Comparison

Speed Hebrew vs Bloom

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

Head to head
About

Speed Hebrew

Learn Biblical Hebrew quickly with interactive exercises that go beyond flashcards. This app tests your knowledge as you learn, helping you master vocabulary and the alphabet through engaging pattern matching. Customize your learning by adding your own words and utilizing various modes for effective study.

Highlights
  • Interactive learning exercises
  • Customizable word lists
  • Alphabet and vocabulary sets
  • Continuous and reverse learning modes
  • Focus-enhancing fullscreen design
  • Import and share word lists
Features
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Quickest way to get started on Biblical Hebrew. Better than flashcards since you can learn at the same time as testing yourself and the app doesn't let you cheat! Speed Hebrew makes flash cards more powerful by giving you two choices. Unlike flash cards, you don't have to go and study a list of words and then come back and test yourself, the two choices mean you learn right from the start. With on screen score and best times its fun and easy, letting your brain do what it does best, learn to match visual patterns! Features: - Add your own words - Alphabet - 4 Word sets, each with easy/medium/hard levels - Top 140 most common words in the Old Testament - Continuous mode for learning large numbers of words - Reverse mode: shows the English, guess the Hebrew - Simple fullscreen design gets rid of all distractions and helps you focus on learning Add your own words: - Revise for tests - Match word lists with textbooks - Expand the built in vocabulary list - Keep a list of words you find hard - Import files email/web/computer and share with friends/classmates * Please not it can be difficult to add your own words directly on the device because of how iOS handles left to right languages. We recommend creating a .txt file on your computer and then importing the file to Speed Hebrew.

About

Bloom

Master new languages with engaging, research-based games that focus on grammar and vocabulary. This free application offers interactive lessons and custom stories to enhance fluency and comprehension for Spanish and French learners.

Highlights
  • Research-based language games
  • Vocabulary and grammar practice
  • Interactive lessons and stories
  • Progression management
  • Over 200 vocabulary sets
  • Six mini-games
Features
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Learn languages through a variety of research-based games! This free app will allow you to practice both grammar and vocabulary in a way that is interactive, fun and optimized using research into the most effective language-learning strategies. Developed by a teacher with over ten years of language teaching experience, this app can be a great way to improve your current level of fluency, no matter how much you already know! Currently includes resources for: Spanish and French Main Features: - Account creation and progression management allowing the program to adjust to your unique learning journey and current fluency - Vocabulary learning and review sessions to teach and improve fluency - Custom created stories implementing learned vocabulary to test and reinforce learning - Access to over 200 unique vocabulary sets ordered to optimize comprehension and retention - Six interactive mini-games to keep learning sessions fun and engaging - Extra review sessions allowing users to familiarize themselves with grammar and other aspects of language learning - And much more in the future!

Screenshots

Speed Hebrew4 screens
Bloom4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bloom at 100% against Speed Hebrew's 20%. Bloom also leads on price (Free vs $2.99) and rating (4.3 vs 3.7). On ratings volume, ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Bloom is free to download; Speed Hebrew costs $2.99 up front. Speed Hebrew sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Bloom asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bloom holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 20% of Speed Hebrew's written reviews are positive against 100% of Bloom's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speed Hebrew ships an update every 30 months, Bloom every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Speed Hebrew versus Bloom: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeed HebrewBloom
Price$2.99Free — better
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)4.3 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews20.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings36 — better
Update frequencyEvery 30 monthsEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationPaidFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS13.012.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB139 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThirteen32 Pty LtdJessica Henry

Customer experience

Speed Hebrew

All ratings3 ratings
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral40.0%
Negative40.0%

Bloom

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Speed Hebrew

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
None

Bloom

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Speed Hebrew free?
Speed Hebrew costs $2.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Bloom free?
Bloom is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Speed Hebrew or Bloom?
Bloom is rated higher. Speed Hebrew averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Bloom averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Speed Hebrew or Bloom have ads?
Neither Speed Hebrew nor Bloom shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speed Hebrew or Bloom?
Speed Hebrew ships an update every 30 months, and Bloom every 3 days. Most recently, Speed Hebrew was updated on September 30, 2026 and Bloom on September 25, 2026.

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