Comparison

Imitara vs Widgi

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

Head to head
About

Imitara

Master African languages like Soninke, Bambara, and Wolof through an immersive listening and speaking approach. This app bypasses traditional grammar lessons, enabling you to speak confidently from day one with practical exercises.

Highlights
  • Learn Soninke, Bambara, Wolof
  • Focus on listening and speaking
  • Speak from day one
  • Practical exercises
  • No grammar lessons
  • Natural language absorption
Features
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Learn African languages as fast as possible! Our method focuses on listening and speaking, so you’ll start speaking Soninke, Bambara, Wolof, and more with confidence—quickly and naturally. No complicated books or long grammar lessons needed. Just listen, repeat, and absorb effortlessly. Understand the structure, build your own sentences, and speak from day one with practical exercises that get you talking fast. Start speaking an African language today!

About

Widgi

Features
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Widgi est une application d apprentissage des langues africaines. Elle permet d apprendre a parler naturellement grace a l audio, la video et l intelligence artificielle. L application commence avec le moore, langue largement parlee au Burkina Faso. D autres langues africaines sont en cours d integration, notamment le dioula, le bambara et le wolof. Apprendre avec Widgi est simple et pratique. Les lecons sont basees sur des situations reelles du quotidien comme les salutations, la famille, le voyage et la vie sociale. Les utilisateurs ecoutent des phrases prononcees par des locuteurs natifs afin d apprendre la bonne prononciation et l intonation naturelle. Widgi integre egalement la video pour rendre l apprentissage plus immersif et plus facile a memoriser. Grace a l intelligence artificielle, l apprentissage est progressif et interactif. Les contenus sont adaptes aux situations concretes de la vie de tous les jours. Widgi est ideal pour les debutants la diaspora africaine les voyageurs les etudiants toute personne interessee par les langues et cultures africaines Langues disponibles et a venir Moore Burkina Faso Dioula Cote d Ivoire Bambara Mali Wolof Senegal Autres langues africaines a venir Widgi a pour mission de valoriser les langues et cultures africaines en utilisant la technologie moderne pour les rendre accessibles partout dans le monde. Terms of Use (EULA):** https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ **Privacy Policy:** https://widgi.org/privacy

Screenshots

Imitara4 screens
Widgi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Widgi at fortnightly against Imitara's every 3 months. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. Imitara sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Widgi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Imitara ships an update every 3 months, Widgi fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Imitara versus Widgi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterImitaraWidgi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size74 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTandian Abdoulayezongotech Inc

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Imitara

One-time1
  • Imitara Premium$22.99
3 purchases

Widgi

Subscriptions2
  • Widgi Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Widgi Premium Annual$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Widgi Premium Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Imitara free?
Imitara is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Widgi free?
Widgi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Imitara or Widgi have ads?
Neither Imitara nor Widgi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Imitara or Widgi?
Imitara ships an update every 3 months, and Widgi fortnightly. Most recently, Imitara was updated on November 4, 2026 and Widgi on October 31, 2026.

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