Comparison

明鏡 vs Inko

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

Head to head
About

明鏡

Learn AI, marketing, and general knowledge through text, video, and AI audio lectures. Track your progress with reading, bookmarks, and notes. Enjoy daily recommended readings and a podcast.

Highlights
  • Text and video lectures
  • AI audio learning
  • Audiobook-style playback
  • Daily podcast
  • Learning progress tracking
  • Daily recommended readings
Features
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明鏡(めいきょう)は、AIとマーケティング、そして教養を体系で学ぶ学習アプリです。 イケハヤが手がける講座を、テキスト・動画講義・AI音声でまとめて学べます。 【主な機能】 ・講座リーダー:教科書のように、静かな画面で読み進められます。 ・動画講義:テキストと同じ内容を、講義動画でも学べます。 ・通しで聴く:講座をオーディオブックのように連続再生。移動中や家事の合間の学びに。 ・ポッドキャスト:イケハヤの音声番組を毎日配信。 ・学習記録:読了・しおり・ノートで、学びを積み上げられます。 ・今日の一篇:毎日ひとつ、いま読むべき回をおすすめします。 【講座の例】 ・AI活用、マーケティング、UI/UXデザイン、文章術 ・行動経済学、哲学、世界史、美術史、音楽史、文学史、映画史 ・民俗学、神話学、マンガ史などの教養講座も多数 アカウントがなくても、多くの講座をそのまま読めます。 Apple IDまたはDiscordアカウントでサインインすると、学習記録が端末をまたいで保存されます。 学びを、ポケットに。 明鏡と一緒に、毎日すこしずつ賢くなりましょう。

About

Inko

Practice speaking a new language with an AI for just 60 seconds daily. Receive personalized lesson notes comparing your speech to a native speaker's, and save new vocabulary to reinforce learning. Generate a review podcast from your lessons for on-the-go practice.

Highlights
  • Daily 60-second AI conversations
  • Personalized lesson notes
  • Native speaker comparisons
  • Vocabulary saving and flashcards
  • Review podcast generation
  • Supports 40+ languages
Features
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Inko turns "I should practice speaking" into something you actually do every day. Pick a scene, talk with a friendly AI for just 60 seconds, and the moment you finish, you get a personal lesson note: what you said, and how a native speaker would say it instead. SPEAK FOR 60 SECONDS A DAY • Swipe through immersive, short-video-style scenes and jump straight into a conversation • Open-mic, real-time voice chat. Interrupt, hesitate, think out loud, just like a real call • Stuck? Say it in your own language. Inko understands, rephrases it naturally, and keeps the conversation going GET A LESSON MADE JUST FOR YOU • After every chat, Inko writes a lesson note from YOUR conversation • See "you said this → a native would say this" rewrites, side by side • Replay your own voice and read the full transcript TURN LESSONS INTO YOUR OWN STUDY MATERIAL • Save words, phrases and idioms with one tap • Review them as flashcards and mark the ones you have mastered • Saved phrases come back in tomorrow's conversation, so you actually use them REVIEW WITH YOUR PERSONAL PODCAST • Turn your lesson notes into a two-host review podcast, generated just for you • Listen with subtitles, in the background, on the go LEARN 40+ LANGUAGES • English, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, French, German, Chinese and many more • Explanations in your native language, expressions in your target language YOUR DATA STAYS YOURS • Lesson notes, phrases and recordings are stored on your device • Delete your data, or your whole account, anytime One minute a day is enough. Meet your coach, start talking, and watch your speaking improve. INKO PRO (AUTO-RENEWABLE SUBSCRIPTION) Inko Pro unlocks unlimited conversations, lesson notes, flashcards and review podcasts. • Weekly: $5.99 / 1 week • Monthly: $14.99 / 1 month • Annual: $99.99 / 1 year Prices are in USD and may vary by region; the exact price for your region is shown in the app before you buy. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • The subscription renews automatically for the same price and period unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple Account settings after purchase. • Any unused portion of a free trial, if offered, is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://inkoapp.ai/privacy

Screenshots

明鏡4 screens
Inko4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: 明鏡 at none against Inko's shown. 明鏡 also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). Inko's advantage is update cadence (daily vs weekly). On price, review sentiment, in-app purchases and device support 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

明鏡 ships an update weekly, Inko daily. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
明鏡 versus Inko: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
Parameter明鏡Inko
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews66.7% of reviews
Number of ratings—6 — better
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB128 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNihon no Inaka ha Shihonshugi no Frontier da LLC.AlphaByte, Inc.

Customer experience

明鏡

Written reviews3 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Inko

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

In-app purchases

None

明鏡

No in-app purchases

None

Inko

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is 明鏡 free?
明鏡 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Inko free?
Inko is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do 明鏡 or Inko have ads?
Inko shows ads; 明鏡 does not.
Which is updated more often, 明鏡 or Inko?
明鏡 ships an update weekly, and Inko daily. Most recently, 明鏡 was updated on October 13, 2026 and Inko on October 13, 2026.

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