Trace Thai vs GoThai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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.
GoThai
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Go Thai is a Thai language and cultural learning application developed specifically for foreigners interested in learning Thai language and culture, especially foreign tourists visiting Phuket, Thailand. Each lesson includes vocabulary, videos, conversations, exercises, and cultural knowledge. The Thai language and cultural content uses the context of Phuket Old Town community as a case study.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: GoThai at none against Trace Thai's 1. GoThai also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). On price, update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Trace Thai sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. GoThai asks for nothing beyond the download.
Trace Thai ships an update every 5 days, GoThai weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and October 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Trace Thai | GoThai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 14.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 5 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 14.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 29 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Andrew Robinson | UPONAIR COMPANY LIMITED |
In-app purchases
Trace Thai
- Full Unlock$1.99
GoThai
No in-app purchases
