# Ling - Thai Language Learning — user reviews > 664 indexed App Store user reviews of Ling by SIMYA LABS COMPANY LIMITED, rated 4.70/5 from 3,189 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ling-thai-language-learning/id1299519848/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/ling-thai-language-learning/id1299519848.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 2,623 · 4★ 344 · 3★ 100 · 2★ 34 · 1★ 88 ## What do users think of Ling? Overall sentiment: positive **Pros** - 🚀 Great app to learn Thai - 👍 Easy and fun to use - 💡 Helpful for beginners and intermediate learners - 🚀 Effective learning methods - 👍 Engaging and interactive - 👍 Well-structured lessons - 👍 Useful for travel and daily conversations **Cons** - 🐛 Crashes and bugs after updates - 🔒 Paywall after first few lessons - 💰 Expensive subscription model - 🐛 Voice recognition issues - 💡 Lacks male/female voice options - 💡 Lacks comprehensive teaching of Thai alphabet and grammar **Commonly reported bugs** - App crashes or freezes after updates - Lessons not loading properly - Voice recording not working - Progress not saving across devices **Most requested features** - Add more lessons and content - Improve voice recognition accuracy - Provide option to learn as male or female - Include lessons on Thai alphabet and grammar - Offer more affordable subscription options ## Newest reviews (16 of 664) ### 2/5 — It’s okay *2026-08-31, version 8.7.0* Was good but you have to pay to continue and I want to learn more but without spending money ### 4/5 — Appli géniale mais… *2026-08-21* Ling est une application super qui m’aide beaucoup pour les langues mais pour faire la troisième unité je dois payer . Du coup j’ai désinstaller l’appli **Developer response:** Hi Recyl! Thank you for sharing your feedback, and we’re glad to hear that Ling has been helpful to you with your language learning! We’ll also share your feedback with our team, as it helps us better understand how the availability of free and paid content affects our learners. Thank you again for giving Ling a try and for your kind words about the app. We wish you all the best on your language-learning journey! Best regards, Recyl ### 4/5 — Sehr gute App, kleine Verbesserung für Anfänger *2026-08-20* Ich finde die App sehr gut und das Lernen macht wirklich Spaß. Momentan benutze ich die Testversion und lerne damit Thai. Eine kleine Kritik bzw. ein Verbesserungsvorschlag: In Sätzen und Dialogen kommen teilweise Wörter vor, deren genaue Bedeutung vorher noch nicht erklärt wurde. Gerade als Anfänger kann das etwas verwirrend sein. Zum Beispiel wird ฉัน (chǎn) = „ich“ verwendet, ohne von Anfang an deutlich zu erklären, dass ein Mann normalerweise ผม (phǒm) für „ich“ verwendet. Ein anderes Beispiel ist หายเร็วๆนะ (hǎai reo-reo ná). In der App wird der ganze Satz sinngemäß mit „Ich hoffe, dir geht es bald besser“ übersetzt. Als Anfänger dachte ich deshalb zunächst, dass หาย (hǎai) „hoffen“ bedeutet. Tatsächlich bedeutet es in diesem Zusammenhang „genesen/wieder gesund werden“. Ich fände deshalb eine zusätzliche Zeile mit einer möglichst wörtlichen Übersetzung sehr hilfreich, zum Beispiel: หายเร็วๆนะ – hǎai reo-reo ná Sinngemäß: Ich hoffe, dir geht es bald besser. Wörtlich: Werde bald/schnell wieder gesund. (freundlich/liebevoll) So könnte man nicht nur ganze Sätze auswendig lernen, sondern gleichzeitig verstehen, was die einzelnen Wörter tatsächlich bedeuten. Für Anfänger wäre das meiner Meinung nach eine große Hilfe. Ein weiterer Punkt, der für Anfänger etwas verwirrend ist, betrifft die männliche und weibliche Sprechweise. Bei „Entschuldigung“ zeigt die App sehr schön beide Varianten an: ค่ะ (ครับ) – khâ (khráp). Dadurch versteht man sofort, welche Form eine Frau und welche ein Mann verwendet. Bei anderen geschlechtsspezifischen Wörtern wird das leider nicht konsequent so gemacht. Im Beispielsatz „Entschuldigung, können Sie mir helfen?“ wird beispielsweise ฉัน (chǎn) für „ich/mir“ verwendet. Als männlicher Lernender müsste ich hier jedoch ผม (phǒm) verwenden. Ich fände es sehr hilfreich, wenn die App auch hier beide Varianten anzeigen würde, zum Beispiel ฉัน (ผม) – chǎn (phǒm). Ansonsten macht mir das Lernen mit der App wirklich viel Spaß. 