Idiom vs Lizard
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Idiom
Master new languages with real-world content. Learn vocabulary from trending news, practice listening with popular shows, and improve reading comprehension with books. Supports over 100 languages.
- Learn from trending news
- Practice with popular shows
- Build reading comprehension with books
- Import custom content (websites, videos, ebooks, PDFs)
- Camera mode for physical text
- Supports over 100 languages
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Get stuck learning a language? This app is for you. Idiom uses techniques from advanced language classes to get you fluent. - Work through trending news from around the world, researching the meaning of words and phrases until you master each sentence. - Watch popular shows, slowing and repeating until you can hear every syllable clearly. - Practice with a library of books, building your reading comprehension and speed. # Content Idiom recommends real-world content based on your interests and level, and you can also bring your own. The app can load most websites, youtube videos, epubs, and pdfs. There’s also a camera mode for things like paper books and instagram screenshots. # Premium Everything above is free. There’s also a premium mode that unlocks additional features: - Translate whole phrases and sentences - Natural text-to-speech for any written content - Remove ads from many websites You can try premium for 1 week for free, and if you like it keep using it for a monthly fee. # Supported languages Idiom supports learning more than 100 languages. Some of the most popular languages on Idiom are English, German, Spanish, French, Russian, Arabic, Italian, Dutch, Greek, Turkish, Japanese, Portuguese, Chinese, Korean, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Thai, Polish, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Farsi, Czech, Danish, Romanian, and Swedish. # Privacy policy and terms of service https://getidiom.com/privacy-policy/ https://getidiom.com/terms-of-service/
Lizard
Enhance your English skills by reading world classics tailored to your level. Instantly translate words and phrases to make language learning engaging and enjoyable. Turn your reading into a powerful educational tool.
- Personalized reading experience
- Language level assessment
- Instant word translation
- Book collections
- Rate and review books
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Learn English by reading books with Lizard. Learn English while reading books from the world classics that are suitable for your level and interests. Translate words and expressions instantly, improve your language skills and make learning fun. Download Lizard now and enjoy learning English by turning books into a learning tool. Features: • Personalized experience • Language level • Quick translation • Create collections • Rate and review the books you read Privacy and Terms https://lizard.mobillium.com/privacy https://lizard.mobillium.com/terms
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Idiom at none against Lizard's shown. Idiom also leads on ratings volume (175 vs 2) and update cadence (every 9 days vs every 6 weeks). Lizard's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 91%). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Idiom sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Lizard sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $5.90 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lizard holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Idiom has 175 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 91% of Idiom's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lizard's.
Idiom ships an update every 9 days, Lizard every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Idiom | Lizard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (175 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 91.4% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 175 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 6 weeks |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 15.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 7 MB | 53 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | The Language Company | Mobillium |
Customer experience
Idiom
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In-app purchases
Idiom
- Student7 Days trial$2.991 Month
- Pro7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Patron7 Days trial$6.991 Month
Lizard
- Monthly$5.901 Month
- Annual$42.491 Year
- Lifetime$44.99
- Lifetime$89.99
