Comparison

Sermora vs Pofu

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

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About

Sermora

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Learn a new language with real-life words and sentences using Sermora. Choose your language pair from Turkish, English, and Spanish, and explore content organized into 100 categories with CEFR-level words and sentences. Listen to natural pronunciation with text-to-speech and practice speaking using your device's microphone. Read sentences aloud and get instant, word-by-word pronunciation feedback. Reinforce what you learn with listening, matching, multiple-choice, dictation, sentence ordering, and sentence reading exercises. Track your learning progress with a scoring system, daily streaks, an activity heatmap, and detailed statistics. View your total score and your performance over the last 7 days. Key features: Β· Turkish, English, and Spanish support Β· 100 categories Β· CEFR-level content Β· Real-life words and sentences Β· 6 different exercise types Β· Word- and sentence-focused exercises Β· Text-to-speech and speech recognition Β· Word-by-word pronunciation evaluation Β· Scoring system and 7-day progress tracking Β· Current and longest streak Β· Activity heatmap Β· Completely free and ad-free

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Pofu

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With Pofu you don't memorise a language, you play it: hear the word while you pop candy, read the road sign in a race, spell it letter by letter in a crossword. 11 languages, 20 games, more than 4,000 words from A1 to B2 in every language. And you are not learning alone any more. COMMUNITY (18+) β€’ Language exchange: get paired with someone whose native language is the one you learn and who is learning yours. A checker reviews what you both write, and any message translates with one tap. β€’ Voice calls: talk to your partner or a friend inside the app. β€’ Pofu Tutor: role-play or free conversation with an AI in the language you learn. It answers at your level and corrects you gently; your pronunciation is scored syllable by syllable. β€’ Discover, feed, question of the day, voice posts, correction requests, exam study groups. Open only to linked accounts aged 18 or over; child and school profiles never see it. Every message can be reported and is reviewed within 24 hours. LEAGUES, QUESTS, XP Lessons, games, exams, diary and Tutor all earn XP. Weekly leagues from Bronze to Diamond in 7 tiers, the top 7 move up. 3 daily quests, a shared quest with a friend, badges, home-screen widgets. MOCK EXAMS β€’ Goethe-Zertifikat A1 and B1 (German), DELF A2–B2 and TCF Canada (French), DELE A2–B1 (Spanish), CILS B1 (Italian), JLPT N5–N3 (Japanese), TOPIK I (Korean). β€’ The real module order and timings; listening and reading are scored at once, writing and speaking are rated by an AI examiner against the certificate's own criteria. β€’ The first test of every exam is free. Pofu's tests are original practice material, not affiliated with the Goethe-Institut, Instituto Cervantes or any other exam body. PLACEMENT TEST About 15 minutes: vocabulary, grammar, reading, listening, writing and speaking. It places you at your level, and the first chapter of that level is free. 11 LANGUAGES German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Arabic, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, Polish and English; every word is taught with its English meaning. Japanese comes with furigana, Korean with hangul, both with alphabet lessons and letter tracing. 20 GAMES, ONE LEARNING LOOP Candy Words, Brick Breaker, Word Blocks, Crossword, Hangman, Word Runner, Car Race, Space Battle, Penalty, Tank and more. The word you see today you hear in the next game and type in the one after; words come back just before you would forget them. REAL LESSONS TOO Every chapter has a short story read aloud, illustrated word cards, questions and games. Every word comes with an illustration, real recorded audio, a definition and an example sentence. Grammar topics with 30–40 exercises each; 389 illustrated, narrated storybooks in every language. A diary with an AI teacher that corrects what you write and explains the mistake in English. Dark mode; packs download in the background, so lessons open offline. A teacher panel for schools (pofuplay.com/ogretmen) and an evening report for families. FREE AND PLUS A1 is free in every language, so is the first chapter of every level and the first test of every exam. Pofu Plus opens every level, grammar, storybooks, every mock test, offline packs, 3 player profiles and the weekly report, and everything bought with coins costs Plus members half. Yearly Plus comes with a 14-day free trial. No ads. Questions and suggestions: destek@pofuplay.com SUBSCRIPTION Pofu Plus is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. The yearly plan starts with a 14-day free trial; unless cancelled before the trial ends, the yearly subscription begins. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically at the same price unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel: Settings β†’ Apple Account β†’ Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pofuplay.com/legal/privacy?lang=en

Screenshots

Sermora4 screens
Pofu4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Sermora at none against Pofu's 5. Sermora also leads on ads (none vs shown). Pofu's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs fortnightly) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26). On price and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Pofu sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Sermora asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Sermora ships an update fortnightly, Pofu every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Sermora versus Pofu: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSermoraPofu
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 3 days β€” better
AdsNo β€” betterYes
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad β€” better
Requires iOS2616.4 β€” better
Further details β€” not scored
Size4 MB178 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFirat IlhanYunus KIZILAY

In-app purchases

None

Sermora

No in-app purchases

5 purchases

Pofu

Subscriptions2
  • Tier 149.99 TL$6.991 Month
  • Tier 999,99 β‚Ί$39.991 Year
One-time3
  • 500 coins$0.99
  • 1200 Coins$1.99
  • 3000 Coins$3.99

Questions

Is Sermora free?
Sermora is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Pofu free?
Pofu is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Sermora or Pofu have ads?
Pofu shows ads; Sermora does not.
Which is updated more often, Sermora or Pofu?
Sermora ships an update fortnightly, and Pofu every 3 days. Most recently, Sermora was updated on October 18, 2026 and Pofu on October 24, 2026.

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