Cornell CG vs meramu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Cornell CG
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Cornell CampusGroups (Cornell CG) is THE destination for Cornellians looking for and creating community. All community members can log in with their Cornell credentials to access a directory of organizations and departments, upcoming events, connect with those with shared interests, and more. Cornell CG provides robust resources for student organizations and university departments to manage and share events, membership, communications, free website hosting, surveys and forms, and other useful tools.
meramu
Learn new words by combining illustrated cards in a puzzle format. Discover new terms by mixing elements and collecting their associated words in your chosen language. Offers 248 lessons across 50 languages with audio and pronunciation guides.
- Combine illustrated cards to discover words
- 248 lessons across 50 languages
- Audio pronunciation and native language meanings
- Offline access for saved media
- Optional account backup for progress
- No ads or in-app purchases
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Learn vocabulary by combining illustrated cards. Mix water and earth to discover mud, then collect its word in the language you're learning. Explore 248 lessons, 379 illustrated course cards and 50 learning languages, including Bengali and Tamil. Each lesson gives you a small set of ingredients and a goal to make. Combine cards, use hints when you're stuck, and hold a card to see its meaning in your native language. Read Chinese pinyin or Japanese romaji and kana. Hear words with recorded pronunciation or an available device voice. Artwork and pronunciation for your chosen language download automatically, with your current lesson and next five first. Keep playing while the rest downloads. Saved media works offline on iPhone and iPad. Play without an account. Adults can optionally back up their nickname, settings and progress with Apple, Google or email sign-in. Restore, export or delete your backup from Settings. Gameplay analytics is a separate adult choice and is off by default. No ads or in-app purchases. Existing progress stays separate for each learning language.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: meramu at every 2 days against Cornell CG's every 3 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
Cornell CG ships an update every 3 weeks, meramu every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Cornell CG | meramu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (5 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 5 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 weeks | Every 2 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.4 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 80 MB | 109 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Cornell University | Joshua Dirga |
In-app purchases
Cornell CG
No in-app purchases
meramu
No in-app purchases
