Comparison

Paladin vs Long Default

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

Head to head
About

Paladin

Explore history through short, interactive lessons and engaging game elements. Learn about historical figures with animations, quizzes, and collectible characters. Make history fun and memorable, even with limited time.

Highlights
  • Short, curated historical lessons
  • Interactive and animated content
  • Quizzes to test knowledge
  • Collectible historical character cards
  • Gamified learning with leveling up
Features
Currently charting
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Explore History in a Whole New Way! Do you want to understand history but don’t have the time for lengthy books or documentaries? With Paladin: Learn History, you can uncover the stories of history’s greatest personalities in just 5 minutes! Our app combines the power of interactive learning with the excitement of game elements to make history fun, engaging, and easy to remember. Key Features: • Short, Curated Lessons: Discover captivating stories from history, centered around key figures like Cleopatra, Abraham Lincoln, and more. Each lesson is designed to be concise yet informative, giving you a deep understanding of important historical events and personalities. • Interactive and Animated Content: History comes to life with our animated lessons! Engage with interactive elements that help you visualize the past, making learning both fun and memorable. • Quizzes to Test Your Knowledge: Each lesson is followed by a quiz that challenges your understanding. Test your knowledge and see how well you’ve absorbed the material. • Collectible Characters: As you progress, unlock collectible characters representing historical figures. Each character comes with its own unique backstory, offering additional insights into history. • Game Elements: Level up as you learn! The more you engage with the app, the more characters and content you can unlock, keeping the learning experience fresh and exciting. Why Choose Paladin? Unlike traditional history apps, Paladin: Learn History is designed with friendliness and visual engagement in mind. We focus on making learning accessible, quick, and enjoyable. With our interactive approach and game-like features, history is no longer a subject to dread but a story to be explored and enjoyed. What Users Are Saying: “Paladin has turned my boring commutes into exciting history lessons! I love how easy it is to learn and retain information.” - Alex M. “The animations and quizzes make learning history feel like a game. It’s so much more fun than reading a textbook!” - Sarah T. Download Now and Begin Your Journey Through History! Don’t just read about history—experience it! Download Paladin: Learn History today and start unlocking the secrets of the past, one story at a time. Read more about our terms and conditions here: Terms of service: https://learnpaladin.com/terms-of-service Privacy policy: https://learnpaladin.com/privacy-policy

About

Long Default

Explore U.S. federal debt and fiscal history with this reference app. View real-time debt estimates, browse historical records by administration or spending category, and access offline data. Share insights and learn from official public sources.

Highlights
  • Real-time U.S. federal debt estimates
  • Browse annual fiscal records
  • Timeline with historical images
  • Compare presidential administrations
  • Federal spending category breakdown
  • Offline historical data access
  • Source-linked card sharing
Features
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Updated for iPhone Duo. Long Default is Duo compatible, with adaptive compact and expanded layouts for charts, spending exploration and fiscal-year comparisons. Refined spacing and typography keep the fiscal record readable as the display changes. Explore spending in dollars or as a percentage of the matching fiscal year’s GDP. Breakdowns start collapsed on each new Explore visit, so you open only the detail you want. Get plain-English contextual explanations for every breakdown, plus a searchable glossary with 122 offline definitions and links to official sources. Explore U.S. federal debt and fiscal history with Long Default, a native iPhone reference built around official public sources. See the latest dated Treasury total debt at the top of Record, alongside a clearly labeled clock that estimates debt change while you view it. The estimate uses changes between observed annual debt stocks; it is separate from Treasury’s published balance. Browse annual records, a newest-first Timeline with selected historical images, presidential administrations, and federal spending categories. Compare fiscal years, open metric explanations, save questions locally, and share source-linked cards. Historical fiscal records are bundled for offline use. Official refreshes read Treasury, Office of Management and Budget, Bureau of Labor Statistics and Department of Defense publications directly. Daily observations, actual annual records, reconstructed history, official estimates and unavailable values keep their own dates and labels. Search years, administrations, events and sources. Optional in-app feedback lets you send a typed message and an optional reply email. Fiscal browsing requires no account. Long Default is an independent educational project and is not affiliated with the U.S. government. Historical image sources, dates and rights appear in the app’s Image credits. Photo credit: Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1944 campaign portrait, by Leon Perskie. Courtesy of the FDR Presidential Library & Museum; gift of Beatrice Perskie Foxman and Dr. Stanley B. Foxman, 2009. Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fdrlibrary/8145288140/ . Licensed under CC BY 2.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ . Retouched and cropped version via Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=171293476 . Displayed as a reduced thumbnail.

Screenshots

Paladin4 screens
Long Default4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Paladin at Free against Long Default's $1.99. Paladin also leads on ratings volume (25K vs 1) and chart position (#67 vs unranked). Long Default's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and rating (5.0 vs 4.6). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Paladin is free to download; Long Default costs $1.99 up front. Paladin sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Long Default asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Long Default holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Paladin has 25K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Paladin ships an update every 6 days, Long Default every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 10, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Paladin versus Long Default: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPaladinLong Default
PriceFree — better$1.99
Rating4.6 (25K ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews19.5% of reviews—
Number of ratings25K — better1
Update frequencyEvery 6 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#67 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.415.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size165 MB23 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBrainstash, IncEVGUENI ALEXANDROVICH NEIMAN

Customer experience

Paladin

All ratings23,927 ratings
Positive89.5%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.4%
Written reviews1,430 reviews
Positive19.5%
Neutral11.8%
Negative68.7%

Long Default

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

Bugs and requests

Paladin

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Spelling errors
  • Incorrect answers marked as wrong
  • Progression issues with retaining new chapter progress

Requested features

4 requests
  • More in-depth details and stronger vocabulary
  • Ability to continue reading at your own pace
  • More historical periods, conflicts, and events
  • Improved quiz questions directly related to the content

Long Default

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Paladin

Subscriptions10
  • Pro Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Pro 3 Months Subscription$19.993 Months
  • Pro 3 Months Subscription$24.993 Months
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  • Pro Yearly Subscription$29.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription$59.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription1 Year trial$79.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
None

Long Default

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Paladin free?
Paladin is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Long Default free?
Long Default costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Paladin or Long Default?
Long Default is rated higher. Paladin averages 4.6 out of 5 from 25K ratings, while Long Default averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Paladin or Long Default have ads?
Neither Paladin nor Long Default shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Paladin or Long Default?
Paladin ships an update every 6 days, and Long Default every 2 weeks. Most recently, Paladin was updated on November 10, 2026 and Long Default on October 31, 2026.

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