Aki vs Book
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Aki
Learn Māori vocabulary and phrases through engaging levels and challenges. Navigate through a waka, avoid obstacles, and master new words. Compete with friends and track your progress.
- Vocabulary and phrase learning
- Gamified levels and challenges
- Progress tracking
- Multiplayer challenges
- Leaderboards
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Aki - A Māori language vocabulary and phrase learning App. Paddle your waka and escape the taniwha by learning and identifying words and phrases. Finish one level with six dots, then start the next level with a whole new set of words. Once you’ve completed all four levels, play them again and challenge yourself to complete the levels in the quickest time possible with the fewest mistakes. Challenge your friends and family to play and compare their progress and achievements through Game Center.
Book
Navigate challenging mazes, collect letters, and spell words to win. Outsmart enemies with spells and uncover hidden bonuses. Compete in daily challenges to maintain streaks and earn high scores in this classic arcade-style word game.
- Navigate mazes
- Collect letters
- Spell words to win
- Avoid enemies (Blots)
- Cast Slow-Down spells
- Find hidden letters and bonuses
- Daily Challenges
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Help Book-Man navigate mysterious mazes to collect letters while avoiding the diabolical Blots! Spell the word to win each level while racking up points and grabbing helpful bonuses. Outsmart the Blots by casting Slow-Down spells and uncovering hidden letters! Keep your streak going and earn extra points with Daily Challenges. Get the word game that’s packed with classic arcade action! Get Book-Man! From the creators of TheFreeDictionary.com, the massively popular online dictionary.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Aki at 5.0 against Book's 4.4. Aki also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 7) and ads (none vs shown). Book's advantage is ratings volume (272 vs 2). On price, review sentiment 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
Both are free to download. Book sells 7 one-off in-app purchases. Aki asks for nothing beyond the download.
Aki holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Book has 272 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 78% of Aki's written reviews are positive against 70% of Book's.
| Parameter | Aki | Book |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better | 4.4 (272 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 77.8% of reviews — better | 69.8% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 272 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 2 months |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 6.1 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 83 MB | 48 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | University of Otago | Farlex, Inc. |
Customer experience
Aki
Book
Bugs and requests
Aki
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
Book
Reported bugs
8 issues- Book-Man doesn't follow directional movements
- Book-Man goes through walls
- Game crashes to home page
- Book-Man freezes during play
- Cannot unlock next level with a key
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- Login fails
- Protagonist gets stuck at end of row/column
- Android bugs
Requested features
8 requests- More levels or zones
- More languages
- Different game styles
- More 'Book-Man' heroes
- Ability to earn keys without purchase
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- Hyperdrive or speed-up option for 'Book-Man'
- New themes
- More directions/tutorials
In-app purchases
Aki
No in-app purchases
Book
- 15 coins$0.99
- 40 coins$1.99
- 65 coins$2.99
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- 100 coins$3.99
- 200 coins$6.99
- 300 coins$9.99
- 1000 coins$29.99
