# PlayLingo - Language Reactor — Learn English: Listen & Speak > Learn languages with real-world videos and AI-powered language learning tools. (iPhone/iPad app by Alexey Nenastyev.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playlingo-language-reactor/id6743090216 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Alexey Nenastyev](https://appshunter.io/developer/1395387065) - Category: Education, Entertainment - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 4.50/5 from 885 App Store ratings · 63 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 12+ - Requires: iOS 18.0 · 119 MB - Languages: American English, Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bangla and 67 more - Released: 2025-04-05 - Data updated: 2026-11-12 - Monetization: free with in-app purchases - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playlingo-language-reactor/id6743090216/reviews.md ## What is PlayLingo? You know the words. Real speech still gets away from you. Sound familiar? Fast. Blurred together. Half the sounds gone. With PlayLingo you learn from what you actually enjoy: movie scenes, YouTube, podcasts, books. Lingo, your AI assistant, explains any word or phrase, and you start to understand real speech. WATCH: movies, shows and any YouTube video • Learn from movie scenes, cartoons, interviews and your favorite YouTubers • Open any YouTube video, or start with collections picked for your level, from A1 to C2 • Bilingual subtitles, line by line, with a translation that fits the scene LISTEN: podcasts you'll actually understand • Podcasts in the language you're learning, from short lessons to real conversations • Every episode gets subtitles: tap a word, see the translation, break down the phrase READ: books, on the page or out loud • Classics and short stories in the language you're learning • Read line by line with translation, or let a natural voice read the book to you on a walk BRING YOUR OWN • Any book, document or photo of a page becomes a lesson, and your own audio and video get subtitles LINGO, YOUR AI ASSISTANT, EXPLAINS EVERY WORD • Tap a word or an idiom and see what it means in this exact sentence. "Make sure" is one phrase, not two words • Hear how a word really sounds and see how the sentence is built, with parts of speech in color • Ask Lingo about anything you didn't get, or type a phrase in your language and hear how it's said PRACTICE INSIDE EVERY VIDEO • Choose how to watch: just enjoy, test your understanding, train your ear, build lines or speak • Hide the translation and work out the meaning, or hide the text and catch every line by ear • Shadow each line out loud, and watch the words light up as you say them WORDS THAT STICK • Save words from subtitles, books or your chat with Lingo in one tap • Spaced repetition brings each word back right before you'd forget it • Every card keeps the sentence, and the movie moment, where you met the word • Your saved words on your Home Screen, a new one every hour • A few minutes a day keeps your streak going, and freezes cover the busy days PLAYLINGO PRO Unlimited watching and practice, chat with Lingo, and AI subtitles for any podcast and your own recordings. Cancel anytime in the App Store. WHAT PEOPLE SAY (App Store reviews) "For the first time, I actually enjoy learning English." "The only app I use to watch English videos. It's simple, and works great." "Love the dual subtitle function." 67 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, Russian and more, each with explanations in your language. Watch, listen and read what you love. The language follows. Contact: info@playlingo.app Terms of Use: https://playlingo.app/terms ## Key features - Learn from real YouTube videos, podcasts, and movies - AI-powered translations in 80+ languages - AI Assistant for instant explanations - Shadowing practice for pronunciation - Sentence-by-sentence synchronized subtitles - Part-of-speech highlighting for grammar ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | PlayLingo Pro | $74.99 | per year | | PlayLingo Pro | $74.99 | per year | | PlayLingo Pro | $11.90 | per month | | PlayLingo Pro | $74.99 | per year | | PlayLingo Pro Family | $119.99 | per