Comparison

Chickasaw Basic App vs Ojibwe Media Player

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

Head to head
About

Chickasaw Basic App

Learn the Chickasaw language with this app featuring hundreds of words, phrases, songs, and videos. Access lessons organized by categories like greetings and daily phrases, along with traditional hymns and children's language club videos. Learn anytime, anywhere from native speakers.

Highlights
  • Hundreds of words and phrases
  • Categorized lessons
  • Traditional hymns
  • Children's language videos
  • Learn from native speakers
  • Offline access to content
Features
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Chokma! The Chickasaw Nation presents Chickasaw Language Basic, a Chickasaw language learning application for all Apple mobile devices. Chickasaw Language Basic offers hundreds of Chickasaw words, phrases, songs and videos. Learn the Chickasaw language anytime, anywhere from actual Chickasaw speakers. Features:Hundreds of words and phrases organized by categories, including Alphabet, Greeting Phrases, Kid's Phrases, Daily Phrases and more. Includes four traditional hymns, and two videos of Chipota Chikashshanompoli (Children Speaking Chickasaw) Language Club Permission:Per the language in the originally executed purchase order dated 8/26/09, the Chickasaw Nation gives Thornton Media, Inc. the permission to help distribute the App in the iTunes store; the Chickasaw Nation retains ownership of the app and all Chickasaw recordings.

About

Ojibwe Media Player

This app enhances Ojibwe storybooks by providing audio pronunciations for words and full text. It uses augmented reality to place audio players directly on book pages, allowing users to tap and listen to words and access English translations.

Highlights
  • AR audio players on book pages
  • Full text and audio for reading along
  • Audio guide with English translations
  • Easy tap and swipe interface
  • Includes three GIM Ojibwe books
Features
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A fun audio companion for your GIM Ojibwe storybooks! Just look, tap, and listen! Audio available for: Gii-tagoshinowaad Mayagi-waagoshag - White Foxes Jiimaan - A Memory of Maude Kegg Ininiwizh & Memengwaa - Milkweed & Butterfly The Ojibwe Media Player is a companion to the TLC series of textbooks and children's books. Just point your phone at the page and tap to hear the words pronounced. The audio guide section gives you complete access to the storybook vocabulary with an easy tap and swipe interface. -Each children’s book has the full text and audio so you can read along. -Three GIM Ojibwe books included (and more to come!) -Augmented reality (AR) places audio players right on the page in every unit! -Audio guide reveals the English with a tap. Instructions: The Ojibwe Media Player is easy to use. You’ll start out in Books, where you can select and download the content for your books. The Camera mode lets you use your phone’s camera to put audio content right on the page. The Audio Guide mode has the spellings, images, English translations, and audio, all in one easy tap and swipe interface. Books - Tap the image of the book’s cover to select and again to enter Camera mode. - Select a book and tap Audio Guide to go directly to the Audio Guide. - New books will automatically pop up in the books list when they become available. Tap download to receive the content for your book. - Occasionally, new content will be added to existing books. Just tap Update Now when it appears below one of your books. Camera Mode - Tap the Camera to enter Camera mode - Look at the page through your phone or tablet's camera. - Looking at the first page of each unit will set the current section; or you can select it from the list by tapping List. - Explore the page and play buttons will pop up right on the page! - Tap the buttons to hear the words. *Image recognition performance may vary depending on device. Try the Audio Guide if you are having trouble getting all the play buttons to appear. Audio Guide Mode - Tap Audio Guide to enter Audio Guide mode. - Select the section of the book from the list. - Tap anywhere on the entry to hear the audio. - Swipe down to scroll through the content for that section. - If you aren’t sure from the image, tap Show English to make the English translation appear. - Use the Next and Previous buttons to go to the next section, or go back to the list by tapping Audio Guide or List.

Screenshots

Chickasaw Basic App4 screens
Ojibwe Media Player4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ojibwe Media Player at 5.0 against Chickasaw Basic App's 4.3. Ojibwe Media Player also leads on update cadence (every 3 months vs every 28 months) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.0). Chickasaw Basic App's advantage is ratings volume (32 vs 1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ojibwe Media Player holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Chickasaw Basic App has 32 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Chickasaw Basic App ships an update every 28 months, Ojibwe Media Player every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Chickasaw Basic App versus Ojibwe Media Player: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterChickasaw Basic AppOjibwe Media Player
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (32 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings32 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 28 monthsEvery 3 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size25 MB134 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThornton Media, Inc.The Language Conservancy, Inc

Customer experience

Chickasaw Basic App

All ratings33 ratings
Positive81.8%
Neutral9.1%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews16 reviews
Positive43.8%
Neutral18.8%
Negative37.5%

Ojibwe Media Player

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Chickasaw Basic App

No in-app purchases

None

Ojibwe Media Player

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Chickasaw Basic App free?
Chickasaw Basic App is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ojibwe Media Player free?
Ojibwe Media Player is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Chickasaw Basic App or Ojibwe Media Player?
Ojibwe Media Player is rated higher. Chickasaw Basic App averages 4.3 out of 5 from 32 ratings, while Ojibwe Media Player averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Chickasaw Basic App or Ojibwe Media Player have ads?
Neither Chickasaw Basic App nor Ojibwe Media Player shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Chickasaw Basic App or Ojibwe Media Player?
Chickasaw Basic App ships an update every 28 months, and Ojibwe Media Player every 3 months. Most recently, Chickasaw Basic App was updated on October 23, 2026 and Ojibwe Media Player on October 8, 2026.

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