😊 **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you so much for the lovely feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that you’re enjoying Ling! We hope you continue having fun learning and making great progress with your language journey. If you ever have any questions or need assistance, feel free to contact us at support@ling-app.com. Regards, Recyl. ### 4/5 — 레슨이끝나면… *2026-08-15* 모든게 참좋긴 좋지만 레슨이 끝나면 현질을 하라고 협박을하네요 이것좀 고쳐주세요 **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you for your feedback! We’re glad to hear that you’re enjoying Ling overall. We understand your concern about being prompted to subscribe after completing a lesson. We appreciate you bringing this to our attention, as we want the learning experience to feel enjoyable rather than pressured. We’ll share your feedback with our team so they can review how these prompts are presented and consider ways to improve the experience for learners. Thank you again for helping us make Ling better! If you have any other feedback or suggestions, please contact us at support@ling-app.com. Best regards, Recyl ### 4/5 — Sehr gute App, kleine Verbesserung für Anfänger *2026-08-09* Ich finde die App sehr gut und das Lernen macht wirklich Spaß. Momentan benutze ich die Testversion und lerne damit Thai. Eine kleine Kritik bzw. ein Verbesserungsvorschlag: In Sätzen und Dialogen kommen teilweise Wörter vor, deren genaue Bedeutung vorher noch nicht erklärt wurde. Gerade als Anfänger kann das etwas verwirrend sein. Zum Beispiel wird ฉัน (chǎn) = „ich“ verwendet, ohne von Anfang an deutlich zu erklären, dass ein Mann normalerweise ผม (phǒm) für „ich“ verwendet. Ein anderes Beispiel ist หายเร็วๆนะ (hǎai reo-reo ná). In der App wird der ganze Satz sinngemäß mit „Ich hoffe, dir geht es bald besser“ übersetzt. Als Anfänger dachte ich deshalb zunächst, dass หาย (hǎai) „hoffen“ bedeutet. Tatsächlich bedeutet es in diesem Zusammenhang „genesen/wieder gesund werden“. Ich fände deshalb eine zusätzliche Zeile mit einer möglichst wörtlichen Übersetzung sehr hilfreich, zum Beispiel: หายเร็วๆนะ – hǎai reo-reo ná Sinngemäß: Ich hoffe, dir geht es bald besser. Wörtlich: Werde bald/schnell wieder gesund. (freundlich/liebevoll) So könnte man nicht nur ganze Sätze auswendig lernen, sondern gleichzeitig verstehen, was die einzelnen Wörter tatsächlich bedeuten. Für Anfänger wäre das meiner Meinung nach eine große Hilfe. Ansonsten macht mir das Lernen mit der App wirklich viel Spaß. 😊 **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you so much for the lovely feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that you’re enjoying Ling! We hope you continue having fun learning and making great progress with your language journey. If you ever have any questions or need assistance, feel free to contact us at support@ling-app.com. Regards, Recyl. ### 4/5 — Good app but a little buggy *2026-08-03, version 8.5.0* The app itself is great, but every time I attempt to do a speaking lesson, the app will just randomly freeze and stay stuck in a loading screen. The only way to fix it is to refresh the app, which loses all the progress within the lesson. Please fix as soon as possible. ### 5/5 — 簡単ですごく覚えやすい！ *2026-08-03* 最初は中級で話せる？と言われたら話せる位だったんですけれど自信を持って話すことができるようになりました。 หัจงนํัา **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear how much your confidence has grown. Knowing that Ling has helped you progress from speaking at an intermediate level to speaking with confidence is exactly the kind of success story that inspires our team. Keep up the fantastic work, and we wish you continued success on your language-learning journey! If you ever need any assistance, feel free to reach out to us at support@ling-app.com. Regards, Recyl ### 4/5 — Cute monkey *2026-08-02, version 8.5.0* I really love this app and how cute the monkey is. The only thing is I’m twelve and it’s kinda hard to learn at such a fast paise. I really like it tho. It makes learning Thai a lot more fun than some of the other apps. Anyway it would be great if they slowed down the pace a little (lot🙈) ### 2/5 — Updates mess up streaks *2026-08-01, version 8.5.0* Not only do the updates reset your streaks more often than not, but sometimes forced updates literally make the app unusable. I was doing a lesson and then the app forced me to update. After update, there is just the jumping monkey screen on infinite rewind. App is entirely unusable. I pay for a subscription and yet they break it for me. ### 3/5 — Yes, and *2026-07-31, version 8.5.0* I personally really like this app and I think the Ling monkey is adorable but I feel like it moves way too fast for me and I don’t like that that streak saver never works for me because there are days where I get really busy and don’t have time to do my lesson and it makes me really upset because I hate restarting streaks. i’m already on section 2, and I feel like I haven’t really picked up anything because it moves too fast for me :( ### 5/5 — Отлично *2026-07-30* Спасибо большое за приложение. Последние