Comparison

Ancient Language Learner vs iHebrew

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

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Ancient Language Learner

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Learn the vocabulary of the New Testament — all 5,483 words — through the screens you already look at dozens of times a day. HOW IT WORKS • New words appear on your lock screen with their meaning, several times through the day — no app to open. • The Recall widget on your home screen quizzes you: read the Greek, tap to check, then grade yourself. • Every PASS stretches the next review out (1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 90, 180 days). Every ↺ brings the word back sooner. Miss a word two days running and it returns to the lock screen for relearning. A REAL DICTIONARY BEHIND EVERY WORD Tap any word for its full entry: the Middle Liddell definition, the forms that actually occur in the New Testament with their parsing, its frequency across the Septuagint, the Apostolic Fathers and wider Greek literature — and every NT verse it appears in, with translation. MADE TO BE SUSTAINABLE • A two-minute placement test finds where you should start. • Choose which days introduce new words — take Saturdays off. • Reviews are capped and smoothed automatically, so the backlog can never snowball. • Words common in the Septuagint and the Fathers but rare in the NT are woven in, so your Greek grows beyond the canon. ALSO INCLUDED Hebrew and Latin vocabulary decks, and Hebrew verb-form drilling, available under Manage Languages. Built by a student of the biblical languages, on the conviction that the lock screen is the best flashcard you own.

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iHebrew

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Biblical Hebrew grammar, paradigms and a Hebrew lexicon in your pocket. Ā  iHebrew puts the Hebrew grammar, vocabulary, and lexical tools you need for reading the Old Testament in one place — built for seminary and Bible college students, pastors, and self-learners. Ā  QUICK LOOKUP HEBREW LEXICON Look up any word two ways: tap its consonants on the built-in keyboard to find its dictionary form (no vowel points or final forms to worry about), or tap the word exactly as it appears in the text and let iHebrew resolve it back to its lemma, parsing included. Each word card adds frequency, weak-root notes and an example verse, with a button to the matching paradigm. Ā  VERB IDENTIFIER Not sure what stem or conjugation you're looking at? Answer a few simple questions about the verb's prefix, doubling, and vowels, and iHebrew walks you to the answer step by step, with a confidence rating and a link to the matching paradigm. It even knows rare stems like Polel, Pilpel and Hishtaphel. Ā  PARADIGM CHARTS 28 paradigm charts from Futato's Beginning Biblical Hebrew: all seven verb stems (Qal, Niphal, Piel, Pual, Hiphil, Hophal, Hithpael) plus the weak-root patterns that make verbs tricky — I-Guttural, III-He, Hollow, Geminate, and more. Browse by stem or by root type, and turn on affix highlighting to see exactly which letters are prefixes and suffixes, shown in red. Ā  MORPHOLOGY & SYNTAX The Biblical Hebrew grammar section covers nouns and adjectives, segolates, the article, pronouns and pronominal suffixes, numerals and prepositions, and the syntax topics that trip up second-year students: the construct chain, clause types, commands and prohibitions, participles, infinitives, the perfect in use, narrative vav-consecutive, particles, and poetry. Ā  FULL BDB LEXICON ENTRIES Go beyond a quick gloss with the complete entry from Brown-Driver-Briggs (BDB), the classic Hebrew lexicon, for over 7,500 words, cross-referenced to Strong's numbers. Ā  ALSO INCLUDED • Alphabet & Vowels — a clean starting point for absolute beginners • A full glossary browsable letter by letter • 6 songs for learning Biblical Hebrew, linked and ready to play Ā  Whether you're cramming for a parsing quiz or working slowly through a passage for Sunday's sermon, iHebrew is the Biblical Hebrew grammar reference you'll actually reach for. Ā  SOURCES: Brown-Driver-Briggs (public domain) via BDB-Enhanced; Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible Project (CC BY 4.0) for Strong's and BDB cross-references; World English Bible (public domain) for example verses. Ā  ----------------------- MORE FROM ALEPHTOOMEGA.COM A complete family of apps for students of the biblical languages, built by a professor of New Testament Greek and Biblical Hebrew. Ā  FOR NEW TESTAMENT GREEK • ParseGreek – Master New Testament Greek parsing with 9,400+ real forms from the Greek New Testament, compatible with Mounce, Black, Croy, Porter, Campbell, and other leading grammars. Try it free with ParseGreek LITE. • FlashGreek PRO – Multimedia flashcards for Biblical Greek vocabulary, with audio, images, and mnemonics. • FlashGreek: Mounce Edition – Vocabulary flashcards built specifically for Mounce's Basics of Biblical Greek. • iGreek – Your koine Greek grammar in your pocket: paradigm charts, principal parts, and a quick lexicon of the entire New Testament. Ā  FOR BIBLICAL HEBREW AND ARAMAIC • ParseHebrew – Master Biblical Hebrew parsing with 12,000+ real forms from the Hebrew Bible, compatible with Pratico and Van Pelt, Futato, Kutz and Josberger, and other leading grammars. • iAramaic – Grammar, paradigm charts and full BDB entries for reading Daniel and Ezra in Aramaic. Ā  FOR READING THE ORIGINAL TEXTS • TriLex – A fast, offline lexicon for Biblical Hebrew, Biblical Aramaic, and New Testament Greek. Ā  Search "Danny Zacharias" on the App Store to see them all.

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Ancient Language Learner4 screens
iHebrew4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ancient Language Learner at Free against iHebrew's $4.99. iHebrew's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 14 months) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.5). On ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS

CostPrice Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Ads Ā· Monetization

Ancient Language Learner is free to download; iHebrew costs $4.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ancient Language Learner ships an update every 14 months, iHebrew every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences Ā· 3 level
Ancient Language Learner versus iHebrew: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAncient Language LearneriHebrew
PriceFree — better$4.99
Update frequencyEvery 14 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.516.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size21 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTimothy NoeDanny Zacharias

In-app purchases

None

Ancient Language Learner

No in-app purchases

None

iHebrew

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ancient Language Learner free?
Ancient Language Learner is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is iHebrew free?
iHebrew costs $4.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ancient Language Learner or iHebrew have ads?
Neither Ancient Language Learner nor iHebrew shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ancient Language Learner or iHebrew?
Ancient Language Learner ships an update every 14 months, and iHebrew every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ancient Language Learner was updated on October 30, 2026 and iHebrew on November 6, 2026.

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