Comparison

Learn Amdo Tibetan vs Gangkar

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

Head to head
About

Learn Amdo Tibetan

Master the Amdo dialect of Tibetan with structured lessons, pronunciation practice, and vocabulary building tools. This app offers audio, dialogues, exercises, and flashcards to facilitate learning at your own pace. Track your progress and reinforce your knowledge through various interactive activities.

Highlights
  • Structured lessons
  • Pronunciation practice
  • Vocabulary building
  • Audio dialogues
  • Flashcards (SRS)
  • Progress tracking
  • Interactive exercises
Features
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Learn Amdo Tibetan step by step with structured lessons, vocabulary, pronunciation practice, audio, dialogues, exercises, and flashcards. Learn Amdo is designed for learners who want a practical and organized way to study the Amdo dialect of Tibetan. STUDY AMDO TIBETAN Work through structured lessons covering Tibetan pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar, dialogues, and more. Lessons are divided into sections so you can focus on one aspect of the language at a time. LISTEN AND PRACTICE Listen to Tibetan audio as you study words, phrases, and sentences. Audio helps you connect the written language with its pronunciation and develop your listening skills. BUILD YOUR VOCABULARY Learn new Tibetan words and expressions throughout the course. Use the Reference section to search for Tibetan and English entries and quickly return to material you have studied. USE FLASHCARDS Review lesson content with built-in flashcards. Choose between Cram practice for intensive review and SRS (Spaced Repetition System) for scheduled vocabulary review. PRACTICE WITH EXERCISES Reinforce what you learn through exercises, spelling practice, dialogues, and other activities included throughout the lessons. TRACK YOUR PROGRESS Keep track of completed exercises, flashcard practice, SRS reviews, study streaks, and other learning progress from the app. LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE Study individual lessons, review difficult material, listen again to audio, or use flashcards whenever you want additional practice. Learn Amdo brings lessons, Tibetan text, audio, vocabulary, dialogues, exercises, reference material, and review tools together in one app to help you study Amdo Tibetan in a structured and practical way.

About

Gangkar

Learn to speak, read, and connect with the Tibetan language through interactive audio quizzes and vocabulary building. Progress through structured chapters, review words with flashcards, and track your daily learning streaks.

Highlights
  • Native Tibetan audio
  • Listening quizzes
  • Vocabulary flashcards
  • Daily streak tracking
  • Phonetic guides
  • Leaderboard
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Boepa is a Tibetan language learning app for anyone who wants to speak, read, and connect with the language, whether you grew up hearing it at home, practice Buddhism, or simply want to learn one of the world's oldest living languages. HOW IT WORKS Each chapter introduces new vocabulary through listening quizzes. Hear a word spoken by a native speaker, then pick the correct meaning. Chapters unlock in order so you build naturally on what you know. Before each quiz, review words using the built-in word list and flashcards, or skip straight to the quiz if you're already familiar. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN Greetings and everyday phrases, identity sentences, people and objects, food and daily life, places and family roles, time and descriptive words. FEATURES Native Tibetan audio for every word, Tibetan script with phonetic guides, daily streak tracking, flashcard review, leaderboard, and in-app feedback. Boepa is still growing. New lessons, grammar, and conversation practice are on the way. Your feedback shapes what gets built next.

Screenshots

Learn Amdo Tibetan4 screens
Gangkar4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gangkar at none against Learn Amdo Tibetan's 1. Gangkar also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 12 months) and ratings volume (12 vs 2). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 Amdo Tibetan sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Gangkar 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 Learn Amdo Tibetan against 5.0 for Gangkar. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gangkar has 12 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Amdo Tibetan ships an update every 12 months, Gangkar weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Learn Amdo Tibetan versus Gangkar: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Amdo TibetanGangkar
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (12 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings212 — better
Update frequencyEvery 12 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size23 MB67 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPAUL ISTRATEJInpa Sangmo

Customer experience

Learn Amdo Tibetan

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

Gangkar

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Amdo Tibetan

One-time1
  • Learn Tibetan - All Lessons$29.99
None

Gangkar

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn Amdo Tibetan free?
Learn Amdo Tibetan is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gangkar free?
Gangkar is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Learn Amdo Tibetan or Gangkar?
Learn Amdo Tibetan and Gangkar are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 12 ratings respectively.
Do Learn Amdo Tibetan or Gangkar have ads?
Neither Learn Amdo Tibetan nor Gangkar shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Amdo Tibetan or Gangkar?
Learn Amdo Tibetan ships an update every 12 months, and Gangkar weekly. Most recently, Learn Amdo Tibetan was updated on October 30, 2026 and Gangkar on October 31, 2026.

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