Byki Mobile vs Gritty Spanish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Byki Mobile
This app offers a personalized system for expanding vocabulary in a new language. It uses an engaging flashcard interface and a 3-step process to help users memorize words and phrases. Available in over 80 languages, it includes pronunciation guidance and progress tracking.
- Learn over 1,000 words and phrases per language
- Over 70 vocabulary lists per language
- Native script and pronunciation with SlowSound™
- Multiple choice quizzes
- Progress tracking
- Search words and phrases on Twitter
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Our Best-Selling Language-Learning Software - Now Available Straight from Your Mobile Device! FREE: Each language has three vocabulary lists to learn, absolutely free. IN-APP PURCHASE: To access all of the lists for a language, simply make an In-App Purchase for that language ($7.99). Each language has over 1,000 critical words and phrases organized into over 70 vocabulary lists. Byki Mobile is a powerful and personalized language-learning system, designed to advance your new language proficiency by expanding your vocabulary reservoir. With its fun, addicting, and lightning-fast 3-step process, Byki Mobile makes it easy to learn a new language. The engaging flash card interface helps lock foreign language words and phrases into your memory, allowing you to recall them with better accuracy. With Byki Mobile now available in over 80 languages, there is a language-learning option for everyone! Features: * Learn over 1,000 critical words and phrases organized into over 70 lists for each language. * Read and see your chosen language in its native form. * Hear every nuance of the language and master proper pronunciation with Byki's SlowSound™ technology. * Test your knowledge of what you have learned with multiple choice quizzes. * Track your learning progress with the Learned Items system. * Review items that have become "stale" and turn them "fresh" again with refresh mode. * Search for words and phrases on Twitter to see how others use the language. * Use Byki as a phrasebook to search words and phrases in both English and in a foreign language.
Gritty Spanish
Learn Spanish through authentic conversations from Latin America. Features dual subtitles, interactive pop-ups for grammar and slang, and quizzes to reinforce learning. Downloadable PDFs and offline study options are available.
- Real-life Spanish conversations
- Dual Spanish/English subtitles
- Interactive language pop-ups
- Verb conjugations and grammar
- Slang and regional expressions
- Audio speed control
- Offline printable PDFs
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Gritty Spanish brings you real-life conversations from the streets, homes, and hearts of Spanish speakers across Latin America. Forget robotic voices and boring lessons — every episode feels like a mini movie, packed with emotion, humor, and culture. Each episode comes with dual subtitles (Spanish + English) so you can follow along easily, plus interactive pop-ups that dive deep into the language. Tap on words or phrases to unlock: --Verb conjugations and grammar breakdowns --Slang meanings and regional expressions --Vocabulary lists with real-world context After every episode, test your understanding with a quick quiz designed to reinforce what you’ve just heard — helping the language stick naturally. Enjoy complete control while you listen: -- Tap twice to rewind 2 seconds (tap 4 times to go back 4 seconds), etc. -- Slow down or speed up audio on the fly -- Download side-by-side printable PDFs for offline study --Save words to your personal vocabulary list Whether you’re improving your listening, exploring different accents, or falling in love with how Spanish really sounds, Gritty Spanish gives you the authentic experience you’ve been missing. Once you unlock a version, it’s yours forever — no subscriptions, no gimmicks. Just real stories, real voices, and real Spanish that sticks.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Gritty Spanish at 3.9 against Byki Mobile's 2.5. Gritty Spanish also leads on review sentiment (63% vs 29%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs every 5 months). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Byki Mobile sells 13 one-off in-app purchases and Gritty Spanish sells 5 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Gritty Spanish holds the better App Store score, 3.9 against 2.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Gritty Spanish has 98 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 29% of Byki Mobile's written reviews are positive against 63% of Gritty Spanish's.
Byki Mobile ships an update every 5 months, Gritty Spanish fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Byki Mobile | Gritty Spanish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 2.5 (19 ratings) | 3.9 (98 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 29.2% of reviews | 62.9% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 19 | 98 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 months | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 16.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 43 MB | 76 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Transparent Language, Inc. | Eldon Mirjah |
Customer experience
Byki Mobile
Gritty Spanish
Bugs and requests
Byki Mobile
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Gritty Spanish
Reported bugs
20 issues- PDF doesn't download
- Quiz shows 'correct incorrect correct answer'
- Server error when deleting account
- App always has server error
- Lessons play with no transcript and vice versa
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- Audio portion does not download
- Episodes/lessons take longer to download
- Accompanying PDF doesn't match audio
- App closes after loading stories
- Stories don't load
- Doesn't work after downloading
- Goes round and round in circles
- Audio quality not very good
- Frequent crashes
- Takes forever to download episodes
- Doesn't download at all
- Slow to load
- Paid for full version, still missing episodes
- Can't get 1 episode/lesson to download
- Select video, loads then disappears before launching
Requested features
12 requests- Bring back full text version
- PDF to open as it used to
- Feature to record voice and play back
- Dark mode option
- Option to see downloaded episodes
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- Option to see quizzes taken
- Access blog within the app
- More functionality in the app
- Higher audio quality option
- Looping feature for audio
- Start with one accent for beginners
- Bundle purchase option with discount
In-app purchases
Byki Mobile
- Arabic Content Set$7.99
- Chinese, Mandarin - Simplified Content Set$7.99
- Portuguese, Brazilian Content Set$7.99
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- Farsi Content Set$7.99
- Russian Content Set$7.99
- French Content Set$7.99
- German Content Set$7.99
- Haitian Creole Content Set$7.99
- Italian Content Set$7.99
- Spanish, Latin American Content Set$7.99
- Hebrew Content Set$7.99
- Japanese Content Set$7.99
- Turkish Content Set$7.99
Gritty Spanish
- Gritty Spanish Basics$29.99
- Gritty Spanish Beginnings$34.99
- Gritty Spanish - Orig-Censored$35.99
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- Gritty Spanish (original)$44.99
- Gritty Spanish: Parte II$49.99
Questions
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