# Lingoreel: Learn with Podcasts — Subtitles in your language

> Subtitles in your language (iPhone/iPad app by XIAODONG LI.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lingoreel-learn-with-podcasts/id6821362337 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [XIAODONG LI](https://appshunter.io/developer/6791084421)
- Category: Education
- Price: Free with in-app purchases
- Age rating: 9+
- Requires: iOS 17.0 · 19 MB
- Languages: American English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese (Simplified, China), European Spanish, Chinese (Traditional, Taiwan)
- Released: 2026-10-21
- Data updated: 2026-11-06

## What is Lingoreel?

Learn a language from the podcasts you actually want to listen to.

Lingoreel turns any podcast into a language lesson: sentence-by-sentence subtitles with a translation in your own language, and an AI tutor you can ask the moment you miss something.

ANY PODCAST
• Curated shows for learners of English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, German and Mandarin — or search any podcast
• Import shows from Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Pocket Casts and other apps with a share link
• Most Recent: the newest episode of every show you follow, with new-episode alerts

SUBTITLES AND TRANSLATIONS
• Transcripts that follow the audio, sentence by sentence
• Translations into your language: English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, Simplified or Traditional Chinese
• Bilingual, original-only or blind listening

ASK WHILE LISTENING
• Didn't catch it? Squeeze your AirPods (or tap) and ask
• Explanations of any sentence, in your language

WORDS THAT STICK
• Tap a word to look it up; it goes into your wordbook
• Spaced-repetition review with the original sentence and audio
• Shadowing: repeat after the speaker and get a score

A PLAN FOR EVERY DAY
• About 20 minutes of clips at your level
• Streaks and weekly reports on listening, vocabulary and pronunciation

APPLE WATCH
• The current sentence and its translation on your wrist
• Episodes sync to your watch for phone-free listening (Pro)

Use Lingoreel free as a podcast player, no account needed. Lingoreel Pro unlocks unlimited questions, offline downloads, watch sync and your full report history.

Lingoreel Pro is an auto-renewing monthly or yearly subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; manage or cancel it in your Apple Account settings.

Terms of Service: https://www.lingoreel.com/en/terms
Privacy Policy: https://www.lingoreel.com/en/privacy

## Pricing and in-app purchases

Base price: Free.

**Subscriptions**

| Subscription | Price | Period |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lingoreel Pro · Yearly | $29.99 | per year |
| Lingoreel Pro · Monthly | $3.99 | per month |

**One-time purchases**

| Purchase | Price | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 10 Subtitle Credits | $2.99 | one-time |
| 30 Subtitle Credits | $6.99 | one-time |


## Is Lingoreel safe?

Not enough ratings yet to assess Lingoreel.

## Is Lingoreel legit?

Lingoreel: Learn with Podcasts has limited verification signals. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Lingoreel is 58 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 5 releases)

### 2.1 — 2026-11-05

Lingoreel 2.1: turn your iPhone sideways and it's a cassette deck.
• A new landscape player: line-by-line subtitles on one side, spinning reels on the other. The left reel holds what you've heard, the right what's still to come.
• Hold the bottom-right corner and slide to move line by line. No need to aim for a button.
• Shadowing works in landscape too, and playback picks up where you left off.
• Subtitles and the progress bar now cover the whole episode: scroll all of it or drag anywhere.
• On iPhone Duo, subtitles are larger when unfolded, and the crease stays clear of the content.
• Stay on the player while it plays on a charger and the screen stays on, so you can leave it on your desk.
• Got a show in mind? Search for it or paste its link the first time you open the app.
• Out of subtitle requests this month? Buy credits on the spot and the subtitles carry on.
• After Siri, a call or navigation interrupts, playback resumes. You can also have it restart the line.
• On shows with dynamic ads, subtitles stay closer to what you actually hear.
• Word lookup shows the card right away, with the meaning close behind.

### 2.0.2 — 2026-10-28

• Fixed: the player could freeze for a few seconds after you closed Ask Lingoreel, Shadowing or Hear pronunciation, especially with AirPods. Ask Lingoreel now opens right away, and "Ask another" works again.
• Shadowing with AirPods keeps full sound quality instead of switching to phone-call audio.
• On very long episodes, the right side of the player could be cut off, hiding the settings button, subtitles and remaining time. Everything fits again.

### 2.0.1 — 2026-10-27

Fixed: language choices on the first-run screen and in Settings couldn't be tapped.

### 2.0 — 2026-10-26

Lingoreel 2.0: redesigned inside and out.
• Listen before you sign up: pick a language and the first clip starts right away.
• A whole new look in deep blue and amber, great in both Light and Dark Mode, with a new icon.
• A cleaner player: icon controls, playback settings one tap away in the top corner, and it follows your Light / Dark setting.
• Answers to your questions now float over the player, so the line you're hearing stays in view.
• Word lookup, review cards, your wordbook and shadowing all have a clearer new design.
• Reports on one page: how long you listened this week, the words you learned and how your shadowing went.
• Show pages use the show's artwork; episode pages show subtitle progress and what it costs at a glance.
• Apple Watch, Apple TV and CarPlay are redesigned too: Light Mode on TV, and previous / next in the car jumps by sentence.
• Playback uses less battery, and covers use less data.

### 1.0.2 — 2026-10-25

• Fixed the player reloading subtitles over and over while they were still being made, which used extra data and battery.

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