Mina vs Polyglot Arcade
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Mina
Learn new languages through engaging games and interactive challenges. Track your progress with visual activity maps and compete with friends to improve your vocabulary and performance. Unlock unlimited custom courses and illustrated content with a premium subscription.
- Gamified learning experience
- Progress tracking with heatmap
- Social competition with friends
- Unlimited custom courses (subscription)
- Illustrated course creation (subscription)
- Access to all courses (subscription)
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Learn languages by playing. Mina is an indie vocab app: tiny games, illustrated words, and progress you’ll actually want to open. A few minutes is a real session. LEARN BY PLAYING • Quiz, Swipe, Bubbles, Spell, and Scroll — short rounds that fit a commute • Picture, sound, and the word together so it sticks • Perfect for Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French, and 6 more languages YOUR LISTS, YOUR PACE • Official Mina courses • Unlimited custom courses (Premium) • Import Anki decks and play them as games • Community courses to explore and publish PROGRESS YOU’LL OPEN • Activity heatmap and streaks • XP, levels, and weekly rankings • Compete with friends • Review words you’ve learned or only seen Mina is built by one developer, with players in the loop. Free to start on iPhone and iPad. ———— MINA PREMIUM Unlocks: • Unlimited custom course creation • Illustrated course creation • Access to all Mina courses • Review of learned and seen words • Premium access across Mina products Plans (prices shown in the app, may vary by region): • Premium Monthly • Premium Yearly • Lifetime Premium Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings → Apple ID → Subscriptions. No cancellation of the current period. Terms of Use: https://minatori.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://minatori.app/privacy
Polyglot Arcade
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Retro Arcade Fun: Experience the nostalgic charm of classic arcade games while learning new languages. 7 Languages: Select from English, Spanish, German, French, Italian, Swedish, and Russian. 1600+ Useful Words: Learn from a rich vocabulary set with over 1600 of the most useful words/categories for each language. Reading & Listening: Enhance your language skills with both visual and auditory learning modes. User-Friendly Interface: Easy-to-navigate design ensures a seamless and enjoyable learning experience. Educational & Engaging: Perfect for all ages, combining fun gameplay with effective language education. No Ads or Subscriptions: Enjoy uninterrupted learning with no ads or hidden subscriptions within the game.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mina at Free against Polyglot Arcade's $0.99. Mina also leads on update cadence (every 6 weeks vs every 10 months). Polyglot Arcade's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3). On ads, 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
Mina is free to download; Polyglot Arcade costs $0.99 up front. Mina sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Polyglot Arcade asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mina ships an update every 6 weeks, Polyglot Arcade every 10 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Mina | Polyglot Arcade |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free — better | $0.99 |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 33.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks — better | Every 10 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 111 MB | 17 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | LUNATORI | Sebastian Marquez von Hage |
In-app purchases
Mina
- Premium Monthly$1.991 Month
- Premium Yealry1 Month trial$17.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$114.99
Polyglot Arcade
No in-app purchases









