Comparison

jamo vs Piglet

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

Head to head
About

jamo

Features
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Can you say "pizza"? In Hangul, that's ν”Όμž. You already know the sounds β€” jamo teaches you to read the letters. jamo is not a Korean language app. It's a Hangul alphabet app. Just like learning the Latin or Cyrillic alphabet, jamo helps you understand how Korean characters work β€” so you can read any Korean text out loud, even without knowing what it means. What you'll learn: Basic vowels & consonants Double vowels & double consonants Final consonants (λ°›μΉ¨) 3 ways to learn: Listen β€” explore every consonant Γ— vowel combination with native Korean audio Show Me β€” speak in your language and watch it appear in Hangul Practice β€” test yourself with 1,000 guided exercises across 10 sections "A wise man can acquaint himself with them before the morning is over; a stupid man can learn them in the space of ten days." β€” Jeong In-ji, Hunminjeongeum Haerye, 1446 jamo is built on that same idea. Start reading Hangul today.

About

Piglet

Features
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Piglet teaches you to read and write Hangul, the Korean alphabet, starting from zero. It's genuinely learnable in about a week, and once it clicks, Korean stops looking like symbols and starts looking like words. Most apps stop at flashcards. Piglet makes you write. WRITE EVERY LETTER Trace each character stroke by stroke and get scored on what you drew. Piglet checks the shape, the stroke order, and the direction of every line so a letter drawn backwards gets caught instead of quietly passing. Three sensitivity levels, from forgiving to strict. THE WHOLE ALPHABET, IN ORDER Twelve lessons across three levels: β€’ All 40 letters β€” basic, aspirated and tense consonants, and every vowel β€’ Syllable blocks β€” how letters stack into the shapes you actually read β€’ Batchim β€” why γ„± sounds like "g" at the start of a syllable but "k" at the end HEAR IT SPOKEN Every letter and syllable is voiced. Consonants are taught the way Korean children learn them β€” as κ°€, λ‚˜, λ‹€ β€” because a bare consonant has no sound on its own. REVIEW THAT ADAPTS Spaced repetition brings each character back right before you'd forget it. Letters you find hard come round more often. Letters you know get out of your way. Optional reminders tell you when reviews are due. TRACK THE CLIMB Day streak, characters mastered, overall accuracy, and a grid of all 40 letters showing exactly where you stand. BUILT TO RESPECT YOU β€’ Works completely offline β€’ No account, no sign-up β€’ No tracking, no analytics, no data collection of any kind Made for iPhone and iPad.

Screenshots

jamo4 screens
Piglet4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Piglet at none against jamo's shown. jamo's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price, in-app purchases 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

Scorecard2 real differences Β· 4 level
jamo versus Piglet: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterjamoPiglet
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 7 monthsβ€”
AdsYesNo β€” better
In-app purchasesNoNo
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size183 MB40 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperYoungjun ParkKevin Minutti

In-app purchases

None

jamo

No in-app purchases

None

Piglet

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is jamo free?
jamo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Piglet free?
Piglet is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do jamo or Piglet have ads?
jamo shows ads; Piglet does not.

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