Comparison

Viet Basic vs AanThai

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

Head to head
About

Viet Basic

Master essential Vietnamese phrases and greetings, including special Lunar New Year expressions. Easily filter greetings by recipient to ensure appropriate communication. Features audio pronunciation for accurate learning.

Highlights
  • General Vietnamese phrases
  • Lunar New Year greetings
  • Filter greetings by recipient
  • Audio pronunciation
  • Remove ads option
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Learn general Vietnamese phrases, including specific Lunar New Year greetings for Tết. Vietnamese greetings can be different depending on who you talk to. Quickly filter greetings based on who you're talking to. Whether chatting with friends, family, or colleagues, our app has got you covered with your basic greetings. Audio pronunciation included! Choose from two categories: == Categories == - General Phrases - Lunar New Year Greetings == Features == - Audio pronunciation - Filter by - Remove ads option

About

AanThai

Practice reading Thai with a large library of graded stories and integrated tools. Tap words for instant definitions, romanization, and translations to stay in the flow. Listen to synced audio and save words for spaced-repetition review.

Highlights
  • Graded Thai story library
  • Instant word definitions and romanization
  • Synced audio narration
  • Spaced-repetition flashcards
  • Vocabulary tracking
  • Customizable reading settings
Features
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Graded Thai reading, made effortless. AanThai gives you a large, growing library of Thai stories to practice reading, and a reading experience so smooth you'll actually keep going. Everything you need is one tap away, right on the page, so you stay in the flow instead of jumping to a dictionary every other word. A LIBRARY TO READ THROUGH A large and growing collection of stories graded from Beginner to Advanced, so you can always find something at the right level of challenge. Follow multi-part series or read standalone stories on travel, family, festivals, and daily life. Real Thai, written to be read. New stories added regularly. STAY IN THE FLOW The whole point is seamless reading. Hit a word you don't know? Tap it. The meaning and romanization appear instantly, without leaving the page. Want the gist of a sentence? Tap it for a translation, or keep translations hidden to push yourself. Nothing interrupts your reading unless you ask it to. GO DEEPER, ONLY WHEN YOU WANT Long-press any word for more: a full dictionary entry, a plain-English explanation of its nuance in context, example sentences, or a grammatical breakdown of the whole sentence. It's there when you're curious and invisible when you're not. HEAR YOUR STORIES, PERFECTLY SYNCED Enjoy high-quality, natural-sounding Thai narration, with each word lighting up exactly as it's spoken. Reading and listening stay locked together, so you connect sound to script and train your eyes and ears at once. Slow the audio down to match your pace, or just sit back and follow along. SAVE WORDS AND MAKE THEM STICK Tap to save any word as you read, then review it with built-in spaced-repetition flashcards, the proven method for long-term memory. Each card shows the word in the exact sentence you found it, with audio, examples, and context, so you remember how it's really used, not just a dictionary gloss. READ IT YOUR WAY • Dark mode and adjustable Thai fonts and text sizes • Romanization, frequency colors, and word spacing you can toggle freely • Color-coded underlines show how common each word is at a glance TRACK YOUR READING See stories completed and watch your vocabulary grow by frequency band over time. AANTHAI PREMIUM Read free stories, look up words, and try the reviewer with a free account. Premium opens the full library, unlimited flashcard review, detailed stats, and vocabulary export, with monthly, yearly, or lifetime options. Terms of Use: https://aanthai.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://aanthai.app/privacy Support: https://aanthai.app/support

Screenshots

Viet Basic4 screens
AanThai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Viet Basic at none against AanThai's 3. AanThai's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (5 vs 1). On price, rating, device support and iOS requirement 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. AanThai sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Viet Basic asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Viet Basic against 5.0 for AanThai. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: AanThai has 5 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Viet Basic versus AanThai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViet BasicAanThai
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (5 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings15 — better
Update frequency—Every 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationAd-supported — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.217.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB26 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperJulie HuynhUliangchia Mecksavanh

Customer experience

Viet Basic

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

AanThai

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Viet Basic

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

AanThai

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$9.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$69.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$199.99

Questions

Is Viet Basic free?
Viet Basic is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is AanThai free?
AanThai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Viet Basic or AanThai?
Viet Basic and AanThai are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 5 ratings respectively.
Do Viet Basic or AanThai have ads?
Viet Basic shows ads; AanThai does not.

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