Comparison

Haru Korean vs OptimalChinese

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

Head to head
About

Haru Korean

Features
Read full description

Haru Korean is a free Korean learning app. The app does not include paid digital content, subscriptions, paid features, account-based access, external purchase links, or any purchase flow. All content currently available in the app is free and locally included in the app: - 200 Korean lessons - 6 courses - Korean text-to-speech playback using iOS built-in speech - examples - quizzes - bookmarks / saved lessons

About

OptimalChinese

Features
Read full description

Every sentence you study is built from the words you already know, plus exactly one new notion. That is the whole idea: nothing you read is above your level, so you understand it the first time โ€” and you remember it. EVERY SENTENCE IS ONE STEP UP When a new word or rule comes up, the example around it is assembled from vocabulary you have already learned. One unknown per sentence, never five. NEVER FORGET Every word and every rule is scheduled with FSRS-6, the modern spaced-repetition algorithm, and comes back at the last useful moment โ€” so a notion learned once is not learned three times. NEVER CONFUSE Look anything up and see how it is built: the characters a word is made of, the words it combines into, its measure words, and the siblings that are easy to mix up. Link two confusable entries and they are taught apart. FOR EACH ASPECT Reading, listening and writing are different skills, so each gets its own card and its own schedule. A word you can read but not hear keeps coming back in your ears until you can. CUSTOMIZE YOUR PATH Follow HSK 1โ€“5 lesson by lesson, or pick from hundreds of themes and learn the vocabulary of what you actually talk about. Tell the app where you are and it plans the rest. IMPORT WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE Bring in an Anki deck or a Pleco export, or start from your HSK level in one screen. What you already know is merged with what the app teaches, instead of starting you from zero. YOUR CLASSES, IN THE APP Share a private space with your teacher. Anything either of you saves during a lesson โ€” a word, a phrase, a correction โ€” is waiting in your reviews afterwards. AN AI TUTOR THAT KNOWS YOUR LEVEL Ask why a sentence works the way it does, and get an answer written for the vocabulary you actually have. ALSO โ€ข Native audio on every word, sentence and example โ€ข Dictation using your iPhone's own speech recognition โ€ข A dictionary that searches on the device, instantly โ€ข Your own cards and phrases, alongside the built-in ones โ€ข Dark mode, haptics, and a layout made for one hand SUBSCRIPTION OptimalChinese Pro unlocks everything: $12.99 per month or $79.99 per year, after a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the free trial ends, and the subscription renews automatically unless it is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.optimalchinese.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.optimalchinese.com/privacy

Screenshots

Haru Korean4 screens
OptimalChinese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Haru Korean at none against OptimalChinese's 2. OptimalChinese's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads and iOS requirement 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. OptimalChinese sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Haru Korean asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 3 level
Haru Korean versus OptimalChinese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHaru KoreanOptimalChinese
PriceFreeFree
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo โ€” betterYes
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size2 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperJIWON YunLucas Costagliola

In-app purchases

None

Haru Korean

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

OptimalChinese

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$12.991 Month
  • Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Haru Korean free?
Haru Korean is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is OptimalChinese free?
OptimalChinese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Haru Korean or OptimalChinese have ads?
Neither Haru Korean nor OptimalChinese shows ads.

Other comparisons