Loro vs Dumpling Garden Practical Math
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side β with what reviewers say about each.
Loro
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Learn a new language without ever "sitting down to study." Loro puts fresh vocabulary right on your Lock Screen and Home Screen widgets, so every time you check your phone you pick up a real word or phrase in the language you're learning. Named after the parrotβnature's great mimicβLoro turns the dozens of times you glance at your phone each day into tiny, effortless lessons. No lessons to schedule. No streak guilt. Just steady, passive progress. HOW LORO WORKS β’ Pick your target language and skill level. β’ Add the Loro widget to your Lock Screen or Home Screen. β’ Every refresh shows a fresh mix of single words AND short, useful phrases. β’ Tap any card to see the meaning, an example sentence, and pronunciation. β’ Mark words as "Learned" and watch your count grow. WHY A WIDGET WORKS Cramming is forgettable. Repeated, spaced exposure is how memory actually sticks. Because Loro lives where you already lookβthe Lock Screenβyou get natural spaced repetition, all day long. LEARN MANY LANGUAGES Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, Korean, and more. Choose the language you want and switch anytime. Perfect for beginners building a base and for travelers, students, and anyone who wants words that come up in real life. GET STARTED β’ Core widget with a daily word + phrase. β’ Multiple languages to choose from. β’ Meanings, examples, and pronunciation. LORO PREMIUM (subscription required) Unlock the full experience with Loro Premium: β’ Premium: Faster refresh intervals (as often as every hour). β’ Premium: Unlimited widget slots and every widget theme. β’ Premium: All languages and all skill levels unlocked. β’ Premium: Phrase packs by topicβtravel, food, work, dating, and more. β’ Premium: Advanced Lock Screen layouts and macOS, Apple TV & Apple Vision support. β’ Premium: Detailed progress, "learned" history, and review reminders. All features labeled "Premium" above require a Loro Premium subscription or the Lifetime purchase. The core widget is included; Premium unlocks all languages, phrases, audio and every widget. SUBSCRIPTION Choose Monthly, Annual, or a one-time Lifetime unlock. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple Account settings. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION β’ Loro Premium is an auto-renewable subscription. β’ Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. β’ Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. β’ Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period, at the price of your selected plan. β’ Manage or cancel anytime in Settings > your Apple Account > Subscriptions. β’ The Lifetime option is a one-time purchase and does not renew. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lastoneparis.github.io/loro-site/privacy.html Questions or feedback? Email hugomoriceau@icloud.com β we reply to every message. Learn a language the effortless way. Start with Loro today.
Dumpling Garden Practical Math
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A tiny village of animal friends is hungry, and running it takes real math. Dumpling Garden looks like a cozy farming-and-cooking game: plant seeds, steam squishy buns, run a market stall, build little houses. Underneath, every one of those chores is a genuine grade 3-5 math problem. Seeds go into the ground as multiplication arrays you can count. Steamer trays fill up in fractions. The market bill needs totalling, and the change needs counting back coin by coin. A house plan's width and height become a build order - perimeter for the planks, area for the roof tiles, division (rounded up!) for the paint. The village grows as the math gets done. Cooking a villager's favourite dish earns coins; coins buy blueprints and lumber; a finished house means a new friend moves in, joins the market queue, and starts posting orders of their own. Fifteen skills, five difficulty rungs each: the game climbs when your child is on a streak and quietly steps back down after a rough patch, so it stays just-hard-enough by itself. And mistakes? A wrong answer earns a sympathetic head-tilt from a little sprout, a hint that shows the problem a second way, and another try. There are no timers on thinking, no lives, no failure screens - this is a village, not an exam. What's NOT in the game matters as much as what is: no ads, no purchases, no account, no internet connection, and no data leaving the iPad. Sibling profiles keep two villages separate, and anything sensitive hides behind a question only grown-up arithmetic can answer. Every feature in this game was playtested by one very opinionated eight-year-old, and the best ones were her idea.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dumpling Garden Practical Math at none against Loro's 3. Dumpling Garden Practical Math also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, ads 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. Loro sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Dumpling Garden Practical Math asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Loro | Dumpling Garden Practical Math |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days | β |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No β better |
| Devices | iPhone, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod β better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.0 β better |
| Further details β not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | HUGO ANATOLE PAUL MORICEAU | Russell Lamb |
In-app purchases
Loro
- Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Lifetime$89.99
Dumpling Garden Practical Math
No in-app purchases
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