изменения просто супер. Все стало более структурировано и удобнее для изучения. Хотелось бы, чтобы еще отдельно добавили тайский алфавит со значениями интциале и финале. **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that you're enjoying the latest updates and that you find the new structure makes learning easier and more organized. Knowing that the improvements have had a positive impact on your learning experience means a lot to our team. We also appreciate your suggestion for a dedicated Thai alphabet feature that includes the initial and final consonant sounds. That's a great idea, and we'll be happy to share your feedback with our Content Team for consideration as we continue improving the Thai course. Thank you again for your support and for helping us make Ling even better. We wish you continued success on your Thai language-learning journey! If you ever need any assistance, feel free to reach out to us at support@ling-app.com. Regards, Recyl ### 5/5 — Not bad ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ *2026-07-26, version 8.4.4* I am fluent at speaking Thai as I was born from Thailand and raised there for a bit but I haven’t learnt how to WRITE or READ Thai so I fell it would be more convenient if there were selectable categories such as “listening”, “writing”, “reading”, and “speaking”. It would be great for users who only want to learn a specific thing ig you know what I mean? ### 5/5 — My dream is Thai *2026-07-25* My dream is learning Thai kop Kun maak ling **Developer response:** Hi Liya! Thank you so much for your wonderful review! We're honored to be part of your journey toward achieving your dream of learning Thai. It means a lot to us to know that Ling is helping you work toward that goal. Thank you very much for your kind words and support. We wish you continued success with your Thai studies, and we hope you enjoy every step of your language-learning journey. If you ever need any assistance, feel free to reach out to us at support@ling-app.com. Happy learning! Regards, Recyl ### 5/5 — Super! *2026-07-19* Ich bin halb Thai halb Deutsch und konnte leider nie wirklich Thai. Mit dieser App konnte ich relativ schnell lesen und zumindest meine Verwandten verstehen. Ich muss noch bisschen mehr üben damit es fließender wird, aber echt guter start! **Developer response:** Hi Indelia! Thank you so much for sharing your story! We're delighted to hear that Ling has helped you reconnect with your Thai roots and given you the confidence to read and better understand your relatives. That's a wonderful achievement! Becoming fluent takes time, but it sounds like you're making great progress. Keep practicing, and we're confident you'll continue improving with every lesson. Thank you for choosing Ling to be part of your language-learning journey. If you ever need any assistance, feel free to contact us at support@ling-app.com. Regards, Recyl ### 5/5 — Je conseille *2026-07-16* L’application est vraiment bien pour apprendre, je conseille à tout le monde J’ai juste une recommandation à faire au développeur : pouvez vous faire en sortes qu’on puisse sauter les niveaux ou ils faut parler ? Parce que dans les lieux où on ne peux pas ça nous stoppe dans la progression 😭, bien sûr si une personne veux vraiment apprendre la langue elle fera le niveau plus tard quand elle pourra 😋 **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you so much for your kind words and recommendation! We're thrilled to hear that you're enjoying Ling and finding it helpful for learning a new language. We also appreciate your suggestion about being able to skip speaking exercises. We completely understand that there are times or places where speaking out loud isn't possible, and we can see how that could interrupt your learning progress. We'll be sure to share your feedback with our product team for consideration in future updates. Suggestions like yours help us improve the app and make it more flexible for learners in different situations. Thank you again for taking the time to share your thoughts. We hope you continue enjoying your language learning journey with Ling! If you need help you can email us at support@ling-app.com. Regards, Recyl. ### 3/5 — 评分有问题 *2026-07-09* 不管读对对错都是100分，整个课程弄的跟机器人一样，你们有真人录音吗 **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you for sharing your feedback, and we're sorry to hear about your experience. Could you please email us at support@ling-app.com with a screen recording showing the behavior? This will help our team reproduce the issue and work on a fix. Regarding the audio, Ling uses recordings from native speakers for the vast