Comparison

VISITKOREA vs Learn Korean

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

Head to head
About

VISITKOREA

Plan and navigate your trip to Korea with comprehensive travel information. Discover attractions, food, accommodations, and festivals. Features include itinerary recording, personalized recommendations, and detailed maps with public transport directions.

Highlights
  • Tourist attraction information
  • Food and accommodation listings
  • Festival and shopping details
  • Itinerary recording and timeline
  • Personalized travel recommendations
  • Interactive maps and navigation
  • Public transportation information
Features
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Travel Korea with the VisitKorea app! The VisitKorea app provides information on beautiful tourist attractions, delicious food, comfortable accommodations, pleasant shopping centers and exciting festivals in Korea to help tourists have the most satisfying trip ever. In addition, it provides all the information tourists may need when traveling to Korea such as finding directions and public transportation information, and emergency contacts to make their trip more convenient and safe. All about Korean Tourism News and travel columns are updated regularly to provide special travel information about Korea. Check them out to learn more about current and upcoming trends on tourist attractions, restaurants, accommodations, shopping center and festivals. In the Travel Basics menu, you can find useful information such as visa and entry requirements, emergency contacts, operating hours of public agencies and tourist police. Record you itinerary Record memories of your trip in Korea. This new feature will help you manage your schedule and remember your trip in the form of a timeline. Simply save your arrival and departure information, your planned itinerary, and add photos and memos. Korean tourism information recommended automatically Are you in Seoul now? Then, the VisitKorea app will guide you to the most satisfying tourist areas in Seoul. The VisitKorea app recommends information such as tourist attractions, good restaurants, accommodations etc. according to the user’s preference by using big data. (You must register additional information in the settings menu to receive customized recommendation for tourism information.) Maps to find your way around Korea Use the directions menu in the map to find your way to your destination while traveling in Korea. You can find the route via public transport, taxis, or on foot. In addition, the subway menu provides subway route maps and subway directions for Seoul, Busan, Daegu, Gwangju and Daejeon. As a reliable travel guide provided by the Korea Tourism Organization, VisitKorea provides information for tourists who are planning a trip to Korea or are currently traveling in Korea. Users can feel like they are in Korea even when using the app at home. Korea Tourism Organization is working hard to improve the VisitKorea app service for an enjoyable trip to Korea.

About

Learn Korean

This app helps travelers learn essential Korean phrases for trips to Korea. It offers audio recordings from native speakers for pronunciation and allows offline access to phrases categorized by common scenarios. Users can save favorites and access a free selection of phrases, with an option to upgrade for more content.

Highlights
  • Essential Korean phrases for travel
  • Native speaker audio pronunciation
  • Offline access
  • Categorized phrases
  • Save favorite phrases
  • Slow playback for pronunciation
Features
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Introducing the ultimate Korean language learning app for travelers! Whether you're planning a trip to Korea or just want to learn the basics of the language, Learn Korean - Phrasebook has everything you need to get started. It also works without an internet connection! See the most popular Korean phrases for any scenario. Listen to audio recordings and learn pronunciation from native speakers. Save your favorite phrases to easily access them whenever you need. Learning the Korean vocabulary can be overwhelming for beginners, use our app to simplify the process! FEATURES: ------------- • A comprehensive library of essential Korean phrases for travel and other common scenarios • Audio recordings by native speakers for accurate pronunciation • No internet needed! • Browse categories to see popular words and phrases • Search any phrase you need to quickly find the translation • Save your favorite phrases to access them anytime • Playback audio at slower speeds to better hear tricky pronunciations • Highlighted important words with tips allow you to memorize your lessons easily • Access 200+ words & phrases for free - upgrade to premium to unlock 1,000+ USE WITHOUT INTERNET Find all of the words and phrases without an internet connection. If you’re traveling to Korea and will be without internet access, Learn Korean - Phrasebook will make sure you can always communicate with those around you. HEAR NATIVE SPEAKING PRONUNCIATIONS For every word and phrase in the phrasebook you can see how it’s spelled in English and in Hangul, and hear authentic pronunciations recorded by real native speakers. BROWSE BY CATEGORY The app's library of popular Korean phrases is organized by different scenario categories with a heavy focus on travel situations. Whether you're ordering food at a restaurant, asking for directions, or shopping, it has you covered. FREE CATEGORIES: • Greetings • General Conversation PREMIUM CATEGORIES: • Numbers • Time and Date • Directions & Places • Transportation • Accommodation • Eating Out • Shopping • Colours & Prints • Cities & Provinces • Countries • Tourist Attractions • Family • Dating • Emergency • Feeling Sick • Tongue Twisters • Body Parts • Occasion Phrases • Sports • Action Words Traveling to Korea? Looking to brush up on your Korean to better communicate with native speakers? Learn Korean - Phrasebook is the perfect app for you, try it out for free! Privacy Policy: https://www.webronsoftware.co.uk/mobile-apps/learn-language/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.webronsoftware.co.uk/mobile-apps/learn-language/terms-of-use

