Learn Latvian (Beginners) vs Runa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Latvian (Beginners)
Master Latvian with a comprehensive, self-paced course. Learn the alphabet, build vocabulary, and practice reading, writing, and listening with native audio. Enjoy interactive exercises and offline access for flexible learning anytime, anywhere.
- Offline Latvian course
- Learn alphabet and vocabulary
- Reading, writing, and listening practice
- Native audio recordings
- Interactive exercises
- Review mode
- Weekly user ranking
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Want to learn Latvian in an easy and flexible way? With over 30 million downloads worldwide, the BNR Languages apps help you study Latvian in a practical, simple, and independent way. The complete course allows you to start from scratch, learn the alphabet, build your vocabulary, and practice reading, writing, and listening with native audio recordings. Study on your own, at your own pace, with no daily limits, and use the review mode to reinforce everything you've already learned. Perfect for anyone who wants to learn Latvian quickly — whether for travel, study, work, or to communicate better with family and friends. Find out why our app is the ideal choice to study anytime, anywhere: - Offline Latvian course — from beginner to advanced levels. - Study independently, at your own pace, without the need for teachers. - No time limits or daily activity restrictions. - Interactive exercises with images that make learning easier. - Review mode to practice and refresh the content. - Native audio recordings with adjustable playback speed. - Different types of exercises: reading, writing, and listening. - Intuitive and easy-to-use interface for all ages. - Join the weekly ranking and compete with other users. - The app works completely offline — no internet connection needed. - All content is available for free. Download now and start learning Latvian in a simple, practical, and flexible way — at your own pace! Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
Runa
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Runa listens to you say a phrase and tells you exactly which word came out wrong. Not a score you can't act on — the specific word, what it sounded like instead, and where your timing drifted from the reference. In 85+ languages, including the ones no other app supports. PRACTISE YOUR OWN WORDS Every other app gives you its content. Runa lets you paste yours. The sentences from your residency exam sheet. Your colleagues' names, which you've been getting wrong for eight months. The twelve phrases you need for your first hospital shift. Paste any text and Runa splits it into practisable phrases, generates the audio, and adds the romanisation. SEE WHAT WENT WRONG After each attempt, your waveform sits under the reference, aligned word by word. You see not just that the third word failed but where — the rushed syllable, the swallowed ending, the pause in the wrong place. Every missed word shows what was actually heard. THE LANGUAGES NOBODY ELSE COVERS Latvian, Estonian, Lithuanian, Georgian, Ukrainian, Thai, Finnish, Hungarian, and 80 more. If you're learning a language with no pronunciation tool, this is the one. FIVE MINUTES A DAY Rounds are five to eight phrases. Spaced repetition brings a phrase back the day before you'd forget it. A missed attempt moves it one step back, never all the way to the start — one bad morning shouldn't cost you three weeks. SOUND LAB Runa watches which sounds you keep missing and builds drills around them. Minimal pairs for the contrasts that trip up learners of your specific language: ķ against k in Latvian, ü against u in German, tone contrasts in Thai. WHAT THE SCORE ACTUALLY MEANS Runa checks whether a speech recognition model, told to expect your target language, understood what you said. That means "clearly understandable", not "indistinguishable from a native speaker" — and we say so rather than pretending otherwise. It's the right bar for being understood at a counter, in a meeting, or in an exam. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No account, no email, no sign-in. Your decks, your recordings and your progress live on your phone and are never uploaded. Audio passes through our server only to be transcribed, and is never stored. Runa asks for two permissions: the microphone, and optionally notifications for a daily reminder. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. If you buy a subscription during a free trial, the unused portion of that trial is forfeited Terms: https://sites.google.com/view/runa-app/terms Privacy: https://sites.google.com/view/runa-app/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Runa at none against Learn Latvian (Beginners)'s shown. On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and device support 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. Learn Latvian (Beginners) sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month and Runa sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $59.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn Latvian (Beginners) ships an update every 4 weeks, Runa fortnightly. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Learn Latvian (Beginners) | Runa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better | — |
| Number of ratings | 1 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 4 weeks | Fortnightly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 169 MB | 61 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | BNR LANGUAGES INC. | Kello Solutions SIA |
In-app purchases
Learn Latvian (Beginners)
- Premium$1.991 Month
- Unlock all categories$3.991 Month
- Unlock all categories$5.991 Month
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- Premium$19.991 Year
- Unlock all categories$24.991 Year
- Unlock all categories$44.991 Year
- Unlock categories - lifetime$59.99
- Unlock categories - lifetime$69.99
Runa
- Runa Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
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