majority of our lessons. We appreciate your feedback on the audio quality and will share it with our content team. Thank you again for bringing this to our attention, and we hope to resolve the issue for you soon. Regards, Recyl ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — leider nur Hochformat *2026-09-04* direkt nach dem Laden der App festgestellt, dass diese zweifelsfrei NUR für ein mobiles Telefon konzipiert ist. Auf einem IPad mit Ansicht im Querformat nicht zu gebrauchen. **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you for sharing your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that the app is difficult to use on your iPad in landscape mode. We understand how frustrating it can be when the layout is not optimized for a larger screen. We’ll share your feedback with our Development Team for consideration as we continue improving the app’s iPad experience. If you have any other questions or concerns, please contact us at support@ling-app.com. Recyl. ### 1/5 — App freezes *2026-08-25, version 8.6.2* App freezes during the speech portion of the classes. Not worth it if the app freezes Made an appointment with Ling to give feedback back and never received a email for the meeting after making calendly appointment. Horrible customer service. Will not was time with this APP ### 1/5 — App freezes *2026-08-19, version 8.6.2* App freezes during the speech portion of the classes. Not worth it if the app freezes ### 1/5 — Good but not good *2026-08-18, version 8.6.1* i got the app expecting to be able to learn thai for FREE like duolingo. but i dont want to pay for it, i want a good education that doesnt require me to have to pay for it. that might be a little you know, but i was just disappointed. especially because i was all hyped up for it and i love learning languages. so yeah. ### 1/5 — 不好 *2026-07-06* 为什么我登陆不进去啊 **Developer response:** Hi! We're sorry you're having trouble logging in. Could you please let us know what happens when you try to sign in? If possible, share a screenshot or screen recording of the error message you're seeing. This will help us better understand the issue and assist you more quickly. Also, please let us know how you're trying to log in—using Continue with Google, Continue with Apple, Continue with Facebook, or by entering your email and password manually. We'll do our best to get this resolved for you as soon as possible. You can email us at support@ling-app.com. Regards, Recyl. ### 1/5 — Bug de reconnaissance vocale *2026-04-26* Malgré la dernière mise a jour, la reconnaissance vocale ne fonctionne toujours pas. On devrait au moins pouvoir passer les leçons qui ne fonctionnent pas ou qui nous freinent… **Developer response:** Hi Maridda! Thank you for your feedback, and we’re really sorry the voice recognition feature is still not working properly for you. We understand how disruptive this is, especially when it blocks your progress through lessons. Our team is actively working on improving the speaking/voice recognition system, and we appreciate you letting us know the issue is still happening after the update. In the speaking game, we already have a button for users to skip the speaking practice. If you can provide more details about your suggestion will make sure to pass it to our team for future update consideration. You can email us at support@ling-app.com. Recyl ### 1/5 — 망할업데이트 *2026-04-25* 업데이트하더니 내 연속기록 포맷시킴 **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you for your feedback, and we’re really sorry about the issue with your streak after the update. We understand how frustrating it is to see your progress change unexpectedly. Our team is already aware of the streak issue and is actively working on a fix. Please reach out to us right away at support@ling-app.com, so we can raise your case directly and assist you further. We’re sorry for the inconvenience and appreciate your patience and understanding while we work on resolving this. Regards, Recyl ### 1/5 — Not working *2026-04-17, version 8.0.1* I love the app but every single time I purchase a subscription, it still says I am using the free version. ### 1/5 — no *2026-03-21* It's becoming increasingly difficult to use. I contacted support, but the issues I pointed out haven't been fixed. The site design has changed, making it even harder to use. Every time I start something, it returns to the initial screen. Doesn't the management even test it themselves? **Developer response:** Hi there, thank you for your review and for taking the time to share your experience! We hear you, and we're sorry the recent changes have caused frustration. Our latest