Comparison

Sawasdee vs glot.it

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

Head to head
About

Sawasdee

Embark on a fun and engaging journey to learn Thai. This app offers a structured curriculum with interactive lessons covering reading, writing, listening, and speaking. Practice with AI-powered conversations and real-life scenarios to build fluency.

Highlights
  • 5 levels from beginner to intermediate
  • 50 units and 200 lessons
  • Reading, writing, listening, and speaking practice
  • AI Thai tutor for conversation practice
  • Gamified learning with stamps and scene hunts
  • Spaced repetition for vocabulary retention
Features
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Sawasdee turns learning Thai into a journey: elegant, calm and genuinely fun. Pick your heat the way you order Thai food, and let Nong Chang, your baby-elephant guide, walk every step with you. YOUR CHILI SCALE • 5 levels, from ไม่เผ็ด (no chili) to เผ็ดแค่ไหนก็ไหว (bring on the chili) • 50 units and 200 lessons, from your first letter (Pre-A1) to real conversations (B1) • Every unit trains reading, writing, listening and speaking in short 4-minute steps • Pick up exactly where you left off: your place is always saved COLLECT STAMPS, NOT STRESS • Earn a stamp for every unit and seal your passport page when a level is done • No hearts, no guilt, just happy and steady progress READ, WRITE, SPEAK • All 44 consonants and the vowels, each with sound, romanization and a memory picture • Trace every letter with guided stroke order • Hear and name the 5 Thai tones • Read real menus, signs and street-food boards PRACTICE THAT FEELS LIKE PLAY • Daily Review with spaced repetition keeps new words fresh • Flashcards, matching, quizzes and a tone trainer • 12 illustrated Scene Detective hunts • 20 real-life role-play conversations: order food, take a taxi, bargain at the market CHAT WITH KRU NOI • Practise free conversation with Kru Noi, your AI Thai tutor, right on your device (supported devices only) BUILT FOR REAL THAI • Polite endings (ครับ / ค่ะ) that match you • Honest CEFR levels, Pre-A1 to B1 • Learn in your own language: 13 languages supported FREE TO START The first 5 units are free. Premium unlocks all 50 units, Kru Noi and every practice game, monthly, yearly or as a one-time lifetime purchase. Start your Thai journey today. สวัสดี! Terms of Use: https://kk-studio.ch/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://kk-studio.ch/privacy/

About

glot.it

Features
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Thai has five tones. Get one wrong and "horse" (ม้า) becomes "dog" (หมา). glot.it shows you where your tone slipped and helps you say it right. • See your tones: say a word, and a pitch line shows your voice next to a reference Thai voice, so you can see where the tone went wrong. • Remember what you learn: smart review brings each word back right before you would forget it. • Practice with an AI tutor: 12 conversation scenarios, such as ordering at a café, bargaining at a market, asking for directions or taking a taxi. It corrects your Thai as you go. • Read and write Thai script: consonants, vowels and tone marks, with tracing and handwriting practice. • Learn from real Thai: song lyrics line by line with romanization, podcasts at your level, and your camera to save words from signs and packaging. • Grammar and culture notes when you want to know why a phrase works the way it does. How it works 1. Pick a lesson. Each one runs five short steps: learn the words, read them in context, listen, speak with feedback, then a mixed drill. 2. Every word you study goes into your word bank and comes back for review when it's due. 3. When you're ready, try it out loud with the AI tutor. All 161 lessons are open from day one, from first greetings to literary Thai. The optional Supporter plan adds offline lesson downloads and more AI chats. The built-in tutor scenarios are written for learners. To report a concern, open Settings → App & Help → Feedback. Designed for general audiences. Download glot.it and start with สวัสดี. --- Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://kensaur.us/glot-it/privacy/

Screenshots

Sawasdee4 screens
glot.it4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: glot.it at 15.0 against Sawasdee's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. Sawasdee sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and glot.it sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 8 level
Sawasdee versus glot.it: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSawasdeeglot.it
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size146 MB106 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperKanchalika Kongyongkensaurus LLC

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Sawasdee

Subscriptions2
  • Sawasdee-Premium$4.991 Month
  • Sawasdee-Premium7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • Sawasdee Premium - Lifetime Premium$199.00
2 purchases

glot.it

Subscriptions2
  • glot.it Supporter$6.991 Month
  • glot.it Supporter (Annual)$49.991 Year

Questions

Is Sawasdee free?
Sawasdee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is glot.it free?
glot.it is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sawasdee or glot.it have ads?
Neither Sawasdee nor glot.it shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Sawasdee or glot.it?
Sawasdee ships an update weekly, and glot.it weekly. Most recently, Sawasdee was updated on October 9, 2026 and glot.it on October 10, 2026.

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