Lexify vs Minidu
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Lexify
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Lexify teaches vocabulary with picture flashcards you sort by swiping. Every card pairs a word with an illustration, a short definition, and pronunciation from your device's own voice. Swipe up when you know a word, down when you don't β Lexify shows the ones you miss more often and the ones you know less often, so your time goes where it is needed. PICK YOUR PAIR Choose the language you already speak and the one you are learning. All 17 languages are available in every deck: Arabic, Chinese, Czech, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and Vietnamese. Add the same deck twice in different pairs at no extra cost. TEN DECKS, FIFTY CARDS EACH Pets, colours, and numbers are free. Birds, farm animals, insects, reptiles and amphibians, marine animals, wild animals, parts of the body, emotions, fruit, vegetables, and weather are one-time purchases β buy a deck once and it unlocks for every language pair and every image style, forever. TWO LOOKS PER DECK Each deck comes with photographs and one illustrated style β brush-and-ink, soft pastel, or watercolour, depending on the deck. Switch whenever you like. WORKS OFFLINE Deck images download once, then everything runs on your device. No account, no sign-up, no server. Your progress never leaves your phone. BUILT FOR CHILDREN AND ADULTS No ads, no tracking, no analytics, no data collection of any kind. Pronounce any word with a tap. Report a wrong translation or image straight from the card.
Minidu
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Minidu is a preschool learning app with educational games for kids aged 2 to 6: letter tracing, numbers and counting, shapes, memory games, first words and 100 bedtime stories β in 9 languages, with no ads. Your guide is Dudu, a friendly parrot who reads every instruction aloud, so even toddlers who can't read yet can play on their own. WHY PARENTS CHOOSE MINIDU β’ No ads, ever β no third-party ad SDKs and no ad pop-ups. β’ No personal data from your child: a child profile is just a nickname, an avatar and an age band. β’ Plays offline β in the car, on a plane, in a waiting room. (Story narration in some languages downloads the first time it's played.) β’ A locked parent area a small child can't open. β’ Built for bilingual and expat families: the app language and your child's learning languages are set separately. 9 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Russian, Arabic and Turkish β with warm studio narration. Your child keeps the home language strong while learning a second one. Full right-to-left support for Arabic. WHAT YOUR CHILD LEARNS β’ Writing workshop β trace letters and numbers stroke by stroke in the right direction (English, German, Turkish and Arabic alphabets, digits 0β9). β’ Numbers & shapes β counting, first addition and subtraction, sorting by size, shapes and patterns. β’ First words & speech β "Mama, Papa, Waterβ¦" speech practice for ages 2β4, word cards in 11 everyday themes. β’ Concepts β colors, opposites, over/under, in/out, sorting, odd one out, time. β’ Coordination β balloon pop, mazes, connect the dots, jigsaw puzzles, shadow matching. β’ Memory & matching β memory cards, listen-and-find and matching games that grow with your child. β’ Story corner β 100 original bedtime stories with a calm sleep mode; record your own voice to read them. β’ Feelings & life skills β daily routines, emotions, calm breathing, games to play together. β’ Nature explorer β weather, animals, space, plants, float or sink. 600+ activities from 47 game types, sorted by age: 2β3, 4β5 and 5β6. FOR PARENTS β’ Skill report and weekly summary by early-learning area (inspired by MEB, CEFR and Montessori) β’ Daily time limit (15β45 min) with a gentle wind-down instead of a hard stop β’ Quiet hours; sibling profiles at their own pace β never ranked β’ Printable worksheets and certificates for screen-free time β’ Dyslexia-friendly font, color-blind-safe colors, large touch targets FREE AND MINIDU PLUS Around a quarter of the activities are free, including the first theme of every game type. Minidu Plus unlocks everything with a monthly or yearly subscription. New subscribers can try the monthly plan free for 7 days; after the trial it renews monthly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings βΊ [your name] βΊ Subscriptions. Privacy Policy: https://minidu.org/privacy.html Terms of Use (EULA): https://minidu.org/terms.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Minidu at every 3 days against Lexify's every 9 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Lexify sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Minidu sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lexify ships an update every 9 days, Minidu every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 5, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lexify | Minidu |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 3 days β better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 β better | 16.4 |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 315 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Olin Vorechovsky | Emre Hanaz |
In-app purchases
Lexify
- Livestock Animals$0.99
- Insects$0.99
- Reptiles and Amphibians$0.99
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- Marine Animals$0.99
- Wild animals$0.99
- Parts of the Body$0.99
- Emotions$0.99
- Fruit$0.99
- Vegetables$0.99
- Weather$0.99
Minidu
- Minidu Plus Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Minidu Plus Yearly$49.991 Year








