Learn Ancient Hebrew vs Mikra
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Learn Ancient Hebrew
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Learn Ancient Hebrew, hear words pronounced, and test your knowledge of the paleo Hebrew alphabet — the script of the ancient Israelites. What did that word really mean? How was it actually spoken aloud? A genuine ancient Hebrew course, built for anyone who wants to learn classical Hebrew properly. EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO GET STARTED: • Dictionary: Entries searchable by Hebrew or English • Pronunciation: Audio for every word, so you know exactly how it sounded • Everyday Speech: Conversational phrases, not just scripture • Bible Verses: Genuine lines straight from the Hebrew Bible • Ancient Inscriptions: Iron Age texts, kept in their original carved letterforms — never modernized • Paleo Hebrew Alphabet: All 22 letters, each with the pictograph and meaning behind its shape • Three-Letter Roots: See how Hebrew words are actually built, not just memorized • Grammar Lessons: Build a real foundation in how the language works • Name Converter: Turn your own name into paleo Hebrew letters • Word of the Day: A fresh headword every time you open the app, with a shuffle to browse for more PRACTICE THAT ACTUALLY STICKS: • Quizzes: Five modes — vocabulary, roots, phrases, verses & alphabet — each testing what you've read • Progress Tracker: Streak, questions answered, and accuracy, all in one panel WHY THIS APP: • A thorough way to learn ancient Hebrew, read biblical Hebrew, or learn the paleo Hebrew alphabet, without juggling five different resources • Pronunciation done right — audio, not just spelling on a page • Real primary sources — Bible verses and Iron Age inscriptions, not textbook inventions • One app, everything included: dictionary, alphabet, roots, grammar, quizzes & daily practice • Made for curious learners, biblical studies students, and anyone drawn to the ancient Israelite world Begin your Ancient Hebrew journey today. Terms of Service: https://azulheim.com/terms-ancienthebrew/ Privacy Policy: https://azulheim.com/privacy-ancienthebrew/
Mikra
Learn to read Biblical Hebrew with daily, bite-sized lessons. Progress from basic letters to reading an entire book of the Bible. Designed for beginners, it uses spaced repetition and audio to build reading fluency.
- Daily verse study
- Spaced-repetition flashcards
- On-device Hebrew audio
- Offline functionality
- Progress tracking
- Beginner-friendly
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Learn to read Biblical Hebrew aloud, ten minutes a day, from the alef-bet to any verse of the Hebrew Bible in the original. Mikra is built around one idea: you learn to read a real text, not isolated grammar. Every word deck and every lesson exists to get you reading the Bible. WORDS • The alphabet and vowel points as flash cards, each one spoken aloud • Pronouns, numbers, and the small words that hold a sentence together • The 1,000 commonest words of the Hebrew Bible in five bands, from the core 100 outward • Search in Hebrew with the built-in letter keyboard, with or without vowel points; inflected forms are found too • Every card shows how to say the word, its part of speech, its gender and number (or the verb's stem), and related words you can hear in place • Collect words into your own sets with a tap, then study a set as a list or as shuffled cards • Add to a set from the set itself: search a word and tap it, or scan your notes straight into it • Scan notes: photograph a word list in English, Chinese or Hebrew, or paste one, and the words Mikra knows become a set • Listening test: a set reads itself to you, one word at a time VERSES • The whole Hebrew Bible, all 39 books, every verse word by word with the translation beside the text • Jonah, Genesis 1, and five Psalms carry short notes on the words a beginner meets first • Daily phrases: everyday Hebrew — good morning, how are you, what's the weather today, where is the station — in eight situations, read, heard and tapped word by word like a verse • Under each word, choose nothing, its meaning, or how to read it • Hear any word or the whole verse at normal, slow, or slower speed, or let a chapter or a set read itself on a loop • Record yourself reading and play it back beside the app's reading GRAMMAR • 40 short lessons in five groups: reading the script, little words, nouns and pronouns, verbs, sentences • Every example is a real verse from the bundled texts; tap one to hear it, then practise the examples as cards NO STRINGS • Meanings in English or Chinese (中文), your choice • Your sets, progress and settings sync between your iPhone and iPad through your own iCloud • Works offline: no account, no ads, no tracking, no data collection (Hebrew dictionary search asks Sefaria when you're online) • Modern Israeli pronunciation • Designed for complete beginners TEXT SOURCES Hebrew text and morphology from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible (Westminster Leningrad Codex), CC BY 4.0. English glosses adapted from Strong's lexicon and the World English Bible (public domain). Chinese verses from the Chinese Union Version (public domain).
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mikra at none against Learn Ancient Hebrew's 1. Mikra also leads on iOS requirement (17.0 vs 26.2). 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
Both are free to download. Learn Ancient Hebrew sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Mikra asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | Learn Ancient Hebrew | Mikra |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 3 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | — | Free |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 26.2 | 17.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 24 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Haitam El Amraoui | Hang Sun |
In-app purchases
Learn Ancient Hebrew
- Premium$3.99
Mikra
No in-app purchases









