Comparison

PollyStop vs ShakoMako

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

Head to head
About

PollyStop

Practice speaking a new language with an AI tutor that listens, identifies mistakes, and creates personalized practice sessions. Engage in immersive conversations, review your errors, and build vocabulary through interactive exercises and stories.

Highlights
  • AI-powered language tutor
  • Personalized practice sessions
  • Speech recognition and feedback
  • Interactive conversation practice
  • Vocabulary building through flashcards
  • Immersive practice scenarios
  • Weekly short stories
Features
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PollyStop gives you a language tutor who's with you every day. Her name is Polly. She listens when you talk, notices what trips you up and what you already have down, and plans your next practice around it. You just show up and talk. IMMERSION, WITHOUT THE NERVES People say the only way to learn a language is to move there. Then someone asks you a question and your mind goes blank. So PollyStop gives you a place to practice first. Walk around, walk up to the people you meet, and talk to them out loud. Get it wrong, try again. Nobody's judging, and Polly hears all of it. SHE REMEMBERS WHAT YOU SAID Then talk to Polly out loud, like a phone call. She brings up what you got wrong, shows you the natural way to say it, and saves it for you. YOUR PRACTICE, BUILT FOR YOU What you said turns into phrases, flashcards and say-it-back practice, made from your own conversations. You never make a list. PRACTICE THAT FEELS LIKE UNWINDING Some days you don't have a conversation in you. That's fine. Fly over real cities while your own phrases play. Just listen, with the translation in your ear, or say each one back. The land below fills with color as you go, and your practice still gets done. SOMEWHERE NEW EVERY WEEK A new short story set somewhere new, written at your level. Read it, read along out loud, or just listen. THE HARD PART IS DOING IT So PollyStop can lock the apps you doomscroll until today's practice is done. You pick the apps. Polly holds the door. WHAT'S FREE Walking around the game, flying with your phrases, the weekly stories, your phrases and flashcards, and app blocking are free, for good. Every minute Polly listens and talks back costs us real money, so after a free first call, her calls and live conversations in the game are Premium. Learn Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean and more. Complete beginners are welcome. So is anyone who took three years of it in school and kept exactly one word. Terms of Use: https://tyb.ai/terms Privacy Policy: https://tyb.ai/privacy

About

ShakoMako

Features
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ShakoMako makes learning a new language genuinely fun. Pick Spanish, French, Italian, or Arabic and start with bite-size lessons you can finish in a few minutes a day. LEARN BY DOING • Quick flashcard lessons with audio — hear every word • Multiple-choice quizzes that lock in what you learn • Real, useful phrases for travel, school, and everyday life • Fun mini-games to practice without it feeling like work STAY MOTIVATED • Build a daily streak and watch it grow • Earn XP and level up as you learn • Track your progress across every language • A daily word and daily goals to keep you coming back FOUR LANGUAGES, ONE APP Spanish, French, Italian, and Arabic — switch anytime, learn at your own pace. ShakoMako Premium unlocks all lessons, every phrase pack, and your full progress dashboard. Try it free, upgrade when you're ready. Start your language adventure today — ¡Vamos! / Allons-y! / Andiamo! / يلا ——— ShakoMako Premium subscription • Monthly — $4.99/month • Annual — $39.99/year (best value) Payment is charged to your Apple ID. Subscriptions automatically renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://shakomako.ai/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://shakomako.ai/privacy.html

Screenshots

PollyStop4 screens
ShakoMako4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: ShakoMako at none against PollyStop's 3. ShakoMako also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 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. PollyStop sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. ShakoMako asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
PollyStop versus ShakoMako: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPollyStopShakoMako
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size228 MB11 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperTrain Your Brain9406-1348 Quebec inc.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

PollyStop

Subscriptions2
  • PollyStop Premium7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • PollyStop Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • PollyStop Lifetime$99.99
None

ShakoMako

No in-app purchases

Questions

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

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