Comparison

Mahau vs PB Hero

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

Head to head
About

Mahau

Learn te reo Māori with this app, focusing on dialects from Wellington's mana whenua iwi. Features synchronized narration, interactive learning, and the ability to record your own voice. Supports learning at work, school, or home.

Highlights
  • Synchronized narration in standard and regional dialects
  • Swipe to read or touch to hear
  • Record your own narration
  • Create custom pepeha
  • Export content to social media
  • Informative videos and maps
Features
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Welcome to Mahau, our te reo Māori language app for Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington. Mahau refers to this section of the whare as an entrance, and that's what this app is all about – it's designed to help you enter the house of te reo Māori. Use Mahau at work or school, in your home or café and give te reo Māori a go! What makes Mahau special is that you can learn the dialects of our mana whenua iwi, Taranaki Whānui and Ngāti Toa Rangatira. Ngā mihi nui for helping to make Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington a bilingual capital city by 2040! FEATURES Synchronised narration in standard te reo Māori and 2 dialects, Ngāti Toa Rangatira and Taranaki Whānui Swipe to read or touch to hear Record your own narration Create your own pepeha Export pages, images, and audio to colleagues, friends or social media Maps Tutorials Watch informative videos This app was produced by world leading Cultural Services agency Kiwa Digital. For more www.kiwadigital.com NEED HELP? Contact us: support@kiwadigital.com

About

PB Hero

Features
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Track every personal best. Watch them grow. Personal Best Hero is a beautifully crafted personal-best tracker for young athletes — built for parents, designed for kids. Record every result across track, field, swimming and anything you can time, measure or count. Then watch every attempt become part of a visible growth story. See how far they've come First attempt and current personal best, side by side on every event. A 90-day improvement trend across their whole season. Weekly streaks, active-day counts, and a Coach Kit recap written for them each month. Every PB gets a moment A real celebration when it matters — confetti, a new petal on their hero sigil, a new landmark on their personal island, and shard rewards by sport element. The feeling they have in that moment deserves more than a notes-app entry. Reflect, don't just record After every personal best, PBHero asks a short growth-mindset question. Your child answers in voice (transcribed on-device), video, photo or text. Attach a video of the actual jump, race or swim and keep it with the number it belongs to — forever. Rewards that make effort fun Design your own rewards in Parent Zone — ice cream night, a sleepover, whatever motivates. Kids earn shards through personal bests and redeem them with a tap. Parent approval is built in. A hero sigil that grows with them One petal per PB. One shard per sport. A crest that tells their story at a glance — and an island that blooms a new landmark every time they beat themselves. Privacy-first, by design Everything stays on this iPhone. No servers, no analytics, no data harvesting. Audio reflections are transcribed on-device and never uploaded. Video and photo clips stay in your own Photos library — we only keep a reference. Built for serious young athletes Track & Field (sprints, middle distance, long distance, hurdles, relays, jumps, throws), Swimming (every stroke, pool-length aware), and custom events for anything else — times tables, push-ups, piano pieces. The whole catalogue is kid-friendly out of the box. Family Sharing supported — one PBHero Family subscription covers up to six family members. Your child's personal bests are yours forever. Free or Premium, we will never delete your history. — SUBSCRIPTION PRICING & TERMS PBHero is free to download and unlocks the full tracking experience for one child — every event, the hero sigil, the island, reflections and moments, celebration, and Growth insights. To give every child in the family their own profile, and to unlock richer parent tools, you can subscribe to PBHero Family with a 7-day free trial. Subscribing adds unlimited child profiles so every athlete in the family has their own history, crest, and growth story; a parent-designed reward shop so kids can earn and redeem rewards you pick; a progression chart on every event; and CSV export of their full attempt history. PBHero Family is shared across your Apple Family Sharing group. Learn more about our subscription details, Terms of Service, and Privacy Policy here: Terms of Service & Privacy Policy https://www.pbhero.app/terms Apple Standard EULA https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Start building your child's growth story with PBHero today.

Screenshots

Mahau4 screens
PB Hero4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mahau at none against PB Hero's 2. Mahau also leads on iOS requirement (15.6 vs 18.0). PB Hero's advantage is update cadence (daily vs every 3 months). 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. PB Hero sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Mahau asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mahau ships an update every 3 months, PB Hero daily. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 5 level
Mahau versus PB Hero: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMahauPB Hero
PriceFreeFree
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size167 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWellington City CouncilConnectedPE Pty ltd

In-app purchases

None

Mahau

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

PB Hero

Subscriptions2
  • PB Hero Family Monthly$4.991 Month
  • PB Hero Family Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Mahau free?
Mahau is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is PB Hero free?
PB Hero is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mahau or PB Hero have ads?
Neither Mahau nor PB Hero shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mahau or PB Hero?
Mahau ships an update every 3 months, and PB Hero daily. Most recently, Mahau was updated on November 3, 2026 and PB Hero on October 31, 2026.

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