Comparison

Duspik vs Zarafa

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

Head to head
About

Duspik

This app teaches languages by explaining grammar rules clearly, then reinforcing them with vocabulary, stories, and AI-graded exercises. It offers interactive lessons for Asian languages and daily free content, with an optional subscription for faster learning.

Highlights
  • Human-like grammar explanations
  • AI tutor for personalized feedback
  • Interactive lessons for Japanese, Korean, Chinese
  • Daily free lessons
  • Offline functionality
  • Vocabulary and story reinforcement
  • Gamified learning with streaks and leaderboards
Features
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Duspik teaches languages the way a good tutor would: it explains WHY, then makes it stick. Most apps drill you with endless repetition and hope the grammar sinks in by accident. Duspik starts with the rule — written like a human explaining it to a friend — then locks it in with vocabulary, a short story, and exercises where an AI tutor grades what you MEANT, not just the exact words. LEARN 10 LANGUAGES Spanish, Russian, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese — with courses built for speakers of English, Spanish, and Russian. REAL GRAMMAR, HUMAN WORDS Every lesson opens with the rule, told simply. Didn't get it? One tap and your AI tutor re-explains it with fresh examples — and compares it with how your own language works. AN AI TUTOR THAT GETS YOU Type your answers freely. The tutor accepts synonyms, forgives typos, and tells you what to fix — like a person would, not an answer key. JAPANESE, KOREAN & CHINESE DONE RIGHT Build words from sound tiles with pronunciation hints, tap any symbol to hear it, and learn the scripts with interactive charts. A NEW LESSON EVERY DAY — FREE Your first lessons are completely open. After that, a fresh lesson unlocks every single day, free, forever. Duspik Pro removes the wait so you can learn at your own pace. MAKE IT A HABIT Streaks, a daily word, a fast-paced word Train game, friends and leaderboards — small daily wins that add up to a language. WORKS OFFLINE On a plane or out of data? Lessons, reviews, and your progress all work without a connection and sync when you're back. — Duspik Pro — Learn at your own pace with unlimited lessons, get the Daily Word, and unlock 19,000+ words. Subscriptions renew automatically and can be cancelled anytime in your App Store settings. Privacy policy: https://duspik.com/privacy Terms of use: https://duspik.com/terms

About

Zarafa

Learn new vocabulary effortlessly by placing flashcards directly on your Lock Screen and Home Screen. This app offers words in 40 languages across 32 topics, with offline functionality and pronunciation guides.

Highlights
  • Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets
  • 40 languages supported
  • 32 topic categories
  • Offline functionality
  • Pronunciation audio
  • Live Activity support
Features
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A language isn't learned in an hour a day. It's learned in a hundred glances at your screen. Zarafa puts a word from the language you're learning exactly where you already look fifty times a day — the Lock Screen and the Home Screen. Unlock your phone, read a word. No session to start, no lesson to finish. • 40 languages: Spanish, French, German, English, Italian, Portuguese, Turkish, Japanese and more • 32 topics: the 300 most frequent words, essential verbs, travel, airport, restaurant, work, medicine, slang, idioms, false friends • Widgets in every size, on the Lock Screen, plus Live Activity • Translated into your native language, not through English • Works offline — the starter dictionary ships inside • Pronunciation out loud, and stats without streak guilt Put the widget on your screen and the words will start finding you. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://dbranchuk.github.io/zarafa/privacy-policy.html

Screenshots

Duspik4 screens
Zarafa4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Zarafa at none against Duspik's shown. Zarafa also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.5). On price, ratings volume, update cadence 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. Duspik sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Zarafa sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $2.09 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Zarafa holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Duspik versus Zarafa: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDuspikZarafa
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (4 ratings)4.7 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 daysEvery 2 days
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better17.2
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB26 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developermozaiku LLCDzmitry Branchuk

Customer experience

Duspik

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

Zarafa

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

9 purchases

Duspik

Subscriptions4
  • Duspik Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
  • Duspik Pro Monthly$12.991 Month
  • Duspik Pro Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
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  • Duspik Pro Family7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time5
  • 100 Diamonds$0.99
  • 550 Diamonds$4.99
  • 1200 Diamonds$9.99
Show 2 more
  • 2500 Diamonds$19.99
  • 6500 Diamonds$49.99
5 purchases

Zarafa

Subscriptions4
  • Premium Monthly$2.091 Month
  • Premium Monthly$2.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly −50%$9.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • Premium Yearly3 Days trial$19.991 Year
One-time1
  • Premium Lifetime$29.99

Questions

Is Duspik free?
Duspik is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Zarafa free?
Zarafa is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Duspik or Zarafa?
Zarafa is rated higher. Duspik averages 4.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Zarafa averages 4.7 from 9 ratings.
Do Duspik or Zarafa have ads?
Duspik shows ads; Zarafa does not.
Which is updated more often, Duspik or Zarafa?
Duspik ships an update every 2 days, and Zarafa every 2 days. Most recently, Duspik was updated on November 5, 2026 and Zarafa on November 1, 2026.

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