Comparison

VOLP vs caragramatica

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

Head to head
About

VOLP

This app provides a lexical search base for Portuguese vocabulary, including official spellings, foreign terms, and place names. It offers over 380,000 words with grammatical classes and supplementary information for accurate orthographic consultation.

Highlights
  • Lexical search base
  • Official Portuguese spelling
  • Foreign terms vocabulary
  • Toponyms and gentilic vocabulary
  • Over 380,000 words
  • Grammatical classes
  • Supplementary information
Features
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Base de pesquisa lexical que abrange os termos vernáculos do Vocabulário Ortográfico da Língua Portuguesa (Volp), do Vocabulário de Estrangeirismos e do Vocabulário de Topônimos e Gentilicos. O Volp faz o registro atualizado das palavras da língua portuguesa em sua grafia oficial com especial atenção a sua vertente brasileira. São mais de 380 mil palavras para consulta ortográfica, com as respectivas classes gramaticais e informações suplementares precisas e breves.

About

caragramatica

This educational app supports students in learning Portuguese grammar. It leverages technology to simplify and facilitate the study of the language's normative standard, aiding in school exams, contests, and university entrance tests.

Highlights
  • Grammar learning support
  • Facilitates language study
  • Aids in exam preparation
  • Supports school, contests, and university entrance
  • Focuses on normative Portuguese
Features
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O caragramatica é um aplicativo educacional, fruto da dissertação de Mestrado em Letras, Profletras IFES/Vitória, do pesquisador-professor Bruno Henrique Castro de Sousa. A pesquisa intitulada “As potencialidades do Instagram no ensino de Gramática, no Fundamental II”, orientação da Professora Doutora Maria Madalena Fernandes Caetano Poleto Oliveira, demonstrou o alcance que o Instagram tem como suporte para o ensino de Gramática. O aplicativo caragramatica pode facilitar a vida de estudantes, concurseiros e apaixonados pelo funcionamento do padrão normativo de nossa Língua Portuguesa. Com o desenvolvimento de tecnologias é possível simplificar e facilitar a vida de muitos desses usuários. Esse tipo de app pode acompanhar os alunos na hora de estudar. Com diferentes objetivos, alguns ajudam nas provas escolares, nos concursos ou no vestibular, inclusive no Enem. Tenha um aliado em suas mãos.

Screenshots

VOLP3 screens
caragramatica3 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: caragramatica at 100% against VOLP's 29%. caragramatica also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.1). VOLP's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 3 months). On price, 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

VOLP ships an update every 2 weeks, caragramatica every 3 months. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and August 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
VOLP versus caragramatica: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterVOLPcaragramatica
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews29.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterEvery 3 months
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree — betterAd-supported
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.113.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size57 MB23 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAcademia Brasileira de LetrasEwerton Rodrigues de Freitas Dutra

Customer experience

VOLP

All ratings5 ratings
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive29.3%
Neutral13.8%
Negative56.9%

caragramatica

Written reviews7 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

VOLP

No in-app purchases

None

caragramatica

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is VOLP free?
VOLP is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is caragramatica free?
caragramatica is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do VOLP or caragramatica have ads?
caragramatica shows ads; VOLP does not.
Which is updated more often, VOLP or caragramatica?
VOLP ships an update every 2 weeks, and caragramatica every 3 months. Most recently, VOLP was updated on September 18, 2026 and caragramatica on August 18, 2026.

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