Comparison

Doceo vs Declinatio

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

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About

Doceo

This app helps users learn Latin by providing tools for vocabulary building, grammar understanding, and practice. It features a dictionary, grammar catalog, and a custom quiz builder to tailor study sessions.

Highlights
  • Latin vocabulary dictionary
  • Grammar concept catalog
  • Custom practice set builder
  • Multiple-choice quizzes
  • Organized grammar notes
Features
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Doceo: Your Companion for Learning Latin Doceo is a clean, focused app designed to support Latin learners with the tools they need to build vocabulary, understand grammar, and practice. Whether you're just starting out or reviewing for class, Doceo helps you study smarter. Features: • Latin Vocabulary Dictionary Search through a growing collection of Latin words with English definitions, perfect for building your vocab base. • Grammar Concept Catalog Browse notes on essential Latin grammar topics all in one organized place. • Custom Practice Set Builder Create and take your own multiple-choice quizzes. Tailor practice sets to fit your learning goals, review them anytime, and reinforce what you’ve learned.

About

Declinatio

Master Latin grammar through interactive exercises and readings. Practice noun declensions, verb conjugations, and sentence completion. Read original Latin texts with integrated learning tools.

Highlights
  • Noun form practice
  • Sentence completion exercises
  • Read original Latin texts
  • Daily sentence practice
  • Smart review system
  • Guided learning path
  • Extensive vocabulary library
Features
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Learn Latin from your first word to the Aeneid. Declinatio combines a complete grammar course, focused practice and original Latin texts, with help for every word. READ LATIN IN THE ORIGINAL Explore twenty-one texts in Lectiō, including all twelve books of Vergil's Aeneid, from the fall of Troy to the final duel between Aeneas and Turnus. Read Book I of Caesar's Gallic War, plus selections on his landing in Britain, Ambiorix's revolt and the Druids. Discover Cicero's First Catilinarian, Seneca's On the Shortness of Life, and three Lives by Cornelius Nepos. Fill in missing words as you read, with an English translation, hints and word cues to guide you. Tap any word for its dictionary entry, meaning and grammatical form. NO LATIN REQUIRED Your first lesson takes about a minute and ends with the opening sentence of Caesar's Gallic War. From there, 67 guided lessons in 26 units take you through the five declensions, adjectives, pronouns, verbs, syntax and vocabulary, preparing you to read Vergil. Already know some Latin? A placement check helps you find your starting point. MASTER EVERY ENDING Practice nouns, adjectives, pronouns and verbs form by form, or put them to work in sentences. Get immediate feedback on every answer, with a short explanation of the correct form. A TABLE WHEN YOU NEED ONE Reference tables for nouns, adjectives, pronouns and verbs show each ending and explain what to watch for in each pattern. Stuck in a drill? Open a reference table for help. You'll practice that form again soon. PRACTICE EXACTLY WHAT YOU NEED Choose a declension, a conjugation, vocabulary from a text you're reading, or your own study list, and focus your practice. SMART REVIEW Your daily review adapts to your answers. Forms and words return when they're due, helping you remember what you've learned. VERBA: THE WORDS THAT MATTER Learn 2,033 words from the included texts, ranked by how often they appear. Study vocabulary from Vergil, Caesar, Cicero, Seneca and Nepos in decks of 100 words, with spaced review. SENTENTIAE: DAILY SENTENCES Practice with eight sentences a day, matched to your level, from Caesar, Cicero, Vergil, Catullus, the Vulgate and more. THE LIBRARY Explore more than 5,000 Latin words, each with a complete table of forms: nouns, adjectives, pronouns and verbs. Search in Latin or English using any form of a word. FREE TO START Start free with introductory lessons in nouns, adjectives, pronouns, verb tenses and sentence structure, plus prepositions and adverbs. Read the opening of every text in Lectiō, and learn the first 100 words in Verba. CONTINUE WITH PRÆMIUM Unlock the full course and all assessments, with lessons on the third, fourth and fifth declensions, the perfect system, passive verbs, and the subjunctive and imperative. Præmium also extends Smart Review across the whole course and unlocks every passage in Lectiō and every deck in Verba. New texts are included with your subscription as they're added. Choose a monthly or annual subscription, with a one-week free trial. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. Privacy Policy: https://hiawathastudios.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Doceo4 screens
Declinatio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Doceo at none against Declinatio's 2. Doceo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). On price, ratings volume, 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. Declinatio sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Doceo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Doceo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 8 and 4 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Doceo versus Declinatio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDoceoDeclinatio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better4.8 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better4
Update frequency—Every 3 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size3 MB27 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLaura HaddadHiawatha Studios, LLC

Customer experience

Doceo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Declinatio

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Doceo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Declinatio

Subscriptions2
  • Praemium Monthly7 Days trial$5.991 Month
  • Praemium Annual7 Days trial$19.991 Year

Questions

Is Doceo free?
Doceo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Declinatio free?
Declinatio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Doceo or Declinatio?
Doceo is rated higher. Doceo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Declinatio averages 4.8 from 4 ratings.
Do Doceo or Declinatio have ads?
Neither Doceo nor Declinatio shows ads.

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