Bubblegum vs MorseMate
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), Cebuano, and Thai, 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.
MorseMate
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MorseMate is a simple Morse code tutor designed to help you learn, practise and build confidence with dots and dashes. Practise individual characters, listen to Morse sounds, decode visual Morse, train with words, and track your progress as you improve. MorseMate also includes a handy Morse chart, common signals such as SOS and CQ, daily challenges, achievements, and adjustable sound settings. Features include: * Interactive Morse alphabet and number chart * Tap-to-hear Morse sounds * Listen practice with multiple-choice answers * Tap practice for dots and dashes * Decode practice * Word trainer * Common Morse signals guide * Daily challenge * Achievement badges * Progress tracking * Adjustable WPM and tone frequency MorseMate is ideal for beginners, hobbyists, radio learners, educators, and anyone who wants a clean, friendly way to practise Morse code.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MorseMate at none against Bubblegum's 10. 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. Bubblegum sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days. MorseMate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly daily. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubblegum | MorseMate |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (167 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.9% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 167 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Daily | Daily |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 183 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bubblegum Languages | Michael D. Thompson |
In-app purchases
Bubblegum
- Bubblegum Pro Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$5.997 Days
- Bubblegum Pro Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$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
MorseMate
No in-app purchases









