Comparison

Mina vs Storybloom Stories

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

Head to head
About

Mina

Learn English through interactive comic stories where your choices shape the narrative and your vocabulary. This app uses manga-style art and real-life scenarios to make language acquisition engaging and fun, moving beyond traditional textbook methods.

Highlights
  • Choose-your-path interactive stories
  • Contextual vocabulary learning
  • Real-life English scenarios
  • Manga-style illustrated episodes
  • Casual conversation and travel vocabulary
  • Spaced-repetition vocabulary tracking
Features
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Ever tried learning English from a textbook and wanted to throw it out the window? Same. Meet Mina — a curious, slightly chaotic character who's just landed in a foreign city with zero language skills and way too much confidence. Sound familiar? Here's the thing: Mina needs YOUR help. She's trying to order coffee, find her hotel, survive a job interview, navigate the train station, and maybe… not embarrass herself at a dinner party. Every choice you make shapes her story — and teaches you real English along the way. THIS ISN'T YOUR TYPICAL LANGUAGE APP Forget flashcard fatigue. Forget grammar drills that make you zone out. Mina turns English learning into something you actually want to open every day. Each episode is a fully illustrated comic story. Think manga meets flashcard — with real drama, real humour, and real language you'll actually use in real life. HOW IT WORKS • Choose-your-path stories: Every decision matters. Order the wrong dish? Ask for directions and end up lost? That's part of the fun — and the learning. • Vocabulary that sticks: Words and phrases come alive in context. You'll remember "excuse me, where's the nearest station?" because Mina was genuinely lost when she said it. • Real-life scenarios: Coffee shops, airports, hotels, markets, job interviews — practise English for situations you'll actually face. DESIGNED FOR PEOPLE WHO LOVE STORIES If you've ever binge-read a webtoon or stayed up too late watching anime, you already know: stories are addictive. We built Mina around that exact feeling. Beautiful manga-style art. Cliffhangers that make you want the next episode. Characters you'll genuinely care about. And somewhere in between all that drama — you're learning English without even realising it. ENGLISH FOR THE REAL WORLD Mina doesn't teach you textbook English. She teaches you the English people actually speak: • Casual conversations with friends • Polite phrases for formal situations • Slang and idioms that make you sound natural • Travel vocabulary that saves you in sticky situations Whether you're a beginner starting from scratch or intermediate looking to level up, Mina adapts to where you are. WHY PEOPLE LOVE MINA "I opened it to try one episode and ended up doing five." — That's the goal. Language learning should feel like entertainment, not homework. Mina is for everyone who gave up on boring apps and thought maybe they just weren't good at languages. Spoiler: you are. You just needed a better story. Start Episode 1. Mina's waiting. PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Mina offers auto-renewing subscriptions that grant you full operational access to interactive narrative stories, spaced-repetition vocabulary tracking, and all premium educational features. • Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. • Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. • Your account will be charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. • You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal by navigating to your device's Account Settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when a subscription is purchased. For more information, please read our legal terms: Privacy Policy: https://guidemina.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://guidemina.com/terms-of-use

About

Storybloom Stories

Features
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Storybloom is a curated library of classic public-domain folk tales, fables, and nursery rhymes — retold and narrated with expressive read-aloud audio in English, Malayalam, Hindi, and Arabic. Whether you're a language learner exploring storytelling traditions across cultures, a parent sharing bedtime stories, or simply someone who enjoys timeless tales, Storybloom offers something for every age. WHAT'S INSIDE • 39 stories across five reading tiers — from short retellings to full chapter-length classics. • Four languages with an in-app switcher. Arabic flips the layout to RTL automatically. • Expressive read-aloud narration tuned per language — dialogue and emphasis get distinct pitch and pace. • Cloud-backed library, so new stories arrive over time without app updates. • Offline-friendly once a story has been opened. LANGUAGES English · മലയാളം · हिन्दी · العربية PREMIUM UNLOCK A small set of stories is free to try. Unlock the full library with a one-time purchase — no subscriptions, no recurring charges, lifetime access. ORIGINAL RETELLINGS Every story is a fresh retelling of a public-domain folk tale, fable, or short classic. No third-party content. No advertising. No tracking beyond anonymous analytics.

Screenshots

Mina4 screens
Storybloom Stories4 screens

Verdict

The call

Mina and Storybloom Stories are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Mina sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Storybloom Stories sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Mina versus Storybloom Stories: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMinaStorybloom Stories
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyMonthly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB54 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOkan DemirRiyas PK

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Mina

Subscriptions2
  • Mina Unlimited - Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
  • Mina Unlimited - Yearly7 Days trial$14.991 Year
1 purchases

Storybloom Stories

One-time1
  • Storybloom Premium$6.99

Questions

Is Mina free?
Mina is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Storybloom Stories free?
Storybloom Stories is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Mina or Storybloom Stories have ads?
Neither Mina nor Storybloom Stories shows ads.

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