Comparison

Koko vs Gam

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

Head to head
About

Koko

Practice speaking a new language privately and offline. This app scales conversations to your skill level, offering feedback and quick translations. It keeps all your data on your device, ensuring complete privacy.

Highlights
  • Private, offline conversations
  • Adaptive conversation difficulty
  • Voice feedback for improvement
  • Quick translations
  • Multiple languages supported
Features
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Koko gives you unlimited conversation practice while keeping your voice, information, and data private on your device. Nothing leaves your iPhone. It can even be run in Airplane mode :) Learn a new language by speaking and listening more! A lot of people struggle to actually hold a conversation when learning a language because they don't practice speaking and immersing themselves in the language. Features We Love: - Fully private. Your voice and conversations never leave your device. - Conversations are scaled to your level. For beginners, Koko uses small, beginner-friendly words and speaks slowly. For advanced speakers, Koko speaks quickly and uses advanced vocabulary. - Quick translations - Feedback on your responses to help you learn how to speak better - Cloud mode: Get started quickly by using our private cloud LLM instead of downloading the models locally Current languages: - English - Spanish - French - Italian - German - Japanese - Polish - Vietnamese Koko requires iOS26+ in order to run the conversation models on your own device. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Gam

Features
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Gam is a small, friendly way to start speaking Teochew (Chaozhou / Chaoshan, 潮汕话) — the language of eastern Guangdong and of Teochew families all over Southeast Asia and the world. Follow Gam, a little New Year mandarin, through the words and phrases you would really use at the family table: • 171 everyday words — people, food, actions, numbers, time, places • 216 phrases — greetings, thanks, “have you eaten?”, and more • Every word taken apart: initial, final and tone, with a plain-English note on how each one sounds • Peng’im, the standard romanisation for Teochew, next to every character • Eight tones, drawn as pitch curves, and how they change when words run together (tone sandhi) • Short drills — pick the meaning, pick the word — that come back to what you missed • Streaks, mastery dots and a progress page, so you can see yourself improving The standard here is the Chaozhou prefecture-city accent. Free, with no ads. Your progress stays on your device (and in your own iCloud, if you turn that on). No account, and it works offline.

Screenshots

Koko4 screens
Gam4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Gam at none against Koko's 2. Gam also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.0). Koko's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs monthly). On price, ads 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. Koko sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Gam asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Koko ships an update every 3 days, Gam monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 6, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Koko versus Gam: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKokoGam
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB15 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPrism App Labs梓鸿 陈

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Koko

Subscriptions2
  • Koko Monthly Plan$7.991 Month
  • Koko Yearly Plan$39.991 Year
None

Gam

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Koko free?
Koko is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Gam free?
Gam is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Koko or Gam have ads?
Neither Koko nor Gam shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Koko or Gam?
Koko ships an update every 3 days, and Gam monthly. Most recently, Koko was updated on October 31, 2026 and Gam on November 6, 2026.

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