# Lingopic: Vocabulary Builder — user reviews > 69 indexed App Store user reviews of Lingopic by TruSpec Virtual Solutions, rated 4.70/5 from 328 ratings. - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lingopic-vocabulary-builder/id6472224596/reviews - App overview in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lingopic-vocabulary-builder/id6472224596.md - Rating breakdown: 5★ 273 · 4★ 28 · 3★ 11 · 2★ 6 · 1★ 10 ## Newest reviews (11 of 69) ### 4/5 — Had an issue but team resolved *2025-10-29, version 1.9.7* EDIT - Developers reached out to resolve this issue shortly after I posted my original 1-star review. Thanks! ### 2/5 — Issue *2025-09-09, version 1.9.7* I updated this app today. And it’s not working anymore. Before the update it was totally fine. What should I do? I need this application. ### 2/5 — Poor UI + mistakes *2025-07-14, version 1.9.4* The UI could be so much clearer (and cleaner) with only a few simple changes. The translations also have mistakes. Good start, but not ready for general public. ### 4/5 — Pinyin in chinese *2025-06-20, version 1.9.4* The app overall is great, but the pinyin which is crucial for learning chinese (mandarin) is not readable right now, hope it will fixed in the next update ### 3/5 — Beautifully made, but… *2025-04-02, version 1.9.2* I learned Russian in college but have since forgotten a lot of it. I thought to start at the elementary level to see if I needed to move up to intermediate. While the interface is absolutely gorgeous and well presented. There wasn’t much thought put into learning at the elementary level. For starters, it would be more helpful to learn the language by introducing the alphabet and the sounds they make, otherwise you are just staring at a character trying to figure out which letter makes what sound (applies mostly to languages with Cyrillics and non-western characters). Since I already know the characters and sounds it this didn’t bother me, but for a total beginner it would be difficult to follow along. I love the fact that you can hear the word and when you press play a second time it slows the speed of the word being said. I wish there could be a third press to slow the word down some more by syllable. Some of the longer words need to be sounded out in order to get the pronunciation correct. I find using the word in a sentence makes a great addition to the app, but again, the sentence is written in a foreign language and the app doesn’t provide a translation, so it’s essentially useless. If that could be addressed, corrected, and a pronunciation of the entire sentence added, it would make this added bonus perfect. I also love that they note if the word is an adjective or noun. I haven’t gotten far enough into the program to see if they threw in any verbs yet. I have found that learning the verbs in any language and some basic nouns can usually get you point across in a hurry. I haven’t tried the intermediate or advanced levels but I’ll switch to Spanish for that since I’m fluent and report back. Conclusion, save your money this app needs a bit more work if you are trying to learn languages that have foreign characters to you. But if you are learning a language you already know the alphabet to, then just a few more tweaks and this advanced flash card set will be perfect. There’s a reason why Berlitz & Rosetta Stone have been the leaders in the field, if you are going to spend a lot of money, personally I would spend it there. ### 4/5 — Pourriez-vous ajouter les vocalisations en langue arabe ? *2025-04-02, version 1.9.2* Merci beaucoup ### 2/5 — Notification *2025-02-11, version 1.9.0* I turn on notification, but I dont see any notification about vocabulary to study ### 3/5 — Offre mensongère *2025-01-24, version 1.8.9* L'application fonctionne et à l'air bien globalement mais l'offre gratuite est mensongère car lors de la transaction Apple facture 9.99 euros. Alors regardez bien si vous souhaitez profiter de l'offre. Je suis déçu je vais désinstaller. ### 3/5 — Good concept but poor execution *2025-01-24, version 1.8.9* Not sure about other languages but for Japanese is not very effective. At least not for entry level learners. Perhaps for learners who already have hiragana/katakana and common kanji memorized. It gives the word, in the language you want to learn and the translation in your native language. It has pronunciation written in IPA International Phonetic Alphabet but idk who’s learning Japanese pronunciation that way. Why not just give us the Romanji?! Then it gives you an example sentence in the learning language with nothing. No way to know how to read it or what it means. The machine pronunciation sounds accurate but that’s about as good as it is. There are far more specialized learning app than this money grab app that’s just using AI as a buzzword. The UI is good, but every flash card has an AI picture id if that’s a good or bad thing. Overall