Comparison

Babel Fish vs Dochi

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

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About

Babel Fish

Features
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Babel Fish is a modern Hebrew app for living and learning in Israel: the Hebrew Israelis actually speak, at the cafรฉ, with the delivery guy, at the dinner table. DECKS THAT LEARN YOU BACK Study with spaced repetition that schedules every card for the moment you're about to forget it. Rate a card Again, Hard, Good or Easy and Babel plans the next review. Every card has Hebrew, transliteration, the English, audio at normal or slow speed, and a memory hook when you need one. ASK FOR ANY PHRASE Type "How do you say what time is it?" and Babel builds the card for you โ€” Hebrew, transliteration, meaning and an example โ€” straight into the deck you pick. You can also turn a photo of a menu, a sign or a textbook page into cards. LIVE TRANSLATE Put your phone on the table and Babel transcribes Hebrew conversation and translates it into English as people talk, highlighting the words you're studying so you can hear them in the wild. Every line can be played back, copied or saved as a card. ASK HOW LOCALS SAY IT Translate anything and get the natural, everyday way to say it, with a note on how Israelis would really put it. Save it to a deck in one tap. GAMES MADE FROM YOUR WORDS Tashbetz, a mini crossword. Mila, guess a Hebrew word in six tries. Zugot, match Hebrew to English. Shoresh, find the words built on a root. Every game uses the words in your own decks. PRICING Decks, flashcards and study are free. A subscription unlocks Babel Games and the AI features โ€” live translate, translate, the card builder, cards from photos and spoken practice โ€” with AI metered in minutes: โ€ข Starter โ€” 10 minutes a day, up to 150 a month โ€ข Plus โ€” 40 minutes a day, up to 300 a month Both plans start with a one-week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at the end of the trial. Subscriptions renew monthly unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel them in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use: https://babel.meridianide.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://babel.meridianide.com/privacy

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Dochi

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Dochi is the Israeli Hebrew Institute's way to learn the Hebrew people actually speak in Israel, a few minutes at a time. EVERY MORNING you should do ONE TASK - so you stay in the Hebrew loop its a short task that waits for you each weekday: translate a line, say something out loud, explain a word, get through a small scene. Answer in writing or with your voice. Then see the teacher's model answer and compare. A COURSE THAT BUILDS Lessons go from your very first words to real conversations: introducing yourself, what you want and need, going and coming, asking questions. Each lesson is split into short screens with a small try after each block, and you can test yourself past what you already know. WORDS THAT STAY Every word comes with a real sentence and its sound. A review deck brings each word back just before you would forget it, in Latin letters or in Hebrew letters with vowels. SPEAK, NOT JUST READ Record yourself and hear the Hebrew read by your teacher. Switch between transliteration and Hebrew script whenever you like. LEARN WITH PEOPLE On the Community plan, join a live weekly session on Zoom with Tamir, your teacher, and learn in a chevruta: a small group that meets every week, the way Hebrew has been studied for two thousand years. MADE BY TEACHERS Dochi is built by the Israeli Hebrew Institute, whose teachers have taught Hebrew to learners around the world. Dochi the hoopoe, Israel's national bird, keeps you company along the way. New members start with a free week with everything open.

Screenshots

Babel Fish4 screens
Dochi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Dochi at none against Babel Fish's 2. Babel Fish's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 4 days). On price, ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price ยท Rating ยท Positive reviews ยท Number of ratings ยท Update frequency ยท Ads ยท In-app purchases ยท Monetization ยท Best chart rank ยท Devices ยท Requires iOS

CostPrice ยท In-app purchases ยท Ads ยท Monetization

Both are free to download. Babel Fish sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Dochi asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Babel Fish ships an update every 2 days, Dochi every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences ยท 4 level
Babel Fish versus Dochi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBabel FishDochi
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 days โ€” betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo โ€” better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod โ€” better
Requires iOS16.415.0 โ€” better
Further details โ€” not scored
Size62 MB6 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMERIDIAN STUDIOS LTDzohar tamir

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Babel Fish

Subscriptions2
  • Starter7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Plus7 Days trial$12.991 Month
None

Dochi

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Babel Fish free?
Babel Fish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dochi free?
Dochi is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Babel Fish or Dochi have ads?
Neither Babel Fish nor Dochi shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Babel Fish or Dochi?
Babel Fish ships an update every 2 days, and Dochi every 4 days. Most recently, Babel Fish was updated on November 10, 2026 and Dochi on November 10, 2026.

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