Bubblegum vs ScriptPad
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bubblegum
This app uses AI to create personalized Korean reading materials with inline translations and audio. It features an AI tutor for explanations and practice, and a unique review system that resurfaces saved vocabulary within new content. Track your progress with encouraging statistics.
- AI-generated personalized reading content
- Inline translations and grammar explanations
- Synchronized audio narration
- AI Korean tutor chatbot
- Regenerative vocabulary review
- Progress tracking and statistics
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Bubblegum makes learning languages feel clear and personal. Read lessons about what you love, tap any word for help without losing your place, hear natural audio, and see your saved words again right when you need them. Built by language learners for learners. Why learners choose Bubblegum: • Personal lessons: pick from thousands of ideas or write your own, and Poppy, your AI tutor, writes a reading at your level with natural audio in seconds. • Help on tap: see word meanings, grammar notes, and cultural context right inside the text. • Listen as you read: natural narration highlights each line in sync to train your ear. • Ask Poppy anything: get deeper explanations, extra practice, or answers about the language you are learning. • Keep words fresh: Regenerative Review™ brings the words you save back inside future lessons, so you never grind through endless flashcards. • Real momentum: friendly stats celebrate your study time and recent wins. No streaks, no guilt. Every language is taught in its own right: • English (American, British, Australian), Spanish (Spain, Latin America, Río de la Plata), French (France, Canada), and Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal). • Korean, with a course that teaches you to read Hangul. • Japanese, with hiragana, katakana, and kanji courses, plus furigana whenever you want it. • Chinese in Simplified or Traditional characters with Pinyin, and Cantonese with Jyutping and its six tones. • Vietnamese (Northern, Central, Southern) and Arabic (Modern Standard, Egyptian, Moroccan), in the variety you choose. • Indonesian, Malay, Filipino (Tagalog), and Cebuano, for warm everyday conversations. • Russian and Ukrainian, each with a course that teaches you to read Cyrillic. • German, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Finnish, Bulgarian, and Macedonian, with grammar explained inside real sentences. • Turkish and Azerbaijani, with vowel harmony and word endings explained as you read. • Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Hungarian, Croatian, Romanian, Albanian, Serbian, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian, with endings explained where you meet them. • Welsh, Irish, Galician, Basque, Catalan, Swahili, Haitian Creole, Nigerian Pidgin, Javanese, Icelandic, Luxembourgish, Afrikaans, Uzbek, and Twi, each with natural audio and its own culture. • Toki Pona, a tiny language made for fun and simple ideas. Bubblegum stays proudly learner-first, learner-funded, and ad-free. Need a hand? Email support@bubblegum.la.
ScriptPad
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ScriptPad: Korean Writing helps you learn to read, write, and speak Korean from scratch. Start with Hangul Basics — learn every Korean syllable with animated stroke-order guides that show you exactly how to write each character. Practice on an interactive drawing canvas and build real muscle memory as you trace each stroke. Move beyond the alphabet into structured vocabulary lessons across 6 units and 130+ lessons. Every word comes with audio so you can hear and practice correct pronunciation as you learn. Write by Hand: A full drawing canvas for every word — practice writing Korean characters with your finger or stylus. The character outlines guide your strokes, and stroke-order animation videos show you exactly how each syllable is written. Speak & Compare: Record yourself saying each word and compare your pronunciation side-by-side. Instant playback lets you hear exactly where to improve. Type Mode: Learn how to type Korean words using the Korean keyboard. Instant feedback shows you what you got right and what to review. Play & Practice: Reinforce every lesson with hands-on activities that make vocabulary stick. Match words to pictures, build words by connecting their syllables, listen for a word and slice it before it lands, mark your card in a listen-and-win bingo against the computer, and fit word blocks together to clear the board. Each activity plays the word's audio as you go, so you're always hearing the Korean as you learn it. Features: 8,000+ words with audio Interactive drawing canvas with character guides Speak & Compare pronunciation practice with recording Type mode for learning how to type on a Korean keyboard Playful practice activities: picture matching, syllable building, audio slicing, bingo, and word blocks 14 page themes for a comfortable study environment Works beautifully on iPhone and iPad Fully offline — no internet required Chinese (Simplified) interface support One-time purchase, no subscription Whether you are a complete beginner or brushing up on your Korean writing skills, ScriptPad gives you the tools to practice at your own pace. Download ScriptPad and start writing Korean today.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bubblegum at every 2 days against ScriptPad's weekly. ScriptPad's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Bubblegum sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and ScriptPad sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Bubblegum ships an update every 2 days, ScriptPad weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubblegum | ScriptPad |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (162 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 81.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 162 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 175 MB | 378 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bubblegum Languages | Hugo Alberto Garza Jr |
In-app purchases
Bubblegum
- Bubblegum Pro Weekly Subscription$5.997 Days
- Bubblegum Pro Monthly Subscription$13.991 Month
- Bubblegum Plus Monthly Subscription$14.991 Month
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- Bubblegum Pro Monthly Subscription$17.991 Month
- Bubblegum Pro Annual Subscription3 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Bubblegum Pro Annual Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Bubblegum Pro Annual Subscription$79.991 Year
- Bubblegum Pro Annual Subscription1 Year trial$99.991 Year
- Bubblegum Pro 6-Month Subscription7 Days trial$119.996 Months
- Founding Member$899.99
ScriptPad
- Premium$4.99









