LingQ | Learn Languages Reviews: Is It Legit?

Customer Experience

Positive experience80.6% of reviews
Neutral5.9% of reviews
Negative experience13.5% of reviews

~ Based on 1,229 written reviews from the US App Store.

What users say about LingQ | Learn Languages

Is LingQ | Learn Languages Safe?

LingQ | Learn Languages appears safe based on user ratings. AppsHunter Safety Score for LingQ | Learn Languages is 95/100.

This assessment is based on 10,473 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.7/5.

Safety Analysis

94.2% of ratings point to a safe experience
2.3% of ratings suggest some concerns
3.5% of ratings point to a risky experience

~ Based on 10,465 App Store ratings for LingQ | Learn Languages.

Is LingQ | Learn Languages Legit?

LingQ | Learn Languages appears to be a legitimate app. AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for LingQ | Learn Languages is 100/100.

Based on 100 of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.

Top reviews

Learner

Steve is really good motivater,when I feel low motivation I lessen Steve podcasts

Response from developer

Glad Steve’s podcasts help you find your motivation again! On low-energy days, listening to something you enjoy is a good way to stay connected to the language.

Excelente

Aplicativo de idiomas incríveis! Tenho melhorado meu francês constantemente. Merci beaucoup ❤️

Response from developer

Muito obrigado! Ficamos felizes demais em saber que seu francês está melhorando de forma constante. Continue cercando-se de conteúdo que você realmente goste de ler e ouvir. Merci à vous ❤️

Challenging but I like it a lot

I still like this app. Still learning new things every time I get on.

The songs tend to be out of sync, and when I do the English portions of podcasts, I don’t seem to EVER get a passing grade on my pronunciation (what’s up with that??)

I like the review of phrases and the various exercises. I don’t quite understand how the scoring process works but I’ll continue to forge ahead.

When will you have live Q and A sessions?
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Accessibility issues

Generally, I like this app, although I find some accessibilities with it. The app does not always work with my screenreader. At times, I can find a work around, nevertheless I find it challenging.

Método

Creo que el método de repetición es bueno y resulta, pero donde no está las 5 estrellas en el habla, ya que siempre lo encuentrabueno y yo he dicho barbaridades igual lo asume como correcto. Es importante mantener temas entretenidos para leer

Motivating

Very engaging content great help with speaking and reading and listening thank you so much

I use it everyday!

As someone learning a foreign language through an immersive experience, LingQ has been the perfect addition to my studies! The ability to record, upload, and work through conversations, notes from school, and our lessons with our teacher has made all the difference.

Excellent. They added Urdu, an important language.

I was thrilled when Hindi was added. I was even more thrilled when Urdu was subsequently added.

Response from developer

We do have Urdu in our plans and we will do our best to have it added in the near future.

Best language app for me!

This app is so awesome. I can import WhatsApp messages in other language and study them. Love it.

Best app for reading input

For input when learning a foreign language, this is the best app for reading. For me the best way to expand vocabulary and understanding verb conjugation, reading tops the list. I read and listen at the same time then read out loud after to get the full benefit. Exponential progress when paired with other compressible input like Dreaming Spanish.
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Very good!

This is more of a question than a review. I’ve been with LingQ for about 1.5 years and I enjoy most everything on it. I have found meeting my daily challenge motivating but for about 2 weeks, despite spending sometimes as much as 45 minutes listening and reading a podcast and “lingqing” new words in my target language, I earn very few coins. That’s way different! What changed or what am I missing??
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Well designed

I have listened to lots of language apps and LingQ has knocked it out of the park. The length of the lessons works well and the technology of reading and listening is great. In addition, I like being able to click on a word I don’t know. Finally, the summary at the end is very helpful. Two thumbs up!
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Good with limits

Overall, I like this app and pay for the monthly subscription. One area I have been needing work on in my language journey is an outlet to practice listening. This app helps fill in those gaps, although, there a few aspects I would change regarding the saved vocabulary feature.

Overall, I think this app is worth it. It’s less complicated than finding level appropriate YouTube videos
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Good for reading in another language

But you do have to pay

Comparison to DuoLingo

I think DuoLingo is a good app but LingQ is better because it is more immersive. The lesson have more complex word formation but the repetitions of the words creat better learning.

Must Have App

Still the reigning champ of language Apps. CI, RWL, tons of available content. Spaced Repetition.

Very engaging

I had plateaued in my French studies and this app got me excited to restart my studies. There are lots of different ways you can use this app to learn and tons of interesting material to work with in your studies. I notice huge proficiency gains in less than 8 weeks

Great for passive B1 / B2 learners beding listening practice

It would be really helpful if the vocabulary flip cards had larger or adjustable text and also Helium if nouns were capitalized

Amazing for Advanced Learners

lam fluent in Korean in terms of daily life and even more complex topics, but l am working to advance my Korean for further academic studies. The issue is that it often becomes hard to find resources when you're advanced especially for languages like Korean. I feel blessed to come across this app as it is exactly what I was looking for: self-guided lessons that cover all media and situations that doesn't spoon feed you and make you feel frustrated with things you already know (most of it), but also gives the needed context to quickly flow through while picking up the words you need.
Advanced learners need something completely different from beginners and this app seems to understand that! However, I also recommended it to my more beginner friends as it's a beautiful balance and the methodology of this app is one that makes you actually fluent not just someone who parrots words. So excited to take this app through school; this is the only language app I've ever been willing to pay for.
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Response from developer

You’ve captured something we care about a lot: advanced learners need access to real, challenging material, not another course that keeps feeding them things they already know. That’s where LingQ’s open content model and imports really shine. We’re thrilled it fits your academic Korean goals, and even more so that you’re recommending the same method to beginners.

scammers

First, they say you can sign up for a trial period and cancel it within a week, but when you cancel after three days, they charge you $30 anyway once the week is up. Give me my money back, you scammers. Now, as a matter of principle, I will not use your app.