Learn Thai Language Beginners vs Beam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Thai Language Beginners
Master Thai with this comprehensive beginner's course. It features over 8000 words, 200+ topics, and 23 structured chapters, including native speaker audio and offline access. Interactive quizzes and progress tracking help build fluency for travelers and language enthusiasts.
- Step-by-step course for beginners
- Over 8000 words and phrases
- 23 structured chapters
- Native speaker pronunciations
- Offline learning capability
- 6 different quiz modes
- Progress tracking and flashcards
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Build your Thai vocabulary with useful phrases, clear pronunciation guides and audio you can replay as you learn. Explore 48 chapters and 432 lessons containing over 5,000 words and phrases. Begin with the Thai alphabet and first conversations, then move through everyday situations and more advanced communication. START WITH FIRST CONVERSATIONS Learn through Greetings, Goodbyes, Polite Essentials and Simple Replies. Each entry brings together Thai text, an English meaning and a pronunciation guide. PREPARE FOR EVERYDAY SITUATIONS Explore People and Family, Food and Drink, Shopping, Places and Directions, Eating Out, Travel, Hotels, Work and Health. Continue into discussions, presentations and more detailed ways to communicate. LISTEN AND BUILD CONFIDENCE • Play included audio recordings offline. • Adjust playback speed, volume and repetition. • Study with answer reveals or Direct Learning. • Reinforce vocabulary through quizzes. • Track your progress through words and lessons. • Save favorite words and organize them by color. • Add, remove and reorder chapters in My Interests. • Practice regularly with daily learning tasks. START FREE The first four lessons in Chapter 1 are available immediately. Complete preceding lessons to progress through the free chapter. PREMIUM OPTIONS Choose Weekly, Yearly or Lifetime access to unlock premium chapters and remove ads. Eligible users may receive a 3-day free trial on the Weekly plan when offered by the App Store. When rewarded ads are available, a chapter can be unlocked temporarily for the current app session. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled. Canceling stops future renewal; access continues until the paid period ends. Lifetime access is a one-time purchase. Prices and available offers appear before purchase. Make steady progress in Thai with practical lessons that fit your day. Privacy Policy: https://owlspeak.web.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Beam
Master the Thai language with this comprehensive learning tool. It offers lessons on the Thai script, daily vocabulary, real-world conversations, and interactive quizzes to help you speak Thai confidently.
- Master Thai script with audio
- Daily vocabulary lessons
- Practice real-world conversations
- Instant translation tool
- Interactive quizzes
- Progress tracking and stats
- Save favorite phrases
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Sawasdee! Learn to speak real Thai — tones and all. Beam takes you from your first สวัสดี to holding real conversations, with audio on every phrase and the one thing most apps skip: tones. What makes Beam different • Master the 5 Tones — visual pitch guides, minimal-pair drills, and an ear-training quiz. Get understood, not just heard. • Speak & get scored — say a phrase out loud and Beam checks your pronunciation with on-device speech recognition. • Role-play real conversations — order food, take a taxi, bargain, check into a hotel, make friends. Play both sides or take your turn. • Audio on every phrase — hear each word spoken before you say it, so you learn the rhythm, not just the spelling. • Learn the Thai script — all 44 consonants and vowels, with consonant classes and stroke-friendly cards. • Culture & etiquette — the wai, temple manners, khráp/khâ, festivals, and the customs that help you connect respectfully. Learn it and keep it • Smart Daily Review — spaced repetition surfaces words right before you forget them. • Guided Learning Path from beginner to confident. • Word of the Day, instant translation, fast quizzes, favorites & search. • Streaks, achievements & progress stats — and pick your own color theme. Whether you're headed to Bangkok, connecting with family, or fell in love with the culture, Beam is your companion to speaking beautiful Thai. Download Beam and start today!
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Beam at weekly against Learn Thai Language Beginners's every 2 months. Beam also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Learn Thai Language Beginners's advantage is ratings volume (29 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Learn Thai Language Beginners sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days and Beam sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Beam holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Thai Language Beginners has 29 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Learn Thai Language Beginners ships an update every 2 months, Beam weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Learn Thai Language Beginners | Beam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (29 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 29 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 199 MB | 87 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | +4 |
| Developer | Ali Umer | Zhi Yao Tan |
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Learn Thai Language Beginners
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In-app purchases
Learn Thai Language Beginners
- Thai Language3 Days trial$7.997 Days
- Learn Thai$12.991 Month
- Learn Thai$34.991 Year
- Thai$3.99
- Thai$5.99
- Thai Language$5.99
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- Thai$7.99
- Thai$10.99
- Thai$59.99
Beam
- Remove advertisements$7.99
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