Simply Marathi vs Desilingo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Simply Marathi
This app helps users learn Marathi through personalized conversational phrases and interactive games. It's designed for all ages, aiming to foster cultural connections and practical language skills for real-life interactions.
- Custom phrase builder
- Conversational focus
- Four interactive games
- Gamified progress for kids
- Practical tools for adults
- Cultural connection focus
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Reconnect with Your Roots through Simply Marathi Whether you're a parent wanting your kids to speak with their grandparents or an adult looking to brush up on your mother tongue, Simply Marathi makes the journey effortless and fun. Personalized Learning Don’t just learn random words. Build and practice Custom Playlists of conversational phrases that actually matter to you—from greeting your Aaji to chatting with cousins back home. Engagement for All Ages For Kids: Colorful interfaces and gamified progress. For Adults: Practical conversational tools for real-world relationships. 4 Interactive Games: Say goodbye to boring flashcards. Reinforce your vocabulary through games designed to make Marathi stick. Key Features: Custom Phrase Builder: Create your own sets for specific family occasions. Conversational Focus: Master the phrases that improve real-life relationships. Engaging Games: Four unique modes to test your memory and pronunciation. Cultural Connection: Designed specifically to bridge the distance between you and your relatives.
Desilingo
Learn Indian languages like Telugu, Hindi, and Tamil through engaging, bite-sized lessons, interactive games, and an alphabet trainer. Features include a unique word scanner and progress tracking for multiple languages.
- Bite-sized lessons
- Alphabet with sound
- Four mini-games
- Word Scan camera feature
- Progress tracking
- Encouraging feedback
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Desilingo is a friendly, Duolingo-style app that helps kids (and curious adults) learn Indian languages through short lessons, picture games, and the alphabet — one tap at a time. Pick your language on first launch — Telugu, Hindi, Kannada, Marathi, Bengali, or Tamil — and Desilingo shapes everything around it: greetings, family words, numbers, colors, food, days of the week, common verbs and useful everyday phrases. Switch any time from the pill at the top of the home screen; progress in each language is tracked separately. WHAT'S INSIDE Bite-sized lessons Units built from "Hello" and "Thank you" up to ordering food, asking directions, and daily-routine review. Each lesson is a few exercises, a few minutes long — tap to translate, tap to listen, drag to match pairs. The whole alphabet, with sound Every vowel and consonant, with an example word for each letter, then a quiz to test yourself. Four mini-games Picture Match — spot the picture for the word Letter Catch — tap falling letters before they reach the bottom Picture Bingo — 4x4 grid, mark the picture as the caller speaks each word Story Scramble — drag short story sentences into the right order Word Scan Point your camera at an English word and Desilingo shows the equivalent in your chosen language, with Roman pronunciation underneath. Recognition runs on-device — photos aren't uploaded anywhere. BUILT FOR KIDS, DESIGNED WITH PARENTS IN MIND Encouragement, not punishment — every right answer sparks a chime, confetti, and a kind message. A daily goal you can set and forget, with a streak Desilingo tracks quietly in the background. Hearts that refill — five lives, one back every 30 minutes. Trophies and a cabinet of badges, each with a shareable card. Reduced-motion mode for anyone who'd rather skip the confetti. A gentle daily reminder notification, personalised to your progress. SIGN IN WITH APPLE Sign in with your Apple ID in one tap to keep progress backed up and synced. No new password to create. MADE BY A PARENT, FOR KIDS Desilingo is built by an Indian engineer who wanted his daughter to grow up familiar with the languages his family speaks. Try a lesson — let us know what's missing.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Simply Marathi at 3 against Desilingo's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Simply Marathi against 5.0 for Desilingo. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.
| Parameter | Simply Marathi | Desilingo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Number of ratings | 2 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | — | Every 11 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 32 MB | 117 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Manas Pathak | PriyankRaj Katariya |
Customer experience
Simply Marathi
Desilingo
In-app purchases
Simply Marathi
No in-app purchases
Desilingo
No in-app purchases









