WorldsAcross vs TurnCards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
WorldsAcross
This app provides a structured Spanish curriculum with live classes and personalized tutoring. It offers a clear learning roadmap, allowing users to track progress and prepare for lessons. Users can choose tutors and book sessions flexibly, with ongoing support from a dedicated coach.
- Structured curriculum with levels and goals
- Live classes (private and group)
- Choice of vetted tutors
- Flexible and recurring booking options
- Personalized coaching support
- Progress tracking and practice resources
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Learning Spanish stops feeling random when you can see the map. WorldsAcross™ gives you a real curriculum — levels, units, and clear goals — plus live classes with tutors who teach it. You always know where you are, what this class works on, and what comes next. A roadmap you can see My Journey shows your level, your unit, and the specific thing you're learning to do right now — telling a longer story in the past, adjusting how formal you sound. Every activity connects to that goal, so no class is a one-off. Know what you'll learn before class starts Open a lesson and the plan comes first: what you'll practice, which structures you'll use, and why they matter in real conversation. You arrive prepared instead of guessing. Live classes, one-on-one or in a group Book 25- or 50-minute private classes, or join live group sessions and conversation practice. Levels and open spots are shown up front, and when a session fills up you can join the waitlist. Tutors you choose, not tutors you're assigned Browse vetted tutors from across the Spanish-speaking world. Watch their intro video, read their background, see how many lessons they've taught. Same lesson, different tutors — you decide who teaches it. Two ways to book, switch anytime Flexible: all your tutors' schedules in one calendar, swap anyone in or out. Recurring: the same tutor at the same time every week, set once. Your week changes, your booking can too. A coach who knows your level You're matched with a coach you can message anytime — about a structure that won't click, what to work on next, or how a class went. Everything in one place Upcoming and past classes in one calendar. Your progress in hours and classes completed. Practice resources for reading, writing and conversation between sessions. Starting from zero or fine-tuning B1, WorldsAcross meets you where you are and builds from there. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy policy: https://worldsacross.com/privacy
TurnCards
This app uses voice recognition to help you learn languages by speaking answers aloud. It offers various study modes, tracks your progress, and supports custom deck imports. Focuses on building speaking confidence through interactive review.
- Voice-first flashcards
- On-device speech recognition
- Native pronunciation audio
- CEFR level filtering
- Smart bookmarks
- AI-enhanced decks
- Import custom decks
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Flashcards that listen back. Say your answer out loud and TurnCards grades it instantly. Hear every word in a native accent, then say it back, the way you'll use the language for real. SPEAK, DON'T TYPE - Speak: hear the word, say the translation. Lenient grading accepts synonyms and small slips. - Pronounce: repeat after the native voice and get a score, with a syllable-stress check. - Fill in: complete real sentences from your deck, out loud. - Shadow: hear a whole example sentence and say it back at the same pace. - Listen: hands-free. The word, its meaning and an example sentence, on a loop. Made for walks and commutes. - Match: match your target language and native language words. - Mixed: For when you want a real variety to stretch your skills. A PLAN FOR EVERY DAY - Today shows your daily goal, your streak and the best session to do next. - Spaced repetition brings back the cards you miss and spaces out the ones you know. - Streaks right on your dashboard with a streak shield for those time you just can't study today. - Follow a session on the Lock Screen with a Live Activity, and keep your streak and goal on your Home Screen with widgets. FREE DECKS, OR YOUR OWN - TurnCards has a robust library of A1 - C1 decks for Italian, Spanish, French, German, and Japanese. And you can create your own by importing a file, an article/book, or other sources; have Apple's on-device AI build a deck with your guidance; or import from your other flashcard programs (.APKG for example). PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account. No TurnCards servers. Your decks and progress stay on your iPhone and in your own iCloud. FREE, WITH AN AD-FREE OPTION TurnCards is free with ads, or you can go ad-free with a one-time or lifetime plan. Tips are also appreciated to support development. Ads are a small, non-intrusive, banner, and a full screen ad at the end of every 2 study sessions (never mid-session). Speak. Listen. Learn. Terms of Use: https://turncards.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://turncards.app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: TurnCards at none against WorldsAcross's 3. TurnCards also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.4). WorldsAcross's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 18.0). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. WorldsAcross sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $79.00 per month. TurnCards asks for nothing beyond the download.
TurnCards holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 4 respectively.
WorldsAcross ships an update weekly, TurnCards every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | WorldsAcross | TurnCards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.4 (7 ratings) | 4.8 (4 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 4 |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Ad-supported — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 18.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 36 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Juan Herrera | TurnCards LLC |
Customer experience
WorldsAcross
TurnCards
In-app purchases
WorldsAcross
- Group Sessions Plan7 Days trial$79.001 Month
- Starter Plan7 Days trial$129.001 Month
- Premium Plan7 Days trial$219.001 Month
TurnCards
No in-app purchases









