Imitara vs Donniya
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- Learn Soninke, Bambara, Wolof
- Focus on listening and speaking
- Speak from day one
- Practical exercises
- No grammar lessons
- Natural language absorption
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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!
Donniya
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Learn Bambara with confidence — through vocabulary, grammar, conversation, dictionary, medical terms, interactive books, and daily practice. Dɔnniya helps you build real Bambara skills with a complete learning experience: Structured learning paths: Vocabulary, Grammar, and Conversation courses. Built-in dictionary with word lookup and favorites. Medical terms section for practical language in health contexts. Interactive library (Bibliothèque) with level filters and reading progress. Games section featuring daily riddles. Spaced repetition (SRS) settings to match your learning rhythm. Audio-powered learning across words, conversations, and themed content. Multilingual interface with language selection (FR / EN / ES). Notifications for review reminders. Premium option (Dɔnniya+) with subscription/restore flow in-app. Whether you are starting from zero or improving your fluency, Dɔnniya gives you practical tools to learn every day. Terms of Use: https://autumniya.github.io/donniya-privacy-policy/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://autumniya.github.io/donniya-privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Imitara at none against Donniya's shown. Donniya's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 3 months). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Imitara sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Donniya sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Imitara ships an update every 3 months, Donniya weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Imitara | Donniya |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 50.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 74 MB | 141 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Tandian Abdoulaye | Khadidjathe dite Binta Traore |
In-app purchases
Imitara
- Imitara Premium$22.99
Donniya
- Donniya+ Monthly$8.991 Month
- Donniya+ Quarterly$12.993 Months
- Donniya+ Biannual$24.996 Months
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- Donniya+ Annual$49.991 Year








