Comparison

Trace Thai vs Thai language tones

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

Head to head
About

Trace Thai

Learn to read and write the Thai alphabet with interactive tracing exercises. Includes all consonants, vowels, tone marks, and numbers with audio pronunciation. Test your knowledge with a built-in quiz feature.

Highlights
  • Trace Thai consonants, vowels, and numbers
  • Audio pronunciation for letters and numbers
  • Progress saving for continued learning
  • Test yourself recall and writing quiz
  • Covers all 44 consonants and 32 basic vowels
Features
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This app is designed to help you to learn to read and write the Thai alphabet. Exercises include all 44 Thai consonants and 32 basic vowels, tone marks and numbers. An outline of each character is shown and you can trace over the outline to learn to write the character. Your writing is saved on your iPhone or so that you can close the program and return to it later where you left off. Audio samples of each of the letters and numbers are included to help with learning the correct pronunciation. The app includes a "Test Yourself" feature to test how well you can write and recall the characters.

About

Thai language tones

Master the five distinct Thai tones with this app. It offers over 750 words with audio and translations, and provides real-time feedback on your pronunciation using your device's microphone. Practice choosing the correct tone and translation to improve your spoken Thai.

Highlights
  • Learn all five Thai tones
  • Over 750 Thai words grouped by tone
  • Audio and translation for every word
  • Real-time voice pitch analysis
  • Practice tone and translation selection
  • Adjustable speech rate and tone display
Features
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Master the five Thai tones with instant visual feedback. Speak into your microphone, see your pitch contour in real time, and learn whether your tone is middle, low, falling, high, or rising. Thai Language Tones helps you connect tone rules with the way Thai actually sounds. Study examples, listen to each word, practice pronunciation, and build confidence through focused exercises. SPEAK AND SEE YOUR TONE - See your voice's pitch contour as you speak - Practice with automatic Thai tone recognition - Train middle, low, falling, high, and rising tones - Analyze your voice privately on your device LEARN THE RULES - Understand how consonant class, vowel length, endings, and tone marks determine tone - Compare rules with and without tone marks - Refresh the tables for new example words BUILD VOCABULARY - Explore more than 750 Thai words - Hear every word and view its English translation - Adjust playback speed to listen more carefully PRACTICE WITH FIVE EXERCISES - Listen and identify - Read and identify - Recognize tone by ear - Match Thai words to English meanings - Match English meanings to Thai words MAKE IT YOURS - Display tones as full names, initials, contour symbols, arrows, or Thai tone marks - Learn at your own pace on iPhone and iPad - No account required and no personal data collected Whether you are beginning Thai or already know the alphabet, Thai Language Tones gives you a focused way to understand tone rules, train your ear, and improve your pronunciation. Master Thai tones one syllable at a time.

Screenshots

Trace Thai4 screens
Thai language tones4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Trace Thai at Free against Thai language tones's $3.99. Trace Thai also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 20 months) and review sentiment (14% vs 0%). Thai language tones's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On ads 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

Trace Thai is free to download; Thai language tones costs $3.99 up front. Trace Thai sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Thai language tones asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Trace Thai ships an update every 5 days, Thai language tones every 20 months. The most recent releases landed on October 29, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Trace Thai versus Thai language tones: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTrace ThaiThai language tones
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating5.0 (3 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews14.3% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings3 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 days — betterEvery 20 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size29 MB31 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAndrew RobinsonAlexey Ledak

Customer experience

Trace Thai

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive14.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative85.7%

Thai language tones

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Trace Thai

One-time1
  • Full Unlock$1.99
None

Thai language tones

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Trace Thai free?
Trace Thai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Thai language tones free?
Thai language tones costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Trace Thai or Thai language tones have ads?
Neither Trace Thai nor Thai language tones shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Trace Thai or Thai language tones?
Trace Thai ships an update every 5 days, and Thai language tones every 20 months. Most recently, Trace Thai was updated on October 29, 2026 and Thai language tones on November 2, 2026.

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