Sae vs Learn Korean Typing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Sae
This app offers a stress-free way for beginners to understand Korean through short, visual lessons. It focuses on natural pattern recognition and a guided learning path, making progress achievable even with limited daily time.
- Short, visual lessons
- Focus on understanding, not memorization
- Guided learning path
- Automatic progress saving
- Hangul and letter combination learning
- Pattern recognition through puzzles
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Sae makes learning Korean simple and stress free. It is built for beginners who want to actually understand Korean instead of memorizing random phrases. Lessons are short, visual, and easy to follow, so you can make progress even with just a few minutes a day. You start with Hangul and learn how letters combine into readable Korean. Each lesson feels like solving small puzzles, helping you recognize patterns naturally. Instead of overwhelming explanations, Sae breaks everything down into clear steps that make sense fast. The app follows a guided learning path so you always know what to do next. Your progress is saved automatically and lessons unlock as you move forward. Everything is designed to feel smooth and encouraging rather than competitive or stressful. Sae is designed with a clean interface, calm colors, and a super cute magpie mascot that guides you along the way. Learning feels friendly and motivating, not like homework. If you want to learn Korean for travel, K dramas, music, or personal growth, Sae gives you a simple place to start and stick with it.
Learn Korean Typing
Master Korean typing with this beginner-friendly app. Learn Hangul letters, words, and sentences step-by-step with visual guides and audio. Practice on two popular keyboard layouts at your own pace, even offline.
- Step-by-step learning
- Key highlight guide
- Two keyboard layouts (Dubeolsik, Cheonjiin)
- Large, easy-to-read text
- Audio pronunciation
- Typing game for speed
- Offline functionality
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Learn to type Korean (Hangul) — made for complete beginners. Never used a Korean keyboard? Start here and go one letter at a time, at your own pace. ■ New: Dictation that speaks Each word is read aloud first. Listen, then type what you hear. Replay anytime, slow it down one syllable at a time, and use hints — first the reading, then the keys. ■ New: Today's review Words you missed come back a few days later. Get one right five times and it graduates. ■ Hangul First Steps Tap any of the 24 letters and watch it drawn stroke by stroke. See its name, its sound and an example word, and hear it read aloud. ■ Key features · The next key lights up — no need to memorize the layout · Every word shows its meaning in your language and its reading (romaja) · English letters on the Korean keys · Two layouts: Standard (Dubeolsik) and 10-key (Cheonjiin) · Step by step: letters, final consonants, words, TOPIK basic words, sentences · Type K-drama titles, celebrity names and everyday words · Five typing games: Tap Fighter, Balloon Type, falling words, Time Attack and Dictation · Big, clear text and a built-in keyboard, so letters never break apart · Practice offline ■ 21 languages English, 日本語, 简体中文, 繁體中文, Español, Português, Deutsch, Français, Italiano, Русский, Українська, Polski, Türkçe, Bahasa Indonesia, Tiếng Việt, ไทย, हिन्दी, العربية, Bahasa Melayu, Nederlands, 한국어 Start today, one letter at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Learn Korean Typing at 4.8 against Sae's 4.0. Learn Korean Typing also leads on ratings volume (34 vs 2). Sae's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 9 days). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Sae sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Learn Korean Typing sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn Korean Typing holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Korean Typing has 34 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Sae ships an update every 3 days, Learn Korean Typing every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Sae | Learn Korean Typing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (2 ratings) | 4.8 (34 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 34 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 3 days — better | Every 9 days |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 55 MB | 10 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dilemaa | Jung Gil Seo |
Customer experience
Sae
Learn Korean Typing
In-app purchases
Sae
- Coffee$4.99
- Flight$9.99
- Unit$19.99
Learn Korean Typing
- Remove Ads$2.99








