Franzie vs Comprehensy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Franzie
Learn German through engaging, personalized stories crafted by AI. This app uses extensive reading and spaced repetition to build vocabulary and grammar naturally. Practice listening, reading, and speaking with instant feedback and translations.
- AI-powered personalized stories
- Native audio for listening practice
- Instant word translations
- Spaced repetition vocabulary review
- German speaking practice with feedback
- Chapter quizzes for progress tracking
- Supports all levels (A1-C2)
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Learn German, English, Spanish, French, Italian or Portuguese in a story that is yours, with a tutor who remembers you. Pick a genre, add yourself or your friends, and Franzie writes an illustrated story at your level that continues chapter after chapter. Then read, listen and take part as it unfolds. FRANZIE REMEMBERS YOU Franzie plays every character you talk to, and she keeps short notes as you go: what you are working on, what you now do well and the choices you made in your stories. She brings them back in later roleplays and chapters, and your chapter summary tells you what has changed. You can see and delete her notes any time. YOUR STORY, YOUR LEVEL Choose a genre like cozy mystery, summer trip, romcom or urban fantasy, or make the story about your own life. Every chapter is written for your course and level, from complete beginner upward, and opens with its own illustration. READ AND LISTEN Narration starts with each scene and highlights every word as it is read. Pause, replay or slow it down whenever you like. Tap any word, in the story or in an exercise, for its translation, its forms and a grammar explanation in context. TAKE PART IN THE STORY Each chapter weaves five to eight activities into the plot, chosen from 36 exercise types: listen for details, build sentences, complete messages, make story choices and more. In roleplays you talk with the story's characters, played by Franzie, typing or recording your reply. Ask for a sentence starter when you are stuck, or "How do you say?" when you need a word. LEARN FROM YOUR OWN ANSWERS Get feedback on what you wrote or said, with a better way to say it when there is one. Finish a chapter to see a personal summary and your results. KEEP YOUR WORDS Save useful words as you read and practice them in scheduled reviews, even offline. SEVEN COURSES German, English (US), Spanish, French, Italian, Portuguese (Brazil) and Portuguese (Portugal). Each course keeps its own level, stories, vocabulary, progress and notes, and the app's language is separate from the one you learn. Create your free account and start your story. Your first chapter is free. Franzie uses AI to generate stories, audio, illustrations, and language feedback. AI content can contain mistakes. Some features require an in-app subscription; available plans and prices are shown in the app before purchase. Privacy Policy: https://franzie.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Comprehensy
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Read what you love. Learn a language naturally. Comprehensy helps you improve English, Spanish, German, French or Italian through content you actually care about. Add any article you want to read, and Comprehensy adapts it to your level, helping you learn through comprehensible input and build vocabulary in context without boring textbooks or generic exercises. CHOOSE YOUR LANGUAGE Learn English, Spanish, German, French or Italian, and pick the native language you want translations to come back in. The app itself switches to the language you are learning, so you are immersed in it from the first minute. READ AT YOUR LEVEL Adapt any article to match your level. Comprehensy uses AI to adjust the language and make challenging content more accessible and easier to read. GENERATE AUDIO AND FOLLOW ALONG Turn any article into natural-sounding audio and listen whenever it suits you. You can also read along while the audio plays, with each word highlighted in sync so it is easy to follow the text as you listen. UNDERSTAND WORDS IN CONTEXT Not sure what a word means? Just tap it. Get a clear explanation based on the exact sentence you are reading, written in the language you are learning. If that is still too much, one tap translates the word, its sentence and its explanation into your native language. LEARN ANYWHERE Download articles together with their audio and keep reading and listening offline, whether you are commuting, traveling, or simply away from an internet connection. With Comprehensy, language practice becomes part of your everyday life. Your interests. Your level. Your language journey. SUBSCRIPTION Comprehensy requires an auto-renewable subscription (Monthly or Annual) to access all features. The Annual plan includes a free trial for eligible new users. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and can be managed or cancelled in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Franzie at 16.4 against Comprehensy's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Franzie sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Comprehensy sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Franzie ships an update weekly, Comprehensy every 11 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Franzie | Comprehensy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPad — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 116 MB | 59 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | Joao Filipe Narciso Figueira Mira | Normabase Inc. |
In-app purchases
Franzie
- Premium 1 month3 Days trial$8.991 Month
- Unlimited 1 month$24.991 Month
- Premium 12 months3 Days trial$59.991 Year
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- Unlimited 12 months$249.991 Year
Comprehensy
- App Access$19.991 Month
- App Access7 Days trial$199.991 Year