update did introduce a redesigned UI based on feedback from many of our users who wanted a more gamified experience. We know that change isn't always welcome, especially when you're used to how things worked before. We're also aware there was a bug causing the app to return to the initial screen, and we're happy to let you know this has now been resolved in our latest version. We'd recommend checking that your app is fully updated and giving it another go. If you're still experiencing issues, please don't hesitate to reach out to our support team at support@ling-app.com and they'll be happy to help get things sorted for you. Cheers, Rob ### 1/5 — Keine Testmöglichkeit der Qualität, nur Abo-Option *2026-03-19* Mir ist vollkommen klar, dass eine gut gemachte Bildungs-App Geld kostet und ich zahle oft genug schon alleine deshalb, weil ich sehe, das jemand Zeit und Energie in ein Projekt investiert. Aber: Wenn ich nicht einmal prüfen kann, ob z.B. die Tonqualität gut ist, dann werde ich definitiv nicht einmal ein Abo über rund 13€ abschließen und erst recht keinen Jahresvertrag über 90€. Angesichts der Tatsache, dass es Muttersprachler gibt, die für den selben Preis zwei- oder dreimal pro Woche 1:1-Sessions anbieten, hat sich diese App für mich dann auch gänzlich erübrigt. **Developer response:** Hi there, Thank you for your honest feedback! 🙏 You're absolutely right that 1:1 sessions with a native speaker are one of the fastest ways to progress — we actually recommend them ourselves! Ling is designed to complement that kind of learning, and for those who can't yet afford regular tutoring sessions, it offers a structured, affordable way to build a strong foundation. We do want to make sure you can experience the app before committing — our yearly subscription includes a 7-day free trial. You're also welcome to reach out to us at support@ling-app.com and we'd be happy to set you up with a free trial so you can explore the audio quality and content for yourself. We hope to win you over! Cheers, Rob ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Almost perfect *2026-08-28, version 8.6.3* Need larger font Thai script. Difficult to read. Otherwise great app. ### 5/5 — Flash Cards for the win!! *2026-08-27, version 8.6.3* As a paying customer, I am really proud of the changes that have been made to this app. It keeps getting better and better. The ability to shuffle the flash cards is a MASSIVE improvement!! That will DRASTICALLY improve my ability to memorize the words. I do wish that ALL the new words made it to the review, and not just the words highlighted in the lessons. Keep up the good work!! ### 5/5 — Great learning *2026-08-22, version 8.6.2* I am learning Thai and I’m already picking up on so much words compared to other apps thank you so much ### 5/5 — 😎 *2026-08-22* Приложение супер, мне очень нравится) спасибо **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re really happy to hear that you’re enjoying Ling and that you like using the app. Your support and positive feedback mean a lot to our team and motivate us to keep making Ling a fun and helpful way to learn languages. Thank you again for choosing Ling, and we wish you lots of success and enjoyment on your language-learning journey! Best regards, Recyl. ### 5/5 — Goated *2026-08-16, version 8.6.1* Very helpful ### 5/5 — Lived in Thailand *2026-08-13, version 8.6.1* Was in Chiang Mai as a kid. Great refresher before going back earlier this year ### 5/5 — very good *2026-08-12, version 8.6.1* very good makes it easy to understand and yeah ### 5/5 — Great APP *2026-08-12, version 8.6.1* Love this app ### 5/5 — Very nice *2026-08-07* Very nice teaching **Developer response:** Hi Liya! Thank you so much for your kind words! We’re delighted to hear that you’re enjoying Ling’s teaching approach. We hope you continue to have fun learning with us and make wonderful progress on your language-learning journey! If you have any questions or need assistance, feel free to contact us at support@ling-app.com. Regards, Recyl. ### 5/5 — Good app *2026-08-03* Nice app for learning Thai if you like duo lingo and similar learning techniques. **Developer response:** Hi! Thank you so much for your review! We're delighted to hear that you're enjoying learning Thai with Ling. It's wonderful to know that you like our interactive, gamified approach to language learning. We hope you continue to enjoy your lessons and make great progress on your Thai language journey. If you ever need any assistance, feel free to reach out to us at support@ling-app.com. Regards, Recyl --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*