Comparison

Drops vs Breakthrough! Visual Novel

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

Breakthrough! Visual Novel

This educational game helps intermediate language learners improve vocabulary and reading comprehension through interactive stories and flashcards. It offers multiple languages and cultural insights, making learning engaging.

Highlights
  • Vocabulary building mode
  • Interactive story reading
  • Flashcard deck building
  • Unlockable in-game content
  • Multiple language support
  • Cultural exploration
Features
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BREAKTHROUGH is a visual novel game designed for intermediate language learners to improve their vocabulary and reading skills.  Break through the language learning plateau and expand your lexicon. LANGUAGE CURRENT OFFERED: English French Spanish Russian Japanese FEATURES: Vocab Mode: Build your vocabulary through the Vocab Mode, by matching the vocabulary to the definition. Story Mode: Read original stories in the language of your choice, with each word’s definition available at a single click. You also have access to the full translations for maximum contextual understanding. Deck Building: Collect vocabulary flash cards as you play the game. Add cards to your deck, and train yourself in Free Mode to expand your vocabulary. Daily Tasks: Earn credits by completing daily tasks, and use your credits to unlock images, soundtracks, and more. CULTURAL CONNECTION BREAKTHROUGH emphasizes the power of language to bridge gaps and unite people globally. Language connects us and reminds us how similar we all are, despite our various cultures and countries.  Through BREAKTHROUGH, we will explore the stories of many different characters and cultures, all while learning improving your foreign language skills.

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Breakthrough! Visual Novel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Drops at 4.7 against Breakthrough! Visual Novel's 3.7. Drops also leads on ratings volume (72K vs 3) and chart position (#170 vs unranked). Breakthrough! Visual Novel's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, ads, 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 Breakthrough! Visual Novel sells 3 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 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Drops's written reviews are positive against 100% of Breakthrough! Visual Novel's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Drops versus Breakthrough! Visual Novel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsBreakthrough! Visual Novel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings) — better3.7 (3 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72K — better3
Update frequencyWeekly—
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#170 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB732 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUEric Ding

Customer experience

Drops

All ratings71,502 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2,197 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral9.6%
Negative15.8%

Breakthrough! Visual Novel

All ratings2 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

Breakthrough! Visual Novel

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
3 purchases

Breakthrough! Visual Novel

One-time3
  • Character Pack$4.99
  • Yuri - Story Pack$7.99
  • Jose - Story Pack$7.99

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Breakthrough! Visual Novel free?
Breakthrough! Visual Novel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Breakthrough! Visual Novel?
Drops is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while Breakthrough! Visual Novel averages 3.7 from 3 ratings.
Do Drops or Breakthrough! Visual Novel have ads?
Both Drops and Breakthrough! Visual Novel show ads.

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