Comparison

Drops vs Runashimi UN

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

Head to head
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

About

Runashimi UN

This educational game simulates a cultural journey for an indigenous native from Otavalo. Players navigate through life stages and cultural dimensions, solving challenges to establish a new home.

Highlights
  • Cultural language practice
  • Simulated indigenous journey
  • Life stage progression
  • Cultural dimension exploration
  • Interactive challenges and levels
Features
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La aplicación móvil RunaShimi UN busca ser un juego de práctica de la lengua bajo un contexto cultural, el viaje que debe emprender el indígena nativo de Otavalo hasta llegar a lugares foráneos como Sesquilé y allí establecerse. El viaje también representa las diversas etapas de la vida y las distintas dimensiones culturales de la vida indígena: la Familia, la relación con la tierra, los viajes, el mercado, los tejidos, y la consolidación de un nuevo hogar. La historia es explicita en la cartilla dispuesta en la web y orienta la ruta de juego de la aplicación en el momento de resolver los diferentes retos y niveles propuestos con la comunidad.

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Runashimi UN4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drops at 4.7 against Runashimi UN's 3.0. Drops also leads on review sentiment (75% vs 33%) and ratings volume (72K vs 4). Runashimi UN's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 13) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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. Drops sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Runashimi UN asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drops holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Drops's written reviews are positive against 33% of Runashimi UN's.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Drops versus Runashimi UN: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsRunashimi UN
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings) — better3.0 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews — better33.3% of reviews
Number of ratings72K — better4
Update frequencyEvery 8 days—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#183 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.68.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB364 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUUniversidad Nacional de Colombia

Customer experience

Drops

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

Runashimi UN

All ratings4 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral50.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive33.3%
Neutral66.7%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and 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

Runashimi UN

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Drops

Subscriptions12
  • Genius for a month$7.991 Month
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium$11.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • Premium$14.991 Month
  • Curious for a month$22.991 Month
  • Holiday premium!$39.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$62.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$69.991 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
One-time1
  • Unlimited time for all Languages!$59.99
None

Runashimi UN

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Runashimi UN free?
Runashimi UN is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Runashimi UN?
Drops is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while Runashimi UN averages 3.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Drops or Runashimi UN have ads?
Drops shows ads; Runashimi UN does not.

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