Comparison

Thai Poly Words vs Sabai

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

Head to head
About

Thai Poly Words

Master Thai vocabulary and phrases with authentic content created by a native speaker. Learn through categorized word lists, example sentences, audio pronunciation, and interactive quizzes and games. Unlock all content with a one-time purchase.

Highlights
  • Authentic native Thai content
  • Categorized vocabulary lists
  • Everyday phrase learning
  • Example sentences with translations
  • Native audio pronunciation
  • Vocabulary and phrase quizzes
  • Fun learning games
Features
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Welcome, Thai Learners! I am Grace from "Thai with Grace", a youtube channel that helps people learn Thai. As a Thai teacher, I noticed that many students struggle with learning and memorizing new words. This is why I created this app - to help you learn Thai vocabulary and sentences effectively. Authentic Content: All content in this app - words, phrases, sentences, audios, and translations—has been personally created and recorded by me, a native Thai speaker. This guarantees that everything you learn is accurate, high-quality, and contextually relevant. I chose Thai words that are frequently used, helpful to know, or related to Thailand. Each word comes with the audio, an example sentence with audio, the translation, transliteration (romanization), and the literal translation. I included the literal translation so that you can memorize easier by seeing the breakdown of the sentence. I also chose Thai phrases that will help you in everyday situations. Features - Category View: Learn many Thai vocabulary through categories like food, verbs, adjectives, and more. Start with 13 free Thai word categories, 3 free Thai phrases categories or unlock all 80+ categories with a one-time purchase. - Word Lists: Each word comes with the Thai writing, phonetic transliteration, English translation, and native audio pronunciation. Nearly 1500 words. - Phrases Lists: Learn useful everyday Thai phrases. Nearly 200 phrases with audios, translation, transliteration. - Example sentences: Understand how to use each word in context with an example sentence for each word, complete with translation, transliteration, literal translation, and audio. - Audio playback: Perfect your pronunciation with high-quality audio samples for each word. - Quizzes: Test your knowledge with a quiz designed to test your learning. - Favorite words: Bookmark Thai words and Thai phrases that interest you or that you wish to review later. - Games: Play 4 games (Thai verbs, Thai adjectives, Food, Animals) to learn Thai in a fun way! This app is perfect for learners of Thai of all levels, whether you want to learn new vocabs for an upcoming trip or you are an intermediate learner wanting to learn new words and sentences. Ready to learn Thai? Download Poly Thai Words.

About

Sabai

Learn Thai effortlessly with daily words appearing on your phone's lock screen. This app integrates language learning into your daily routine without pressure, offering pronunciation, meaning, and practice tools.

Highlights
  • Lock screen widget for daily words
  • Thai script, pronunciation, and meaning
  • Customizable word frequency
  • Flashcard practice
  • Learning progress tracking
  • Favorite words and streaks
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Learn Thai the easy way: a few new words a day, right on your Lock Screen. You pick them up just by glancing at your phone. No lessons, no pressure, no daily grind. Sabai makes Thai part of your everyday life. Useful Thai words show up on your phone throughout the day, so the language feels a little more familiar every time you check your screen. HOW IT WORKS • Add the Sabai widget to your Lock Screen or Home Screen • Each word comes with Thai script, easy pronunciation and its meaning • Choose how many new words you want a day and when your Lock Screen words change • Tap a word in the app to hear it spoken by a natural Thai voice LEARN AT YOUR OWN PACE • Practice with simple flashcards • Mark words as Learned, Almost Got It or Still Learning, and Sabai brings back the ones you need • Save your favourites, keep your streak and watch your progress grow No account needed. Your learning progress stays on your device. Terms: https://sabailearn.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://sabailearn.com/privacy

Screenshots

Thai Poly Words4 screens
Sabai4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Sabai at weekly against Thai Poly Words's every 3 months. Thai Poly Words's advantage is ratings volume (9 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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. Thai Poly Words sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Sabai sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Thai Poly Words against 5.0 for Sabai. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Thai Poly Words has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Thai Poly Words ships an update every 3 months, Sabai weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Thai Poly Words versus Sabai: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterThai Poly WordsSabai
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size109 MB48 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperEdgar RuizLuis Halama

Customer experience

Thai Poly Words

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Sabai

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

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Thai Poly Words

One-time1
  • Thai Poly Words$7.99
2 purchases

Sabai

Subscriptions2
  • Sabai Premium (Monthly)$4.991 Month
  • Sabai Premium (Yearly)7 Days trial$17.991 Year

Questions

Is Thai Poly Words free?
Thai Poly Words is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Sabai free?
Sabai is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Thai Poly Words or Sabai?
Thai Poly Words and Sabai are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do Thai Poly Words or Sabai have ads?
Neither Thai Poly Words nor Sabai shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Thai Poly Words or Sabai?
Thai Poly Words ships an update every 3 months, and Sabai weekly. Most recently, Thai Poly Words was updated on November 4, 2026 and Sabai on November 10, 2026.

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