Comparison

Speak Cantonese vs Kantonese

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

Head to head
About

Speak Cantonese

Learn Cantonese with a daily phrase, native pronunciation, and context. This app focuses on practical vocabulary and a gentle learning habit for heritage speakers. It offers a structured approach to reconnecting with the language.

Highlights
  • Daily phrase with context
  • Native Hong Kong pronunciation
  • Jyutping romanization
  • Top 100 useful phrases
  • Two-minute daily practice
  • Streak tracking and XP
  • Dark mode and themes
Features
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Reconnect with Cantonese — one phrase at a time. Speak Cantonese gives you one carefully chosen phrase each day: native Hong Kong pronunciation, Jyutping romanization, and the little bit of context that makes it stick. No firehose of vocabulary. No streaks you dread. Just a quiet daily habit that brings the language of home back to your tongue. Built for heritage learners — the children and grandchildren of Cantonese speakers who understand a little, or used to, and want to find their way back. What you get —A new phrase every morning, chosen to be genuinely useful —Tap any character to hear it on its own —Native Hong Kong pronunciation, with a slow-listen mode —Jyutping romanization on every phrase —The Top 100 phrases that really come up — greetings, family, yum cha, shopping, getting around —A two-minute daily practice: listen, match, and say it aloud —Track your streak, earn XP, and watch your level grow —Three calm themes and a full dark mode Whether you are getting ready to visit family, planning a trip to Hong Kong, or simply keeping a connection alive, Speak Cantonese meets you where you are — a few minutes a day, every day. 加油 — add oil. Let’s begin.

About

Kantonese

Features
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Kantonese brings Cantonese into your everyday life, without the effort. A widget on your lock screen shows a word, its Jyutping pronunciation and its meaning. You walk past it ten times a day: memorisation happens through exposure, not through drilling. When you do want to study actively, the spaced repetition engine shows you each card right when you are about to forget it. • 125,000-entry dictionary, fully offline • Lock screen and home screen widgets • Jyutping with colour-coded tones • Decks built from real usage frequency, plus a spoken Cantonese deck • No account, no ads, no data collected Free forever: the widget, one deck and 10 new cards a day. Kanto+ is a subscription that unlocks unlimited decks, up to 30 new cards a day, detailed statistics and extra widget styles. It comes with a 7-day free trial and is available monthly or yearly — prices are shown in the app in your local currency. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://app-support-pages.netlify.app/canto/

Screenshots

Speak Cantonese4 screens
Kantonese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Speak Cantonese at none against Kantonese's 2. Speak Cantonese also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Kantonese's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Kantonese sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Speak Cantonese asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Speak Cantonese versus Kantonese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeak CantoneseKantonese
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB87 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperNico LiuAurelien Roblin

In-app purchases

None

Speak Cantonese

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Kantonese

Subscriptions2
  • Kanto+7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Kanto+7 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Speak Cantonese free?
Speak Cantonese is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Kantonese free?
Kantonese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Speak Cantonese or Kantonese have ads?
Speak Cantonese shows ads; Kantonese does not.

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