Comparison

Learn Russian (Hello vs Learn Russian with RLC

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

Head to head
About

Learn Russian (Hello

Master Russian with a research-based methodology developed with language professionals. Engage in conversational lessons, build vocabulary with interactive flashcards, and practice pronunciation and writing. Learn offline, anytime, anywhere, with a user-friendly interface.

Highlights
  • Research-based methodology
  • 30 conversational lessons
  • Interactive flashcards
  • Pronunciation and writing practice
  • Offline learning
  • User-friendly interface
Features
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LEARN RUSSIAN WITH THE # 1 APP FOR LANGUAGE LEARNING ON ITUNES Top-Selling Russian course in US, UK, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Brazil, China, Russia, etc. Research-based methodology developed in collaboration with the most prestigious institution for language teachers and professionals: The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages – ACTFL - INNOVATIVE METHODOLOGY: Developed in collaboration with ACTFL - The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, which is the largest and most respected association for language teachers and professionals. ACTFL's guidelines are followed by all major universities in the USA. - COMMUNICATION SKILLS: Learn to communicate effectively from LESSON 1! Hello-Hello offers 30 conversational lessons based on real life situations rather then a collection of out-of-context words and phrases. Dialogues are presented and then broken down into sentence by sentence where you can practice pronunciation and writing skills - VOCABULARY BUILDING: Practice vocabulary with hundreds of fun and interactive Flashcards plus our innovative Build Your Vocabulary exercise where you can practice alternate words and phrases from within the dialogues - NOTES: Save your own notes from within the lessons to review later! - LEARN ANYTIME, ANYWHERE: No Internet required! All the content is stored in the app so that you have great responsiveness when you are ready to learn a language. You do not need to be connected to Wi-Fi or 3G networks to run the app. - BEAUTIFUL INTERFACE: user friendly interface with beautifully designed graphics - CONTACT US: We are constantly trying to improve the app and take feedback from our users very seriously. The app has a “Contact Us” icon so that you can contact us easily, so please do not hesitate and send us an email if you have any questions, comments, complaints or suggestions.  -- Try before you buy You can check out our content for free first and buy the rest later if you like it. Make sure to also check Hello-Hello Kids, our language learning app for children!  ABOUT US  Hello-Hello is an innovative language learning company that offers state-of-the-art online and mobile courses. Hello-Hello.com’s website couples social networking with language learning which allows users to interact with native speakers around the world. Hello-Hello’s iPad apps are among the top language learning apps on the iPad. Our conversational courses were developed in collaboration with The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), which is the largest association of teachers and administrators of all languages at all levels, serving more than 12,000 educators. For more information, please visit their website at www.actfl.org.

About

Learn Russian with RLC

This app offers a structured Russian language course with 24 lessons covering the alphabet, vocabulary, and grammar. It includes various tests to track your learning progress, focusing on listening, grammar, and typing.

Highlights
  • 24 comprehensive lessons
  • Covers alphabet, vocabulary, and grammar
  • Tests for listening comprehension
  • Grammar knowledge tests
  • Typing Russian words practice
  • Progress monitoring
Features
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A basic course of Russian language. There are 24 lessons that cover many topics: from Russian alphabet to simple words and phrases to complicated grammar rules. The following parts of speech are covered: nouns, pronouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs. Each lesson includes multiple tests that help you monitor your progress and verify your knowledge of Russian language. There are tests for listening comprehension, grammar knowledge, typing Russian words, etc. The first six lessons are available for free.

Screenshots

Learn Russian (Hello4 screens
Learn Russian with RLC4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn Russian with RLC at 5.0 against Learn Russian (Hello's 4.2. Learn Russian with RLC also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 63%). Learn Russian (Hello's advantage is ratings volume (12 vs 3). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 Russian (Hello sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Learn Russian with RLC sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Russian with RLC holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 12 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 63% of Learn Russian (Hello's written reviews are positive against 100% of Learn Russian with RLC's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Learn Russian (Hello versus Learn Russian with RLC: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Russian (HelloLearn Russian with RLC
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (12 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12 — better3
Update frequencyEvery 3 months—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS12.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size147 MB89 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperHello-Hello LLCOrthodox Church in Hong Kong 香港聖彼得聖保羅東正教堂

Customer experience

Learn Russian (Hello

All ratings12 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews19 reviews
Positive63.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative36.8%

Learn Russian with RLC

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Learn Russian (Hello

One-time10
  • Lesson 2$1.99
  • Lesson 3$1.99
  • Lesson 4$1.99
Show 7 more
  • Lesson 5$1.99
  • Lesson 6$1.99
  • Lesson 11$1.99
  • Lesson 12$1.99
  • Lesson 24$1.99
  • Lesson 7$1.99
  • Complete Course$19.99
1 purchases

Learn Russian with RLC

One-time1
  • Unlock all lessons$4.99

Questions

Is Learn Russian (Hello free?
Learn Russian (Hello is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Russian with RLC free?
Learn Russian with RLC is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn Russian (Hello or Learn Russian with RLC?
Learn Russian with RLC is rated higher. Learn Russian (Hello averages 4.2 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Learn Russian with RLC averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Learn Russian (Hello or Learn Russian with RLC have ads?
Neither Learn Russian (Hello nor Learn Russian with RLC shows ads.

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