Comparison

Speed Portuguese vs Bright Comets

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

Head to head
About

Speed Portuguese

Features
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Quickest way to get started on Portuguese vocabulary. Better than flashcards since you can learn at the same time as testing yourself and the app doesn't let you cheat! Speed Portuguese 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 - Numbers: Easy, Medium, Hard - Dates, Colors, Foods, Places and more! - Over a hundred words to get you learning fast - Continuous mode for learning large numbers of words - Reverse mode: shows the English, guess the Portuguese - Great for advanced users or learning English for Portuguese speakers - Portuguese theme and colors to get you thinking, feeling and speaking Portuguese - 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 - Learn words for an upcoming holiday - Import files email/web/computer and share with friends/classmates

About

Bright Comets

Discover visible comets in the night sky with this astronomy tool. Simply point your device upwards, and a red marker will guide you to the comet's location using real-time data.

Highlights
  • Locate visible comets
  • Real-time sky pointing
  • Red target marker guidance
  • Uses device location
  • NASA JPL ephemerides data
Features
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This app helps you locate all bright comets currently visible in the night sky. Just hold your device up to the sky and find the red target marker on the screen. That's where the comet is! The app uses your location and up-to-date ephemerides from the NASA JPL's Horizons database to calculate the comet's position.

Screenshots

Speed Portuguese4 screens
Bright Comets4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Bright Comets at Free against Speed Portuguese's $4.99. Bright Comets also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 42 months). Speed Portuguese's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On 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

Bright Comets is free to download; Speed Portuguese costs $4.99 up front. Speed Portuguese sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Bright Comets sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speed Portuguese ships an update every 42 months, Bright Comets every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Speed Portuguese versus Bright Comets: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeed PortugueseBright Comets
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating—4.3 (153 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—74.2% of reviews
Number of ratings—153 — better
Update frequencyEvery 42 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
Monetization—Free with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size22 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperThirteen32 Pty LtdHanno Rein

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Speed Portuguese

One-time1
  • Remove Ads$0.99
1 purchases

Bright Comets

One-time1
  • Coffee$1.99

Questions

Is Speed Portuguese free?
Speed Portuguese costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Bright Comets free?
Bright Comets is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Speed Portuguese or Bright Comets have ads?
Neither Speed Portuguese nor Bright Comets shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Speed Portuguese or Bright Comets?
Speed Portuguese ships an update every 42 months, and Bright Comets every 5 days. Most recently, Speed Portuguese was updated on November 1, 2026 and Bright Comets on November 3, 2026.

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