revolutionary immersion method, and actually achieve fluency! Privacy: https://www.umiapp.co/privacy/ Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Envoz
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You don't want to learn a language. You want to speak it. Maybe you are starting from zero. Maybe you studied for years and still freeze when it is your turn. Maybe you tried the apps and never got near a conversation. Different starting points, the same two things in the way: the nerves when it is your turn to talk, and a life with no room for a class. What you want is the same either way. The dinner where everyone switches to Spanish and you are in the conversation instead of next to it. The trip where you order and get invited. If you grew up hearing Spanish but not speaking it, the you that finally answers back. THE WOLFF METHOD Most language apps are built around one idea and sell it as the whole answer. Flashcards. Immersion only. Talk to a bot and you are done. None is the whole answer. The Wolff Method takes the best of what is known about how a language sticks, puts it in the order memory actually works, and runs it with a personal trainer who knows you. Three stations, at your own pace: Expose, Explain, Experience. EXPOSE. You open the app and watch. Short videos and stories in real Spanish, some of them above your level on purpose, because that is how real life talks to you. Nothing is hidden by level. Every post was made from a lesson, so tap it and the lesson that explains it is right there. EXPLAIN. A session with your trainer, in your language, that builds out from what you already know, one piece at a time. A couple of minutes on why it is "lo veo" and not "veo lo", then back to the real thing. When you get something wrong the sentence is taken apart and rebuilt with you, not marked wrong. Any phrase you run into anywhere, send it to your trainer and get it explained, not just translated. EXPERIENCE. Practice is suggested, never forced. When you are ready you speak, on a ladder that takes the edge off one rung at a time. First a role play: a scene partner who only speaks Spanish, your trainer beside the scene, nobody else listening. Then a real person in the app who speaks Spanish and is learning English, in a two-person room with your trainer present, so you help each other. Profiles, photos and voice intros are seen only by members inside the app. Then real life, and the word you needed out there becomes your next lesson. YOUR TRAINER A good method means nothing if it does not fit your life. That is what the trainer is for, like a trainer at the gym: someone who knows you, builds the plan, watches how it goes and adjusts. Pick Ares or Iris and talk to them out loud or by text, in your language. They ask why you are learning and who you want to talk to, remember what you own and where you get stuck, and build every session around your life. They encourage first, go at your pace, and let you leave when you need to. Between sessions they prepare what comes next, so you come back to a plan. The goal is being understood, not sounding like a native. Your accent is not a defect. NO TEST. NO LEVEL LOST. No exam to pass, no level to earn back. Your level is a circle that grows with the time you put in, drawn across the three stations so you can see where your time went. A short side is an invitation, never a grade. After every lesson the app asks one question, how did it fit, and that decides what comes next. It never moves you backwards. It tells you what you did, never what you know. FITS THE DAY YOU HAVE Sessions take minutes and pick up where you left off. Hands-free audio lessons work on the walk or the bus. No streaks, no guilt notifications, no fake urgency, no hidden charges. Envoz teaches Spanish to English speakers and English to Spanish speakers; you choose which when you sign up. Lessons, videos and stories, audio lessons and conversations with people are free, no card needed. Privacy: envoz.io/privacidad Terms: envoz.io/terminos Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Write to us: hola@envoz.io
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Envoz at none against Umi's shown. Umi's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Umi sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Envoz sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Umi ships an update every 10 days, Envoz every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on October 15, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Umi | Envoz |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (2.4K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 52.6% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.4K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 6 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 60 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Immersely Inc. | PF International LLC |
Bugs and requests
Umi
Reported bugs
3 issues- Frequent app crashes and loading issues
- Inability to delete account or access full free version
- Inconsistent performance and playback problems
Requested features
4 requests- Add more language options like Mandarin and Russian
- Improve spaced repetition and word review system
- Provide more detailed grammar and conjugation explanations
- Add a search function to find specific vocabulary
Envoz
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Umi
- Umi Plus + Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Umi Plus - Monthly3 Days trial$12.991 Month
- Umi Premium - Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
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- Umi Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$17.991 Month
- Umi Professional - Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
- Umi Plus - 6 months3 Days trial$34.996 Months
- Umi Plus + 6 Months$34.996 Months
- Umi Premium - 6 Months$39.996 Months
- Umi Plus + Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Umi Plus - Annual3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Umi Pro - 6 months$59.996 Months
- Umi Premium - Annual3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Umi Pro - Annual3 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Umi Professional - Annual3 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Umi - Plus$149.99
Envoz
- Practice7 Days trial$8.001 Month
- Fluent7 Days trial$16.001 Month






