Comparison

Drops vs Genii Games

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

Genii Games

Learn African languages like Kiswahili, Twi, and Yoruba through interactive lessons and games. Designed for children and adults, this app features colorful graphics, native speaker audio, and offline access. Track your progress and enjoy a fun, engaging learning experience.

Highlights
  • Learn Kiswahili, Twi, Yoruba, Igbo, Wolof, Ewe
  • Interactive lessons and games
  • Progress tracking dashboard
  • Colorful cartoon graphics
  • Native speaker audio and subtitles
  • Offline access
  • Downloadable language modules
Features
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The Genii Games App is a fun app for learning African languages. It is targeted at children (6+ years) and adult learners. Learn how to converse in Kiswahili, Twi, Yoruba, Igbo, Wolof and Ewe languages which are spoken across Ghana, Nigeria, Senegal, Togo, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and other African countries. Learn with over a dozen lessons and games for each language. Track your progress with the dashboard. The lessons and games are delivered in colourful cartoon images, interactive conversation flow and available in English and French subtitles. The lessons were prepared and voiced by native speakers and writers across Africa. Benefits include: - Exciting trivia games with rewards to aid your progress - Ease of use with navigational buttons, colourful graphics, clear voice-over and more friendly features. - Multiple African languages with more to come all within the app. - Offline access across multiple devices. Once content is downloaded, it does not require internet access to play. - Full control over content. You can download and delete relevant language modules and topics as you like to save space on your phone or tablet. - Subtitles are available from native African language to English and French If you've experienced any of our Yoruba101, Igbo101 or Shona101 apps, then you'll enjoy this even more. The Genii Games App provides access to our growing collection of existing and new interactive learning games to help you learn native African languages.

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Genii Games4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Genii Games at none against Drops's shown. Genii Games also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.6). Drops's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months) and ratings volume (72K vs 27). On price, review sentiment, 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. Drops sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Genii Games sells 8 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drops holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 27, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Drops's written reviews are positive against 78% of Genii Games's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update every 8 days, Genii Games every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Drops versus Genii Games: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsGenii Games
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings) — better4.4 (27 ratings)
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews77.8% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72K — better27
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB74 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUWafunk Limited

Customer experience

Drops

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

Genii Games

All ratings27 ratings
Positive81.5%
Neutral7.4%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral14.8%
Negative7.4%

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

Genii Games

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
8 purchases

Genii Games

One-time8
  • yoruba103_itan_keji$2.99
  • Igbo101 Full Version$6.99
  • Yoruba102 Full Version$8.99
Show 5 more
  • Igbo102 Full Version$8.99
  • Kiswahili102 Full Version$8.99
  • Twi102 Full Version$8.99
  • Ewe102 Full Version$8.99
  • Wolof102 Full Version$8.99

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Genii Games free?
Genii Games is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Genii Games?
Drops is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while Genii Games averages 4.4 from 27 ratings.
Do Drops or Genii Games have ads?
Drops shows ads; Genii Games does not.
Which is updated more often, Drops or Genii Games?
Drops ships an update every 8 days, and Genii Games every 2 months. Most recently, Drops was updated on October 25, 2026 and Genii Games on October 24, 2026.

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