Comparison

KyouStudy vs Ieta

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

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About

KyouStudy

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Learn as much as you want, at your own pace. KyouStudy helps you build language skills for exam preparation and everyday learning. Whether you are preparing for JLPT, HSK, or TOPIK, or exploring a new language, start at a level that suits you and move from words to sentences, practice, and review. FREE LEARNING, WITHOUT DAILY LIMITS Study from beginning to end without daily study caps or restrictions on the scope of available learning content. Core learning stays free, whether or not you choose Premium. DISCOVER WORDS THROUGH CARDS Explore vocabulary, characters, expressions, and sentences organized by exam and level. Learn meanings, examples, and pronunciation together, then mark what you already know and what you want to study further. SEE IT. HEAR IT. REMEMBER IT. Listen to word and sentence pronunciation with AI-powered audio. Every example sentence comes with an image to help you connect its meaning with a scene and make it easier to recall. CHOOSE HOW YOU PRACTICE Use quizzes for instant feedback after each question, or test mode to receive your score after completing all questions. • Multiple choice: connect characters, readings, and meanings. • Listening: hear a word or sentence and choose the answer. • Matching: draw connections between expressions and meanings. • Sentence ordering and gap filling: practice context and sentence structure. • Typed answers: recall words and expressions without answer choices. TURN MISTAKES INTO PROGRESS Revisit questions in your mistake notebook and save useful items to favorites. Unlock collections as you learn and use study statistics to see your progress. MAKE IT YOUR OWN WITH PREMIUM Optional paid Premium benefits include ad removal, additional themes, detailed information about related words, and support for continued development. Your daily study amount and the scope of available learning content remain unrestricted without Premium. LANGUAGES AND CONNECTION The interface is available in English, Korean, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese. An internet connection through Wi-Fi or mobile data is required for a smooth learning experience. MORE TO LEARN OVER TIME The exam lineup includes JLPT, TOEIC, TOEFL, IELTS, HSK, TOCFL, and TOPIK, with some courses planned for future updates. TOEIC, TOEFL, and IELTS are planned additions. Check the app for currently available courses. Built and cared for by an independent developer, KyouStudy grows with your feedback. Start with one word and keep learning at your own pace. KyouStudy is an independent learning tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the organizations that administer these exams. Exam names and trademarks belong to their respective owners. Support: https://www.kyoustudy.com/contact/ Privacy Policy: https://www.kyoustudy.com/privacy-policy/ Terms of Use: https://www.kyoustudy.com/terms-of-use/ Apple Standard End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

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Ieta

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Ieta is a phrasebook for the sentences you couldn't say today - so you can say them next time. Made for anyone whose diary in a new language didn't last. No data collected. Your sentences and your voice never leave your device (only if you turn on iCloud sync are your sentences also kept in your own iCloud). A one-time purchase, not a subscription. The thing you wanted to say, and couldn't find the words for. Not someone else's example sentence - just that one sentence of yours, until you can say it. [Add a sentence] Write the sentence you couldn't say, in your own language. Apple's translation turns it into a sentence to say right away. Translations are by Apple, so there may be a better way to say it - you can edit the sentence to say yourself. Can't translate on the train? Tap "Translate Later" and keep just your own sentence for now. [Say it out loud] Hear the sentence, then say it out loud. On-device speech recognition lines up what was heard with the sentence to say, and underlines what came out differently. No scores, nothing graded. It lines up words - it doesn't judge your pronunciation. When everything lines up, the "Said it" stamp lands. When something came out differently, you decide whether to count it as said. "Say It Out Loud" (speech recognition) needs iOS 26 or later. On iOS 18 to 25, hearing the sentence, opening it and stamping it yourself all work the same. [It comes back] Your sentences come back to Look Back after 1, 3, 7 and 30 days - showing only your own language. Recall it, say it, open the sentence, and choose "Said it" or "See You Tomorrow" yourself. If it doesn't come to you today, it simply comes back. [Phrasebook] Every sentence you add lines up by month. Search in either language. Each month shows how many sentences you can say now. [Widget] Put "Today's Sentence" on your Home Screen. In the "Came Back" widget and the medium widget (Ieta Premium), sentences that came back show only your own language, with the sentence to say kept hidden. [A quiet tool] No notifications. No streaks, no goals, no badges. One sentence a day is plenty. [Languages] Choose your language and the language you're learning from English, Spanish, French, German, Korean and Japanese. The first time you translate or say a sentence in a language, its data is downloaded through Apple's system. After that, it works without a connection. [Pricing] On the free plan you can add 3 sentences a day, and each sentence comes back for 30 days after you add it. Every sentence is kept even for free, and you can always see all of them in the Phrasebook. Editing, deleting, exporting (text / JSON) and importing stay free. A one-time Ieta Premium purchase brings back sentences past 30 days too, raises the limit to 50 sentences a day, and opens the "Came Back" widget, the medium widget and iCloud sync. There is no subscription. [Privacy] No account, no developer server, no ads, and no location tracking. Translation and speech recognition run on your device. Your voice is only heard and lined up on the spot - nothing is recorded. The microphone is used only when you tap "Say It Out Loud." Your sentences live on this device. Only when you turn on iCloud sync are they also kept in the private part of your own iCloud account, where the developer cannot reach them. What you wanted to say yesterday - say it out loud today.

Screenshots

KyouStudy4 screens
Ieta4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Ieta at none against KyouStudy'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. KyouStudy sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Ieta sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
KyouStudy versus Ieta: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKyouStudyIeta
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 6 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size187 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHungBokYuki Genda

In-app purchases

3 purchases

KyouStudy

Subscriptions2
  • KyouStudy Premium$3.991 Month
  • KyouStudy Premium (Annual)$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • KyouStudy Premium (Lifetime)$99.99
1 purchases

Ieta

One-time1
  • Ieta Premium$4.99

Questions

Is KyouStudy free?
KyouStudy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Ieta free?
Ieta is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do KyouStudy or Ieta have ads?
KyouStudy shows ads; Ieta does not.

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