Comparison

Kivvs vs Perry

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

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About

Kivvs

Features
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Kivvs — Master anything. Permanently. You've probably tried an app. Maybe two or three. You collected streaks, earned trophies, and after a year had a handful of phrases to show for it. Not because you lacked dedication — but because those tools were never built to take you anywhere. Maybe you tried an AI tutor instead. But a conversation that goes wherever you steer it isn't a curriculum — it's a mirror. You still had to know what to ask, what to practice, what came next. And you didn't. Because that's the whole point of having a system. Not a flashcard app. A learning system. Most learning tools track whether you've seen something. Kivvs tracks whether you actually know it — and builds every session from the ground up based on that distinction. At its core is a concept-based learning engine. Where traditional SRS tools show you a card — a word, a definition, maybe a sentence — Kivvs builds a semantic map. Every concept is encountered across dozens of natural contexts, modalities, and uses: reading it, hearing it, writing it, producing it. Not "a car is a vehicle with four wheels" — but driving it, cleaning it, crashing it, describing its color, until the word lives in your mind the way it lives in a native speaker's. And "concept" doesn't just mean vocabulary. The same system maps pronunciation: that the 'v' in "vine", and the 'f' in "of" land on the same sound — not because you studied a rule, but because you encountered them, in context, until your ear and mouth simply knew. It maps grammar the same way: you'll use the conditional, the subjunctive, complex tense constructions — correctly, automatically, in the right moment — because the system saturated you with the pattern across hundreds of natural examples until it became instinct. Without studying a single rule. Every session is assembled live, interleaving what you need to reinforce with what you're ready to acquire next. No static decks. No preset curriculum. A living system that adapts to your actual knowledge state. Built on decades of research you've never benefited from The science behind effective learning has existed for years. Frequency-based vocabulary progression. Phonological training that actually produces native-like pronunciation. Implicit grammar acquisition through massive contextual exposure — no rules to memorize, no theory to study. These methods are not experimental. They've simply never been applied together, at scale, in a consumer product. Until now. What acquisition actually looks like Conventional language courses are built around the assumption that you'll plateau at basic conversational ability. Kivvs is not. The system is designed for complete fluency — the kind where you don't translate in your head, don't hesitate before speaking, and don't sound like a tourist. One lesson a day will get you there in a few years. Serious daily commitment can compress that dramatically. Currently available: Language courses Spanish · French · Italian · Portuguese · English · German · Russian · Arabic More languages in active development. Coming soon: Music & Strategy. Kivvs is being built for any domain where deep, structured knowledge matters. Try Kivvs free for 30 days — full access, no restrictions. After that, a subscription is required to continue. Learn more about the science behind Kivvs at: https://www.kivvs.com/ Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://www.kivvs.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.kivvs.com/privacy

About

Perry

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Perry is an offline AP exam coach that runs entirely on your phone. No account, no cloud sync, no ads, no tracking — your practice history and any AI tutor chats stay in local storage on your device. WHAT'S INCLUDED, PER SUBJECT • A diagnostic to see where you stand, and a free unit to try the app risk-free • Quick, domain, and adaptive practice drills across every unit • Full-length mock exams with timed MCQ and FRQ sections, a break, and composite scoring • Graphs and data tables in science, statistics, calculus, and economics questions • Free-response (FRQ) practice with rubric-based self-scoring • Spaced review that resurfaces what you're about to forget, powered by FSRS (a modern spaced-repetition scheduler) • Confidence-first practice — rate how sure you are before the answer is revealed, so overconfidence shows up in your stats instead of on exam day • An honest readiness estimate shown as a range, with how much practice it's based on • Local backup and restore, so your progress can move with you to a new device 25 AP SUBJECTS AP Biology, Chemistry, Physics 1, Physics C: Mechanics, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Statistics, US History, World History, European History, US Government, Comparative Government, English Language, English Literature, Psychology, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Environmental Science, Computer Science A, Computer Science Principles, Human Geography, Spanish Language, French Language, Art History, and Music Theory. FREE TO START Every subject includes a free diagnostic, a full free unit, and a practice quota with no time limit or trial period. Try up to three subjects at no cost, complete one full-length mock exam per subject for free, and back up your progress at no charge. PERRY, AN ON-DEVICE AI TUTOR Full Access adds Perry, a tutor model that runs on your device (an optional download, roughly 2.7 GB over Wi-Fi). Ask Perry why an answer is wrong or get coaching on free-response strategy — the conversation never leaves your phone, because there's no server to send it to. FULL ACCESS A single one-time purchase, Full Access, unlocks every subject's full question bank, unlimited mock exams, Perry, and AI-assisted FRQ scoring. No subscription, no recurring charge. Schools and groups issued an access code can enter it in Settings instead of purchasing. HONEST ABOUT WHAT IT IS Perry is a study tool. Its FRQ feedback — whether self-scored against the rubric or AI-assisted — is an estimate meant to guide your practice, not a substitute for your teacher's grading or the real exam. This app is not affiliated with the College Board. AP® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this app.

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Perry at none against Kivvs's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Kivvs sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month and Perry sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Kivvs versus Perry: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKivvsPerry
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 months—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size69 MB71 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperGuillermo Ariel CorradoOsama CHAUDHRY

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Kivvs

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$9.991 Month
1 purchases

Perry

One-time1
  • Full Access$9.99

Questions

Is Kivvs free?
Kivvs is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Perry free?
Perry is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Kivvs or Perry have ads?
Kivvs shows ads; Perry does not.

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