Manapou vs Te Puna Hāpai
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Manapou
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Kei hea taku manatawa, taku manapou? Tēnā koe! Nau mai, haere mai, tāuti mai We have developed Manapou as a rich resource to help grow our collective knowledge and confidence to work effectively with Māori as well as the wider Manapou ki te Ao community. Manapou is a key ‘pou’ (pillar) that will help you understand our Rautaki Māori (Māori Strategy). It will help set our work in a bicultural context, help you understand why and how we partner with iwi/hapū and Māori organisations to develop indigenous international education and ultimately fulfil our responsibilities under Te Tiriti o Waitangi. FEATURES 1. Synchronised narration in te reo Māori and English 2. Swipe to read or Touch to hear 3. Record your own narration 4. Create your own pepeha 5. Export pages, images and audio to colleagues, friends or social media 6. Enhance your cultural competency with innovative narration and phonetic features 7. Learn waiata and karakia 8. Discover Tauranga Moana's heritage through interactive maps This app was produced by world leading Cultural Services agency Kiwa Digital. For more www.kiwadigital.com NEED HELP? Contact us: support@kiwadigital.com
Te Puna Hāpai
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Whatungarongaro te tangata toitū te whenua - People come and go but the land remains. This whakatauki inspires us to appreciate the importance of whenua, and our responsibility to understand, develop and care for whenua, moana and arawai. Nau mai, haere mai. Te Puna Hāpai is an educational resource for Toitū Te Whenua Land Information NZ staff to learn about basic Tikanga and te reo Māori to support their day-to-day mahi (work) and their engagement with Māori. Interactive features within the app include pronunciation of Māori words, maps with Māori place names and iwi groups, mihimihi/pepeha (introductions), ngā mihi (greetings), poroporoaki (farewells), whakataukī (proverbs), waiata (songs) and links to key LINZ documents that support effective engagement with Māori. One of the app’s key features is that staff can self-populate their own personal pepeha information. It also includes: • Audio for te reo Māori words (Touch-to-Hear™) • PDF resources to key LINZ documents FEATURES: 1. Synchronised audio (blend of te reo Māori and English) 2. Swipe to read 3. Record yourself; 4. Aself-populating function for composing own pepeha 5. PDF resources 6. Quiz modules 7. Advanced share functionality This app was produced by world leading Cultural Services agency Kiwa Digital. For more www.kiwadigital.com NEED HELP? Contact us: support@kiwadigital.com
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Te Puna Hāpai at every 5 months against Manapou's every 14 months. Te Puna Hāpai also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Manapou ships an update every 14 months, Te Puna Hāpai every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Manapou | Te Puna Hāpai |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 85 MB | 83 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Education New Zealand | KIWA International Ltd |
In-app purchases
Manapou
No in-app purchases
Te Puna Hāpai
No in-app purchases
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