Babel Fish vs Dochi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side โ with what reviewers say about each.
Babel Fish
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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: โข Starter โ 10 minutes a day, up to 150 a month โข 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
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.
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Verdict
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.
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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.
Babel Fish ships an update every 2 days, Dochi every 4 days. Both last shipped on November 10, 2026.
| Parameter | Babel Fish | Dochi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days โ better | Every 4 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No โ better |
| Devices | iPhone | iPhone, iPod โ better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.0 โ better |
| Further details โ not scored | ||
| Size | 62 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | MERIDIAN STUDIOS LTD | zohar tamir |
In-app purchases
Babel Fish
- Starter7 Days trial$7.991 Month
- Plus7 Days trial$12.991 Month
Dochi
No in-app purchases









