Comparison

Portal vs vokab.org

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

Head to head
About

Portal

This app offers an engaging way to learn 10 Indian languages through interactive stories and contextual learning. It focuses on practical application rather than rote memorization, with features like reading, writing practice, and number learning.

Highlights
  • Interactive stories for contextual learning
  • Learn 10 Indian languages
  • Reading and writing practice
  • Number learning
  • Topic-based story selection
  • Earn in-app rewards
Features
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Portal teaches you an Indian language the way you learned your first one: by following a story and working out what the words mean from what is happening around them. Ten languages, in your pocket. Bangla, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Punjabi, Sanskrit, Tamil, and Telugu. STORIES, NOT DRILLS Matching pictures to words teaches you to match pictures to words. Portal drops you into short scenarios with real dialogue, so meaning arrives with context attached and stays there. START WHERE YOU WANT Choose stories from the topics you actually need or find interesting. No locked pathway forcing you through vocabulary you will never use before you reach the words you needed on day one. READ THE SCRIPT A dedicated Reading section. Learn: a structured route through vowels, consonants and signs, opening with an introduction to how the script works and why it is shaped the way it is. Practice: quiz yourself by sound or by letter. Set how many questions you want. Portal tracks your accuracy and helps master weak letters. WRITE THE SCRIPT Portal teaches how to write inside the app, in three stages: 1. The app draws the letter for you, stroke by stroke 2. You trace over it 3. You write it on a blank canvas, and the app tells you whether you got it right Then Practice the letters learned. Portal tracks your accuracy and helps master weak letters. NUMBERS, PHRASES AND GRAMMAR Learn to count in your chosen language, step by step. New sections for basic phrases and basic grammar sit alongside the stories, for anyone who wants a little more scaffolding than pure context can give. SEE YOUR PROGRESS A statistics section with graphs and a skill by skill breakdown, so you know which parts of the language are solid and which ones need work. EARN GEMS Finish a story, collect gems. *SHAPE THE APP Send feedback straight from Settings, suggest new features, and vote on what other learners have asked for. Questions or problems? Reach out to us at support@portal.deatomize.com Privacy Policy: https://portal.deatomize.com/privacy-policy

About

vokab.org

This app offers a vast collection of over 4900 unique vocabulary words across 35+ languages to help language learners achieve a higher level of fluency. Practice pronunciation and test your knowledge with interactive flashcards.

Highlights
  • 4900+ unique vocabulary words
  • 35+ languages supported
  • Quality-checked translations
  • Pronunciation audio
  • Interactive flashcards
  • Student-led initiative
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Vokab is a free and multilingual vocabulary software, designed to aid language-learning students across the world. Take advantage of over 4900 unique and relevant words, quality checked and tagged for the most accurate translation in 35+ different languages. Learn: • English • Tamil • Telugu • Malayalam • Kannada • Hindi • Punjabi • Urdu • Bengali • Marathi • Gujarati • Spanish • French • Amharic • Chinese (Simplified) • Chinese (Traditional) • Czech • Indonesian • Japanese • Korean • Persian • Russian • Swahili • Thai • Turkish • Latin • Italian • Portuguese • Romanian • German • Dutch • Swedish • Norwegian • Danish • Arabic • Welsh Click on words to hear their pronunciation and practice your knowledge with our flashcards. Vokab is a student-led initiative dedicated to bringing a large and high-quality set of vocabulary words to the language learners of the world. By mastering niche vocabulary only native speakers would know, language learners have the opportunity to reach a new level of mastery and break down the language barriers that separate us today.

Screenshots

Portal4 screens
vokab.org4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: vokab.org at 5.0 against Portal's 4.0. vokab.org also leads on monetization model (free vs ad-supported) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, review sentiment, ratings volume and update cadence 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

vokab.org holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 2 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Portal ships an update every 5 weeks, vokab.org every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on September 1, 2026 and September 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Portal versus vokab.org: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPortalvokab.org
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings4 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 2 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationAd-supportedFree — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.013.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperDeatomize LLPUYIRMAI FOUNDATION

Customer experience

Portal

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

vokab.org

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Portal

No in-app purchases

None

vokab.org

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Portal free?
Portal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is vokab.org free?
vokab.org is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Portal or vokab.org?
vokab.org is rated higher. Portal averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while vokab.org averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Portal or vokab.org have ads?
Neither Portal nor vokab.org shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Portal or vokab.org?
Portal ships an update every 5 weeks, and vokab.org every 2 months. Most recently, Portal was updated on September 1, 2026 and vokab.org on September 10, 2026.

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