Comparison

FIDELs vs eGeez

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

Head to head
About

FIDELs

This app offers a modern and engaging approach to learning Tigrinya and Amharic. It features interactive lessons, practice tools, and progress tracking to build language confidence for beginners and heritage speakers alike.

Highlights
  • Learn Tigrinya and Amharic alphabets
  • Interactive lessons and quizzes
  • Progress tracking
  • Clean and easy-to-use design
  • Dark mode support
Features
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Fidel is a modern language learning app designed to help you learn Tigrinya and Amharic in a simple, engaging, and effective way. Whether you are a beginner or want to reconnect with your heritage language, Fidel provides interactive lessons and practice tools to help you build confidence. FEATURES • Learn the Tigrinya and Amharic alphabets with audio and visuals • Practice with interactive lessons and quizzes • Track your progress and stay motivated • Clean and easy-to-use design • Dark mode support for comfortable learning Fidel is perfect for students, families, and anyone interested in East African languages. Start your language journey today with Fidel.

About

eGeez

This app makes learning the Geez alphabet fun for children with interactive games and 3D adventures. It offers a guided learning path, daily challenges, and family features like custom voice recordings. Designed for offline use, it prioritizes privacy with no ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • Interactive Geez alphabet learning
  • Guided journey through letter families
  • Six mini-games per letter family
  • 3D adventure modes
  • Daily Letter Hunt and rewards
  • Family Voice recording feature
  • Offline functionality
Features
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eGeez turns learning the Geez alphabet into an adventure. Anbessa the lion cub guides children along a journey through all 33 letter families and 231 letters of the fidel - the script used by Amharic and Tigrinya. Every letter is voiced by a real human recording. FOR KIDS - A winding journey with exactly one next step - no menus to get lost in - Six mini-games per letter family: pop bubbles, trace letters, feed Anbessa, outsmart Jibby the hyena - 3D adventures: Letter Runner across Lalibela, Aksum, the Simien mountains and Gondar, and Fidel Skylands floating islands - A Daily Letter Hunt, streaks, and a treasure gift every day - Dress Anbessa in hats, scarves and capes earned by learning FOR FAMILIES - Family Voice: a grandparent anywhere in the world can record the letters in their own voice for your child - Voice postcards and share cards to celebrate milestones - The whole app works offline after the first download - perfect for travel and for keeping kids off the internet - App text in English, Amharic, Tigrinya, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Swedish and Norwegian FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS - A parents dashboard (behind a grown-up gate) with letter mastery, trouble letters and practice tips - A full teacher mode: term plans, homework links over WhatsApp, a TV chant board for the classroom - no accounts needed PRIVACY FIRST - No ads. No accounts. No data collection. Everything stays on the device. The only things that ever leave it are the cards and files a grown-up explicitly shares. Includes gentle Bible story picture books in Tigrinya for young children. One purchase unlocks everything; no ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

FIDELs3 screens
eGeez4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: FIDELs at 5.0 against eGeez's 4.7. FIDELs also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 8 days). eGeez's advantage is ratings volume (10 vs 1). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. FIDELs sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $6.99 per month and eGeez sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

FIDELs holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eGeez has 10 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

FIDELs ships an update every 2 days, eGeez every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
FIDELs versus eGeez: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFIDELseGeez
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better4.7 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings110 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTedros BeyanYosief Weldegebriel

Customer experience

FIDELs

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

eGeez

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

FIDELs

Subscriptions1
  • Fidel Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
8 purchases

eGeez

One-time8
  • 3rd kid profile$2.49
  • 4th kid profile$2.49
  • 5th kid profile$2.49
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  • 6th kid profile$2.49
  • 2nd kid profile$4.99
  • Prayer Books$9.99
  • eGeez Core$12.99
  • Core + Prayer Books$19.99

Questions

Is FIDELs free?
FIDELs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eGeez free?
eGeez is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, FIDELs or eGeez?
FIDELs is rated higher. FIDELs averages 5.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while eGeez averages 4.7 from 10 ratings.
Do FIDELs or eGeez have ads?
Neither FIDELs nor eGeez shows ads.
Which is updated more often, FIDELs or eGeez?
FIDELs ships an update every 2 days, and eGeez every 8 days. Most recently, FIDELs was updated on October 31, 2026 and eGeez on November 5, 2026.

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