Comparison

KnowL vs Norsk

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

Head to head
About

KnowL

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De KnowL Companion app helpt jou om even snel iets op te zoeken, je teamleden een berichtje te sturen of om te bladeren in de catalogus van online trainingen, workshops en bijvoorbeeld coachingsgesprekken.

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Norsk

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Norwegian built for people who moved to Norway and have to learn the language for real — for Norskprøven, for work, for talking to a neighbor. The app teaches Bokmål. WHAT IS INSIDE • 12,368 words and phrases, ordered by the Norwegian Kelly list rather than by an author's intuition • 351 texts from A1 to C1 — tap any word to see what it means and what form it is in • 87 grammar rules, each with an explanation and drills • 12,027 form drills: en/ei/et, the definite form, the plural, the tenses • The alphabet and pronunciation from zero: kj and skj, the retroflex sounds, length, the two tones • 50 dialogues: the checkout, the clinic, the neighbor, the job interview • 30 minimal pairs for ear training: tak / takk, kjøre / skjære HOW IT WORKS Spaced repetition shows a word exactly when you are about to forget it. Gender (en / ei / et) is learned with the word, not from a separate list. Tap an inflected word in a text and the app names the form: husene is the definite plural of hus. Examples are spoken by the system voice. NORSKPRØVEN WORDS & TERMS A dedicated track of the vocabulary and structures the Norskprøven test expects: the words, the forms and the situations it covers. WALK MODE Start it and put the phone in your pocket. The word, a pause to remember it, the meaning, the word again. Works with the screen locked. NO INTERNET, NO ACCOUNT Everything lives on the device. No sign-up, no ads. Your progress is never uploaded. Anonymous usage statistics help us fix what breaks; one switch in the app turns them off. FREE 20 new words a day (50 on the first day), unlimited reviews, the first 4 texts and the first 8 grammar rules — forever, with no trial period. NORSK PRO Removes the daily limit and opens every text, every grammar drill, the placement test and your personal path. Monthly, yearly with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Teaching order comes from the Norwegian Kelly list (Språkbanken, University of Gothenburg). Gender and every inflected form come from Norsk Ordbank (Språkrådet and the University of Bergen). Both CC BY 4.0, both credited in the app. Interface: Ukrainian, English, Finnish, Swedish — those four languages and no others.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: KnowL at none against Norsk's 3. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Norsk sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. KnowL asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

KnowL ships an update every 10 days, Norsk every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
KnowL versus Norsk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKnowLNorsk
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size43 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DevelopertheSolutionsCompany B.V.Oleksandr Kostiuk

In-app purchases

None

KnowL

No in-app purchases

3 purchases

Norsk

Subscriptions2
  • Norsk Pro — Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Norsk Pro — Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time1
  • Norsk Pro, lifetime$119.99

Questions

Is KnowL free?
KnowL is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Norsk free?
Norsk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KnowL or Norsk have ads?
Neither KnowL nor Norsk shows ads.
Which is updated more often, KnowL or Norsk?
KnowL ships an update every 10 days, and Norsk every 6 days. Most recently, KnowL was updated on November 8, 2026 and Norsk on November 6, 2026.

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