CantoMeow vs Gam
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
CantoMeow
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The only Cantonese app with a live AI tutor that listens, corrects your tones, and speaks back in native Cantonese. Learn using Jyutping or Yale romanisation — no Chinese characters needed. WHY CANTOMEOW? Cantonese has 6 tones. Say the wrong one and you've said a completely different word. Most apps ignore this. CantoMeow is built around it — every lesson teaches tones explicitly, and the AI practice tutor catches your mistakes in real time. LEARN MODE — WORKS OFFLINE • 50+ structured units from beginner to advanced. Bonus units added every month. • Audio for every word at normal and slow speed • Jyutping AND Yale romanisation — switch any time • 5 assessment types per unit: listening, tones, translation, fill-in, word order • Spaced repetition review (SRS) so you never forget what you learned • Fully offline — no internet needed after download PRACTICE MODE — AI TUTOR • Speak Cantonese, get corrected instantly • AI identifies tone errors, grammar mistakes, and mispronunciations • Hear native Cantonese responses from your AI tutor • Up to 30 minutes of daily AI practice included • Conversation history tracks your progress over time WHAT YOU'LL LEARN Greetings · Numbers · Time & dates · Food & restaurants · Transport · Shopping · Family · Grammar particles · Colloquial slang · Idioms · Fast speech · And much more FREE FOREVER Units 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 are completely free — no timer, no ads, no nag screens. Try before you buy. UNLOCK EVERYTHING — ONE-TIME PURCHASE Unlock all 50+ units for a single payment of $19.99. No subscription required for the full learning course. AI PRACTICE TUTOR — MONTHLY OR ANNUAL Add the live AI conversation tutor for $9.99/month or $99.99/year (save 17%). Privacy policy: https://www.cantomeow.com/privacy Terms of use: https://www.cantomeow.com/terms
Gam
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Gam is a small, friendly way to start speaking Teochew (Chaozhou / Chaoshan, 潮汕话) — the language of eastern Guangdong and of Teochew families all over Southeast Asia and the world. Follow Gam, a little New Year mandarin, through the words and phrases you would really use at the family table: • 171 everyday words — people, food, actions, numbers, time, places • 216 phrases — greetings, thanks, “have you eaten?”, and more • Every word taken apart: initial, final and tone, with a plain-English note on how each one sounds • Peng’im, the standard romanisation for Teochew, next to every character • Eight tones, drawn as pitch curves, and how they change when words run together (tone sandhi) • Short drills — pick the meaning, pick the word — that come back to what you missed • Streaks, mastery dots and a progress page, so you can see yourself improving The standard here is the Chaozhou prefecture-city accent. Free, with no ads. Your progress stays on your device (and in your own iCloud, if you turn that on). No account, and it works offline.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gam at none against CantoMeow's 3. On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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
Both are free to download. CantoMeow sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Gam asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | CantoMeow | Gam |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 months | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 89 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Eberything | 梓鸿 陈 |
In-app purchases
CantoMeow
- Practice Tutor - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Practice Tutor - Annual$99.991 Year
- CantoMeow - Learning Unlock$19.99
Gam
No in-app purchases









