Comparison

Hello Nabu vs TaleLingo

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

Head to head
About

Hello Nabu

Learn a language through personalized story adventures and real-life scenarios. Practice speaking with AI feedback and track your progress from beginner to advanced levels. Offers a wide range of languages and customizable lessons.

Highlights
  • Personalized story adventures
  • Role-play practice with AI coach
  • Pronunciation feedback
  • Contextual grammar learning
  • AI tutor for questions
  • Progress tracking (A1-C2)
  • 19 languages offered
Read full description

Learn a language for the life you actually live. Hello Nabu builds your lessons around your story: where you're going, what you'll do there and the people you'll meet. Ordering at the market, your first day at work, finding a flat, meeting your partner's family. You practise the situations you'll really face, so every word you learn is one you'll use. LEARN WHAT MATTERS TO YOU - Your own story adventure: choose any city, any era, and a goal your quest builds toward - Lessons written for your level and your needs, chapter by chapter - Create your own practice: a role play, a vocabulary theme or a sentence set for anything coming up in your life - Or pick from a large library of ready-made scenes and themes Learning things you know you'll need is more motivating, and it sticks. HOW YOU LEARN - Speak from day one in role plays that answer back, with a coach that corrects you - Pronunciation feedback down to each syllable - Vocabulary review that brings words back right before you forget them - Grammar in context, never in a vacuum - Fun mini-games and quick drills when you have five minutes - An AI tutor you can ask anything, any time STAY ON TRACK - XP, streaks, trophies and weekly leagues - Track your level from A1 to C2 (CEFR) and 11 communication skills 19 LANGUAGES Learn Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Romanian or Turkish. The app is available in English, French, Spanish, Italian, German, Portuguese and Indonesian. SUBSCRIPTION Hello Nabu Premium is an optional auto-renewable subscription (monthly or quarterly). Payment is charged to your Apple Account and renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.hellonabu.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://www.hellonabu.com/privacy/

About

TaleLingo

Features
Read full description

TaleLingo makes learning English feel like reading a good story. Instead of memorizing word lists, you learn English the way it's actually used — inside immersive, interactive stories written for learners at every level. Listen to native narration, read along, practice speaking out loud, and pick up new vocabulary in context. WHY TALELINGO • Learn through stories, not drills — every lesson is a short, engaging story, so you absorb grammar and natural phrasing through context. • Built around the CEFR framework — content is leveled A1 to C1, so you always practice at the right difficulty. • Listen, read, and speak — clear native-speaker audio with read-aloud pronunciation practice. • Vocabulary that sticks — new words appear in real sentences, then return in quick games and reviews. • Bite-sized sessions — learn in a few minutes a day. FEATURES • A growing library of interactive English stories • Native-speaker audio narration • Read-aloud speaking practice • Vocabulary games and spaced review • CEFR-based level tracking and progress stats • Personal lexicon of words you've learned Whether you're starting from scratch or polishing toward fluency, TaleLingo turns everyday practice into something you'll look forward to. Start your first story today. Terms of Use: https://www.talelingo.app/en/terms

Screenshots

Hello Nabu4 screens
TaleLingo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: TaleLingo at 13.0 against Hello Nabu's 16.0. 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Hello Nabu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and TaleLingo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hello Nabu ships an update every 2 weeks, TaleLingo every 10 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Hello Nabu versus TaleLingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHello NabuTaleLingo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (7 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings7 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeksEvery 10 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.013.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB47 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHello NabuProhmpiriya Phonumnuaisuk

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Hello Nabu

Subscriptions2
  • Premium monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Premium quarterly7 Days trial$24.993 Months
2 purchases

TaleLingo

Subscriptions2
  • TaleLingo Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • TaleLingo Pro Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Hello Nabu free?
Hello Nabu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TaleLingo free?
TaleLingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Hello Nabu or TaleLingo have ads?
Neither Hello Nabu nor TaleLingo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hello Nabu or TaleLingo?
Hello Nabu ships an update every 2 weeks, and TaleLingo every 10 days. Most recently, Hello Nabu was updated on November 9, 2026 and TaleLingo on November 5, 2026.

Other comparisons