Comparison

Learn Javanese vs Mama Tongo

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

Head to head
About

Learn Javanese

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Fluency is a mountain, and most apps never show you the summit. LingoRise is built for the learner who needs to see exactly how far they have climbed โ€” and exactly what the next camp looks like. Every Javanese session moves you measurably higher. No meaningless points. No hollow rewards. Just an honest ascent. * TRACK THE CLIMB * - Daily XP goals and streaks that mark real elevation gained, day after day - Study stats that show your cumulative progress, not just today's activity - A leaderboard for those who climb harder when someone is on the rope beside them * SUPPLIES FOR EVERY STAGE * - A vertical feed of real Javanese content: videos, dialogs, short talks, news and stories - Import any YouTube video and turn it into training material - Synced transcripts with tap-to-define, grammar notes, dictation and comprehension quizzes on every piece * PROVE IT OUT LOUD * - Shadow native speakers and receive a 0-100 pronunciation score - On-device AI measures accuracy, fluency and completeness โ€” even with no signal on the trail - Role play mode puts you inside the conversation before you face the real one * CONDITION YOUR VOCABULARY * - Spaced repetition schedules each word's return exactly when you are about to lose it - Four training modes: flashcards, multiple-choice game, typing, pronunciation drill - Watch your word count climb โ€” a number that genuinely means something * FACE REAL CONDITIONS * - An AI conversation partner with adjustable topics and difficulty, plus concrete feedback - Talk Now: anonymous live voice calls with fellow climbers around the world - Word duels and games to test your footing against other learners * THE ROPE TEAM * - A community feed to log your ascent and learn from others on the same route Start free. Premium removes ads and unlocks the unlimited route to the top. The summit is real. The steps are countable. Start climbing Javanese with LingoRise today. Terms of Use: https://lingfast-server.tnpixel.com/legal/lingorise/terms-of-service

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Mama Tongo

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Odi odi! Welcome to Mama Tongo. Mama Tongo teaches Sranan Tongo, the language of Suriname. Good to know: the lessons are in Dutch, so you learn Sranan Tongo from Dutch. The menus are also available in English. My parents are from Suriname, but they never taught me Sranan Tongo. With family, I nodded along to words I didn't have (yet). The language was always there, around me, but never mine. What really struck me: many Surinamese people in the Netherlands don't speak their mother tongue, for different reasons. Partly because they never got the language from home. Often there was a taboo at home on speaking Surinamese to your parents or elders: out of respect, because of the history of slavery, or because parents did this on purpose, hoping the next generation would learn to speak better Dutch. That gap became this app. Mama Tongo, which stands for mother tongue, is the app I wish I'd had: short lessons that feel like home, without school pressure, with the culture simply included, from the market in Paramaribo to Keti Koti. Do you also have a home language you never got to learn? Then this is for you. Wi o leri makandra: we learn it together. J.S.B., Creator of Mama Tongo Start for free Chapter 1 is completely free: all 10 lessons, including the quiz boss at the end. Learning Sranan Tongo starts with words you may already know from childhood: mama, oso, switi. So you'll feel right away whether Mama Tongo suits you, without paying a cent. Learning that feels like a game - Short lessons of a few minutes, whenever it suits you. - A daily streak that keeps you going. - XP, missions and eleven mascots to collect. - Every lesson builds sentences your (grand)parents will recognize. The culture included Language and culture belong together. In Discover you'll find stories, music and fun facts: from the market in Paramaribo to Keti Koti. You don't just learn what to say, but also where it comes from. The Guide Need to look up a word quickly? The Guide is your Sranan Tongo reference, always at hand. Type a word in Dutch or in Sranan Tongo and you jump straight to it. Make it yours Choose the light or the dark look, decide which reminders you want and when, and sign in with Google or Apple so your progress is safe and travels with you to any device. MamaTongo Pro Want to continue after chapter 1? MamaTongo Pro unlocks all 15 chapters and 150 lessons, everything in Discover, the full Guide and your own notes for each chapter. Pro comes as a monthly or yearly subscription, which renews automatically until you cancel in your App Store settings, or as a one-time Lifetime purchase. Want to try it first? There is a one-time trial week: seven days of everything up to chapter 5. The app shows the prices in your currency. You can always start for free and decide later. Going to Suriname? The Vakanti travel guide is a separate one-time purchase: tips from Surinamese people and from visitors, from the market to the interior. It is not part of Pro, except with Yearly and Lifetime, where it is included for free. For everyone who recognizes the language of home but never got to learn it. Follow Mama Tongo on Instagram and TikTok: @mamatongo_ Kon na mi. Terms: https://www.mamatongo.nl/voorwaarden Privacy policy: https://www.mamatongo.nl/privacy

Screenshots

Learn Javanese4 screens
Mama Tongo4 screens

Verdict

The call

Learn Javanese and Mama Tongo are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters โ€” price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them โ€” neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Learn Javanese sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per 7 days and Mama Tongo sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Learn Javanese versus Mama Tongo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn JavaneseMama Tongo
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyโ€”Every 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size104 MB53 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperDinh Thang TranJemairo Bruma

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Learn Javanese

Subscriptions5
  • LingoRise Premium Weekly$3.997 Days
  • LingoRise Premium Monthly$8.991 Month
  • LingoRise Premium 3 Months$19.993 Months
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  • LingoRise Premium 6 Months$32.996 Months
  • LingoRise Premium Yearly$49.991 Year
One-time1
  • LingoRise Premium Lifetime$249.99
5 purchases

Mama Tongo

Subscriptions2
  • Mama Tongo Pro โ€“ Monthly$8.991 Month
  • Mama Tongo Pro โ€“ Yearly1 Year trial$79.991 Year
One-time3
  • Trial week (7 days)$3.99
  • Vakanti travel guide$12.99
  • Mama Tongo Pro โ€“ Lifetime$79.99

Questions

Is Learn Javanese free?
Learn Javanese is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mama Tongo free?
Mama Tongo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Learn Javanese or Mama Tongo have ads?
Neither Learn Javanese nor Mama Tongo shows ads.

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