year | | PlayLingo PRO | $34.99 | per 6 months | ## Is PlayLingo safe? PlayLingo - Language Reactor appears safe based on user ratings. The AppsHunter Safety Score for PlayLingo is 90 out of 100. This assessment is based on 885 user ratings, with an App Store average of 4.5 out of 5. Of 885 App Store ratings, 86.7% point to a safe experience, 2.9% suggest some concerns, and 10.4% point to a risky experience. ## Is PlayLingo legit? PlayLingo - Language Reactor appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for PlayLingo is 70 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data. ## Recent user reviews (10 of 63) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/playlingo-language-reactor/id6743090216/reviews.md ### 5/5 — AMAZING🤍🤍🤍 *2026-10-31, version 6.42.1* this is hands down the best language-learning app i’ve ever used!! the interface is incredibly user-friendly and intuitive, and it offers so many useful features that make learning both convenient and enjoyable! it has built-in AI assistant, which is always there to help. you can add words to your personal dictionary directly from YouTube videos you’ve watched or simply enter your own words. the AI then provides everything you might need to learn them properly: example sentences, synonyms, phonetic transcriptions, explanations of meanings and usage, and even AI-generated pictures! the vocabulary system is especially well-designed. your words are divided into different groups, depending on how well you’ve mastered them, which is determined by your progress in vocabulary practice. you can also add a widget on your home screen that displays words from your personal dictionary, making it easier to revise and keep learning throughout the day. the developer keeps improving the app, adding new features and improving existing ones, making the app even better! absolutely love this app! **Developer response:** Thank you so much for this wonderful review! It's great to hear that the dictionary, practice and the widget help you learn every day. We keep working on the app, and there is a lot more coming. Happy learning! ### 5/5 — Excllent,special,school *2026-10-27, version 6.42.1* excllent, special,school ### 5/5 — 今のところとても良い！ *2026-10-26* 英語インプットの為にYouTubeアプリを色々試していますが、これはかなり使いやすいです。お試し期間中にiPhoneとChromeタブレットで試し、両方での使い勝手が良かったのですぐに課金しました。単語もフレーズも文も保存でき、ショート動画も利用できて楽しく使っています。課金早々ちょっとした不具合があり報告しましたが、それに対するアドバイスも的確で助かりました。 ### 5/5 — 言語の差 *2026-10-26* フランス語、イタリア語、スペイン語、英語で利用しています。フランス語の字幕の正確性が、他の言語に比べると低いと感じています。フランス語のレベルも、早く、素晴らしいレベルになれば嬉しいです！ **Developer response:** 4つの言語でPlayLingoを使っていただけて嬉しいです！フランス語の字幕の精度についてのご意見は、チームでしっかり共有しました。これからも楽しく学んでいただけたら嬉しいです。 ### 4/5 — 使いやすい *2026-10-26* 好きなYouTube動画で簡単にシャドーイングできます。拡張機能や他にも様々なアプリがあったりタイムコード記録やPCや、様々な方法がありますがスマホで好みのYouTube動画を使えるアプリの中では私には1番使いやすかったです。 単語登録も簡単で、スロー再生、単純な繰り返しから繰り返したい箇所のみを選択して繰り返し再生できたり、UIカスタムも好みに出来てシャドーイングに求める機能は大抵備わっているのでありがたいです。 YouTubeのリンクをコピーしてアプリを開けば検索欄へいかなくともアプリ側からリンクを読み込みますか？と聞いてくれて手間も省けますし、再生した動画は中断したところから再開来るのも助かります。 この動画内の分からなかった単語はこれ、とまとまってるのもいいです。既に用意されている動画もあり、そちらはCEFR表記があるのもいいです。 以上が全体と、見る、というカテゴリーを使用した感想です。 他にも、話す、理解する、耳で聞く、組み立てる、と言う項目を選択できますがまだ使いきれてません。 話す、ではお手本を聞いて自分が真似して聴き比べできます。 発音できた箇所の色が変わるといったものです。 ただ自分が発現した言葉が書き起こされると表示されている本文と被って読めないことがあります。 理解する、ではただ翻訳が隠れていてもわかるかどうかを確認するだけです。（翻訳は基本消してるので私にはこのカテゴリーは意味がありませんでした） 耳で聞く、では本文が隠されておりタップした所のみ単語が現れる仕組みなのですが、私には使いこなせていません。 組み立てる、では聞こえた順番通りにバラバラの単語を並び替えるというものです。ただそれだけですが悪くないと思います。 しかし全てにおいてYouTubeの字幕自動生成に既存しているので字幕に間違いが多くあり、聞き取れない場合は間違いを覚えてしまう可能性が大いにあります。翻訳はこのアプリがしてくれますが間違えてる本文のまま翻訳されますのでChatGPTに確認したりしてます。 最初は発音記号も見られる！と喜びましたが本文が間違えてるので……以下略。あと解説に現れる発音記号が英国式なのか米国式なのかもわからないので発音記号表示は切りました。 手動生成された字幕の動画もありますのでそれを選択すればいいのですがそうすると、好みの動画で、ということが出来なくなりますので惜しいです。 自分で修正できたら嬉しいです。 あとワンセンテンスの音声の区切られ方が不自然で、冒頭や末尾が途切れて聞けないこともあるのが惜しいところです。自分で、ここからここまで、とミニ修正できたら嬉しいです。 アプリの作り方なんて私には分かりませんので無理を言っていたらすみません。 PodcastはPodcastアプリを使うのでこちらでは使っていませんがAI字幕生成機能（週に180分の制限付き）があるようなので気に入ったものがあれば試してみようと思います。 まだ使い始めたばかりなのでヒントなど読めていないものもありますが、改善に期待しています！ **Developer response:** ここまで詳しく使っていただけて嬉しいです！字幕を自分で修正したい、文の区切りを自分で調整したいというご要望は、チームで共有しました。「話す」で書き起こしが本文と重なって読みにくい点も確認します。これからもPlayLingoで楽しくシャドーイングしてください！ ### 5/5 — 100% empfehlen *2026-10-24* Mann kann alles hier finden was für sprechen und hören braucht **Developer response:** Vielen Dank für die tolle Bewertung! Schön, dass du in PlayLingo alles fürs Sprechen und Hören findest. Viel Erfolg beim Lernen! ### 5/5 — Cali *2026-10-24, version 6.42* Veggie **Developer response:** Thank you for the 5 stars! Enjoy learning with PlayLingo. ### 5/5 — Love this app! *2026-10-24, version 6.42* Hey, I’m learning Kannada. I can’t read Kannada. Can you please have the English pronunciation in the Flashcards practice bit please? **Developer response:** So glad you love PlayLingo, and good luck with Kannada! Right now the flashcards don't show the pronunciation in Latin letters, but we've noted your request. ### 5/5 — Perfeitooo *2026-10-23* Maravilhoso esse app, funciona super bem e ótimo pra quem está aprendendo eu amei. **Developer response:** Que alegria ler isso! Ficamos muito felizes que o PlayLingo está ajudando nos seus estudos. Bons estudos e até o próximo vídeo! ### 5/5 — 最高の英語学習、動画翻訳アプリ どうかサービス継続&価格維持をお願いします🙏 *2026-10-22* 今まで使ってきた英語学試運転アプリで一番楽しいです。自分の好きな動画で英語学習できて最高です。 要望があるとすれば、アプリ内にブラウザを作るなりして、NetflixなどをログインできるようにしてNetflix対応してほしいです。 また、開発者さんへ言いたいことがあります。 このアプリは流行りそうなので日本でダウンロード数を増やすには、日本の英語系YouTuberに案件として紹介してもらうのがいいと思います。案件紹介で英語学習アプリが発展していくのを何度も見たことがあります。ご検討をおねがいします。 また、他の学習アプリと金額に差がないのでこのまま金額を上げずに維持していただけると幸いです。 金額があると、ほかのアプリにユーザーが移行すると思います。 **Developer response:** 温かいレビューをありがとうございます！好きな動画で楽しく英語を学べると感じていただけて、とても嬉しいです。Netflix対応のご要望と、YouTuberへの紹介についてのご提案は、チームでしっかり共有しました。これからもPlayLingoをよろしくお願いします。 ## Frequently asked questions about PlayLingo ### What does this app do? This app helps you learn languages by using real-world content like YouTube videos, podcasts, and movies. It offers advanced AI-powered translations, an AI assistant to explain difficult words or phrases, and tools to practice pronunciation. ### What are the key features for language learning? Key features include learning from authentic video and audio content, seamless AI translations in over 80 languages, an AI assistant for instant explanations of slang and idioms, shadowing practice for pronunciation, and sentence-by-sentence subtitles with grammar highlighting. ### How much does the app cost? The app is free to download and use with in-app purchases available. Specific pricing for premium features or content is not detailed in the provided description. ### What languages can I learn with this app? You can learn over 30 languages, including popular ones like English, Spanish, French, German, Arabic, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Dutch, and Italian, among others. ### Who is this app best suited for? This app is ideal for language learners who want to move beyond artificial examples and learn from real speech, accents, and contexts. It's particularly useful for those who enjoy learning through video content and want to improve their listening comprehension and pronunciation. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 6.44 — 2026-11-09 • Your own decks: create word decks and practice each one separately. • Your own transcript: attach an SRT or VTT file to imported audio and video. • Fixed bugs and crashes. ### 6.42.1 — 2026-10-26 Podcasts, books and your own files join videos: listen to shows, read classics with translation and a voice that reads aloud, and import books, documents, audio and video. Save your own words from any text, and ask how to say something in the language you're learning. We update PlayLingo every week. ### 6.42 — 2026-10-22 Podcasts, books and your own files join videos: listen to shows, read classics with translation and a voice that reads aloud, and import books, documents, audio and video. Save your own words from any text, and ask how to say something in the language you're learning. We update PlayLingo every week. ### 6.40 — 2026-10-11 Finish a video and your new words are ready to practice — nothing you hear gets lost. Plus 9 improvements you asked for. We update PlayLingo every week. ### 6.39 — 2026-09-24 Theater mode: only a few buttons on screen, nothing pulls you away from watching. Loop a line 2, 3, 5 or 10 times. Speak without tapping: the mic turns on by itself after the line. 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