Comparison

SelamGO! vs eGeez

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

Head to head
About

SelamGO!

This app offers an engaging way to learn Amharic through interactive lessons and a rewarding progression system. It features gamified elements like XP and gems, avatar customization, and conversation practice to motivate users. Designed for the Ethiopian diaspora and language enthusiasts, it makes connecting with Amharic culture accessible and fun.

Highlights
  • Interactive Amharic lessons
  • Gamified motivation (XP, gems, streaks)
  • Avatar customization
  • In-app store for rewards
  • Conversation practice
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Learn Amharic the fun way with SelamGO — the language learning app built for the Ethiopian diaspora and anyone who wants to connect with Amharic culture and language. Whether you're a complete beginner or brushing up on your roots, SelamGO makes learning engaging with interactive lessons, step-by-step modules, and a rewarding progression system. Features: • Interactive Amharic lessons • XP, gems, and streaks to keep you motivated • Avatar customization to make your journey personal • In-app Suq (store) to spend your earned rewards • Conversation practice with your avatar • Progress tracking across lessons and stages Subscription: The first lessons is free. Full access to all 30+ Amharic lessons, the complete learning path, avatar conversations, Suq store, and streak tracking requires a SelamGO Premium subscription — $4.99/month. Cancel anytime through your Apple ID settings. Start your Amharic journey today! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://selamgo26.github.io/SelamGo/privacy-policy.html

About

eGeez

This app makes learning the Geez alphabet fun for children with interactive games and 3D adventures. It offers a guided learning path, daily challenges, and family features like custom voice recordings. Designed for offline use, it prioritizes privacy with no ads or data collection.

Highlights
  • Interactive Geez alphabet learning
  • Guided journey through letter families
  • Six mini-games per letter family
  • 3D adventure modes
  • Daily Letter Hunt and rewards
  • Family Voice recording feature
  • Offline functionality
Features
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eGeez turns learning the Geez alphabet into an adventure. Anbessa the lion cub guides children along a journey through all 33 letter families and 231 letters of the fidel - the script used by Amharic and Tigrinya. Every letter is voiced by a real human recording. FOR KIDS - A winding journey with exactly one next step - no menus to get lost in - Six mini-games per letter family: pop bubbles, trace letters, feed Anbessa, outsmart Jibby the hyena - 3D adventures: Letter Runner across Lalibela, Aksum, the Simien mountains and Gondar, and Fidel Skylands floating islands - A Daily Letter Hunt, streaks, and a treasure gift every day - Dress Anbessa in hats, scarves and capes earned by learning FOR FAMILIES - Family Voice: a grandparent anywhere in the world can record the letters in their own voice for your child - Voice postcards and share cards to celebrate milestones - The whole app works offline after the first download - perfect for travel and for keeping kids off the internet - App text in English, Amharic, Tigrinya, German, French, Italian, Dutch, Swedish and Norwegian FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS - A parents dashboard (behind a grown-up gate) with letter mastery, trouble letters and practice tips - A full teacher mode: term plans, homework links over WhatsApp, a TV chant board for the classroom - no accounts needed PRIVACY FIRST - No ads. No accounts. No data collection. Everything stays on the device. The only things that ever leave it are the cards and files a grown-up explicitly shares. Includes gentle Bible story picture books in Tigrinya for young children. One purchase unlocks everything; no ads, no subscriptions, no in-app purchases.

Screenshots

SelamGO!4 screens
eGeez4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: eGeez at free against SelamGO!'s free with in-app purchases. eGeez also leads on ratings volume (10 vs 2) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). SelamGO!'s advantage is rating (5.0 vs 4.7). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SelamGO! sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and eGeez sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

SelamGO! holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: eGeez has 10 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SelamGO! ships an update fortnightly, eGeez every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
SelamGO! versus eGeez: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSelamGO!eGeez
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better4.7 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings210 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB98 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperCaleb SeifuYosief Weldegebriel

Customer experience

SelamGO!

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

eGeez

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral0.0%
Negative12.5%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SelamGO!

Subscriptions1
  • SelamGO! Premium3 Days trial$6.991 Month
One-time1
  • Premium Monthly$6.99
8 purchases

eGeez

One-time8
  • 3rd kid profile$2.49
  • 4th kid profile$2.49
  • 5th kid profile$2.49
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  • 6th kid profile$2.49
  • 2nd kid profile$4.99
  • Prayer Books$9.99
  • eGeez Core$12.99
  • Core + Prayer Books$19.99

Questions

Is SelamGO! free?
SelamGO! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is eGeez free?
eGeez is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SelamGO! or eGeez?
SelamGO! is rated higher. SelamGO! averages 5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while eGeez averages 4.7 from 10 ratings.
Do SelamGO! or eGeez have ads?
Neither SelamGO! nor eGeez shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SelamGO! or eGeez?
SelamGO! ships an update fortnightly, and eGeez every 8 days. Most recently, SelamGO! was updated on October 31, 2026 and eGeez on November 5, 2026.

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