Comparison

Speak Yoruba Language vs Drops

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

Head to head
About

Speak Yoruba Language

Learn to read, write, and pronounce Yoruba with this educational app. It uses English phrase translations and media displays to aid understanding, and includes quizzes to test your knowledge. Ideal for preserving culture across generations.

Highlights
  • Read, write, and pronounce Yoruba
  • English phrase translations for understanding
  • Accurate pronunciation guidance
  • Media displays (pictures/videos)
  • Intelligent quiz modes
  • Graphical images for children
Features
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Yoruba Language is widely spoken in Nigeria and around the world with many Yoruba people and children living in many countries of the world. This Talkasoft app ensures that the Yoruba culture and tradition is kept from generation to generation. The app teaches users how to read, write and pronounce Yoruba Language.
 The app also teaches exact pronunciation of translated language by relating the translated data to the actual meaning of the English data e.g. “light” can mean illumination and can also mean a not too heavy load. The app teaches the end user how to pronounce accurately this type of translations and distinguish one similarly pronounced words from another. The app also uses English phrase translations to ensure accurate understanding of the Yoruba language. The professional version enables users to update the translated data if they are using it to teach others as there are many ways to speak a language. It also enable users to create new data translations, record and play back or delete audio Yoruba data, record and play back or delete dialog audio Yoruba data. Dialog audio data helps to elaborate on the translated Yoruba data and may be used to teach the user what to expect in reply to what they are saying to local speakers of the language. The Yoruba translations are also aided by media display such as pictures or video information. The app comes with advance and intelligent Quiz modes to test the user's knowledge of accented characters and/or also with just basic understanding of the language. The app has graphical images associated with most translations to support learning with kids and children.

About

Drops

Learn new languages through engaging games and visual aids. Practice vocabulary and common phrases in over 55 languages, from beginner to expert levels. Track progress, unlock achievements, and enjoy professionally curated lessons with native speaker pronunciations.

Highlights
  • Gamified vocabulary learning
  • Visual learning aids
  • 55+ language options
  • Progress tracking and rewards
  • Native speaker pronunciations
  • Customizable learning goals
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Join over 50 million people who use Drops for free language lessons. It’s fast, fun, and easy! Practice vocabulary in Spanish, Japanese, French, Korean, Chinese, German, English. Discover 55+ different new languages with Drops! Learn new languages while playing games. You can become fluent, learn vocabulary and common phrases in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, and Hindi. Set goals, unlock achievements, and get rewards! • Become fluent in a foreign language with this language learning app • Learn to read characters and scripts from different alphabets like Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, and Hindi • Custom illustrations for each vocabulary word makes it easy to remember • From beginner to expert levels, grow your foreign language vocabulary • A professionally curated vocabulary list with more than 3,000 words and phrases • Game-like language lessons that make language learning fun and effective • Level up! Track your progress and get rewards • Professional voice artists and sound design with correct dialect pronunciations • Learn to speak languages like Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English (British), English (American), French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (European), Russian, Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (European), Tagalog, Ainu, Arabic (Egyptian), American Sign Language (ASL), Basque, Bosnian, Cantonese, Catalan, Chti, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Estonian, Finnish, Galician, Greek, Greenlandic, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Maori, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Samoan, Sanskrit, Serbian, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Welsh, and even Yoruba! "By focusing on visually appealing games and vocab, Drops aims to lower the barrier preventing users from exploring a new language and, ultimately, accessing the social and economic benefits knowing that language may provide." - TechCrunch We are featured by CNET, Forbes, VentureBeat and many other places too! Try Drops Premium with a 7 day free trial. Download the app to learn about different membership options, and register to learn all about exclusive discounts. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of Drops premium. Afterwards your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. You can cancel your subscription anytime, and you won't be charged in the next billing cycle. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://languagedrops.com/privacypolicy.html

Screenshots

Speak Yoruba Language4 screens
Drops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drops at 4.7 against Speak Yoruba Language's 2.0. Drops also leads on update cadence (every 8 days vs every 37 months) and ratings volume (72K vs 1). Speak Yoruba Language's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On price, 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

Both are free to download. Drops sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Speak Yoruba Language asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drops holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 2.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 50% of Speak Yoruba Language's written reviews are positive against 75% of Drops's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speak Yoruba Language ships an update every 37 months, Drops every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Speak Yoruba Language versus Drops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeak Yoruba LanguageDrops
PriceFreeFree
Rating2.0 (1 ratings)4.7 (72K ratings) — better
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews74.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings172K — better
Update frequencyEvery 37 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#191 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.4 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size92 MB198 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperTalkasoft Pty LtdPLANB LABS OU

Customer experience

Speak Yoruba Language

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Drops

All ratings71,671 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2,244 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral9.5%
Negative15.7%

Bugs and requests

Speak Yoruba Language

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Drops

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login issues and lost progress
  • Crashes and performance problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more grammar and sentence-level learning
  • Improve accuracy of translations and pronunciations
  • Provide more flexibility in time limits and review sessions
  • Integrate more conversational practice
  • Improve user interface and navigation

In-app purchases

None

Speak Yoruba Language

No in-app purchases

10 purchases

Drops

Subscriptions10
  • Genius for a month$7.991 Month
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium$11.991 Month
Show 7 more
  • Premium$14.991 Month
  • Curious for a month$22.991 Month
  • Holiday premium!$39.991 Year
  • All Language Learning Plans7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is Speak Yoruba Language free?
Speak Yoruba Language is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Speak Yoruba Language or Drops?
Drops is rated higher. Speak Yoruba Language averages 2.0 out of 5 from 1 ratings, while Drops averages 4.7 from 72K ratings.
Do Speak Yoruba Language or Drops have ads?
Drops shows ads; Speak Yoruba Language does not.
Which is updated more often, Speak Yoruba Language or Drops?
Speak Yoruba Language ships an update every 37 months, and Drops every 8 days. Most recently, Speak Yoruba Language was updated on November 1, 2026 and Drops on November 5, 2026.

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