SpeakPal vs Kalam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
SpeakPal
Practice speaking a new language with an AI tutor through role-playing and daily conversations. Improve vocabulary, correct grammar, and enhance communication skills on the go.
- AI language tutor
- Role-playing conversations
- Daily conversation practice
- Vocabulary learning
- Grammar correction
- Communication skill improvement
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SpeakPal.ai is an AI language learning app designed to help you build real-world speaking skills through conversation. Practice 30 languages with an AI tutor through role-play, daily dialogues, pronunciation guidance, listening practice, grammar correction, and vocabulary building. Whether you are learning for travel, work, school, or everyday communication, SpeakPal.ai helps you speak with more confidence. Features: • AI role-play and daily conversations • Speaking and listening practice • Pronunciation guidance and feedback • Grammar correction and vocabulary support • Scenario-based lessons for real-life communication • AI-generated language certificates • Learn anytime, anywhere Start practicing, keep speaking, and build stronger communication skills with SpeakPal.ai. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Kalam
This app offers an immersive approach to learning Arabic, focusing on practical language skills. Engage in realistic AI conversations, follow structured courses with speaking drills and video lessons, and reinforce learning with flashcards. It aims to quickly improve your ability to speak the language.
- Realistic AI conversation practice
- Immersive course with speaking drills
- Video lessons
- Interactive questions
- Flashcard review
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Kalam is an app that allows users to learn Arabic immersively, by skipping the fluff and getting straight to what matters. These features include: - Practice Arabic with realistic conversational AIs, tailored for different scenarios* - Enter an immersive course teaching you the language through speaking drills, video lessons, and interactive questions* - Review using flash cards and skyrocket your speech skills.* Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ *NOTE THAT THESE FEATURES REQUIRE A SUBSCRIPTION
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Kalam at 6.8K against SpeakPal's 30. Kalam also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5) and chart position (#119 vs unranked). SpeakPal's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). On price, review sentiment, update cadence and ads 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. SpeakPal sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $11.90 per month and Kalam sells 16 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Kalam holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Kalam has 6.8K ratings behind it against 30, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of SpeakPal's written reviews are positive against 33% of Kalam's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | SpeakPal | Kalam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (30 ratings) | 4.7 (6.8K ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 28.6% of reviews | 33.4% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 30 | 6.8K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Every 10 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | — | #119 — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 44 MB | 180 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | QLIAN US | NODE ZERO INC |
Customer experience
SpeakPal
Kalam
Bugs and requests
SpeakPal
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Kalam
Reported bugs
2 issues- Login/signup issues
- Glitches preventing access to lessons
Requested features
2 requests- More free content options
- Ability to access lessons without paid subscription
In-app purchases
SpeakPal
- SpeakPal$11.901 Month
- SpeakPal6 Months trial$39.906 Months
- SpeakPal$69.991 Year
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- SpeakPal Family Annual – 2 Users$129.001 Year
- SpeakPal Family Annual – 3 Users$169.001 Year
- Lifetime$89.00
- SpeakPal Plus$139.00
- SpeakPal 3-Person Family Lifetime$289.00
Kalam
- Kalam | Weekly$4.997 Days
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Kalam | Weekly7 Days trial$5.997 Days
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- Kalam | Monthly$9.991 Month
- Kalam | Monthly$14.991 Month
- Kalam | Free Trial3 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$29.996 Months
- Kalam | Free Trial3 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$34.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$44.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial3 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial3 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Kalam | Free Trial (1 Year)7 Days trial$99.991 Year
