Comigo vs Alex
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Comigo
Learn English or Portuguese by speaking from day one through guided voice lessons, interactive games, and conversations with an AI tutor. Customize your AI companion and track progress with streaks and badges.
- Guided voice lessons with real-time feedback
- AI-powered conversational practice
- Vocabulary-building arcade games
- Customizable AI tutor avatar
- Progress tracking with streaks and badges
- Language learning alarm clock
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Comigo turns language learning into something you do out loud. Learn English or Portuguese by speaking from day one, playing arcade games, and talking with an AI capybara that always has time for you. SPEAK FROM THE FIRST LESSON • Guided voice lessons: listen, then answer out loud into the mic • Word-by-word feedback shows exactly what you got right • Real-life themes: traveling, work, study, making friends, living abroad TALK FREELY WITH CAPY • Free Speak: a real-time voice conversation with your AI tutor, no scripts, no tapping through menus • Live captions while you talk, full transcripts after • Tap any word in a lesson or transcript to save it for later PLAY UNTIL THE WORDS STICK • Capy Crossing: cross the road by picking the right translation before traffic gets you • Word Duel, Card Match, Trap Words and Create a Word: quick games that build vocabulary • 8,000+ swipeable flashcards across 10 everyday topics WAKE UP IN A NEW LANGUAGE • An alarm clock you can only silence by answering a language question • Block distracting apps and unlock them the same way MAKE IT YOURS • Earn coins with every lesson, game and conversation • Spend them on hats, outfits and colors for your capybara • Keep your streak alive and collect badges. Capy notices when you show up, and when you don't Comigo means "with me" in Portuguese. That's the promise: you never learn alone. Comigo is a subscription-based language learning app (hard paywall: a subscription is required to enter the app). Questions or feedback? Write to hello@usecomigo.com Website: https://usecomigo.com Privacy Policy: https://usecomigo.com/privacy Terms of Use: https://usecomigo.com/terms
Alex
Learn languages by integrating vocabulary discovery directly into your iPhone keyboard. Engage in short, fun games and review sessions based on the words you encounter daily. Track your progress with points, badges, and a vocabulary map.
- iPhone keyboard integration
- Vocabulary discovery from daily typing
- Short language games
- Flashcard and multiple-choice reviews
- Progress tracking and leaderboards
- Vocabulary map
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Learn from the words in your life. Play to make them stick. Alex combines a language-learning app with an iPhone keyboard. Write your everyday messages, discover useful vocabulary, then return to the app for short lessons and reviews built around your words. New: Alex now has lessons made by AI, written from what you type with the keyboard. YOUR KEYBOARD IS THE STARTING POINT Type in French or English. Alex spots useful words in your sentences and helps you learn a new language. Your vocabulary grows from the language you actually use. The Alex Mirror line above the keys translates your sentence while you type: tap the translation to put it straight into your message. SHORT LESSONS, REAL PRACTICE Match words, build sentences, reply to Alex and write in your own words. Stuck? Ask Alex. Every word you tap is read aloud. Review your vocabulary with flashcards and multiple-choice questions. SEE YOUR PROGRESS Finish a lesson to open a booster and stick its cards in your album. Earn coins to dress Alex up, travel from world to world and keep your streak alive. AN ACCOUNT THAT GOES WITH YOU Sign in with Apple if you like: your progress and your subscription follow you to a new iPhone. YOU STAY IN CONTROL Ordinary typing and corrections work on your iPhone, and passwords and secure fields are never read. The sentences you finish with Alex’s keyboard are kept for your lessons, and the newest are sent to our server and our AI providers to write them. They are never sold or used for advertising. With Premium, the Mirror line translates online unless you choose On iPhone. Optional usage analytics exclude your typed texts. Everything is explained in Settings › My privacy. The keyboard requires Allow Full Access to save progress in Alex. Lessons, online translation and account backup require an Internet connection. You can delete your online account in Settings › My account. ACCESS The keyboard and your first lesson are free; Alex Premium opens the next lessons. Monthly and yearly subscriptions are available. Prices and any eligible free trial are shown before purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled in your Apple account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Alex at 100% against Comigo's 41%. Alex also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and monetization model (freemium vs subscription). Comigo's advantage is ratings volume (13 vs 3) and iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence, ads 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
Both are free to download. Comigo sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Alex sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Alex holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 13 and 3 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 41% of Comigo's written reviews are positive against 100% of Alex's.
Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Comigo | Alex |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.3 (13 ratings) | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 40.6% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 13 — better | 3 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days | Every 2 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Freemium — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 103 MB | 314 MB |
| Age rating | +12 | 4+ |
| Developer | KPI 22 LLC | Roudot Timothe |
Customer experience
Comigo
Alex
In-app purchases
Comigo
- Comigo Premium Weekly$5.997 Days
- Comigo Premium Weekly$9.997 Days
- Comigo Premium$12.991 Month
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- Comigo Premium Monthly$14.991 Month
- Comigo Premium$39.991 Year
- Comigo Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
- Comigo Premium Yearly$69.991 Year
- Comigo Premium$79.991 Year
- Comigo Premium Yearly$94.991 Year
- Comigo Premium Annual$99.991 Year
Alex
- Espiga Monthly$6.991 Month
- Espiga Annual7 Days trial$46.991 Year









