Comparison

Rigl vs Vorbi

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

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About

Rigl

This app helps you master English phrasal and irregular verbs for spontaneous speech. Practice real-life prompts, get instant feedback, and learn natural expressions through context, not just memorization.

Highlights
  • Practice phrasal verbs in speaking exercises
  • Drill irregular verb forms in real sentences
  • Train spontaneous answers
  • Get instant feedback and alternatives
  • Use hints when stuck
  • Practice by typing or voice
  • Browse verb catalogs with translations
Features
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Rigl-lingvo is built for one specific goal: helping you actually use English phrasal verbs and irregular verbs in spontaneous speech. Instead of memorizing long lists, you practice short real-life prompts, type or say your answer, get instant feedback, and learn the natural version of the phrase. Rigl focuses on phrasal verbs, irregular verb forms, and everyday English expressions that are hard to master through traditional exercises. Rigl is different from general language apps like Duolingo, Babbel, Busuu, Memrise, or ELSA Speak. Those apps are useful for broad language learning, vocabulary, grammar, or pronunciation. Rigl is narrower and more practical: it trains you to recall phrasal verbs and the right irregular forms quickly, and use them naturally in context. What you can do in Rigl: • Practice English phrasal verbs in short speaking-style exercises • Drill irregular verbs and their three forms (go – went – gone) in real sentences • Train spontaneous answers instead of passive recognition • Get feedback when your answer is almost right or unnatural • See better, more natural alternatives • Use hints when you get stuck • Practice by typing or using your voice • Browse focused catalogs of phrasal verbs and irregular verbs with translations • Learn through context, not isolated flashcards Supported interface and explanation languages: Chinese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish. Rigl is designed for learners who already know some English but still freeze when they need to use natural expressions — or the right verb form — in real conversation. If you want to stop recognizing phrasal verbs and irregular verbs only after you see them — and start using them yourself — Rigl is made for that.

About

Vorbi

Master Romanian grammar and vocabulary with focused lessons and practical exercises. Build sentences, practice dialogues, and improve your listening skills with offline access to over 10,000 recordings. Focuses on real-world usage without gamified distractions.

Highlights
  • Clear grammar lessons
  • Practical phrase building
  • Offline audio recordings
  • Interactive dialogues
  • Sentence construction exercises
  • Verb conjugator
  • Spaced repetition dictionary
Features
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Vorbi is the Romanian grammar app I wish existed when I moved to Romania. No fluff, no gamified tricks — just clear lessons, exercises, and the phrases you actually need. A FEW MINUTES A DAY One button on Learn: today's review of grammar, words and phrases, plus the next few questions of your lesson. There is a quick one too: shorter, mostly picking an answer. ONE NATURAL VOICE, OFFLINE Words, phrases, examples, dialogues and every verb form — over 10,000 recordings. A word is spoken as you open it, the right answer once you check. 25 DIALOGUES — AND YOU SAY HALF THE LINES Read a real conversation, check you followed it, then play it: the other person speaks, your turn arrives as its meaning in your own language, and the Romanian has to come from you. Tiles, keyboard or your own voice — you choose. Nothing in it is scored, because a first attempt at speaking should never make a result worse. A cafe, a neighbour, the shop, the doctor, a 112 call, asking the way — and giving it, when the courier cannot find your building. The bank, the residence permit, a nursery place, a job interview. Tap any word in any line to see what it means. 26 LESSONS COVERING REAL ROMANIAN GRAMMAR From the alphabet and noun gender, through articles, plurals, adjective agreement, prepositions and word order, to the parts nobody explains properly: perfect compus and the imperfect, the future, the subjunctive (vreau să, trebuie să), reflexive verbs, the genitive-dative with al / a / ai / ale, "pe" before a person with its doubled pronoun, and the order the short pronouns come in. 20 EXERCISES PER LESSON — 520 IN ALL Multiple choice, sentence building from word tiles, fill-in-the-blank, matching pairs. SENTENCE-BUILDING PRACTICE — 25 SETS, 1000 EXERCISES One set per lesson, to the end of the course: conjugations, gender, negation, question words — the stuff that makes you think, not just recognise. Anything you get wrong is kept aside to drill separately. TRAIN YOUR EAR The skill that fails first in the country. A word is played and you pick which of two spellings it was: casă or casa, nas or naș, fată or față, ban or bani — the endings where Romanian keeps its article, its gender and its plural. Then dictation: hear a line, write it down — missing diacritics are forgiven. 1500-WORD DICTIONARY, THREE LEVELS OF 500 Core, everyday, confident — chosen by how often the words are really spoken. 972 come with a spoken example; 100 are free. "Learn Dictionary" uses spaced repetition and has you build the word from its letters inside a real sentence. Each lesson lists its words. VERB CONJUGATOR — 304 VERBS Full tables — present, past, future, subjunctive — with a trainer. Stem changes are marked: those you cannot guess from the infinitive. Reflexives keep their pronoun: mă duc, m-am dus. Six core verbs are free. 271 PRACTICAL PHRASES IN 11 CATEGORIES Meeting people, cafe, shops, the doctor, family, work, travel, and a category of Bible vocabulary. Hold the speaker for slow playback. ALSO • Mistake review — practise exactly what you got wrong • Activity calendar, dark mode, two widgets • English, Russian and Ukrainian interface • Offline — no account, no ads, no tracking • iCloud sync across your devices (Vorbi Pro) WHO IT'S FOR Expats in Romania; Russian- and Ukrainian-speakers in Moldova learning the state language; mixed families. Romanian is also Moldova's official language, so Vorbi works the same in Bucharest or Chișinău. WHAT'S NOT HERE No mascots, no XP grinding, no AI tutor pretending to know your language, and no subscription. Built by one indie developer, not a venture-funded edtech. The free trial includes the daily session, the trial lesson and lessons 1–5, 3 dialogues with their roleplay, 4 practice sets, a listening set, 3 phrase categories, 100 dictionary words and six conjugated verbs. Vorbi Pro opens lessons 6–26, the other 22 dialogues, all 1500 words and 8 more phrase categories — one payment, forever.

Screenshots

Rigl3 screens
Vorbi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Rigl at none against Vorbi's 1. On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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. Vorbi sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Rigl asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Rigl against 5.0 for Vorbi. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 2 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Rigl ships an update weekly, Vorbi every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Rigl versus Vorbi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRiglVorbi
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings)
Number of ratings12 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB160 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperIlia BakanovDanchenko Oleksandr

In-app purchases

None

Rigl

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Vorbi

One-time1
  • Vorbi Pro — Lifetime Access$14.99

Questions

Is Rigl free?
Rigl is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Vorbi free?
Vorbi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Rigl or Vorbi?
Rigl and Vorbi are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 1 and 2 ratings respectively.
Do Rigl or Vorbi have ads?
Neither Rigl nor Vorbi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Rigl or Vorbi?
Rigl ships an update weekly, and Vorbi every 5 days. Most recently, Rigl was updated on October 31, 2026 and Vorbi on November 5, 2026.

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