Comparison

Context vs Migaku

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

Head to head
About

Context

Build a daily language learning habit by studying meaningful sentences. Capture text from anywhere, create smart flashcards, and track your progress. Supports Japanese-English and English-Japanese dictionaries, or any language with custom definitions.

Highlights
  • Sentence-based flashcards
  • Text capture via camera or paste
  • Intelligent spaced repetition
  • Custom definitions for any language
  • Japanese-English dictionary
  • Cross-device syncing
Features
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Context helps you build a daily habit around meaningful sentences you encounter through language immersion. When you find a new word, grab the entire sentence. You can paste from another app or use the camera to capture text from anywhere. We will intelligently schedule flashcards that use this sentence to help you remember new words in context. Context currently has Japanese-English, English-Japanese dictionaries built in. If you write your own definitions, you can use it to study any language. About Subscriptions: To sync between multiple devices, you will need to create an account and subscribe. Subscriptions will automatically renew unless canceled within 24-hours before the end of the current period. You can cancel anytime with your Apple ID account settings. Any unused portion of a free trial will be forfeited if you purchase a subscription. Terms of service: http://studywithcontext.com/termsofservice Privacy policy: http://studywithcontext.com/privacypolicy

About

Migaku

This app helps you learn languages by making content interactive. Click words in subtitles or text to get definitions, create flashcards, and personalize study sessions. It focuses on high-frequency words for efficient learning.

Highlights
  • Interactive subtitles for YouTube
  • One-click media-rich flashcard creation
  • Personalized study sessions
  • Data-driven courses for beginners
  • Word frequency-based vocabulary learning
  • AI sentence breakdown and explanations
Features
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Learning languages is actually pretty simple: if you consume content you enjoy, and you understand that content, you will make progress. Period. Migaku (and its Chrome browser extension) enables you to do that: 1. Our courses take you from zero to 80% comprehension in ~6 months (10 cards/day) 2. We make text interactive: click words in your phone's YouTube subtitles to see what they mean 3. We let you make media-rich flashcards out of those words with one click 4. We make personalized study sessions out of the flashcards you create 5. Repeat! Whether you're learning Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, Italian, German, Cantonese, Portuguese, English, French or Vietnamese, Migaku equips you with the tools you need to make real progress. Migaku requires a paid subscription to access its courses, features, and AI tools. Migaku – AI Language Learning Tool ■ How languages are really learned: If you want to watch movies in other languages, then you need to learn languages with movies. If you want to read books in other languages, then you need to learn languages by reading. As you spend more time doing the things you enjoy doing in the language you're learning, you'll build the unique skills you need to more easily do those things. Unfortunately, it's difficult to read books and watch movies in another language as a beginner. And that's where Migaku comes in ■ Data-driven courses for beginners The problem with most apps and textbooks is that they teach you what someone else thinks language learners need to know, and those things may not reflect what you actually need to learn to do the things that are important to you. This matters because not all words are used equally often: while a college-educated native speaker knows ~30,000 words, you only need to know ~1,500 words to recognize 80% of the words in modern media. Our flashcard-based courses teach you these ~1,500 words—the ones that are useful to everyone, no matter their goals—plus a few hundred basic grammar points. What makes our courses special is that every "next" flashcard contains only one new word, making Migaku's learning curve super smooth. You're always learning something new, but never overwhelmed. It's a fluent language learning approach. Migaku courses are currently available for Japanese, Mandarin, and Korean. ■ Turn subtitles and text into interactive language learning opportunities Migaku makes texts interactive: just click on words to see what they mean. You can also hear audio recordings from native speakers, reference images of the term, check example sentences, get an AI explanation of what the word means in context, have AI break sentences down for you word-by-word, or see a translation of the sentence that your word appears in. Basically, Migaku lets you consume content in another language as if you knew as many words as a native speaker. Our mobile app supports YouTube, manually pasted content, and physical content like books or street signs. Our Chrome extension supports web pages and several popular streaming websites. ■ Create custom study cards or import language flashcards Find a useful looking word while consuming content? Turn it into a high-quality flashcard with one button, and Migaku's spaced repetition language practice algorithm will create personalized study sessions for you. You'll be nudged to review these flashcards periodically, ensuring you remember them. Decks designed for the Anki flashcard app can be converted for use with Migaku, too. ■ Study anywhere, even offline Migaku's courses and any flashcards you make are available offline and automatically sync between all of your devices. ■ Learn multiple languages at once A single Migaku subscription gives you access to all of Migaku's languages and lets you use all of Migaku's features and AI language learning tools as much as you want. - - - Immerse → enjoy → improve

Screenshots

Context4 screens
Migaku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Migaku at weekly against Context's every 3 weeks. Migaku also leads on ratings volume (360 vs 12) and review sentiment (73% vs 64%). On price, rating, 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. Context sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per month and Migaku sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $14.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.3 for Context against 4.4 for Migaku. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Migaku has 360 ratings behind it against 12, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 64% of Context's written reviews are positive against 73% of Migaku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Context ships an update every 3 weeks, Migaku weekly. The most recent releases landed on August 8, 2026 and September 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Context versus Migaku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterContextMigaku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (12 ratings)4.4 (360 ratings) — better
Positive reviews63.6% of reviews73.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings12360 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size271 MB1.9 GB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperH Canyon BoakMigaku Inc.

Customer experience

Context

All ratings12 ratings
Positive75.0%
Neutral16.7%
Negative8.3%
Written reviews11 reviews
Positive63.6%
Neutral27.3%
Negative9.1%

Migaku

All ratings360 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews232 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative23.7%

Bugs and requests

Context

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Migaku

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to create new accounts in the app
  • Broken kanji course with empty cards
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode for learning on the go
  • Expanded support for more languages
  • Better integration with Anki and other SRS apps
  • More customization options for flashcards and reviews

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Context

Subscriptions2
  • Context Pro - Monthly14 Days trial$3.491 Month
  • Context Pro - Yearly14 Days trial$34.991 Year
13 purchases

Migaku

Subscriptions8
  • Migaku Standard2 variants$14.001 Month
  • Migaku Standard7 Days trial$14.001 Month
  • Early Access2 variants$21.001 Month
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  • Early Access7 Days trial$21.001 Month
  • Migaku Standard$136.991 Year
  • Migaku Standard7 Days trial$136.991 Year
  • Early Access$179.991 Year
  • Early Access7 Days trial$179.991 Year
One-time5
  • Lifetime$214.99
  • Lifetime$289.00
  • Lifetime$344.99
Show 2 more
  • Lifetime$359.00
  • Lifetime$719.00

Questions

Is Context free?
Context is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Migaku free?
Migaku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Context or Migaku?
Migaku is rated higher. Context averages 4.3 out of 5 from 12 ratings, while Migaku averages 4.4 from 360 ratings.
Do Context or Migaku have ads?
Neither Context nor Migaku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Context or Migaku?
Context ships an update every 3 weeks, and Migaku weekly. Most recently, Context was updated on August 8, 2026 and Migaku on September 22, 2026.

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