Comparison

HellaLingo vs Modamal

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

Head to head
About

HellaLingo

Learn Greek for daily life and exams in Cyprus through interactive lessons and an AI tutor. Features pronunciation practice, vocabulary building, and exam preparation for A2 level and civics tests. Progress is tracked privately on your device.

Highlights
  • Interactive lessons set in Cyprus
  • AI tutor for conversation and writing practice
  • Pronunciation feedback with speech recognition
  • Extensive vocabulary and verb conjugation
  • A2 Greek exam and Cyprus civics test preparation
  • Spaced repetition flashcards
  • Offline progress tracking
Features
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Learn Greek for life in Cyprus, from your first letter to A2. HellaLingo is a complete course set in Limassol. You follow Sami, who has just moved to Cyprus for a new job, through 20 units: finding a flat, ordering a frappé, the farmers' market, the doctor, the bank and the migration office. Each unit tells you what you will be able to do by the end, and four checkpoints, the last a full A2 mock, make sure it stuck. READ, HEAR, SAY • Every line in Greek, English and an easy pronunciation guide • Natural studio voices for every word and phrase, which you can slow down • Say it yourself and see how much the app understood AN AI TUTOR, IF YOU WANT ONE • Chat with a tutor or role-play everyday situations, with goals and hints as you go • Describe a picture and get your speaking marked like the exam • Write a text or photograph your handwriting and get corrections with the reasons why • Uses your own OpenAI or Anthropic key, or your ChatGPT plan. It stays off until you switch it on READY FOR THE EXAMS • Practice papers for the A2 Greek exam: reading, writing, listening and speaking, with the questions in Greek and English when you need it • 529 questions for the Cyprus civics test across all 14 topics, plus timed mock exams marked at the pass levels for long-term residence and citizenship • Every attempt is kept, so you can look back at your answers and the corrections WORDS THAT STICK • A dictionary of 4,490 words and phrases, with every tense of 855 verbs, all with audio • Search in English, in Greek or in greeklish: kalimera finds καλημέρα • Flashcards that come back just before you would forget them YOUR PACE • Already know some Greek? Test out of a stage and start where you are • Streaks, study time and every "I can…" goal you reach on the way to A2 • Works on iPhone and iPad PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account to create, no ads and no tracking. Your progress stays on your device. HellaLingo is not affiliated with the University of Cyprus, the Centre for the Greek Language or the Republic of Cyprus.

About

Modamal

Features
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Modamal teaches Jeju-eo, the language of Jeju Island, through the voices of real Jeju people. Jeju-eo shares its roots with Korean, but its tone, endings and words are different. Learn the Jeju-eo you hear at the market, at work and from your neighbors, one phrase at a time. Modamal is for foreign residents and immigrants on Jeju, travelers, and anyone curious about the language. - Real Jeju conversations Watch and listen to conversations by Jeju people with subtitles. Replay any line, see its meaning in standard Korean, and slow it down. - Listen, choose, build Short exercises help phrases stick: pick the meaning of what you hear and put words together into Jeju-eo sentences. Questions you miss come back at the end of the lesson. - Speak along Listen to a native speaker and say it into the microphone. Your voice is checked only on your device and is never recorded or sent. - Chat with AI in Jeju-eo Practice the phrases from each lesson in a free conversation with AI. - A map of everyday places Lessons are grouped by places you meet in Jeju life, starting with the market. Track your progress on the map. - In your language The app and its translations are available in Korean and English, with dark mode. SIGN-UP During the pilot, you can sign up with your phone number and an organization code from a partner organization. General sign-up will open later. Contact: modamaljeju@gmail.com

Screenshots

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Modamal4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: HellaLingo at daily against Modamal's fortnightly. Modamal's advantage is iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

HellaLingo ships an update daily, Modamal fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
HellaLingo versus Modamal: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHellaLingoModamal
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyDaily — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS26.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size37 MB7 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperTony Al AkikSeongpil Bae

In-app purchases

None

HellaLingo

No in-app purchases

None

Modamal

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is HellaLingo free?
HellaLingo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Modamal free?
Modamal is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do HellaLingo or Modamal have ads?
Neither HellaLingo nor Modamal shows ads.
Which is updated more often, HellaLingo or Modamal?
HellaLingo ships an update daily, and Modamal fortnightly. Most recently, HellaLingo was updated on November 6, 2026 and Modamal on November 13, 2026.

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