# Lingbe vs Duory

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lingbe at 67% against Duory's 0%. Lingbe also leads on rating (4.5 vs 1.0) and ratings volume (1.2K vs 1). Duory's advantage is update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, ads, 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 Duory sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

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 0% of Duory's.

Lingbe ships an update fortnightly, Duory every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 20, 2026 and September 26, 2026 respectively.

## The numbers

| Metric | Lingbe | Duory |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | **[4.5 (1.2K ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/lingbe/id1061633775/reviews)** | [1.0 (1 ratings)](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/duory-language-learning-notes/id6504098229/reviews) |
| Number of ratings | **1.2K** | 1 |
| Positive reviews | **67.5% of reviews** | 0.0% of reviews |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Ads | No | No |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | **Every 5 days** |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Size | 120 MB | 148 MB |
| Requires iOS | **13.0** | 18.6 |
| Devices | **iPhone, iPad, iPod** | iPhone, iPad |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | [lingbe](https://appshunter.io/developer/1061633774) | [Adegboyega Dada](https://appshunter.io/developer/1542474149) |

## 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


### Duory

[App page](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/duory-language-learning-notes/id6504098229)

This app helps you study, practice, and journal in your target languages. It centralizes your language notes, vocabulary, and phrases, offering hands-free practice and journaling features. Capture phrases from anywhere and reinforce learning with widgets.

**Highlights:** Organize notes for multiple languages, Hands-free practice, Journaling in target languages, Capture phrases from various sources, Vocabulary browsing from notes, Home and Lock Screen widgets, On-device language tasks

**Features:** Family Sharing

**In-app purchases (4)**

| Purchase | Price | Billing |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Duory Plus (Monthly) | $2.99 | per month |
| Duory Family Plus (Monthly) | $4.99 | per month |
| Duory Plus (Annual) | $29.99 | per year |
| Duory Family Plus (Annual) | $49.99 | per year |


## Frequently asked questions

### Is Lingbe free?

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

### Is Duory free?

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

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

Lingbe is rated higher. Lingbe averages 4.5 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while Duory averages 1.0 from 1 ratings.

### Do Lingbe or Duory have ads?

Neither Lingbe nor Duory shows ads.

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

Lingbe ships an update fortnightly, and Duory every 5 days. Most recently, Lingbe was updated on September 20, 2026 and Duory on September 26, 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.*