Comparison

Lingocard vs Recall

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

Head to head
About

Lingocard

Learn English or any of 67 languages with an AI-powered system. Find speaking partners, build vocabulary with flashcards, and practice with customizable exercises. Listen to lessons anytime, anywhere, even with your own uploaded materials.

Highlights
  • AI-powered spaced repetition
  • Global speaking partners
  • Cloud-based vocabulary builder
  • Customizable exercises
  • Audio player for on-the-go learning
  • Upload your own study materials
  • 67 languages supported
Features
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Speak a new language - don't just study it. Lingocard turns vocabulary into real conversation: learn words with smart flashcards, then use them live with native speakers who are ready to talk right now. Trusted by 100,000+ learners and 1,000+ teachers in 180+ countries. 67 languages. 2,000,000+ ready-made flashcards. WHY LINGOCARD WORKS - Learn 30 new words a day: AI spaced repetition shows each word at the exact moment you're about to forget it, so vocabulary moves into long-term memory with the fewest reviews. - Speak from day one: smart AI search finds your perfect practice partner in seconds - matched by native language, level, and interests. No awkward searching, no dead-end chats. - Real friendships, real fluency: message, send voice notes, and jump on audio or video calls without leaving the app. Practice partners here often become friends for life. - Learn hands-free: turn any word set into audio and listen while you drive, cook, or work out. EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN ONE APP - Speaking practice with real people: built-in chat with audio and video calls - Smart AI search that finds the best practice partners for you - A worldwide community where practice turns into friendship - 2,000,000+ flashcards with images and native-speaker audio - Frequency dictionaries: the 10,000 most-used words in each of 67 languages - Thematic sets: travel, business, idioms, and real-life slang - Create your own cards with photos, or import texts and listen to them - Daily goals, streaks, and progress charts that keep you motivated - Cloud sync across iPhone, iPad, Mac, and the web FOR TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS Create study sets on the web, assign them to students, and track everyone's progress from one dashboard. Your students get premium learning tools at no extra cost. LEARN ANY OF 67 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Turkish, Vietnamese, and many more - in any combination with your native language. Every day you wait, someone else is having the conversation you want to have. Start now: your first dictionary takes two minutes, and your first real conversation is closer than you think. Optional Premium subscription unlocks the full library and all dictionaries. Payment is charged to your Apple ID account; subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Privacy Policy: https://lingocard.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Recall

This app helps you memorize information more effectively using spaced repetition. It intelligently schedules flashcards, showing them more frequently when you struggle and less often when you succeed, to enhance long-term retention. You can also attach images and share your study decks.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Intelligent card scheduling
  • Image attachment to cards
  • Front-to-back or back-to-front review
  • Deck sharing
  • Automatic card shuffling
Features
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Recall improves your long term memory by testing you on your flashcards less often when you get them right, and more often when you get them wrong. Recall is based on the psychology of spaced repetition and the Leitner system that says that the harder it is to "recall" a memory, the longer it will last in your memory before you forget it the next time. Recall shows you flashcards at the right time to make recalling the answer more difficult, improving your retention. Features: • Automatically shuffle cards to prevent memorising cards in a particular order. • Attach images to cards. • Review flashcards from back-to-front or front-to-back. • Share decks with friends or students.

Screenshots

Lingocard4 screens
Recall3 screens

Verdict

The call

Lingocard and Recall both sit at 4.9 stars, but that hides the real split: 97% of Lingocard's written reviews are positive against 57% of Recall's. Lingocard also leads on ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (107 vs 7). Recall's advantage is monetization model (free with in-app purchases vs subscription) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 2 months). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Lingocard sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Recall sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Lingocard against 5.0 for Recall. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lingocard has 107 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 97% of Lingocard's written reviews are positive against 57% of Recall's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lingocard ships an update every 2 months, Recall every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 18, 2026 and June 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lingocard versus Recall: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingocardRecall
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (107 ratings)5.0 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews97.2% of reviews — better57.1% of reviews
Number of ratings107 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.011.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size102 MB37 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLingoCard CorporationGavin Douch

Customer experience

Lingocard

All ratings107 ratings
Positive98.1%
Neutral1.9%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews71 reviews
Positive97.2%
Neutral2.8%
Negative0.0%

Recall

All ratings7 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive57.1%
Neutral14.3%
Negative28.6%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lingocard

Subscriptions2
  • Subscribe for full access now!$4.991 Month
  • 30% Off - Annual Subscription!$34.991 Year
1 purchases

Recall

One-time1
  • Recall Premium$0.99

Questions

Is Lingocard free?
Lingocard is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Recall free?
Recall is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lingocard or Recall?
Recall is rated higher. Lingocard averages 4.9 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while Recall averages 5.0 from 7 ratings.
Do Lingocard or Recall have ads?
Recall shows ads; Lingocard does not.
Which is updated more often, Lingocard or Recall?
Lingocard ships an update every 2 months, and Recall every 8 days. Most recently, Lingocard was updated on September 18, 2026 and Recall on June 1, 2026.

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