Learn Hebrew vs Hebrew by Nemo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Hebrew
Learn Hebrew through engaging lessons and interactive games. This app offers vocabulary, phrases, and grammar for beginners and advanced learners, featuring native speaker audio and progress tracking. It's designed for students, tourists, and professionals.
- 86 real-life situation lessons
- 3000+ vocabulary words and phrases
- Hangman and Concentration games
- Native speaker audio for pronunciation
- Complete Hebrew alphabet course
- Adaptive multiple-choice quizzes
- iCloud progress syncing
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MA KORE ® is the award-winning app that makes learning Hebrew simple and fun! Quickly learn essential vocabulary, phrases, and grammar concepts. Designed especially for students and tourists as well as business and medical professionals. Vocabulary and Phrases ------------- • Contains 86 lessons based on REAL LIFE situations including flight and hotel reservations, dining out, shopping, exploring and meeting new friends. • Includes over 3000 VOCABULARY words and phrases for both beginner and advanced learners. • Play while learning with Hangman and Concentration games. • Learn to PRONOUNCE correctly with high-quality audio by NATIVE SPEAKERS. • Includes complete HEBREW ALPHABET course. Quizzing Features ------------- • Multiple-choice quiz ADAPTS to your skill level. • Memorize words quickly with our DYNAMIC QUIZZING algorithm. • Track LESSON PROGRESS across devices with iCloud syncing. Please note that premium lessons within the app are available with a subscription. The options for a subscription are: Monthly subscription for $US2.99 (or the equivalent in local currency), and Annual subscription for $US9.99 (or the equivalent in local currency). Subscriptions automatically renew, unless auto-renew is turned off in your iTunes App Store preference at least 24-hours before the beginning of the next payment cycle. Upon cancellation of your subscription, access to the premium lessons will terminate at the end of the current payment cycle. ------------ We're always happy to hear from you! Have a suggestion or problem? Contact us at info@pangaealearning.com ------------ Privacy Policy - https://pollylingu.al/he/en/privacy-apps Terms and Conditions - https://pollylingu.al/he/en/terms_and_conditions
Hebrew by Nemo
Learn Hebrew through essential phrases and native speaker audio. Master pronunciation with the Speech Studio and build confidence for everyday conversations. The app is designed for flexible learning, allowing you to pick it up anytime, anywhere, even offline.
- Native speaker audio for essential words and phrases
- Speech Studio for accent and pronunciation practice
- Offline access to all audio content
- Personalized progress tracking and customizable practice
- Focus on high-frequency words and sentence building
- Flashcard format with English descriptions
- Review mode for memory retention
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Turn your iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch into your FAVORITE teacher of Hebrew. ◆ The most essential words and phrases of the language, each with native speaker audio. ◆ Master your accent with the Speech Studio. Simply record yourself saying a phrase and then hear your voice next to the teacher’s. You’ll be AMAZED how quickly your foreign accent melts away. ◆ All audio is downloaded to the device and accessible even in airplane mode or without expensive international roaming fees. ◆ Nemo is NOT BUILT AROUND LESSONS at all. It is meant to be picked up and put down throughout the day, whenever you have a few minutes to spare. ◆ Builds a foundation of Hebrew empowering you to speak CONFIDENTLY in EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONS. ◆ NO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE of Hebrew required. Nemo® is specially DESIGNED to tap the remarkable power of your mobile device, and your brain, to their fullest. PERSONALIZED FOR YOU Nemo is your personal trainer, tracking your PROGRESS across every single word and phrase. ◆ Practice Hebrew the way you'll use it. Nemo is fully customizable. ◆ Nemo immerses you in the sounds of Hebrew so you naturally speak with ease. ◆ Dive into WHAT YOU WANT to learn at any time. ◆ You control which words to practice – skip words you don’t want to learn or already know. ◆ Turn on Review Mode to study what you practiced earlier in the day to BOOST your memory retention. ◆ Hear English descriptions of all words, in a flashcard format. ◆ Quiz your mastery of the vocabulary. ◆ Nemo introduces words to you progressively to develop familiarity and reviews them at the right moment so they enter your LONG TERM MEMORY. TARGET