Avita vs Spanish Lock
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Avita
This app teaches Spanish through immersive conversation, focusing on speaking full sentences from the start. It emphasizes learning by doing and natural language acquisition over traditional grammar drills or multiple-choice exercises.
- Learn Spanish through conversation
- Speak full sentences from day one
- Learn by doing, not memorizing
- Natural grammar acquisition
- Real-time feedback for improvement
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Avita is the language app where you learn by speaking. Every lesson is a conversation inside a story. You answer out loud in full sentences, and Avita grades every answer and shows you how a native speaker would say it. No multiple choice. No word banks. No tapping tiles. You hear it, you think, you say it. HOW A LESSON WORKS 1. Read. A short text teaches the grammar and words you're about to use. Tap Listen to hear it read aloud with each word highlighted. 2. Warm up. The lesson's key words are ready as flashcards if you want a quick review first. 3. Speak. A character talks to you and you answer out loud. Stuck? Ask for a hint or a translation, or type your answer instead. 4. Get graded. Every answer gets a score, a corrected, natural version and a short reason why. Mistakes are part of the plan. A STORY THAT KEEPS GOING In the Spanish course you move into Edificio Sol, an apartment building in Medellín, Colombia, and get to know your neighbors one conversation at a time, starting with Doña Carmen at the bakery. The Italian course starts a new life in Bologna, and the French course a new life in France. Every lesson moves the story forward, so new words turn up right where you need them. FOUR COURSES, A1 TO B2 • Spanish for English speakers • French for English speakers • Italian for English speakers • English for Spanish speakers Every course has more than 200 lessons across four levels, from A1 (beginner) to B2 (upper intermediate). ALSO INSIDE • Flashcards with spaced repetition: curated decks, or describe any topic and get a custom deck • Tap a highlighted word to hear how it sounds • Streaks with automatic streak freezes, plus daily reminders based on when you last practiced • Stats for your streak, words learned and speaking time • Tips: bite-sized study cards for each language FREE TO START Start your first lesson without creating an account. The first 5 lessons of every level are free, and so are flashcards and tips. Create a free account and you get 3 days of full access to every lesson and practice chat, with no card needed. AVITA PRO Avita Pro unlocks every lesson in every course, plus open chat and role-play scenarios for free-form practice. Choose a monthly or yearly subscription, or a one-time lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and you can manage or cancel them anytime in your Apple Account settings. WHY WE BUILT IT We're two friends who quit our jobs and moved to South America to learn Spanish. Every app we tried taught us words, and none of them got us to what we actually wanted: a real conversation with a real person. So we built the app we wished we'd had. Our goal is to teach you enough to make a friend. After that, they'll teach you the rest. Not just fluent. Connected. Terms of Use: https://avita.lat/terms Privacy Policy: https://avita.lat/privacy
Spanish Lock
This app transforms phone distractions into Spanish learning opportunities. Complete short lessons to unlock your most distracting apps and websites, building vocabulary and reinforcing words daily.
- Block distracting apps and websites
- Complete Spanish lessons to unlock
- Build vocabulary
- Review words individually
- Turn distractions into practice
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Spanish Lock helps you stay focused by making Spanish practice the key to unlocking distracting apps and websites. Choose the apps and sites you want to block, then complete short Spanish lessons to regain access. Build vocabulary, review words one by one, and turn phone distractions into daily language practice. Spanish Lock requires an active auto-renewable subscription to use the app. Subscription options: Yearly: includes a 3-day free trial, then renews yearly Monthly: renews monthly Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings. If a free trial is offered, any unused portion may be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1zDuKMEs-s_sskMGH3X6Ff-GPXfwzq8rqXKWTvizLNGQ/edit?usp=sharing
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Avita at 94% against Spanish Lock's 0%. Avita also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription). 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. Avita sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Spanish Lock sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Avita holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Avita has 30 ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 94% of Avita's written reviews are positive against 0% of Spanish Lock's.
Avita ships an update weekly, Spanish Lock every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Avita | Spanish Lock |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (30 ratings) — better | 3.7 (3 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 30 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases — better | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 78 MB | 7 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Ethan Gorman | Dylan Ontra |
Customer experience
Avita
Spanish Lock
In-app purchases
Avita
- Avita Pro (Monthly)$9.991 Month
- Avita Pro (Yearly)$79.991 Year
- Avita Pro (Lifetime)$249.99
Spanish Lock
- Spanish Lock Monthly$9.991 Month
- Spanish Lock Yearly3 Days trial$79.991 Year









