Comparison

Abecedo vs Swescroll

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

Head to head
About

Abecedo

Features
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Learn alphabets and languages with interactive flashcards. Pronunciation, spaced repetition, and more. β€’ Interactive flashcards β€” Learn with visual and animated cards. Flip the cards to see the answers. β€’ Pronunciation test β€” Practice correct pronunciation with built-in speech recognition. β€’ Spaced repetition β€” Smart revision algorithm to memorize effectively in the long term. β€’ Quick quizzes β€” Test your knowledge with timed quizzes and multiple choice questions. β€’ Detailed statistics β€” Track your progress with charts and comprehensive statistics. β€’ Multi-language β€” Greek, Cyrillic, Hiragana, Katakana alphabets and much more. Master Greek, Cyrillic, Hiragana and other alphabets at your own pace. Once decks are downloaded, use the app completely offline.

About

Swescroll

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You moved to Sweden for someone. For a job. For a place at a university. Or you're about to. And somewhere between the dinners you can't follow and the Swedes who switch to English the second you hesitate, the language keeps not happening. Meanwhile, your evenings disappear into scrolling. Swescroll connects those two problems: it locks the apps that eat your time β€” TikTok, Instagram, whatever you choose β€” behind Swedish flashcards. Every correct card earns time inside them. Time runs out, the lock returns. Automatically. You don't give up phone time. A slice of it starts paying for the rest. FOR THE LIFE YOU'RE BUILDING HERE β€’ Set your reason: following the family dinner, Swedish at work or in your studies, making friends here β€” or getting people to stop switching to English on you β€’ Start at your level, from your very first words to fluent-adjacent β€’ 10 minutes a day, carved out of time you were going to spend anyway WHY THIS ONE STICKS Finished a language app before and still lost at fika? Courses end. Streaks break. But the scroll urge shows up every single day β€” Swescroll turns it into the most reliable study reminder ever invented. Every time you reach for a locked app, Swedish is standing at the door. SAY IT OUT LOUD Reading Swedish is one thing. Saying it is where most people freeze. Every so often a card plays a Swedish sentence and asks you to say it back, and your iPhone's speech recognition checks the words. Two tries, no audience, no pressure. Not a good moment? Tap "I can't speak now" and the speaking cards step aside for a while. REAL SWEDISH, PROPERLY TAUGHT β€’ 8,400+ words across levels A1–C2, most useful words first β€’ Every word and every example sentence read aloud in Swedish β€’ After every answer, right or wrong: the word in a real sentence, with its translation β€’ en or ett? Nouns come back asking for their article until the right one is automatic β€’ Multiple choice, typed answers, fill-in-the-blank, listening, and reverse cards β€’ Spaced repetition brings words back right before you'd forget them HOW THE LOCK WORKS β€’ Pick apps to lock β€” protected by Apple's Screen Time, on your device β€’ Answer flashcards: every correct card earns app time β€” you choose the exchange rate β€’ Minutes only count down while you're actually inside your locked apps β€’ Removing an app from the blocklist takes 24 hours; adding one is instant. Impulses don't stand a chance. AIMING FOR CITIZENSHIP? Choose the citizenship path and 284 civics questions β€” history, democracy, law, traditions β€” join your sessions, in Swedish with English one tap away. Built around the official study material for medborgarskapsprovet. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your Screen Time data never leaves your iPhone. Swescroll never saves or uploads what you say on speaking cards. No account, no sign-up. Anonymous usage statistics only. Whether you landed last month, you've been here five years, or the move is still a plane ticket and a promise β€” the words you learn tonight are the dinner conversation you'll follow next summer. Swescroll Pro is an auto-renewing subscription (yearly with a 7-day free trial, or monthly). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel in Settings β†’ Apple ID β†’ Subscriptions. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Abecedo4 screens
Swescroll4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Swescroll at every 8 days against Abecedo's monthly. Abecedo's advantage is iOS requirement (17.6 vs 26.5). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

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

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

Both are free to download. Abecedo sells 8 one-off in-app purchases and Swescroll sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Abecedo ships an update monthly, Swescroll every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
Abecedo versus Swescroll: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterAbecedoSwescroll
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 8 days β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad β€” betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.6 β€” better26.5
Further details β€” not scored
Size42 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperJan TumpachTinywave AB

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Abecedo

One-time8
  • All World Flags$1.99
  • Multiplication Tables (1 to 12)$1.99
  • Arabic alphabet$2.99
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  • Katakana$2.99
  • Hebrew$2.99
  • Hangul$2.99
  • Alphabet ThaΓ―$2.99
  • Kanji N5$3.99
3 purchases

Swescroll

Subscriptions3
  • Swescroll Pro (Monthly)$11.991 Month
  • Swescroll Pro (Yearly) Offer7 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Swescroll Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Abecedo free?
Abecedo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Swescroll free?
Swescroll is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Abecedo or Swescroll have ads?
Neither Abecedo nor Swescroll shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Abecedo or Swescroll?
Abecedo ships an update monthly, and Swescroll every 8 days. Most recently, Abecedo was updated on October 16, 2026 and Swescroll on October 28, 2026.

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