Comparison

Drops vs Takaua

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

Takaua

Learn the Tongan language and culture with this comprehensive app. It offers interactive lessons, cultural insights, and multimedia content for learners of all backgrounds. Enrichen your knowledge at your own pace, anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Tongan alphabet and pronunciation
  • Synchronized Tongan narration
  • Record your own narration
  • Informative cultural videos
  • Tongan songs and prayers
  • Cultural protocols explained
Features
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Takaua is a companion, mate, colleague, or better yet, as a kaungāme'a or tākanga. This app is meant to be a first-hand helper, companion and pal in learning the Tongan language. It is not only for Tongans, but also for non-Tongan speakers. Takaua will be the first app we turn to for enrichening our knowledge of Tongan language and culture. This new app is an innovative new tool created in efforts to sustain the Tongan language. It is designed to enable young people to learn the Tongan language and culture at their own pace, and in their own time, from anywhere in the world. It includes information on the Tongan alphabet, national anthem, Lord’s prayer, numbers, pronunciation, seasons, colours, prayers and hymns. Additionally, a series of videos on cultural protocols have been included, discussing the structure of Tongan family, extended family or kainga, core values, respect, as well as the roles and responsibilities of family members. FEATURES - Synchronised narration in Tongan - Swipe to read or touch to hear - Record your own narration - Watch informative videos - Immersive songs and prayers This app was produced by world leading Cultural Services agency Kiwa Digital. For more, www.kiwadigital.com NEED HELP? Contact us: support@kiwadigital.com

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Takaua4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Takaua at none against Drops's 13. Takaua also leads on ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (daily vs every 8 days). Drops's advantage is ratings volume (72K vs 8) and review sentiment (75% vs 60%). On price, rating 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. Takaua asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Drops against 4.8 for Takaua. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Drops's written reviews are positive against 60% of Takaua's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update every 8 days, Takaua daily. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Drops versus Takaua: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsTakaua
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings72K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 8 daysDaily — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB412 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUKiwa Digital Limited

Customer experience

Drops

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

Takaua

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Takaua

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

Takaua

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Takaua free?
Takaua is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Takaua?
Takaua is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while Takaua averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do Drops or Takaua have ads?
Drops shows ads; Takaua does not.
Which is updated more often, Drops or Takaua?
Drops ships an update every 8 days, and Takaua daily. Most recently, Drops was updated on October 25, 2026 and Takaua on October 23, 2026.

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