Screenshots

VISITKOREA4 screens
Learn Korean4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn Korean at 4.7 against VISITKOREA's 3.6. Learn Korean also leads on ratings volume (849 vs 7) and review sentiment (89% vs 65%). VISITKOREA's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 4) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 4 months). 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. Learn Korean sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. VISITKOREA asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Korean holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Korean has 849 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of VISITKOREA's written reviews are positive against 89% of Learn Korean's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

VISITKOREA ships an update every 2 weeks, Learn Korean every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
VISITKOREA versus Learn Korean: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVISITKOREALearn Korean
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.6 (7 ratings)4.7 (849 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.8% of reviews89.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings7849 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size39 MB150 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developer한국관광공사Webron Software LTD

Customer experience

VISITKOREA

All ratings7 ratings
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews230 reviews
Positive64.8%
Neutral7.8%
Negative27.4%

Learn Korean

All ratings848 ratings
Positive90.8%
Neutral5.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews356 reviews
Positive89.0%
Neutral5.9%
Negative5.1%

Bugs and requests

VISITKOREA

Reported bugs

25 issues
  • Auto log out on app quit
  • App shuts down when clicking posts
  • Error message: check connection
  • Network error: WiFi connection problem
  • Error message: Server not connected
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  • App keeps crashing on iOS 9.0
  • Crashes on launch
  • App constantly crashes under iOS 8.3
  • Crashes immediately after opening
  • Crashes after a few seconds
  • Crashes after opening after upgrade
  • Crashing bug not fixed
  • Cannot load anything
  • App crashes every time it's opened
  • Notice to turn on location services then freezes and crashes
  • App doesn't work in iOS 8
  • App keeps crashing
  • Crashes after 3 seconds of opening
  • Crashes all the time after recent update
  • Crash on start up after upgrade
  • Crashes within 5 seconds of opening
  • App keeps crashing
  • Auto switch off after 3 seconds
  • Certain pages cannot be bookmarked
  • Links to website content is hard to read

Requested features

13 requests
  • Offline information access
  • More interactive maps with directions
  • Detailed subway route information with transfers and exit maps
  • Allow bookmarks for subway maps
  • Section on free WiFi access
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  • Basic Korean phrases with sound
  • Filter hotels by star rating and price
  • List accommodation rates
  • Route finder for train stations
  • More restaurant options
  • More information on historical sites
  • Improve map accuracy
  • More current festival information

Learn Korean

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

VISITKOREA

No in-app purchases

4 purchases

Learn Korean

Subscriptions3
  • Premium (monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time1
  • Korean$29.99

Questions

Is VISITKOREA free?
VISITKOREA is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn Korean free?
Learn Korean is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, VISITKOREA or Learn Korean?
Learn Korean is rated higher. VISITKOREA averages 3.6 out of 5 from 7 ratings, while Learn Korean averages 4.7 from 849 ratings.
Do VISITKOREA or Learn Korean have ads?
Neither VISITKOREA nor Learn Korean shows ads.
Which is updated more often, VISITKOREA or Learn Korean?
VISITKOREA ships an update every 2 weeks, and Learn Korean every 4 months. Most recently, VISITKOREA was updated on November 10, 2026 and Learn Korean on November 6, 2026.

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