not something I’d invest money into. ### 3/5 — Great but could be better *2025-01-24* I love the concept but I really wish it had these features - a widget for my home screen (I’t would be great to learn a new word every time I unlock my phone) - a translation button for the examples, not just the new word. ### 5/5 — Excited *2025-01-24, version 1.8.9* I am excited to try this app and switch up my learning experience. ## Most critical reviews (10 lowest-rated) ### 1/5 — Horrible *2026-06-26, version 1.9.7* Very horrible I don’t recommend it the founder is a scammer too ### 1/5 — Stupid icon! *2025-07-11, version 1.9.4* I haven't used this app in years and the ugly icon is sitting at the TOP of my iPad Home Page! What's up with that? I left a review a long time ago about not being able to figure out how to use it. DELETING now. ### 1/5 — Stealing Your Hard Earned Money *2025-06-22, version 1.9.4* I got your app through AppAdvice Daily and would get the lifetime for free. Well I downloaded it, completed the onboarding and selected life time $0.00. And then you still charged me $39.99 for a yearly. Well I have put in a request for a refund and I will be spreading the news about this app and is developers. ### 1/5 — False advertisement *2025-06-20, version 1.9.4* Twice it’s been advertised on apps advise and both time there is no option for free for life . ### 1/5 — Not so free *2025-06-18, version 1.9.4* This appeared on Apps go free and it said you get a lifetime subscription for free, but actually it activated an expensive subscription that if you didn’t carefully cancel you would have to pay for. Thankfully when I uninstalled the app I got a warning and checked. Also the list of words chosen isn’t high frequency and do not come as useful phrases, so not very good. ### 1/5 — App advice bait *2025-06-18, version 1.9.4* Lifetime access for $0 was advertised on App Advice. But when you tap on the $0 lifetime button to purchase this option, it charges your credit card. Very unethical. ### 1/5 — Auto charge without consent *2025-04-11, version 1.9.2* BE AWARE! The app was offering free lifetime membership, but it charged the annual fee automatically. I’m unable to get a refund and there is no way to cancel it. ### 1/5 — Deceptive app *2025-04-09, version 1.9.2* The app was offered as free for life subscription. Then turned around and charged me 34.99$. The app has various names and shows up as Lingopic on my phone. It does not let me unsubscribe from settings either. ### 1/5 — No deal *2025-04-03, version 1.9.2* Chose a lifetime free option (in one day deal) and fortunately caught the subscription charge and cancelled before it kicked in. Bad form guys! ### 1/5 — Sound doesn’t work *2025-01-23, version 1.8.9* Whilst I love the idea of this app, it doesn’t work. I downloaded as I want to learn Telugu (from English) but the pronunciation tool doesn’t work and I can’t read phonetics so it’s pointless for me. ## Most praised reviews (10 highest-rated) ### 5/5 — Perfect for visual learners *2025-10-24, version 1.9.7* pics make it so easy to remember! would love some widgets tho ### 5/5 — The interface is very nice *2025-05-16, version 1.9.3* I would say that it is a very good, modern app of high quality for those who are learning a new language and are students, A very useful app for everyday use. ### 5/5 — Nicely laid out *2025-04-02, version 1.9.2* Nice to ise ### 5/5 — Easy to use *2025-04-02, version 1.9.2* Easy to use! You can see and hear the words as well as pick out words you want to practice. What’s interesting is that some words have different meanings than those on Duolingo. I use them both. ### 5/5 — Top *2025-04-01, version 1.9.2* Top ### 5/5 — Great to expand vocab *2025-03-06, version 1.9.0* Use it every day to explore new polish words ### 5/5 — Fantastic app *2025-02-20, version 1.9.0* This is one fantastic app and I was lucky to get lifetime subscription for free.. it’s so easy to use.. 5 stars all the way! ### 5/5 — Waste of money *2025-02-12, version 1.9.0* Difficult to learn a language with only single words. The app repeats and shows a picture of a single word. Written is a sample sentence. The sentence isn’t spoken. There are plenty of free options ie Duolingo and Babble- unlike this app Duolingo and Babble stays free and doesn’t trick you with a pro subscription. Requested twice for a refund. Stuck with a useless app for a year. ### 5/5 — Very useful flashcard app! *2025-01-25, version 1.8.9* This app is very useful for beginner to start learning a language’s vocabulary. They already have a set of vocabulary to starts with, at the same time you can add your own vocabulary into part of the flash cards. Already suggested to developer to include hiragana/katakana of the kanji into Japanese flashcards. ### 5/5 — App *2025-01-24, version 1.8.9* Love this app --- *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 2026-08-21.*