Viglot vs HangulNova
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Viglot
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You understand far more than you can say. Viglot closes that gap with speaking practice built around your own life, in 40+ languages. ■ When it's your turn, your mind goes blank You've studied for months, maybe years. You can read a menu and follow a conversation. But when it's your turn to speak, your mind goes blank. Fluency isn't knowing more words, it's getting them out when it counts, and that is exactly what Viglot trains. ■ Past the basics, most apps run out of things to teach you Ordering a coffee and asking the way won't get you through a doctor's appointment, a job interview or dinner with your partner's family. Viglot starts where beginner courses stop and takes you from intermediate to advanced (B1 to C2), with new situations every time instead of the same drills with longer words. ■ Learn the language for your life, not a textbook's Tell Viglot what you need the language for: your job, a move abroad, your partner's family, football, cooking. Every lesson becomes a scene from that life, and every phrase comes with a picture of the moment and a native-quality voice. Words you need, seen in a real moment, are words that stay. ■ Practice speaking without an audience No one to practice with, or too self-conscious to try in front of people? Your conversation partner in Viglot is an AI: it's there whenever you have ten minutes, never loses patience and never judges. You get a goal, like returning a faulty jacket, explaining your symptoms or agreeing on a price, and you talk it through out loud. Afterwards you find out whether you got there and what to say better next time. ■ Don't stall when a word is missing In a real conversation you forget a word, or the other person gets you wrong. Viglot trains you for both: you practice saying things in your own words, and Viglot even misunderstands you on purpose, so you learn to rephrase, give an example or ask a clarifying question until your point lands. ■ Stop forgetting what you learned Words you struggle with come back sooner, words you know come back later, so your time goes where it's needed. A word only counts as learned once you've produced it yourself, not just recognized it. And the difficulty follows you: it eases off when you're struggling and pushes when you're cruising. ■ Exam coming up? Type your exam as the topic, for example DELE B1, DELF A2, Goethe B1, JLPT N4, HSK 3 or TOPIK II, and your lessons follow its syllabus unit by unit. Any other topic works just as well. Viglot isn't affiliated with any exam provider. ■ Not learning from English? Most apps only teach from English. Viglot works in any pair of 40+ languages, in either direction: German from Persian, Spanish from Arabic, English from Ukrainian, Japanese from French. Learn Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi and many more, including regional varieties such as Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Egyptian Arabic. Right-to-left languages work fully, and the app itself is available in 36 languages. ■ Who it's for Viglot is for learners who want to finally use what they know. It covers A1 to C2 and is tuned for B1 and up. It isn't made for complete beginners: it assumes you already know the basics. ■ Free to start The core exercises are free. Premium unlocks the conversations and the speaking practice, plus listening, culture and grammar-feedback exercises. Premium is a monthly subscription; cancel anytime. You know more than you can say. Time to start saying it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://viglot.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://viglot.com/privacy.html
HangulNova
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HangulNova is a Korean learning app that covers TOPIK (Test of Proficiency in Korean) from Level 1 to Level 6 in one place. ■ 9,472 study words Every TOPIK 1–6 study word is included. Each word has a romanization, part of speech, English meaning, and an example sentence with its English translation. You can listen at normal speed or slowly. ■ Korean–English dictionary with 9,472 entries (offline) The dictionary is built into the app and searched on your device. It uses no network connection and no AI. ・Search in Hangul (학교) ・Search by romanization (hangugeo or han guk eo) ・Search by initial consonants only (ㅎㄱㅇ → 한국어) ・Search in English (promise → 약속) Save words you want to remember to your word list and review them with flashcards. ■ 310 grammar points and 413 reading passages Grammar is organized by level and explained with example sentences and romanization — from the past tense -았어요 / 었어요 and the honorific -(으)시- to -는데 for background and lead-ins. Each reading passage comes with questions and English notes. ■ Listening Plays the podcasts published by VOA 한국어 (a public-domain broadcast provided by the U.S. government) directly from VOA's servers. Episodes can also be saved for offline listening. ■ TOPIK mock exams 10 full mock exams for each level, with the same number of questions and time limits as the real test (TOPIK I: listening and reading; TOPIK II: listening, writing and reading). Listening comes with recorded Korean audio. Get your score and an estimated level, then review every question with the answer, an explanation and the listening script. You can also print the test booklet, answer sheet and scoring sheet, take the test on paper and enter your answers to score it (the first exam of each level is free; the rest are Premium). ■ AI Korean conversation (Premium) Korean conversation practice, reading answer checks and pronunciation feedback are powered by Claude by Anthropic. Before you use these features, the app explains what data is sent and asks for your consent before sending anything. If you don't consent, the AI features stay off and no data is sent. You can withdraw your consent at any time in Settings. The AI replies in English. [About Premium] ・Monthly and yearly plans (auto-renewing) ・Payment is charged to your iTunes account 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. ・You can manage your subscription and turn off auto-renewal in your device's Settings after purchase. ・Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ ・Privacy Policy: https://ars-sys.github.io/hangulnova-legal/
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Verdict
Viglot and HangulNova are too close to call on the numbers: across 6 compared parameters — price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Viglot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $17.99 per month and HangulNova sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Viglot | HangulNova |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Weekly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 286 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Viktor Pergjoka | ARS, K.K. |
In-app purchases
Viglot
- Premium$17.991 Month
HangulNova
- 月額プラン$3.991 Month
- 年額プラン$29.991 Year









