Comparison

Pretalk vs Hanguljo

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

Head to head
About

Pretalk

Master a new language through engaging, bite-sized lessons. Practice speaking, reading, listening, and writing with a friendly mascot. Track your progress, earn rewards, and connect with a global community to stay motivated.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized lessons
  • Speaking, reading, listening, writing practice
  • Mascot-guided exercises
  • Progress tracking and rewards
  • Global community and leaderboards
  • Real-world conversation preparation
Features
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Learn a new language — the fun way. Pretalk is the free app for learning English, Korean, Japanese, Thai and Mandarin. Build real speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills through bite-sized lessons designed to stick. Created by language learning experts, Pretalk prepares you for real-world conversations — whether you're learning for travel, school, career, connecting with loved ones, or just keeping your mind sharp. Why Pretalk? Learn with Bam. Our friendly mascot guides you through speaking, writing, and typing exercises that make practice feel like play. Track your progress. Set learning goals, build daily streaks, and earn playful rewards and achievements along the way. Stay motivated. Compete on leaderboards and learn alongside a global community of language learners. https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Hanguljo

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Free to start. Learn Korean from the Hangul alphabet to TOPIK level 6: lessons, vocabulary, grammar points and particles, all arranged by TOPIK level. Review each word right before you forget it, practice speaking with conversations at every level, and train your ear with dictation lessons from real Korean videos. A CLEAR PATH FROM HANGUL TO TOPIK 6 Start with the Foundations: the 19 consonants and 21 vowels of Hangul, the pronunciation rules (batchim, linking and sound changes) and stroke order. Then follow the lessons level by level. Each lesson brings a short set of new words, and many lessons also add a grammar point with explanations, examples and the mistakes to avoid. A short quiz closes every lesson: choose the meaning, fill in the particle, conjugate the verb and put the sentence in order. WORDS THAT STAY WITH YOU Every word comes with its romanization, its Hangul letters, examples and audio. Sino-Korean words also show their Hanja. Reviews follow spaced repetition (SRS), so each word comes back right before you are likely to forget it. The "Before you forget" list uses the app's AI model to pick the items you are most likely to be losing, and lets you review them at once. WRITE KOREAN BY HAND On the vocabulary cards of each lesson, tap Practice writing to trace each syllable stroke by stroke or to write the word from memory. In Search, tap the pen to write a word or a whole sentence by hand and look it up. CONVERSATIONS AND LISTENING Conversations from TOPIK 1 to TOPIK 6 cover situations such as meeting people, getting around, work, health and culture. Listen line by line, then say each line into the microphone. The dictation lessons, arranged by level, use clips from real Korean videos: you listen to each sentence and put its phrases in the right order. Words, examples and conversations use synthesized Korean voices. LEARN FROM WHAT YOU SEE AND WATCH Scan Korean text from a photo of a sign, a menu or a page, and the app splits it into words and grammar points, with a short quiz on the text. Paste a link to a YouTube video with Korean subtitles to study the words and grammar of each line while the video plays. In grammar and particle examples, tap a word to see its meaning, or tap a colored particle or ending to see its grammar point. WIDGETS Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets show the words you are learning, and a quiz widget on the Home Screen asks you short questions, so every glance at your phone becomes a quick review. MORE Statistics and study streaks, favorites, a clean design and full Dark Mode. FREE AND PREMIUM Free users can start one new lesson a day. Inside a lesson, a short rewarded ad opens the next part, except in the first lesson of each level. Premium removes the daily limits and the ads, and unlocks every premium features. One Premium also unlocks Hanzijo (Chinese) and Kanjijo (Japanese) when you sign in with the same account. Premium is offered as monthly and yearly auto-renewable subscriptions, and as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. A subscription renews automatically unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for the renewal within the 24 hours before the period ends. You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your Apple Account settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://hanguljo.com/eula Privacy Policy: https://hanguljo.com/privacy

Screenshots

Pretalk4 screens
Hanguljo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Hanguljo at every 5 days against Pretalk's every 2 weeks. Hanguljo also leads on iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

Both are free to download. Pretalk sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Hanguljo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Pretalk ships an update every 2 weeks, Hanguljo every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Pretalk versus Hanguljo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPretalkHanguljo
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS18.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size199 MB157 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHAHASAMMI LTDVy Vo

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Pretalk

Subscriptions6
  • Pro$3.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro$7.991 Month
  • Monthly Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
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  • Yearly Pro$24.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro$49.991 Year
  • Yearly Pro7 Days trial$49.991 Year
3 purchases

Hanguljo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Premium$5.991 Month
  • Yearly Premium$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime Premium$149.99

Questions

Is Pretalk free?
Pretalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hanguljo free?
Hanguljo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Pretalk or Hanguljo have ads?
Neither Pretalk nor Hanguljo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Pretalk or Hanguljo?
Pretalk ships an update every 2 weeks, and Hanguljo every 5 days. Most recently, Pretalk was updated on October 20, 2026 and Hanguljo on October 24, 2026.

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