Comparison

Waabl vs Dropling

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

Head to head
About

Waabl

This app helps you learn Chinese vocabulary through daily word exposure and review. It offers widgets for easy access and iCloud syncing for progress across devices. Stay motivated with timely reminders and a comprehensive history of learned words.

Highlights
  • Daily word learning
  • Lock and Home Screen widgets
  • Learning reminders
  • iCloud progress syncing
  • Word history review
Features
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Learn 3,810 words in Chinese. Waabl makes it fun and easy by: - making today's word visible with Lock and Home Screen widgets. - reminding you to learn a new word. - syncing your progress between devices with iCloud. - helping you review with a history of all your learned words.

About

Dropling

Features
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Dropling is a learning app that fits around your day. No need to find a free hour or sit over books. Instead, every now and then a single question arrives with two to four answers. You pick the right one and carry on with whatever you were doing. That way you learn something new without having to spend hours in one go. CHOOSE HOW YOU LEARN • Gradually – questions arrive as notifications, spaced sensibly apart. A question waits like an ordinary message, and you answer when it suits you. • Intensively – when you have a spare moment, on the bus or waiting somewhere, start a session right on your Lock Screen. Questions then come one after another for as long as you enjoy it. AI BUILDS YOUR LESSONS No need to think anything up. Just type what you want to learn and the AI prepares the questions and answers for you. Then you can start right away – on iPhone and Apple Watch. WHAT DROPLING GIVES YOU • New knowledge in passing – you learn in small doses through the day, without long concentration. • Learning when it suits you – you decide when to answer. The app fits around you, not the other way round. • A clear view of progress – for each lesson you see what you know and what still deserves another round. ARE A FEW QUESTIONS A DAY ENOUGH? Yes. The strength is in regularity. When you revisit material at sensible intervals, you remember it far better than after one long cram. A few questions a day add up to a fine stack of knowledge over a week and a month – and what you already know, you simply reinforce. Download Dropling and learn in small drops – whenever and wherever it suits you. Dropling+ is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://dropling.app/terms?lang=en Privacy Policy: https://dropling.app/privacy?lang=en

Screenshots

Waabl2 screens
Dropling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Waabl at none against Dropling's 2. Waabl also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Dropling's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 35 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. Dropling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Waabl asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Waabl ships an update every 35 months, Dropling every 10 days. Both last shipped on October 7, 2026.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Waabl versus Dropling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterWaablDropling
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 35 monthsEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size11 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMatthew McLaughlinDuckino s.r.o.

In-app purchases

None

Waabl

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Dropling

Subscriptions2
  • Dropling+$7.991 Month
  • Dropling+$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Waabl free?
Waabl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Dropling free?
Dropling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Waabl or Dropling have ads?
Neither Waabl nor Dropling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Waabl or Dropling?
Waabl ships an update every 35 months, and Dropling every 10 days. Most recently, Waabl was updated on October 7, 2026 and Dropling on October 7, 2026.

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