Comparison

Learn Icelandic Lang vs BÍN

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

Head to head
About

Learn Icelandic Lang

Features
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This app is a great resource to learn Icelandic language . The app is engineered to make users fluent enough to easily do conversation in Icelandic language by studying for a very short amount of time. Audio functionality and bookmarking is available throughout the app on chapter, section, study mode and quiz mode. The app will help you learn Icelandic language using your native language. Following are the main features of this app 1. Supports a long list of Native Languages 2. Uses Text to Speech Engine for Audio Functionality 3. Quizzes 4. Study Mode 5. Bookmarking Study Flashcards and Quiz Questions 6. Progress Indicators for Every Chapter 7. Visualization for Overall Progress 8. Ability to create your own Flashcards with Audio and Images Currently following native languages are supported. 1. English 2. Arabic 3. Bangla 4. Bosnian 5. Bulgarian 6. Burmese 7. Catalan 8. Chinese 9. Croatian 10. Czech 11. Danish 12. Dutch 13. Estonian 14. Filipino 15. Finnish 16. French 17. Galician 18. Georgian 19. German 20. Greek 21. Gujarati 22. Hausa 23. Hebrew 24. Hindi 25. Hungarian 26. Zulu 27. Indonesian 28. Italian 29. Japanese 30. Javanese 31. Kannada 32. Kazakh 33. Khmer 34. Korean 35. Lao 36. Latvian 37. Lithuanian 38. Macedonian 39. Malay 40. Malayalam 41. Marathi 42. Mongolian 43. Nepali 44. Norwegian 45. Pashto 46. Persian/Farsi 47. Polish 48. Portuguese 49. Punjabi 50. Romanian 51. Russian 52. Serbian 53. Sinhala 54. Slovak 55. Slovenian 56. Spanish 57. Sundanese 58. Swahili 59. Swedish 60. Tamil 61. Telugu 62. Thai 63. Turkish 64. Ukrainian 65. Urdu 66. Uzbek 67. Vietnamese 68. Basque This app teaches you thousands of commonly used words and phrases in Icelandic language. Currently it covers following range of topics. 1. Everyday used common expressions 2. Greetings and welcoming others 3. Traveling and directions 4. Numbers and money related 5. Location and places 6. Conversation and social media 7. Time, dates and scheduling 8. Accommodations and arrangements 9. Dining and outdoors 10. Socializing and making friends 11. Movies and entertainment 12. Shopping 13. Communication difficulties 14. Emergency and health 15. General questions 16. Work and profession 17. Weather conditions 18. Miscellaneous topics

About

BÍN

Access detailed inflectional forms for Icelandic words. This app utilizes the BÍN-core database API to provide comprehensive grammatical information for Icelandic vocabulary.

Highlights
  • Icelandic word inflection retrieval
  • Access to BÍN-core database
  • Grammatical information for vocabulary
  • Utilizes published API
Features
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BÍN-kjarninn is an app used to retrieve inflection information for Icelandic words accessed via the published API to the BÍN-core database, © The Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies 2002-2025.

Screenshots

Learn Icelandic Lang4 screens
BÍN3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: BÍN at none against Learn Icelandic Lang's 1. BÍN also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 16 months) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.1). On price, ads and device support 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. Learn Icelandic Lang sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. BÍN asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Icelandic Lang ships an update every 16 months, BÍN weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 7, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Learn Icelandic Lang versus BÍN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Icelandic LangBÍN
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 16 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size35 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperGhumman Tech LLCWilliam Stewart

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Icelandic Lang

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$9.99
None

BÍN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn Icelandic Lang free?
Learn Icelandic Lang is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BÍN free?
BÍN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Learn Icelandic Lang or BÍN have ads?
Neither Learn Icelandic Lang nor BÍN shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Icelandic Lang or BÍN?
Learn Icelandic Lang ships an update every 16 months, and BÍN weekly. Most recently, Learn Icelandic Lang was updated on November 7, 2026 and BÍN on November 3, 2026.

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