Comparison

Polyglo vs Native Past

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

Head to head
About

Polyglo

Features
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Polyglo is a language learning app built around real conversations. Instead of memorizing word lists, you learn through dialogues that reflect everyday situations โ€” so the language actually sticks. FEATURES Dialogue Learning Follow natural conversations unit by unit. Build listening comprehension and speaking intuition at the same time. Vocabulary Organized by theme and unit, with audio pronunciation for every word. Review at your own pace. Grammar Clear, concise explanations without the textbook fluff. Understand the rules behind what you're saying. Practice Reinforce what you've learned with fill-in-the-blank, translation, and conversation exercises โ€” organized by unit and available in English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. PLANS Polyglo is free to start. Unlock additional units or go VIP to access everything โ€” including all future languages as they're added. VIP Pass One-time purchase. Full access to all current and future content. No subscriptions, no surprises. MORE LANGUAGES COMING We're continually expanding. Buy VIP once and get every new language automatically. Questions or feedback? Reach us at polygloapp@gmail.com

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Native Past

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Native Past teaches the history, stories, and living languages of Native American nations โ€” and connects you to the original records that hold your family's names. FIFTEEN NATIONS, IN THE PRESENT TENSE 173 illustrated history chapters across 15 nations: the Cherokee, Choctaw, Chickasaw, Muscogee (Creek) and Seminole; the Navajo, Hopi and Apache; the Lakota, Dakota, Comanche, Kiowa and Osage; the Ojibwe and the Haudenosaunee. Written in the present tense, because these nations are here now. Notable figures, traditional stories, and a source citation on every item. LEARN THE LANGUAGES 187 gentle lessons and 950+ verified words and phrases across the 12 nations with courses. Each course begins with the writing system โ€” the Cherokee syllabary, the Osage script, the Choctaw alphabet โ€” then teaches everyday vocabulary. Every lesson teaches its words before it quizzes them, and review practice is always no-stakes. Where the sources can't yet support a course, a nation is included for its history alone rather than guessed at. SEARCH 248,000+ ARCHIVAL RECORDS The Dawes Rolls and eleven more record sets from the U.S. National Archives, free and searchable โ€” family census cards, enrollment categories, the applicants other indexes leave out, and a link to every original document. Names appear exactly as the Archives transcribed them; where a field was never transcribed we leave it blank and link to the card rather than guess. YOUR FAMILY DOCUMENTS, PRIVATE BY DESIGN Import photos and PDFs of your own family records. The app reads them on your device, finds names, roll numbers and card numbers, and maps the connections between documents. Build a family tree and attach the proof to any person. Nothing you import is ever uploaded โ€” your documents, tree and notes stay on your device and in your own device backups. WORKS OFFLINE, IN 33 LANGUAGES All history and language content ships with the app and works with no connection. Outside English the content is machine-translated and labeled as such, with English always available underneath. CITED, NOT CLAIMED Every chapter, figure, word and phrase carries its sources. The content is compiled from public, educational material โ€” nothing sacred or restricted. Native Past is an independent educational research aid: not affiliated with or endorsed by the National Archives or any tribal government, and never an authority on enrollment or citizenship, which the nations determine for themselves. FREE & PRO โ€ข Free: everything above, with occasional ads. โ€ข Pro ($0.99/month or $5.99/year): removes all ads and supports ongoing content work. Native Past Pro is an auto-renewable subscription. 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 prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID account settings after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Polyglo2 screens
Native Past4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Polyglo at 15.0 against Native Past's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Polyglo sells 6 one-off in-app purchases and Native Past sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polyglo ships an update every 5 days, Native Past weekly. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference ยท 5 level
Polyglo versus Native Past: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolygloNative Past
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 5 days โ€” betterWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 โ€” better17.0
Further details โ€” not scored
Size248 MB84 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNaoki YoshidaOlivia Renee Studio, LLC

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Polyglo

One-time6
  • Korean Unlock$2.99
  • English Unlock$2.99
  • Chinese Unlock$2.99
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  • Japanese Unlock$2.99
  • Spanish Unlock$2.99
  • VIP Pass (All Languages)$9.99
2 purchases

Native Past

Subscriptions2
  • Native Past Pro Monthly$0.991 Month
  • Native Past Pro Yearly$5.991 Year

Questions

Is Polyglo free?
Polyglo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Native Past free?
Native Past is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Polyglo or Native Past have ads?
Both Polyglo and Native Past show ads.
Which is updated more often, Polyglo or Native Past?
Polyglo ships an update every 5 days, and Native Past weekly. Most recently, Polyglo was updated on November 9, 2026 and Native Past on November 8, 2026.

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