Comparison

Basic Russian conversation vs Learn Russian Language Phrases

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

Head to head
About

Basic Russian conversation

Learn essential Russian phrases for travel and everyday situations with audio lessons and interactive exercises. This app helps you navigate tourism, dining, and city life with over 1300 phrases and 2500 words.

Highlights
  • Everyday conversation dialogues
  • Travel-specific phrases
  • Holiday and city life scenarios
  • Audio lessons for pronunciation
  • Interactive exercises
  • Over 1300 useful phrases
  • 2500 words with photos
Features
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The Russian language for tourism with English translations. Are you going to travel around the Russian speaking countries? Take this app and you cannot get lost. 1. Everyday conversation - meet your new friend, visit your friend, talk about your family and jobs... 2. Travelling - travel by plane, coach, train or boat, go through the immigration and passport control... 3. Holiday - book your hotel, order your meal at the restaurant, rent a car, buy your skipass... 4. City life - ask about the way, travel by tube, bus or taxi, go to the cinema or gallery, do some shopping... Listen, read and revise more than 1300 useful phrases in interactive exercises. Use 750 high quality photos to revise the meaning and pronunciation of more than 2500 words. Terms of Use : https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy : https://www.myapp.page/language-reading-books/privacy

About

Learn Russian Language Phrases

Master Russian with a comprehensive, user-friendly app designed for beginners and travelers. It offers over 8000 words, 200+ topics, and 23 structured chapters, complete with native pronunciation and offline learning capabilities.

Highlights
  • 8000+ words and phrases
  • 200+ topics
  • 23 structured chapters
  • Native speaker audio
  • Offline access
  • 6 quiz modes
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Learn Russian from English, one useful word at a time. Follow 432 short lessons across 48 chapters, from first greetings to more advanced everyday conversations. START WITH THE BASICS Explore Cyrillic letters, listen to pronunciation and begin with Greetings, Goodbyes and simple replies. Continue through chapters including First Conversations, Numbers and Time, Building Simple Sentences, People and Family, Food and Drink, and Planning and Taking a Trip. LEARN, LISTEN AND PRACTICE • Read English meanings alongside Russian text and pronunciation guides. • Play included recordings offline, slow down the audio and repeat what you hear. • Reveal answers as you study, or choose direct learning to keep moving. • Test your knowledge with reading, listening, translation and true-or-false quizzes. • Track learned words, lesson completion and quiz results. MAKE THE COURSE YOURS Choose your interests, reorder chapters and give them color highlights. Save favorite words in color collections and return to the lesson they came from. Build a routine with a daily practice task that refreshes every 24 hours. GROW YOUR SKILLS Move beyond the basics into topics such as Presentations and Professional Writing, Culture and Perspectives, Advanced Practical Conversations and Flexible Communication. Study at your own pace on iPhone or iPad, with light and dark themes. FREE AND PREMIUM ACCESS Start free with the alphabet and Chapter 1. Its first four lessons are immediately available; complete earlier lessons to unlock the remaining lessons in that chapter. Unlock the full course and remove ads with a weekly subscription, yearly subscription or one-time lifetime purchase. Eligible users may receive a 3-day free trial on the weekly plan when that offer is shown in the app. Rewarded ads, when available, can unlock a chapter temporarily for the current app session. Subscriptions renew automatically. Manage or cancel renewal through your Apple Account subscription settings. Trial and renewal details are shown before purchase. Lifetime access is a one-time purchase with no recurring charge. Internet access is needed for ads and purchases; included lesson recordings can be played offline. Privacy Policy: https://owlspeak.web.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://owlspeak.web.app/terms

Screenshots

Basic Russian conversation4 screens
Learn Russian Language Phrases4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Basic Russian conversation at none against Learn Russian Language Phrases's shown. Learn Russian Language Phrases's advantage is rating (4.3 vs 4.0) and update cadence (every 2 months vs every 6 months). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Basic Russian conversation sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Learn Russian Language Phrases sells 9 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Russian Language Phrases holds the better App Store score, 4.3 against 4.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 9 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Russian conversation ships an update every 6 months, Learn Russian Language Phrases every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 11, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Basic Russian conversation versus Learn Russian Language Phrases: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic Russian conversationLearn Russian Language Phrases
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings)4.3 (9 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings49 — better
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB207 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatalja MorozovaAli Umer

Customer experience

Basic Russian conversation

All ratings4 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative25.0%

Learn Russian Language Phrases

All ratings9 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Basic Russian conversation

Subscriptions2
  • Weekly Subscription$4.997 Days
  • Yearly Subscription$24.991 Year
One-time6
  • Unit 1: Good morning$1.99
  • Unit 2: Travelling$1.99
  • Unit 3: On a holiday$1.99
Show 3 more
  • Unit 4: In a city$1.99
  • All units$4.99
  • Lifetime Access$39.99
9 purchases

Learn Russian Language Phrases

Subscriptions3
  • Learn Russian3 Days trial$7.997 Days
  • Russian$12.991 Month
  • Russian$34.991 Year
One-time6
  • Russian$3.99
  • Russian$5.99
  • Learn Russian$5.99
Show 3 more
  • Russian$7.99
  • Russian$10.99
  • Russian$59.99

Questions

Is Basic Russian conversation free?
Basic Russian conversation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Russian Language Phrases free?
Learn Russian Language Phrases is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Basic Russian conversation or Learn Russian Language Phrases?
Learn Russian Language Phrases is rated higher. Basic Russian conversation averages 4.0 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Learn Russian Language Phrases averages 4.3 from 9 ratings.
Do Basic Russian conversation or Learn Russian Language Phrases have ads?
Learn Russian Language Phrases shows ads; Basic Russian conversation does not.
Which is updated more often, Basic Russian conversation or Learn Russian Language Phrases?
Basic Russian conversation ships an update every 6 months, and Learn Russian Language Phrases every 2 months. Most recently, Basic Russian conversation was updated on October 11, 2026 and Learn Russian Language Phrases on October 15, 2026.

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