Comparison

CatchFrase vs Wordaboo

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

Head to head
About

CatchFrase

Learn a new language by capturing objects in your environment. Point your camera at anything to create personalized vocabulary cards with pronunciation and example sentences. Your real world becomes your classroom, making words more memorable.

Highlights
  • Object recognition for vocabulary cards
  • Personalized word collection gallery
  • Natural text-to-speech pronunciation
  • Interactive phrase practice
  • Speech recognition for practice
  • Smart spaced repetition review
Features
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Learn a language from the world around you. Take a photo of something around you. CatchFrase names it in the language you're learning, turns it into a sticker, and saves it to your gallery. Then you practice the word until you remember it. LEARN FROM WHAT YOU SEE • Photograph an object and get its name, pronunciation, and a useful phrase • Collect every catch as a sticker from your own life • Hear words and phrases read aloud • Tap any part of a phrase to hear it again • Practice with phrase variations and short conversations • Speak a line and see what CatchFrase heard • Review saved words before you forget them CHOOSE YOUR LANGUAGE Learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Thai, or English for Spanish speakers. Spanish includes Mexican, Colombian, Argentine, and European options. YOUR COLLECTION STAYS ON YOUR IPHONE You do not need an account or sign-up. Your catches and sticker collection stay on your iPhone. Photos are processed as described in the Privacy Policy to identify objects and create vocabulary cards. CATCHFRASE PLUS CatchFrase Plus includes unlimited catches, deeper phrase and conversation practice, speaking practice, and language switching. The annual option includes a 7-day free trial. The monthly option begins billing right away. Open CatchFrase and catch your first word. Privacy Policy: https://thealexyao.github.io/catchfrase-legal/privacy-policy.html Terms of Use: https://thealexyao.github.io/catchfrase-legal/terms-of-service.html

About

Wordaboo

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Wordaboo teaches a language the way you would actually learn one: a few minutes at a time, with pictures instead of translations, every word spoken aloud — and grammar explained in terms of the language you already speak. GRAMMAR EXPLAINED IN YOUR OWN LANGUAGE Most apps write one explanation and translate it into forty languages. Wordaboo writes a different one for every pair, because what confuses you depends on what you already speak. THIRTY-NINE COURSES, ALL TO C1 • For English speakers: French, Spanish, German, Italian, Brazilian Portuguese, Japanese, Russian, Arabic, Mandarin Chinese and Uzbek • English for speakers of French, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Uzbek, Turkish, Indonesian, Hindi, Arabic, Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Urdu and Bengali • Spanish for French, Russian, German and Italian speakers; French for Spanish, Russian, German and Italian speakers; German for Spanish, Russian and French speakers; Italian for French and Spanish speakers; and Brazilian Portuguese for Spanish speakers 9,999 lessons, 10,001 grammar explanations and 46,832 words and phrases, all spoken aloud. Japanese starts with hiragana, Russian with the alphabet, Arabic with its letters and every vowel written in, and Chinese with pinyin and the four tones. THE WHOLE APP SPEAKS YOUR LANGUAGE Every screen, in sixteen languages: English, Russian, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Uzbek, Turkish, Indonesian, Hindi, Arabic (right to left), Chinese, German, Italian, Japanese, Urdu (right to left) and Bengali. MORE THAN LESSONS • Stories: illustrated scenes to read and hear, with questions as you go • Roleplay: short conversations, from the bakery to a job interview • Blip, an AI tutor that runs entirely on your phone (beta, on some courses and phones) • Live 1v1 word games against friends or anyone, and a weekly league • Letters & sounds: train your ear on the sounds your own language blurs together • A grammar book of every explanation you have reached, with search HOW IT WORKS • Lessons of about four minutes • A placement test, so you never start below your level • A daily goal you choose, and streaks with a freeze for the day you miss • Chapters mapped to the A1–C1 scale schools use. BUILT TO BE HONEST • No third-party analytics in the app • Friends is off until you switch it on, and there is no messaging • Delete your account from inside the app Wordaboo is free. Premium is optional: no ads, unlimited hearts and bubbles, and lessons you can take offline. Questions: wordaboo@gmail.com Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://wordaboo.app/privacy

Screenshots

CatchFrase4 screens
Wordaboo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: CatchFrase at none against Wordaboo's shown. Wordaboo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.0). On price, 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. CatchFrase sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Wordaboo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

CatchFrase ships an update every 3 days, Wordaboo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
CatchFrase versus Wordaboo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterCatchFraseWordaboo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS26.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size64 MB73 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlex YaoZarina Giyasova

In-app purchases

2 purchases

CatchFrase

Subscriptions2
  • CatchFrase Plus (Monthly)$9.991 Month
  • CatchFrase Plus (Annual)7 Days trial$59.991 Year
2 purchases

Wordaboo

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Monthly3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is CatchFrase free?
CatchFrase is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Wordaboo free?
Wordaboo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do CatchFrase or Wordaboo have ads?
Wordaboo shows ads; CatchFrase does not.
Which is updated more often, CatchFrase or Wordaboo?
CatchFrase ships an update every 3 days, and Wordaboo every 4 days. Most recently, CatchFrase was updated on October 24, 2026 and Wordaboo on October 25, 2026.

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