Comparison

Babblo vs My Nihongo

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

Head to head
About

Babblo

Improve your spoken language skills with AI-powered feedback. This app identifies and corrects your errors, helping you learn from mistakes and speak more fluently.

Highlights
  • AI speech analysis
  • Mistake capture
  • Correction review
  • Grammar feedback
  • Natural speaking practice
Features
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Practice speaking naturally while AI captures every mistake. Review corrections and grammar so you never make the same mistake again.

About

My Nihongo

This app helps you prepare for Japanese Language Proficiency Tests (JLPT) with personalized quizzes and flexible note-taking. It features a hands-free vocabulary learning mode and natural pronunciation practice.

Highlights
  • JLPT preparation for all levels
  • Flexible note-taking for vocabulary and sentences
  • Hands-free vocabulary learning mode
  • Personalized quiz creation from notes
  • Natural pronunciation practice
  • Quick note creation from clipboard
Features
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Feature Highlights: - JLPT Preparation Made Easy Includes sample vocabulary and sentences for all JLPT levels (N5–N1). - Flexible Note‑Taking Organize your Japanese study notes as free‑form text or structured vocabulary and sentence lists. - Vocabulary Radio (New!) Hands‑free listening mode that continuously plays the vocabularies you want to learn. - Quick Note Creation Instantly create notes from clipboard text or auto‑extract segments from non‑empty lines in a document. - Personalized Quizzes Turn your notes into quiz questions to practice the exact vocabulary and sentences you want to master. - Natural Pronunciation Practice Hear your notes spoken aloud with Apple’s built‑in text‑to‑speech, now respecting your chosen Japanese voice under Accessibility settings. - Streamlined Study Experience Improved tab arrangement, Study screen layout, and unified quiz design for a smoother, more consistent workflow. - Intuitive Editing Tools Refined workflows for building sentences, vocabularies, and multiple note types with a user‑friendly interface.

Screenshots

Babblo4 screens
My Nihongo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Babblo at Free against My Nihongo's $2.99. Babblo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.4) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). My Nihongo's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 9) and ratings volume (8 vs 1). On review sentiment, update cadence, 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

Babblo is free to download; My Nihongo costs $2.99 up front. Babblo sells 9 one-off in-app purchases. My Nihongo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Babblo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: My Nihongo has 8 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Babblo ships an update weekly, My Nihongo every 6 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Babblo versus My Nihongo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBabbloMy Nihongo
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.4 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings18 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 6 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size170 MB25 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTIMOTHY MICHAEL CALLAGYDaniel Fu Keung Kwan

Customer experience

Babblo

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

My Nihongo

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Babblo

One-time9
  • 30 minutes$1.99
  • 2 Credits$1.99
  • 60 minutes$2.99
Show 6 more
  • 4 Credits$2.99
  • 120 minutes$3.99
  • 8 Credits$3.99
  • 30 minutes$9.99
  • 60 minutes$16.99
  • 120 minutes$27.99
None

My Nihongo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Babblo free?
Babblo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Nihongo free?
My Nihongo costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Babblo or My Nihongo?
Babblo is rated higher. Babblo averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while My Nihongo averages 4.4 from 8 ratings.
Do Babblo or My Nihongo have ads?
Neither Babblo nor My Nihongo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Babblo or My Nihongo?
Babblo ships an update weekly, and My Nihongo every 6 days. Most recently, Babblo was updated on November 5, 2026 and My Nihongo on October 31, 2026.

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