Comparison

Borne vs Phrase Replay

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

Head to head
About

Borne

Practice speaking a new language with an AI tutor that adapts to your level. Engage in daily stories, news discussions, or open chat. Receive instant feedback and track your vocabulary progress.

Highlights
  • Daily story episodes for interactive practice
  • News articles tailored to interests
  • Role-playing real-life scenarios
  • Open-ended conversation practice
  • Instant feedback and vocabulary building
  • Progress tracking for mastered words
  • Adaptive AI conversation partner
Features
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Borne gets you speaking from day one. Every day your tutor has something new to talk about: the next episode of your story, today's news, or anything on your mind. You just talk. Your tutor listens, keeps it at your level and helps when you get stuck. WHAT YOU GET • A new story episode every day: a short mission you play out with your tutor, five episodes per story. • Today's news, picked for your interests, from newspapers in the language you're learning. • Scenes: play out real moments, like ordering in a busy café or asking the way. • Open chat: type any topic, or just start talking. • Corrections after every lesson, plus the new words worth keeping. • Word practice: say your words out loud and watch them move to mastered. • Your tutor remembers what you talked about, so every lesson builds on the last. LANGUAGES Learn Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Korean, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, Hindi, Dutch, Swedish or English: 12 languages. Japanese, Korean, Chinese and Hindi come with romaji, romanization or pinyin under the text. The app itself is available in 10 languages. TRY IT FREE Your first lesson is free. Then start a 3-day free trial. SUBSCRIPTIONS Borne offers auto-renewing monthly and annual subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel any time in your account settings. Any unused part of a free trial is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms: https://borne.ai/terms-of-service/ Privacy: https://borne.ai/privacy-policy/ Questions? support@borne.ai

About

Phrase Replay

Features
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Useful language is already inside what you watch and hear. PhraseReplay helps you catch it before it disappears, keep the context, and practice it until it becomes yours. Instead of beginning with a fixed course, start with the videos, podcasts, interviews, captions, posts, and reading you already care about. When something is worth keeping, begin a capture. PhraseReplay can turn spoken content, on-screen text, or both into focused Moments you can review, replay, and remember. FROM REAL CONTENT TO YOUR MEMORY • Capture spoken content, on-screen text, or both • Turn useful parts of a capture into focused learning Moments • Review suggested Moments and choose what to keep or discard • Keep phrases connected to their meaning and original context • Organize captures into Sessions and saved items into Memory • Use available translations and reading aids to understand unfamiliar language PRACTICE WHAT YOU CAPTURE Practice language that came from content you genuinely wanted to understand. • Listen — hear the phrase again and train your listening • Read — connect the written form with its meaning • Shadow — follow the original rhythm and practice speaking aloud • Write — recall the phrase instead of only recognizing it • React — practice understanding and using it in context YOUR CONTENT. YOUR PRACTICE. PhraseReplay does not give everyone the same vocabulary list. Your practice begins with the language that caught your attention: something said in a podcast, written in a caption, shown in a post, or heard while watching a video. Keep the useful parts without turning every saved video into another forgotten bookmark. NOTICE WHAT COMES BACK Memory helps you revisit the phrases you chose to keep. Met Again shows when familiar language appears across different captures, helping you notice that something is becoming recognizable beyond a single session. Path uses your captured material and recent practice to suggest a useful next step. Growth helps you see progress across listening, reading, shadowing, writing, and contextual understanding. YOU CONTROL CAPTURE Capture begins only when you start it. • Choose spoken content, on-screen content, or both • Start and stop each capture session yourself • The microphone stays off unless you choose to enable it • Review the results before deciding what enters Memory PhraseReplay is designed for curious language learners who want to build vocabulary, listening, speaking, pronunciation, and fluency through real content—not isolated phrases chosen by someone else. Some capture, processing, and advanced practice features require PhraseReplay Plus, available as an in-app purchase. Privacy Policy: https://vibemkr.com/phrasereplay/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://vibemkr.com/phrasereplay/terms-of-use Apple Standard EULA: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Borne4 screens
Phrase Replay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Borne at 15.0 against Phrase Replay's 17.0. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Borne sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month and Phrase Replay sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Borne versus Phrase Replay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBornePhrase Replay
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (76 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings76 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size125 MB39 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperMereo Technologies Inc. dba BorneTUAN LINH HA

Bugs and requests

Borne

Requested features

1 request
  • Dark mode option

Phrase Replay

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Borne

Subscriptions8
  • Borne Basic$5.991 Month
  • Borne Premium (Monthly)3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Borne Premium (Monthly)$9.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • Borne Standard$9.991 Month
  • Borne Premium$14.991 Month
  • Borne Premium (Annual)$49.991 Year
  • Borne Premium (Annual)$69.991 Year
  • Borne Premium (Annual)3 Days trial$69.991 Year
One-time2
  • Premium Plan - Extra Hour$1.99
  • Standard Plan - Extra Hour$2.99
3 purchases

Phrase Replay

Subscriptions3
  • PhraseReplay Weekly Plan$2.997 Days
  • PhraseReplay Monthly Plan$7.991 Month
  • PhraseReplay Annual Plan7 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Borne free?
Borne is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phrase Replay free?
Phrase Replay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Borne or Phrase Replay have ads?
Neither Borne nor Phrase Replay shows ads.

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