Comparison

Learn Bisaya vs Ugat | Learn Filipino language

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

Head to head
About

Learn Bisaya

Features
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Most apps drill you on word lists. Learn Bisaya teaches the way you actually use a language: through real, useful sentences with native-quality audio. Built for English speakers learning Bisaya (Cebuano) — the everyday language of Cebu and much of the Southern Philippines. How it works: • Sentence-first lessons — learn whole phrases you can use right away, each with a word-by-word breakdown and a quick grammar note • Native audio on every sentence — listen, repeat, and train your ear • Active recall — anticipate the answer, say it aloud, then check yourself • Smart spaced review — the app brings back what you're about to forget • Real conversations — step through everyday dialogues (market, directions, the doctor, a fiesta) What's inside: • 16 themed units — greetings, family, food, shopping, directions, travel, health, and more • Hundreds of practical sentences • Works fully offline — no account, no ads, no tracking Maayong pagtuon! (Happy learning!)

About

Ugat | Learn Filipino language

Explore the construction of words across multiple Philippine languages. This app teaches morphology, not just phrases, with a daily root word and its transformations. Designed for those wanting a deeper understanding of Filipino languages.

Highlights
  • Learn word construction across Philippine languages
  • Daily root word awakenings
  • Discover word transformations
  • Focus on morphology, not just phrases
  • Culturally designed interactions
  • Tagalog, Cebuano, and more languages
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Ugát teaches you how words are built across the languages of the Philippines. No flashcards, no phrase books: real morphology, made welcoming. Start with a root and learn how affixes change it. In Tagalog, kain becomes kumain, kumakain, kakain. Learn the pattern once and you can build words you have never seen. How it works: • Awaken one root a day, each with its own ugát character • Unlock affix families as you go (MAG, UM, IN, I, AN, and now MAKI, MAGKA, MAGPA and IPA) • Practise 5 to 10 minutes a day, even offline • Collect a card for every root, and look out for the super rare, fully awakened ones Made for heritage learners and the Filipino diaspora: if you grew up hearing the language but always answered in English, Ugát is for you. New in 2.0: the same system with a cosier pixel art look and an animated ugát in every root. Languages: Tagalog (Filipino) and Cebuano (Bisaya), 30 roots each. Chavacano in progress. Ilocano and Hiligaynon next. A generous free tier, always. Spot something off? Tell us in Settings > Send feedback.

Screenshots

Learn Bisaya4 screens
Ugat | Learn Filipino language4 screens

Verdict

The call

Learn Bisaya and Ugat | Learn Filipino language are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Learn Bisaya versus Ugat | Learn Filipino language: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn BisayaUgat | Learn Filipino language
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size42 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaspar CurtisSean Brown

In-app purchases

None

Learn Bisaya

No in-app purchases

None

Ugat | Learn Filipino language

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn Bisaya free?
Learn Bisaya is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Ugat | Learn Filipino language free?
Ugat | Learn Filipino language is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Learn Bisaya or Ugat | Learn Filipino language have ads?
Neither Learn Bisaya nor Ugat | Learn Filipino language shows ads.

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