Comparison

Lingbe vs SmallTalk

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Lingbe

Connect with native speakers for real-time voice conversations to learn and improve languages. Receive feedback on grammar, pronunciation, and fluency. Earn credits by helping others to practice for free.

Highlights
  • Real-time voice conversations
  • Native speaker practice
  • Grammar, pronunciation, and fluency feedback
  • Earn credits by helping others
  • Social language learning
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Lingbe is the ultimate language exchange app. The best way to learn and improve a language is to practice on a daily basis with native speakers and other users that are practicing the same language. It doesn’t matter if you want to learn, improve or just practice Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Japanese, German, etc.. in our community you will always find someone available that will help you practice the language of your choice through free voice conversations. All you have to do is press the call button and we will find you a person who will help you learn and practice the language of your choice in that very moment. After the conversation you will receive feedback in terms of grammar, pronunciation and fluency so you can always see how fast you are learning and progressing. Also, If you had a pleasant experience give your practicing partner a like after the call. If they like you back then you will both have the ability to chat and practice again at any time. Just as if you were chatting with your friends in a regular messaging platform. We encourage you to help other users that want to learn your mother language as collaborators. This way, you will earn credit (lingos) that you could use to practice the language of your choice for free. Also, by helping other users you will level up faster and you will unlock exclusive rewards and features inside lingbe. This is how our language exchange community works! What are you waiting to learn and improve your language skills? Don’t wait any longer and get fluent now while making new friends around the world using lingbe Why should I learn languages with lingbe? * Instant response - Don't waste any time looking for profiles. Just press a button and we will connect you with a native that will help you learn and practice languages. * Practice languages anytime and anywhere from your smartphone - Learning a language while improving your fluency has never been this easy. * Social - Meet other cultures and interesting people who share the same interests and passions. You will make new friends that will help you learn languages and improve your pronunciation. Learn new languages ​​interactively with real conversations! * Collaborative - Lingbe is the perfect language exchange app where everybody help each other to practice languages. * Ratings- Receive real time feedback on your progressions from native speakers on the languages that you are learning. You will always have access to your progress to see how much are you improving. The more you practice, the faster you will learn and improve your fluency. * Rewards - Help other users to level up faster and earn more credit (lingos) to practice. You will also unlock special rewards as you level up. The better feedback rating you receive the more lingos you will earn each time. Download lingbe and get 15 minutes of free practice. Help other users or invite your friends to join lingbe to get more time. Practice daily and you will be surprised on how easy and inexpensive is to become fluent in spanish, french, portuguese, german, italian, japanese, etc… Make calls with other native speakers and have live conversations. Please send your suggestions and comments to: suggestions@lingbe.com Don't forget to follow us on social media: Facebook: www.facebook.com/lingbeapp Twitter: www.twitter.com/lingbeapp Instagram: www.instagram.com/lingbeapp/

About

SmallTalk

This app offers a straightforward method for language practice by connecting users with partners for subject-based conversations. It eliminates the need for scheduling or partner searching, focusing solely on speaking practice with minimal distractions.

Highlights
  • Automatic partner matching
  • Subject-based conversation topics
  • Partner skill estimation
  • Simple and distraction-free interface
  • Focus on speaking practice
Features
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If you want to just practice languages without all that embarrassing clutter of searching for partners, negotiating appropriate time etc. you should try SmallTalk! This is super simple way to practice languages. All you need to do is to choose a subject you'd like to discuss. Then just wait for your partner and start practicing! ◆ SmallTalk automatically finds a partner for you to practice languages with! ◆ Your talks will be based on a particular subject you choose. You will always have some interesting things to discuss with your partner. ◆ Estimate your partner's skills! Receive the estimates in response. Practicing languages with SmallTalk is simple and fun, and that's all about talking, with minimum unnecessary distractions.

Screenshots

Lingbe4 screens
SmallTalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lingbe at 4.5 against SmallTalk's 1.0. Lingbe also leads on ratings volume (1.2K vs 1) and review sentiment (67% vs 50%). SmallTalk's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and iOS requirement (9.0 vs 13.0). On price, ads and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Lingbe sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. SmallTalk asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lingbe holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 1.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lingbe has 1.2K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Lingbe's written reviews are positive against 50% of SmallTalk's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lingbe versus SmallTalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingbeSmallTalk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (1.2K ratings) — better1.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews67.5% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings1.2K — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS13.09.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size120 MB43 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperlingbeArtur Shkil

Customer experience

Lingbe

All ratings1,233 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral5.1%
Negative7.3%
Written reviews541 reviews
Positive67.5%
Neutral9.8%
Negative22.7%

SmallTalk

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Lingbe

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Calls often drop or fail to connect
  • Notifications and messages not working properly
  • Keyboard covers UI elements

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add option to edit native and target languages
  • Improve keyboard functionality and text editing
  • Provide more ways to earn in-app currency
  • Enhance moderation to address harassment

SmallTalk

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Lingbe

Subscriptions4
  • Lingbe Pro3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Lingbe Pro3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Lingbe Pro$49.991 Year
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  • Lingbe Pro3 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time6
  • 100 lingos$0.99
  • 600 lingos$4.99
  • 1300 lingos$9.99
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  • 2700 lingos$19.99
  • 5800 lingos$39.99
  • 15000 lingos$99.99
None

SmallTalk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lingbe free?
Lingbe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is SmallTalk free?
SmallTalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lingbe or SmallTalk?
Lingbe is rated higher. Lingbe averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while SmallTalk averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lingbe or SmallTalk have ads?
Neither Lingbe nor SmallTalk shows ads.

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