Comparison

Vowels Front Back vs Learn Norwegian Lang

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

Head to head
About

Vowels Front Back

Features
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The Speech Articulation: Vowels Front/Back app authored by Fred D. Minifie, Ph.D, provides valuable instructional/clinical tools for speech-language pathologists, otolaryngologists, speech scientists, linguists, teachers of singing and other professionals. The app includes five front and five back vowel dynamic animations with sound plus a key view for each of the tongue shape and placement for the structural movements involved in the production of the vowels of American English. Disclaimer: seek a doctor’s advice in addition to using this app and before making any medical decisions. β€’ Anatomy ID: as each part is touched, the part highlights and the part name and description text changes. Description text shows or hides on demand. Description text shows or hides on demand. - Anatomy view - 26 parts, includes nose, mouth and throat structure ID. Zoom and pans. β€’ Highlight View: key view of the tongue shape and placement for five front and five back vowels of American English. - Front: /i/, /Ιͺ/, /e/, /Ξ΅/, /Γ¦/ Back: /Ξ±/, /Χ›/, /o/, /Ο…/, /u/ β€’ Animations: each vowel shows a lateral view of dynamic movements of the jaw, lips, tongue, velum (soft palate), and larynx needed for proper articulation of that vowel. Audio for each vowel sound is synchronized with the dynamic animations. Anatomy animations included. β€’ Two finger pan of all animations and key animation pages. β€’ Drawing Whiteboard feature: - Drawing: freeform lines in red, blue, green or black hue. - Draw and text directly on active animation and video. - Text: 36pt, auto wrap, non-movable in red, blue, green or black hue. - Eraser: touch and rub lines and text on whiteboard to erase. - Trash: one tap deletes all whiteboard lines and text. - Screenshot whiteboard direct to Photos App for easy email and printing. β€’ iOS 6.0+ required, designed for iPad and iPhone. The Speech Articulation: Vowels Front/Back app makes learning otitis media ear disorders easy. See example screen shots below. Get the app today!

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Learn Norwegian Lang

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This app is a great resource to learn Norwegian language . The app is engineered to make users fluent enough to easily do conversation in Norwegian language by studying for a very short amount of time. Audio functionality and bookmarking is available throughout the app on chapter, section, study mode and quiz mode. The app will help you learn Norwegian language using your native language. Following are the main features of this app 1. Supports a long list of Native Languages 2. Uses Text to Speech Engine for Audio Functionality 3. Quizzes 4. Study Mode 5. Bookmarking Study Flashcards and Quiz Questions 6. Progress Indicators for Every Chapter 7. Visualization for Overall Progress 8. Ability to create your own Flashcards with Audio and Images Currently following native languages are supported. 1. English 2. Arabic 3. Bangla 4. Bosnian 5. Bulgarian 6. Burmese 7. Catalan 8. Chinese 9. Croatian 10. Czech 11. Danish 12. Dutch 13. Estonian 14. Filipino 15. Finnish 16. French 17. Galician 18. Georgian 19. German 20. Greek 21. Gujarati 22. Hausa 23. Hebrew 24. Hindi 25. Hungarian 26. Icelandic 27. Indonesian 28. Italian 29. Japanese 30. Javanese 31. Kannada 32. Kazakh 33. Khmer 34. Korean 35. Lao 36. Latvian 37. Lithuanian 38. Macedonian 39. Malay 40. Malayalam 41. Marathi 42. Mongolian 43. Nepali 44. Zulu 45. Pashto 46. Persian/Farsi 47. Polish 48. Portuguese 49. Punjabi 50. Romanian 51. Russian 52. Serbian 53. Sinhala 54. Slovak 55. Slovenian 56. Spanish 57. Sundanese 58. Swahili 59. Swedish 60. Tamil 61. Telugu 62. Thai 63. Turkish 64. Ukrainian 65. Urdu 66. Uzbek 67. Vietnamese 68. Basque This app teaches you thousands of commonly used words and phrases in Norwegian language. Currently it covers following range of topics. 1. Everyday used common expressions 2. Greetings and welcoming others 3. Traveling and directions 4. Numbers and money related 5. Location and places 6. Conversation and social media 7. Time, dates and scheduling 8. Accommodations and arrangements 9. Dining and outdoors 10. Socializing and making friends 11. Movies and entertainment 12. Shopping 13. Communication difficulties 14. Emergency and health 15. General questions 16. Work and profession 17. Weather conditions 18. Miscellaneous topics

Screenshots

Vowels Front Back4 screens
Learn Norwegian Lang4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Learn Norwegian Lang at Free against Vowels Front Back's $3.99. Learn Norwegian Lang also leads on update cadence (every 16 months vs every 40 months). Vowels Front Back's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 1) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 15.1). On ads and device support there is nothing between them.

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

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Learn Norwegian Lang is free to download; Vowels Front Back costs $3.99 up front. Learn Norwegian Lang sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Vowels Front Back asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Vowels Front Back ships an update every 40 months, Learn Norwegian Lang every 16 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 13, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences Β· 2 level
Vowels Front Back versus Learn Norwegian Lang: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVowels Front BackLearn Norwegian Lang
Price$3.99Free β€” better
Update frequencyEvery 40 monthsEvery 16 months β€” better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo β€” betterYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS11.0 β€” better15.1
Further details β€” not scored
Size53 MB35 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperBlue Tree Publishing, Inc.Ghumman Tech LLC

In-app purchases

None

Vowels Front Back

No in-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Norwegian Lang

One-time1
  • Unlock All Features$9.99

Questions

Is Vowels Front Back free?
Vowels Front Back costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Is Learn Norwegian Lang free?
Learn Norwegian Lang is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Vowels Front Back or Learn Norwegian Lang have ads?
Neither Vowels Front Back nor Learn Norwegian Lang shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Vowels Front Back or Learn Norwegian Lang?
Vowels Front Back ships an update every 40 months, and Learn Norwegian Lang every 16 months. Most recently, Vowels Front Back was updated on October 23, 2026 and Learn Norwegian Lang on October 13, 2026.

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