THE MOST COMMON WORDS Maximize your time investment by targeting the most basic and high frequency words of the language. Upgrade to the complete version to: ◆ Get off the beaten path or find comfort with DIRECTIONS, TRAVEL and HOTEL phrases. ◆ Decode menus with the most common FOOD words. ◆ Shop and find bargains like an insider with must-know SHOPPING phrases. ◆ Learn words useful for your time in israel. ◆ Build your proficiency with the most important verbs and SENTENCE BUILDING BLOCKS in Hebrew. ◆ Spark new friendships with COMPLIMENTS and CONVERSATION STARTERS. Use your new skills to make friends, impress old friends, bring smiles to children, get out of jams, experience new things, speak confidently, and make your travel and cultural experience more rich and fulfilling. Download this FREE app now! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Hebrew by Nemo at free with in-app purchases against Learn Hebrew's subscription. Hebrew by Nemo also leads on ratings volume (13K vs 310) and review sentiment (91% vs 81%). Learn Hebrew's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). On price, rating, 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. Learn Hebrew sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Hebrew by Nemo sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Learn Hebrew against 4.8 for Hebrew by Nemo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hebrew by Nemo has 13K ratings behind it against 310, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Learn Hebrew's written reviews are positive against 91% of Hebrew by Nemo's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn Hebrew | Hebrew by Nemo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (310 ratings) | 4.8 (13K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.6% of reviews | 91.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 310 | 13K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 507 MB | 13 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Online Language Help | Nemo Apps LLC |
Customer experience
Learn Hebrew
Hebrew by Nemo
User reviews
Learn Hebrew
From 310 App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use and intuitive interface
- 🎓 Effective contextual learning with words in sentences
- 🔊 Clear native speaker pronunciation
- 🎮 Engaging quiz and game formats
- 💰 Affordable pricing ($9.99 yearly subscription)
Room to improve
- 🐛 Frequent app crashes and force closes
- 📵 App won't open or becomes inaccessible
- ❌ Poor customer support responsiveness
- 🔤 Spelling and transliteration errors in content
- 💳 Paywall appears too early in free version
Hebrew by Nemo
From 13K App Store ratingsWhat we love
- 👍 Easy to use
- 🚀 Efficient learning process
- 🔊 Clear pronunciation
- 📈 Customizable progress tracking
- 💰 Good value for money
Room to improve
- 🐛 Occasional crashes and freezes
- 🔍 Limited search functionality
- 🌐 Inaccurate translations
- 🔇 Lack of gender-specific voice options
Bugs and requests
Learn Hebrew
Reported bugs
10 issues- App crashes on startup or when opening lessons
- Force closes when attempting to access content
- Impossible to play letter sounds from main category page (iOS 8 issue)
- Quiz shows duplicate letters as answer options
- Vowel display issues on iPad (cutting off bottom of vowel points)
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- Hangman game covers correct answer
- Incorrect shin/sin letter spelling and transliteration
- Audio pronunciation doesn't match supplied translation
- White text on white background accessibility issue
- Pangaea Passport subscription not working across apps
Requested features
9 requests- Bidirectional flashcards (English to Hebrew translation)
- Writing practice for letters, not just identification
- Ability to retake lessons for improvement
- Travel phrase content without additional purchases
- Verb conjugation app similar to Spanish version
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- More lessons and expanded content
- Hand-writing practice for letters
- Better letter sizing in games for readability
- Pangaea Passport integration improvements
Hebrew by Nemo
Reported bugs
3 issues- Search function freezes app
- Audio playback issues with certain words
- Progress data loss after uninstall/reinstall
Requested features
4 requests- Expand vocabulary and content
- Add grammar lessons and reading exercises
- Integrate with other language learning resources
- Provide more personalization options
In-app purchases
Learn Hebrew
- Pangaea Passport$2.991 Month
- Pangaea Passport$9.991 Year
- Pangaea Passport - All Languages$9.99
Hebrew by Nemo
- Nemo Hebrew Foundation pack$14.99
Questions
Is Learn Hebrew free?
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