TALL Embark vs What Matters
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
TALL Embark
This app helps users learn over 70 languages with over 2,500 words and 500 phrases. It focuses on listening, reading, speaking, and writing practice, with an emphasis on mastering useful phrases for immediate conversation and understanding language structure.
- Over 70 languages
- 2,500+ words and 500+ phrases
- Listening, reading, speaking, writing practice
- Native speaker audio comparison
- Spaced review system
- Gospel and missionary language focus
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Embark is a language learning app for missionaries of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, open to all users with a church account. Over 70 Languages, 2,500+ words, 500+ phrases and more • Tune your ear to native speakers • Learn new sounds and symbols • In the app, practice listening, reading, speaking, and writing to fulfill your language study plan • Master useful phrases to begin conversing right away • Learn the structure of the language Missionaries are encouraged to use TALL Embark once they receive their call, during the MTC, and throughout their mission to learn gospel and daily missionary language. To maximize your learning • Use daily for 15-60 minutes • Complete spaced review each day • Record and compare your voice to native speaker to get used to speaking • Use what you learn right away in real conversation • Make it your own by creating from what you are learning
What Matters
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Inside the What Matters app, you can: Access all of your videos in one easy to use app Receive push notifications with the latest news and updates Access to all of your videos without having to remember your password Save your favorite posts so you can quickly find them later END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TALL Embark at none against What Matters's 1. On price, update cadence, 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. What Matters sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. TALL Embark asks for nothing beyond the download.
TALL Embark ships an update every 10 days, What Matters every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 12, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | TALL Embark | What Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (88 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 88 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 3 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 49 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Rebecca Beck |
In-app purchases
TALL Embark
No in-app purchases
What Matters
- Find Healing & Joy After Loss$4.99
