Comparison

Inko vs minisco

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

Head to head
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

About

minisco

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Macで翻訳・整理した学術論文を、いつでも手元で。 miniscoは、Mac版miniscoで取り込んだPDF論文の日本語解説記事や対訳PDFを、iCloud経由でiPhoneやiPadから読めるようにする論文リーダーアプリです。レイアウト解析や翻訳、記事生成などの重い処理はデスクのMacに任せ、移動中や隙間時間には、手元の端末で落ち着いて論文の読解に集中できます。 専用アカウントの作成は不要です。お使いのApple Accountを通じて、安全かつプライベートに論文データが同期されます。 主な機能 - 対訳PDFの閲覧:左側に原文、右側に日本語訳を配置した見開きPDFを閲覧できます。「原文」「日本語」「両方」の表示面をタップ1つで瞬時に切り替えられ、読んでいるページ位置もそのまま保持されます。 - 日本語解説記事:論文の要点、数式、図表を整理した記事形式で素早く読めます。 - 出典箇所へのジャンプ:記事内の「出典」ボタンをタップすると、PDFの該当ページへ即座に移動し、参照元の段落がハイライト表示されます。 - 図表ビューア:論文内の図表を高解像度で全画面表示し、ピンチ操作やダブルタップで拡大して細部を確認できます。 - オフライン閲覧:最近取り込んだ論文やお気に入りの記事本文、画像、PDFを自動保存し、通信のない環境でも閲覧できます。 - コレクションとお気に入り:Macで整理したコレクションをそのまま閲覧でき、手元でお気に入りに追加した状態もMacへ同期されます。 ご利用にあたって - 本アプリは、Mac版miniscoと組み合わせて利用する閲覧用リーダーです。論文の取り込み、レイアウト解析、翻訳、記事生成などの処理はMac側で行われます。 - MacとiPhone/iPadの両方で、同じApple Accountにサインインしている必要があります。 - データの同期には、利用者の個人用iCloudストレージを使用します。 はじめ方 1. Mac版miniscoで論文(PDFファイルやarXiv ID)を追加し、翻訳と記事の生成を完了します。 2. Mac版の初回案内画面または「設定」画面の「iCloud」項目で「iCloud同期」をオンにします。 3. 本アプリを開くと、同期された論文が自動的に表示されます。

Screenshots

Inko4 screens
minisco3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: minisco at none against Inko's shown. On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Inko versus minisco: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInkominisco
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (6 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings6 — better—
Update frequencyDaily—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size128 MB16 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlphaByte, Inc.Kohei Ono

In-app purchases

None

Inko

No in-app purchases

None

minisco

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Inko free?
Inko is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is minisco free?
minisco is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Inko or minisco have ads?
Inko shows ads; minisco does not.

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