Comparison

Mesha vs Word Deposit

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

Head to head
About

Mesha

This app helps you learn languages using a unique approach. Create collections of words and phrases, record audio for them, and review using spaced repetition. It supports various media types like photos, text, and audio.

Highlights
  • Create custom collections
  • Record audio for items
  • Spaced repetition review
  • Supports photos, text, and audio
  • Growing Participator Approach (GPA) methodology
Features
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Mesha: your essential GPA companion. Mesha is designed to help you learn any language using the Growing Participator Approach (GPA). This version of Mesha is free and allows you to add 100 items. To add more items, you buy In-App-Purchases or you can buy the already unlocked version here: http://plus.mesha.tk Watch a tutorial explaining how to use Mesha here: https://youtu.be/rsG2ZWuKRZ4 You can also see tutorials on the philosophy behind GPA here (http://www.mesha.tk/tutorials/GPA) and how to use Mesha for the recommended six-phase program (http://www.mesha.tk/tutorials/six-phases). ** Creating Collections ** Mesha makes it as easy and as fast as possible for you to record your sessions with your nurturer/teacher. In your GPA session, simply make a 'Collection' by tapping on on the '+' button in the home screen. Then add items to your collection, such as photos of objects, sketches, text or audio. ** Recording Audio ** To record the audio for these items, open this collection in Slideshow Mode by tapping on an item or by pressing the slideshow mode button. A key feature of Mesha is that it has two recording buttons. The Short Recording Button and the Long Recording Button. Use the Short Recording Button for single words and phrases. And use the Long Recording Button for full sentences, such as for stories, explanations and examples. For basic vocab items, tap the Short Recording button on the left hand side. Your nurturer can say this word or phrase aloud two or three times, And then you slide to the next item and the next recording will start automatically. For items with just plain text, you will want to do a long recording for each item where your nurturer explains gives explanations and examples. If the items are telling a story such as when you are using Lexicarry or wordless picture books and your nurturer is explaining the items in complete sentences, then you should choose the Long Recording button instead, on the right hand side. You can tap the Embed button as you are listening to create new items at that point in the story if you are uncertain of what a particular word is. Then you can review these embedded items with your nurturer in Slideshow Mode. These embedded words are added to the same collection as the story audio and are also viewable in the waveform in the slide for that audio. ** Vocab Review Mode ** To review individual vocab items, tap the 'Vocab Review' button at the bottom right of the home screen. This allows you to test yourself on items at set intervals which increase the more times that record that you know it correctly. First you will hear the word and see the image of it or hear the explanation. From then on, you will only hear the audio of the item. If you know it, swipe right and this word will be placed in a higher 'Spaced Repetition Box'. If you don't know it, or just want to check the meaning, you can swipe left and the explanation audio will be played or the picture will be shown. If you did know it correctly, tap on the 'Box' icon to mark that it was correct, otherwise the item will go back to 'Box' number 1 and you will review it more frequently to get you better acquainted with the item. Tap on the statistics at the bottom to see a graph of your progress. ** Story Review Mode ** This mode allows you to spend time listening to your stories in your target language. 'Stories' are items in Mesha which have a 'Long' Audio recording without a 'Short' Audio Recording. After you've finished listening, swipe right or tap the 'tick'. You can manually schedule the next time you'll listen to this story. It will save your position in the story if you close this window before it is finished. First you listen to stories that you have not listened to before and then it will display stories that you next need to review. Stories are displayed in the order they were recorded. For more help, email us at help@mesha.tk or visit https://www.facebook.com/MeshaApp

About

Word Deposit

Create and train your own vocabulary lists for any language. This app helps you memorize new words through interactive trainers, making language learning more accessible, especially for less common languages.

Highlights
  • Create custom vocabulary lists
  • Add words in any language
  • Interactive word memorization trainers
  • Supports less common languages
  • Dark mode available
  • Duplicate word prevention
Features
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Word Deposit is a pocket trainer for anything you want to remember: a new language, definitions, facts, or questions and answers. Build your own collections and make them stick with four kinds of practice. YOUR OWN COLLECTIONS • Vocabularies: a term and its definition, with an optional transcription, a description and your own voice recording of the pronunciation • Q&A collections: questions with the right answer and a few wrong ones • Give every record a photo, an emoji or a color, so it is easier to remember • Sort collections into categories and find anything with search • Import and export CSV files from Excel, Numbers or Google Sheets FOUR WAYS TO PRACTICE • Reading (Quiz for Q&A): pick the right answer among several options • Flash Cards: flip the card, then swipe up and right if you knew it, up and left if you did not • Writing (Pro): type the answer yourself • Spelling (Pro): build the word letter by letter Choose how many records to practice, the direction and the difficulty: answer options, a time limit, hints and how many mistakes a record may take. LEARNED WORDS STEP ASIDE A record you answer correctly in several sessions in a row becomes learned and stops showing up in practice. A week later it comes back for a quick review. CLOSE YOUR RINGS (PRO) Set a daily goal and watch your rings fill as you practice. History shows every day of the month and the words you practiced. WORKS OFFLINE, NO ACCOUNT NEEDED Everything lives on your device. Sign in only if you want to sync between devices (Pro) or bring over your Word Deposit 2 vocabularies. MADE FOR IPHONE DUO Open it and the app spreads across both halves: your library next to your words, the calendar next to the day. FREE AND PRO Free: up to 5 collections with 500 records each, Flash Cards and Reading. Word Deposit Pro adds more collections and records, Writing and Spelling, your progress and history, CSV import and export, and sync between devices. Pro is a monthly or yearly subscription; the yearly plan starts with a one-week free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless it is canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use: https://www.worddeposit.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://www.worddeposit.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Mesha4 screens
Word Deposit4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Word Deposit at free against Mesha's free with in-app purchases. Word Deposit also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and review sentiment (92% vs 80%). Mesha's advantage is update cadence (every 2 months vs every 5 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Mesha sells 7 one-off in-app purchases and Word Deposit sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Word Deposit holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 2 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Mesha's written reviews are positive against 92% of Word Deposit's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mesha ships an update every 2 months, Word Deposit every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 1, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Mesha versus Word Deposit: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMeshaWord Deposit
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews92.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3 — better2
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 5 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size13 MB14 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperROBERT B TURNBULLMaksim Kalik

Customer experience

Mesha

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

Word Deposit

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews13 reviews
Positive92.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative7.7%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Mesha

One-time7
  • Mesha Beginner Pack$4.99
  • Mesha Intermediate Pack$4.99
  • Mesha Advanced Pack$5.99
Show 4 more
  • Mesha Advanced to Unlimited$5.99
  • Mesha Intermediate to Unlimited$10.99
  • Mesha Beginner to Unlimited$14.99
  • Mesha Unlimited$18.99
2 purchases

Word Deposit

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly$3.991 Month
  • Pro Yearly7 Days trial$24.991 Year

Questions

Is Mesha free?
Mesha is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Word Deposit free?
Word Deposit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mesha or Word Deposit?
Word Deposit is rated higher. Mesha averages 4.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Word Deposit averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Mesha or Word Deposit have ads?
Neither Mesha nor Word Deposit shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mesha or Word Deposit?
Mesha ships an update every 2 months, and Word Deposit every 5 months. Most recently, Mesha was updated on November 1, 2026 and Word Deposit on November 3, 2026.

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