Chippy App vs Alex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Chippy App
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Chippy is an educational scavenger hunt through the human skeleton. Built to use NFC tags attached to a human skeleton - or even a kid’s clothes at school - the app pops up names of bones and the user is meant to find that bone on the human body, tap the corresponding NFC tag, and find out if they’re right or wrong. Chippy is also built in such a way that the nature of the scavenger hunt or tapping quiz can be replaced with a completely different quiz by replacing the StartURL from the app’s Settings screen. Chippy is exclusively fun and educational. It is 100% free with no in-app purchases or advertising and gathers absolutely no data about users whatsoever.
Alex
Learn a new language by typing messages on your phone. This app transforms your everyday writing into interactive lessons, offering vocabulary building, sentence construction, and review tools. Track your progress and unlock rewards as you master new words and phrases.
- Learn languages through typing
- Interactive lessons and vocabulary review
- Progress tracking and rewards
- Customizable keyboard integration
- Offline translation option
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Learn a language with your messages. Alex combines an app and an iPhone keyboard: what you write every day becomes your Spanish, French, Italian or Portuguese lessons. YOUR KEYBOARD IS THE STARTING POINT Type in your own language, as usual. Alex spots useful words in your sentences and helps you learn a new language. Your vocabulary grows from the language you actually use. The Alex Mirror line above the keys translates your sentence while you type: tap the translation to put it straight into your message. SHORT LESSONS, REAL PRACTICE Match words, build sentences, reply to Alex and write in your own words. Stuck? Ask Alex. Every word you tap is read aloud. Review your vocabulary with flashcards and multiple-choice questions. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Finish a lesson to open a booster and stick its cards in your album. Earn coins to dress Alex up, travel from world to world and keep your streak alive. AN ACCOUNT THAT GOES WITH YOU Sign in with Apple if you like: your progress and your subscription follow you to a new iPhone. YOU STAY IN CONTROL Ordinary typing and corrections work on your iPhone, and passwords and secure fields are never read. The sentences you finish with Alex’s keyboard are kept for your lessons, and the newest are sent to our server and our AI providers to write them. They are never sold or used for advertising. With Premium, the Mirror line translates online unless you choose On iPhone. Optional usage analytics exclude your typed texts. Everything is explained in Settings › My privacy. The keyboard requires Allow Full Access to save progress in Alex. Lessons, online translation and account backup require an Internet connection. You can delete your online account in Settings › My account. ACCESS Alex Premium gives access to the lessons. In many countries, the yearly plan starts with a free week. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are available. Prices and any trial are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Chippy App at none against Alex's 12. Chippy App also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 26.0). Alex's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, ads and device support 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
Both are free to download. Alex sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days. Chippy App asks for nothing beyond the download.
Chippy App ships an update every 3 weeks, Alex every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Chippy App | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 6 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 4 MB | 305 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Maghen | Roudot Timothe |
In-app purchases
Chippy App
No in-app purchases
Alex
- Espiga · Weekly access$1.997 Days
- Espiga Monthly$6.991 Month
- Alex · Monthly$9.991 Month
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- Alex · Monthly · Trial7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Espiga · Annual$34.991 Year
- Espiga · Annual · Trial7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Espiga Annual7 Days trial$46.991 Year
- Espiga · Annual access$49.991 Year
- Espiga · Annual access · Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Alex · Annual$69.991 Year
- Alex · Annual · Trial7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Alex · Annual1 Year trial$69.991 Year









