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Tigrinya Basics vs Learn Tigrinya Fidel!

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

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About

Tigrinya Basics

Learn 1000 Tigrigna words through an intuitive, all-in-one platform. Engage with study, quiz, and game modes on a single screen, making vocabulary acquisition fun and effective. Covers 21 diverse categories for comprehensive learning.

Highlights
  • 1000 Tigrigna words
  • Study, quiz, and game modes
  • Game-based learning (GBL)
  • 21 learning categories
  • Intuitive single-screen design
  • Pronunciation practice
Features
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Welcome to Tigrinya Basics! Your perfect, completely free introduction to the Tigrinya language. Whether you are starting from absolute zero or looking to solidify your foundational knowledge, Tigrinya Basics is designed to make learning fast, intuitive, and fun for all ages. A Massive Leap Forward (Version 3.0 Update): We have completely retired our legacy 2022 vocabulary app and rebuilt the experience from the ground up! Tigrinya Basics is no longer just a simple word-matching game. It is a modern, comprehensive language-learning platform featuring a beautiful, highly responsive interface, buttery-smooth native animations, and instant touch responses. What You Will Learn: This app is strictly focused on mastering the foundational building blocks of the Tigrinya language through an engaging Game-Based Learning (GBL) methodology: Alphabets (Fidelat): Learn to recognize, read, and pronounce the unique characters of the Ge'ez script. Numbers: Master counting in Tigrinya with interactive audio and visual cues. Core Vocabulary: Explore an expanded, reimagined words section covering essential everyday categories like animals, family, food, colors, time, and more! 100% Offline & Lightning Fast: Tigrinya Basics is engineered to be a true "offline-first" experience. Every single high-quality audio pronunciation and beautiful visual asset is bundled directly inside the app. This means zero loading screens, zero buffering, and absolutely no internet connection required. You can practice your Tigrinya anywhere, anytime! 100% Free: We believe foundational language education should be accessible to everyone. Tigrinya Basics contains no hidden fees, no subscriptions, and no mandatory cloud accounts. It is our gift to the community. Ready for Fluency? Upgrade to Complete Tigrinya! Tigrinya Basics is the ultimate starting line, but it is just the beginning of your journey. Once you have mastered the alphabets, numbers, and basic words here, we highly recommend downloading our flagship app: Complete Tigrinya. Complete Tigrinya takes your learning to the next level by offering: Real-world conversational dialogue lessons Advanced grammar and sentence structure breakdowns An expansive, searchable Tigrinya-English dictionary AI-powered speech evaluation to perfect your pronunciation Deep-dive audio lessons for complete fluency Start your journey today with Tigrinya Basics, practice pronouncing the sounds out loud, and when you are ready to speak like a native, we will see you in Complete Tigrinya!

About

Learn Tigrinya Fidel!

This app teaches the Tigrinya Fidel, an Abugida where characters represent syllables modified by vowels. It includes games like word scramble and typing to help users read and combine common words, along with a unique number system.

Highlights
  • Abugida syllable learning
  • Vowel modification system
  • Ejective consonant representation
  • Word scramble game
  • Typing game
  • Tigrinya number system
Features
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The Tigrinya Fidel is an Abugida or Alphasyllabary, in which each character represents a syllable rather than a single sound. Each consonant base can be modified to represent one of 7 vowels. The apostrophe in the transliteration (') can represent a glottal stop on its own, or when combined with other sounds like (k') or (t') represent "ejective consonants." The syllable bases are split into two lists to make quizzing yourself on them a little more manageable. There is also a word scramble game and a typing game to help you learn to read common words and put them together. Tigrinya also has its own way of writing numbers. The Fidel originally comes from how the Ge'ez language was written and is mostly the same as the Amharic Fidel.

Screenshots

Tigrinya Basics4 screens
Learn Tigrinya Fidel!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Tigrinya Basics at 5.0 against Learn Tigrinya Fidel!'s 2.3. Learn Tigrinya Fidel!'s advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and ratings volume (3 vs 1). On price, ads, device support 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Tigrinya Basics sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Learn Tigrinya Fidel! asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tigrinya Basics holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 2.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 3 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Tigrinya Basics versus Learn Tigrinya Fidel!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTigrinya BasicsLearn Tigrinya Fidel!
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better2.3 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings13 — better
Update frequencyEvery 20 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPatrick K BaruseiEthan Hartzell

Customer experience

Tigrinya Basics

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Learn Tigrinya Fidel!

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative66.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Tigrinya Basics

One-time1
  • iLearn Tigrigna Words Premium$7.99
None

Learn Tigrinya Fidel!

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tigrinya Basics free?
Tigrinya Basics is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Tigrinya Fidel! free?
Learn Tigrinya Fidel! is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Tigrinya Basics or Learn Tigrinya Fidel!?
Tigrinya Basics is rated higher. Tigrinya Basics averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Learn Tigrinya Fidel! averages 2.3 from 3 ratings.
Do Tigrinya Basics or Learn Tigrinya Fidel! have ads?
Neither Tigrinya Basics nor Learn Tigrinya Fidel! shows ads.

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