Comparison

Fidel Play vs eGeez

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

Head to head
About

Fidel Play

Learn Tigrinya and the Ge'ez script through interactive lessons and gamified progression. This app uses spaced repetition for effective memorization and offers offline access to core content. Earn in-app currency to unlock bonus materials and maintain your learning streak.

Highlights
  • Gamified map progression
  • Placement test
  • Full Ge'ez fidel script learning
  • Themed vocabulary lessons
  • Spaced repetition review
  • Offline core lessons
  • Coin economy for bonus content
Features
Read full description

Speak the Language of your roots. Whether you grew up speaking Tigrinya at home or are hearing it for the first time, Fidel Play meets you where you are. LEARN THE SCRIPT The Ge'ez fidel is one of the world's oldest writing systems. Fidel Play teaches it the right way, family by family, character by character, through recognition drills, tracing exercises, and spaced repetition that makes it stick. PROGRESS THROUGH THE MAP Your learning journey unfolds on a beautiful scrollable map. Each node is a lesson. Each stage is a world. Unlock new content by completing what comes before, just like your favourite games. BUILT FOR THE DIASPORA Not sure how much you already know? Take the placement test and skip what you've already mastered. Heritage speakers can jump straight to vocabulary and grammar without sitting through basics they learned at home. EARN AS YOU LEARN Every lesson earns you Nakfa coins and XP. Spend coins on bonus word collections, hint tokens, and streak repairs. Your progress is always yours and it never resets. DAILY REVIEW Fidel Play uses spaced repetition to bring back characters and words exactly when you're about to forget them. A daily review session keeps everything fresh in under 5 minutes. FEATURES • Gamified map with 4 full stages and more coming • Placement test that respects what you already know • Full Ge'ez fidel script across 32 character families • Tigrinya vocabulary organised by real-life themes • Spaced repetition daily review • Coin economy with bonus word pack shop • Hearts system with timed refills • Works offline for core lessons • Dark theme built for comfortable daily use Tigrinya is spoken by over 7 million people across Eritrea, Ethiopia, and the global diaspora. It deserves a world-class learning app. Fidel Play is that app.

About

eGeez

Features
Read full description

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.

Screenshots

Fidel Play4 screens
eGeez4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Fidel Play at every 3 days against eGeez's every 2 weeks. On price, ads, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fidel Play ships an update every 3 days, eGeez every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 10, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Fidel Play versus eGeez: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFidel PlayeGeez
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size27 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperT&R Technologies LLCYosief Weldegebriel

In-app purchases

None

Fidel Play

No in-app purchases

None

eGeez

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Fidel Play free?
Fidel Play is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is eGeez free?
eGeez is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Fidel Play or eGeez have ads?
Neither Fidel Play nor eGeez shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fidel Play or eGeez?
Fidel Play ships an update every 3 days, and eGeez every 2 weeks. Most recently, Fidel Play was updated on September 10, 2026 and eGeez on September 19, 2026.

Other comparisons