Comparison

Basic Russian conversation vs McCantonese

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

McCantonese

Features
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Learn Cantonese (廣東話) the way it is actually spoken in Hong Kong and Guangzhou — with Jyutping romanisation on every entry, audio you can tap anywhere, and a library of real slang, stories and everyday dialogue. WHAT IS INSIDE • 12,000+ Cantonese words with Jyutping and English • 2,100+ individual characters, browsable and searchable • 3,100+ phrases grouped for practice • 1,400+ everyday sentences, sorted by situation • 680 essential words as flip flashcards • 200+ daily dialogues • 270+ mini stories and 20 longer articles JYUTPING, PROPERLY TAUGHT Cantonese pronunciation is the hard part, so it gets its own guide: the 19 initials, the finals, and the six tones — each with audio and practice. The Jyutping practice screen breaks any character into its initial, final and tone so you can see how a syllable is built rather than memorising it whole. REAL CANTONESE, NOT TEXTBOOK CANTONESE This is what separates it from a generic phrasebook: • Hong Kong slang, with the meaning and the register explained • Gen Z slang, for the Cantonese people under 25 actually use • Guangzhou expressions, for the mainland side of the language • Tongue twisters, reduplication patterns and children's songs • The Three Character Classic, for the classical side LISTEN AND SPEAK • Tap any word, sentence or story to hear it • Speaking practice with speech recognition, so you can check yourself • Adjustable speech rate and a choice of installed Cantonese voices Audio uses the Cantonese voice built into iOS. If you have not used it before, add it under Settings › Accessibility › Spoken Content › Voices › Chinese. DESIGNED FOR STUDY, NOT FOR STREAKS The whole library is stored on your device, so browsing and audio keep working on a plane or a train. There is no account and no sign-up — open the app and start. FREE, AND WHAT PREMIUM ADDS Everything is unlocked and ad-free for your first 14 days. After that the app stays free: every section is still open and the opening lessons of each one — 200 Hong Kong slang entries, 60 characters, 50 phrases, 60 daily sentences and more — remain free permanently, supported by ads. McCantonese Premium opens the complete library and removes every ad: • Premium Monthly — US$2.99 per month, with the first month free • Premium 6 Months — US$12.99 every 6 months Prices are shown in your own currency inside the app. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless auto-renew is switched off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period, and your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before that. Manage or cancel any time in Settings › your name › Subscriptions. Any unused part of a free period is forfeited when you buy a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://www.idatagear.com/cantonese/cantonese_privacy.html Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ A note on content: the slang dictionary defines Cantonese as it is really used, including adult and vulgar vocabulary, so that learners understand what they hear.

Screenshots

Basic Russian conversation4 screens
McCantonese4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: McCantonese at none against Basic Russian conversation's 8. McCantonese also leads on update cadence (every 2 weeks vs every 6 months). Basic Russian conversation's advantage is 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. Basic Russian conversation sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. McCantonese asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Basic Russian conversation ships an update every 6 months, McCantonese every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 28, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Basic Russian conversation versus McCantonese: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasic Russian conversationMcCantonese
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (4 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings4 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 monthsEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.015.0
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNatalja MorozovaZhiJiang Zhang

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
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  • Unit 4: In a city$1.99
  • All units$4.99
  • Lifetime Access$39.99
None

McCantonese

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Basic Russian conversation free?
Basic Russian conversation is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is McCantonese free?
McCantonese is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Basic Russian conversation or McCantonese have ads?
McCantonese shows ads; Basic Russian conversation does not.
Which is updated more often, Basic Russian conversation or McCantonese?
Basic Russian conversation ships an update every 6 months, and McCantonese every 2 weeks. Most recently, Basic Russian conversation was updated on September 28, 2026 and McCantonese on September 17, 2026.

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