Comparison

reGlot vs Chinese21

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

Head to head

reGlot

Learn Languages Instinctively

Free

📚 Education

★ 5.02 ratingsView app →

About

reGlot

Learn languages by watching and creating videos. Build vocabulary and track your progress as both a student and teacher. Gain experience through video creation to become a skilled linguist.

Highlights

Learn languages via videos
Create videos for common words
Track student and teacher progress
Gain experience through video creation
Build language skills

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Learn a new language through picking up concepts through videos! Build up language skills to become a linguist! For your native language, create videos for common words! Track your progress as both a student and teacher! Video creation gains experience!

About

Chinese21

Features

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Master Chinese in 21 days with Chinese21! Learn Chinese through a structured 21-day course designed for real-world conversations. Practice with Speech recognition, track your progress, get advice from a teacher, and learn while driving your car.

Screenshots

reGlot4 screens

Chinese214 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: reGlot at none against Chinese21's 1. Chinese21's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.0). On price, ads and device support 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

Both are free to download. Chinese21 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. reGlot asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

reGlot ships an update every 3 weeks, Chinese21 weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 15, 2026 and September 20, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level

reGlot versus Chinese21: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter	reGlot	Chinese21
Price	Free	Free
Rating	5.0 (2 ratings) — better	—
Positive reviews	100.0% of reviews	—
Number of ratings	2 — better	—
Update frequency	Every 3 weeks	Weekly — better
Ads	No	No
In-app purchases	No — better	Yes
Monetization	Free	—
Devices	iPhone	iPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS	26.0	17.6 — better
Further details — not scored
Size	21 MB	335 MB
Age rating	4+	4+
Developer	reGlot LLC	OLE PETTER HAUGEN

In-app purchases

None

reGlot

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Chinese21

One-time1

Chinese21 Pro$19.99

Questions

Is reGlot free?

reGlot is free to download, with no in-app purchases.

Is Chinese21 free?

Chinese21 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

Do reGlot or Chinese21 have ads?

Neither reGlot nor Chinese21 shows ads.

Which is updated more often, reGlot or Chinese21?

reGlot ships an update every 3 weeks, and Chinese21 weekly. Most recently, reGlot was updated on September 15, 2026 and Chinese21 on September 20, 2026.