# Lingbe vs FunnyTalk

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lingbe at 67% against FunnyTalk's 11%. Lingbe also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.4) and ads (none vs shown). FunnyTalk's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 13.0). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model there is nothing between them.

Both are free to download. Lingbe sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and FunnyTalk sells 13 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Lingbe holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lingbe has 1.2K ratings behind it against 16, 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 11% of FunnyTalk's.

Lingbe ships an update fortnightly, FunnyTalk every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 7, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Lingbe | FunnyTalk |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (1.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lingbe/id1061633775/reviews)** | [3.4 (16 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/funnytalk/id1450366472/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.2K** | 16 |
| Positive reviews | **67.5% of reviews** | 10.6% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | **No** | Yes |
| Update frequency | **Fortnightly** | Every 3 weeks |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Size | 120 MB | 128 MB |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 | **11.0** |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPod |
| Age rating | 4+ | 17+ |
| Developer | [lingbe](https://appshunter.io/developer/1061633774) | [masahiko yasuda](https://appshunter.io/developer/1794659463) |

## What reviewers say

### Lingbe

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lingbe/id1061633775)

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:** macOS Compatibility, Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (10)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Lingbe Pro | $4.99 | per 7 days |
| Lingbe Pro | $9.99 | per month |
| Lingbe Pro | $49.99 | per year |
| Lingbe Pro | $99.99 | per year |
| 100 lingos | $0.99 | one-time |
| 600 lingos | $4.99 | one-time |
| 1300 lingos | $9.99 | one-time |
| 2700 lingos | $19.99 | one-time |
| 5800 lingos | $39.99 | one-time |
| 15000 lingos | $99.99 | one-time |

**What reviewers like**

- 👍 Helpful for practicing languages
- 🤝 Friendly community of language learners
- 🌟 Great concept and potential

**What reviewers complain about**

- 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
- 🔌 Connection issues and call quality problems
- 💰 Expensive for the features provided
- 🤖 Lack of native speakers, mostly learners

**Reported bugs**

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

**Requested features**

- 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


### FunnyTalk

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/funnytalk/id1450366472)

Learn foreign languages through real-time conversations with native teachers. Engage in text, voice, or video calls for personalized lessons. Discover teachers by country and view their free timelines.

**Highlights:** Real-time speaking practice, One-on-one lessons, Text, voice, and video calls, Teacher search by country, Teacher timelines

**Features:** Vision Pro support

**In-app purchases (13)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Points of First | $2.99 | one-time |
| Neutral | $3.49 | one-time |
| Neutral | $6.99 | one-time |
| Neutral | $10.49 | one-time |
| Points of Second | $20.99 | one-time |
| Recommend | $20.99 | one-time |
| Points of Third | $24.99 | one-time |
| Recommend | $34.99 | one-time |
| Points of Fourth | $39.99 | one-time |
| Points of Fifth | $79.99 | one-time |
| Recommend | $90.99 | one-time |
| Fantastic | $99.99 | one-time |
| Fantastic | $139.99 | one-time |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Lingbe free?

Lingbe is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Is FunnyTalk free?

FunnyTalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

### Which has better reviews, Lingbe or FunnyTalk?

Lingbe is rated higher. Lingbe averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while FunnyTalk averages 3.4 from 16 ratings.

### Do Lingbe or FunnyTalk have ads?

FunnyTalk shows ads; Lingbe does not.

### Which is updated more often, Lingbe or FunnyTalk?

Lingbe ships an update fortnightly, and FunnyTalk every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lingbe was updated on October 7, 2026 and FunnyTalk on October 15, 2026.

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*Compared by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/) from daily US App Store data. Review summaries are generated from verbatim App Store reviews.*