Gursha vs Amharic Academy
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Gursha
Learn Amharic through practical conversations and the Ethiopic script. Focuses on real-life situations, native audio, and building useful vocabulary instead of grammar exercises.
- Real conversation learning
- Ethiopic (Fidel) script
- Native audio pronunciation
- Alphabet tracing
- Practical vocabulary building
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Learn Amharic for the moments that matter — family, food, and community. Gursha teaches real conversations and Ethiopic (Fidel) script, not grammar drills. Listen to native audio, trace the alphabet, and build words you'll actually use.
Amharic Academy
Learn Amharic through engaging stories and real conversations. This app offers a unique method to master the alphabet and build vocabulary naturally, making the language accessible to everyone.
- Story-based lessons
- Real dialogue practice
- Listening immersion stories
- Alphabet mastery
- Flashcards and recall challenges
- Progress tracking
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Amharic Academy is revolutionizing the way people learn Amharic. We are on a mission to make Amharic accessible to the world. Learn through real stories, real conversations and a method that actually works — built by dedicated Amharic teacher, Nadir, with 5+ years of experience and 3,000+ lessons taught. What's inside: • Story-based lessons that build vocabulary naturally • Real dialogue practice with 3-part audio system • Listening Hero — full Amharic immersion stories • Breakthrough Alphabet Mastery — learn Fidel in days not months • Flashcards and active recall challenges • Daily streak and progress tracking Our students who are complete beginners reach basic conversational level in around 4 months. Whether you're diaspora reconnecting with your roots, a partner learning for family, or simply passionate about Ethiopian culture — this app was built for you. For years Amharic had almost no resources for English speakers to learn from. Amharic Academy is here to change that. The Revolution is Here.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Amharic Academy at daily against Gursha's every 5 weeks. Amharic Academy also leads on ratings volume (20 vs 1). On price, rating, ads and in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Gursha against 5.0 for Amharic Academy. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Amharic Academy has 20 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Gursha ships an update every 5 weeks, Amharic Academy daily. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Gursha | Amharic Academy |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (1 ratings) | 5.0 (20 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 20 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 5 weeks | Daily — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 46 MB | 62 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Muse Gimicael | Amharic Academy |
Customer experience
Gursha
Amharic Academy
In-app purchases
Gursha
No in-app purchases
Amharic Academy
No in-app purchases
