Comparison

Tigrinya/Tigre App vs Polmark

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

Head to head
About

Tigrinya/Tigre App

This app enables users to read and write in Tigrinya and Tigre using Africa's indigenous Ge'ez script. It offers a font installer for universal reading, a fast recommendation engine for typing, and support for multiple languages and emojis.

Highlights
  • Ge'ez script font installer
  • Tigrinya and Tigre keyboard
  • Fast Ge'ez language recommendation engine
  • Phrasebook for Tigrinya, Tigre, and Amharic
  • Ge'ez numerals support
  • Emoji support
Features
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Finally, you can read and write the way YOU were meant to, with the language you think in! Tigrinya/Tigre App opens a new world of technology for Africa's only currently used indigenous script. A free font lets you read, in almost any app, anything written in a Ge'ez script based language. Write quickly in Tigrinya or Tigre with the fastest Ge'ez language recommendation engine! The application provides a font and a keyboard to allow users to read and write on iOS without compromising the speed and convenience of using their mobile devices. Product Features: • Font installer so you can read Ge'ez script based languages in any app • Phrasebook supporting Tigrinya, Tigre and Amharic • Quickly enter characters in Tigrinya and Tigre • First word recommendation engine for Tigrinya and Tigre (helps you type faster) • BONUS - Use Ge'ez numerals with any keyboard! • You can use Tigrinya, Tigre and Emoji on your iPhone or iPad (any iOS device)

About

Polmark

Features
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Track Your Daily Goals. One Number at a Time. Polmark is a simple, minimal app for tracking custom daily numeric goals. Create a tracker for anything — water intake, reading pages, running minutes, coffee cups, sleep hours, or any personal routine. Log one number each day, and watch your progress come to life through percentages, streaks, charts, and calendar history. No accounts, no subscriptions, no ads, no complexity. Just a clean, private tool to help you stay consistent with the goals that matter to you. Polmark is built for people who want a simple way to stay consistent with their daily goals. No gamification, no social pressure, no complicated systems. Just you, your numbers, and your progress. Download Polmark now. Set your goals. Track your progress. Build your consistency. Terms of use: https://natalie-vais.info/terms/

Screenshots

Tigrinya/Tigre App2 screens
Polmark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Polmark at Free against Tigrinya/Tigre App's $4.99. Polmark also leads on in-app purchases (none vs 3) and update cadence (daily vs every 5 months). Tigrinya/Tigre App's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 17.0). On ads 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

Polmark is free to download; Tigrinya/Tigre App costs $4.99 up front. Tigrinya/Tigre App sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Polmark asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Tigrinya/Tigre App ships an update every 5 months, Polmark daily. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Tigrinya/Tigre App versus Polmark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTigrinya/Tigre AppPolmark
Price$4.99Free — better
Rating4.4 (350 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews75.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings350 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS9.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size61 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMerhawie WoldezionElectric DB limited

Bugs and requests

Tigrinya/Tigre App

Reported bugs

10 issues
  • App self-uninstalls after extended use
  • Cannot reinstall app after uninstallation
  • Keyboard enlarged/zoomed on iPad Pro making right-side keys inaccessible
  • Autocomplete suggestions reversed between Tigre and Tigrinya keyboards
  • App crashes and freezes during use
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  • Download failures on iPad
  • Typing produces unnecessary character repetition
  • Persistent rating prompts appearing as spam
  • Missing critical Geez characters (ፀ, ሠ, ሟ, ቅ)
  • Incompatibility with iPhone for sentence composition

Requested features

9 requests
  • Include complete Geez alphabet with all missing letters
  • Implement vowel selection instead of sliding mechanism
  • Add English vowel integration for easier typing
  • Improve autocomplete and spelling checker with more Tigrinya words
  • Create similar keyboard for Sabaean (South Arabian) alphabet
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  • Fix keyboard zoom issue on iPad Pro and other devices
  • Add tutorial on how to type properly
  • Provide more word options and suggestions for complex Tigrinya words
  • Implement QWERTY-style keyboard layout option

Polmark

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Tigrinya/Tigre App

One-time3
  • Eritrea Emoji - 1 Month$0.99
  • Eritrea Emoji - 6 Months$1.99
  • Eritrea Emoji - 12 Months$2.99
None

Polmark

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Tigrinya/Tigre App free?
Tigrinya/Tigre App costs $4.99, and also offers in-app purchases.
Is Polmark free?
Polmark is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Tigrinya/Tigre App or Polmark have ads?
Neither Tigrinya/Tigre App nor Polmark shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Tigrinya/Tigre App or Polmark?
Tigrinya/Tigre App ships an update every 5 months, and Polmark daily. Most recently, Tigrinya/Tigre App was updated on October 24, 2026 and Polmark on October 16, 2026.

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