Comparison

Shaale vs Cognitia

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

Head to head
About

Shaale

This app makes learning Kannada enjoyable for children and families. It offers video lessons, interactive handwriting practice, vocabulary quizzes, and sentence building games to master the language.

Highlights
  • Teacher-led video lessons for Kannada letters
  • Interactive alphabet tracing and writing
  • Vocabulary quizzes with illustrations and audio
  • Sentence building game
  • Animated stories, rhymes, and songs
  • Progress tracking
Features
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ಥಟ್ ಅಂತ ಕನ್ನಡ ಕಲಿಯಿರಿ. Learn Kannada in a snap. Bring Kannada into everyday family life with games, writing practice, songs and stories. Made for children and adults, whether you are beginning with your first letter or building confidence reading Kannada. LEARN THROUGH PLAY Listen, slice and combine Kannada sounds in Fruit Manja. Practise letters, kaagunita and ottakshara, with step-by-step hints for your first attempts at new combinations. TRACE, WRITE AND READ Explore all 49 Kannada letters. Trace their shapes in Sandtray and practise writing with a guide when you need it. Follow guided activities that connect sounds, letters and words. WATCH KANNADA TOGETHER Enjoy over 3 hours of ad-free, kid-friendly songs, stories and series. Cast videos to your TV with AirPlay or Chromecast. Content includes works by Kuvempu, Da. Ra. Bendre, G. P. Rajaratnam, Kayyara Kinhanna Rai and other Kannada writers. START WITH FREE VIDEOS The Alphabet series contains 47 videos. Lessons 1–5 are free; the remaining videos require Shaale Pro. The first two episodes of each series and selected videos in every category are free. Free videos appear first, so they are easy to find. Recognised by the Kannada Development Authority. Shaale Pro unlocks additional lessons and content. Subscription pricing and any eligible trial offer are shown before purchase. Privacy Policy: https://www.shaale.ai/pp.txt Terms of Service: https://www.shaale.ai/tos.txt

About

Cognitia

Features
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Cognitia is a study and quiz-practice app built for fast, flexible question training. Practice by listening to questions read aloud, answering by microphone, and tracking your progress as you move through each round. Cognitia is designed to help you build recall, focus on clues, and practice more actively on both iPhone and iPad. Features: • Practice past history, geography, and science questions • Built-in newly AI generated 100-question sets for each subject • Import your own text packets from the Files app • Listen to questions with built-in speech • Answer by microphone with speech recognition • Reveal answers when you want to check yourself • Cover question text to focus on listening • Move back and forth through a round • Track score as correct questions over overall questions • Use a layout designed for both iPhone and iPad Cognitia is built for focused solo practice, fast repetition, and flexible study sessions wherever you are.

Screenshots

Shaale4 screens
Cognitia3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Cognitia at none against Shaale's 2. Shaale's advantage is iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Shaale sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Cognitia asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Shaale versus Cognitia: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterShaaleCognitia
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (15 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings15 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size62 MB9 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLavanya Shirur SudhakarZhaoshuo Jiang

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Shaale

Subscriptions2
  • Shaale Pro Monthly1 Month trial$4.991 Month
  • Shaale AI Pro Subscription - Annual1 Month trial$49.991 Year
None

Cognitia

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Shaale free?
Shaale is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Cognitia free?
Cognitia is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Shaale or Cognitia have ads?
Neither Shaale nor Cognitia shows ads.

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