Comparison

Patrick O'Brian Quotes vs LatinLearn

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

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About

Patrick O'Brian Quotes

Explore quotes from Patrick O'Brian's Napoleonic novels, each paired with a map of its approximate location. Search for specific quotes within the collection. This free application is supported by the Patrick O'Brian Mapping Project.

Highlights
  • Random quote selection
  • Quote search functionality
  • Map integration for quote locations
  • Access to Napoleonic era novels
  • Free to use
Features
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Patrick O'Brian's twenty Napoleonic 'Age of Sail' novels chronicle the voyages of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin. This application presents a random selection of quotes from those novels. Each quote is accompanied by a map showing it's approximated location. A search function is available to find a particular quote. Data for 'Patrick O'Brian Quotes' is indexed by the Patrick O'Brian Mapping Project at Cannonade.net. Quotes from the Patrick O'Brian novels © 1999-2009 W. W. Norton & Company, Inc. and © HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. We do not, and will not ever, charge for this application or access to the data it indexes. If you would like to support the Patrick O'Brian mapping project and Cannonade.Net, please visit us or check out our other applications on the store.

About

LatinLearn

Learn Latin through interactive questions and bite-sized lessons. Progress from basic vocabulary to reading real Latin texts, with grammar explained through practical use. Track your learning journey and maintain a daily streak.

Highlights
  • Interactive question-based learning
  • Bite-sized lessons
  • Learn grammar through use
  • Build toward reading real authors
  • Progress tracking and daily streaks
  • Multiple language support for instruction
Features
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Early access: the full Latin course, free for now. Learn Latin the way you actually remember it — by answering questions, not memorising tables. LatinLearn takes you from your very first Latin words to reading real Latin, one short lesson at a time. Every idea is broken into bite-sized questions — parsing, meaning, and translating real phrases — so progress feels steady and never overwhelming. • Start from zero — no prior Latin needed • Short lessons that fit your day • Learn grammar through use, with gentle hints, not rote rules • Build toward reading real Latin authors • Track your progress and keep a daily streak • A Library of real Latin: Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, Livy, Pliny and more • Taught in English, French, German or Italian — your choice Whether you are learning for pleasure or taking Latin at school, LatinLearn meets you where you are. The vocabulary is built on the DCC Latin Core Vocabulary, the 1,000 most frequent words in Latin literature, and the grammar takes you from the first declension through participles and indirect statement to the subjunctive. You learn to produce Latin as well as read it, until the forms come without thinking and real Latin starts to open up. Two ways in The course is a story: a Roman family in Ostia, the port of Rome, which you follow chapter by chapter while the grammar builds underneath, with every new form met in the story before you practise it. The Library is where you read real Latin: 68 texts from Virgil, Ovid, Cicero, Livy, Pliny and others, from the fall of Troy and Dido’s death to Pliny at Vesuvius and Cicero against Catiline. Each text is read from start to finish, a short section at a time. Every Latin word is glossed (tap it to see what it means), there are questions after each passage, and when a sentence won’t come together, tap Help me read it to see it in prose order, with a note on how it works. You can write your own translation and compare it with a model answer. Taught in French, German or Italian, the Library has a smaller selection so far, with more texts on the way.

Screenshots

Patrick O'Brian Quotes4 screens
LatinLearn4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Patrick O'Brian Quotes at 5.0 against LatinLearn's 4.5. LatinLearn's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 months). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and ads 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Patrick O'Brian Quotes holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Patrick O'Brian Quotes ships an update every 3 months, LatinLearn every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 5, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Patrick O'Brian Quotes versus LatinLearn: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPatrick O'Brian QuotesLatinLearn
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (4 ratings) — better4.5 (2 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size12 MB13 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCannonade.NetDaniel Nolan-Neylan

Customer experience

Patrick O'Brian Quotes

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

LatinLearn

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Patrick O'Brian Quotes

No in-app purchases

None

LatinLearn

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Patrick O'Brian Quotes free?
Patrick O'Brian Quotes is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LatinLearn free?
LatinLearn is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Patrick O'Brian Quotes or LatinLearn?
Patrick O'Brian Quotes is rated higher. Patrick O'Brian Quotes averages 5.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while LatinLearn averages 4.5 from 2 ratings.
Do Patrick O'Brian Quotes or LatinLearn have ads?
Neither Patrick O'Brian Quotes nor LatinLearn shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Patrick O'Brian Quotes or LatinLearn?
Patrick O'Brian Quotes ships an update every 3 months, and LatinLearn every 8 days. Most recently, Patrick O'Brian Quotes was updated on October 5, 2026 and LatinLearn on October 8, 2026.

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