Comparison

LingoDeer vs Pishee

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

Head to head
About

LingoDeer

This app offers structured language lessons created by teachers, making learning effective and easy. It covers 20 languages, from beginner alphabets to conversational fluency, with interactive exercises and native speaker audio.

Highlights
  • Short, interactive lessons
  • Clear learning path
  • Grammar tips and notes
  • Native speaker audio
  • Flashcards and quizzes
  • Offline learning
  • Real-life conversation practice
Features
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#1 app for learning Asian languages and more! Over 20 million people choose to learn with LingoDeer. Why? Our structured lessons created by language teachers make learning easy and effective. From the alphabet, LingoDeer will get you to a conversational level in 20 languages: Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Arabic, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Malay, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Spanish(Latin American or European), Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, and English. Download LingoDeer Today! ⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓ What will you get on LingoDeer? ※ Short, interactive lessons Easy 5-min lessons that fit into your daily plan ※ Clear learning path Each course is tailored to your target language ※ Customized for Asian languages Read & write in a unique alphabet system like Korean or Japanese ※ Better understanding of the grammar Tips & notes within lessons to help you build sentences confidently ※ Listen, imitate, and speak Studio-recorded audio from native speakers ※ Reinforce what you learn Flashcards, quizzes, target training, and more ※ Offline learning Take lessons everywhere you go Powerful features you'll love: • Fluent: real-life conversations! Practice reading, writing, listening, speaking, and get cultural tips as you learn. • Travel Phrasebook: audio phrasebook! Get ready for your trip to your dream country. • Character Drill: writing practices for Japanese kanji and Chinese characters. • Story: mini stories with captions! Expand what you learned in lessons. • Knowledge Cards: printable grammar flashcards! Keep essential grammar concepts at your desk. *Fluent is only available for Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, and French courses at the moment. ⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓ Find tips, guides, and resources on language learning: ※ LingoDeer Blog: https://blog.lingodeer.com ※ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/lingodeer Come chat with us on social media! Follow us for language learning advice, support, and memes: ※ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lingodeerapp ※ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LingoDeer ※ Twitter: https://twitter.com/lingodeer ⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓ You will need a subscription in order to get full access to all courses and features. The subscription price starts at $14.99/month. Prices are in US dollars, may vary by country, can be converted to local currency depending on the country of residence, and are subject to change without notice. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your iTunes account will be automatically charged at the same price for renewal within the 24-hour period prior to the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences in your iTunes Account Settings. When a subscription is canceled, access to the app's courses and features will expire at the end of the current payment period. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when you purchase a LingoDeer subscription, where applicable. - Terms of Use: https://www.lingodeer.com/terms-conditions-html - Privacy Policy: https://www.lingodeer.com/privacypolicy-html CONTACT US: Got ideas you want to share or feedback for the app? Email us at hi@lingodeer.com ⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓⎓ Real reviews from the LingoDeer community: "This has been helping me study Japanese way better than any book can!" "LingoDeer is worth every penny and more, it is an essential tool in the shed for anyone learning any of their offered languages, in or out of a classroom." YOUR JOURNEY TO FLUENCY STARTS HERE: • Learn Korean • Learn Japanese • Learn Mandarin Chinese • Learn Arabic • Learn French • Learn German • Learn Greek • Learn Hindi • Learn Indonesian • Learn Italian • Learn Malay • Learn Polish • Learn Brazilian Portuguese • Learn Russian • Learn Spanish (Latin American or European) • Learn Thai • Learn Turkish • Learn Ukrainian • Learn Vietnamese • Learn English

About

Pishee

This app offers a comprehensive language learning experience with AI tutors, real voice conversations, structured courses, and live speaking events. It adapts to your learning level and goals, supporting over six languages with various exercise types and gamified elements to keep you motivated.

Highlights
  • AI language tutor for grammar and conversation
  • Real-time voice conversations
  • Structured courses and bite-sized lessons
  • Live speaking events with native speakers
  • 12+ exercise types including pronunciation feedback
  • Spaced-repetition vocabulary practice
  • Gamified learning with streaks and leagues
Features
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Pishee is your all-in-one language learning companion — combining AI tutors, real voice conversations, structured courses, live speaking events, and smart vocabulary practice in a single beautiful app. Whether you're a complete beginner or polishing your fluency, Pishee adapts to your level, your goals, and your daily routine. LEARN 6+ LANGUAGES Pick your target language and start today: • English • Spanish • French • German • Italian • Turkish …with more on the way. AN AI TUTOR THAT TALKS BACK Chat with an AI tutor that explains grammar, corrects mistakes, and answers questions 24/7. Want to practice speaking? Tap into real-time voice conversations powered by cutting-edge AI — no awkwardness, no judgment, just natural practice. STRUCTURED COURSES & LESSONS Follow a proven learning path built by language experts: bite-sized lessons, interactive slides, audio narration, quizzes, and reading practice tailored to your level. LIVE SPEAKING EVENTS WITH REAL PEOPLE Join live rooms with other learners and native speakers. Practice in a safe, supportive environment with real conversations — not pre-recorded scripts. 12+ EXERCISE TYPES • Multiple choice & fill-in-the-blank • Sentence ordering & matching • Listening & dictation • Speaking with pronunciation feedback • Typing what you hear • Voice conversation challenges • Essay writing …and more. BUILD VOCABULARY THAT STICKS Smart spaced-repetition flashcards, word lists synced from every lesson, and a home-screen widget that surfaces new words throughout your day. GAMIFIED LEARNING THAT KEEPS YOU GOING • Daily streaks with motivating heatmaps • Hearts/energy system to pace practice • XP points and weekly leagues • Personalized daily goals SOCIAL & FRIENDS Follow friends, compete on the weekly leaderboard, share progress, and stay motivated together. WHY PISHEE? - Built for serious learners who want real fluency, not just streaks - AI that adapts to YOUR mistakes — not a one-size-fits-all path - Live speaking with humans, not just bots - 8 interface languages (English, Persian, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Turkish) - Beautiful design built for iPhone & iPad PISHEE PREMIUM Premium unlocks unlimited AI tutoring, advanced courses, all live events, full vocabulary tools, and ad-free practice. Subscriptions auto-renew monthly or yearly. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Privacy Policy: https://pishee.com/privacy Terms of Service: https://pishee.com/terms Start your fluency journey today — download Pishee and speak with confidence.

Screenshots

LingoDeer4 screens
Pishee4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Pishee at free with in-app purchases against LingoDeer's subscription. Pishee also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 77%). LingoDeer's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (28K vs 8). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases 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. LingoDeer sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Pishee sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. 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 — 4.7 for LingoDeer against 4.8 for Pishee. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LingoDeer has 28K ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of LingoDeer's written reviews are positive against 100% of Pishee's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LingoDeer ships an update every 3 weeks, Pishee every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 21, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
LingoDeer versus Pishee: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingoDeerPishee
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (28K ratings)4.8 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings28K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 2 weeks — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
Best chart rank#168 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.0 — better18.4
Further details — not scored
Size216 MB122 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLingoDeer Co, Ltd.techlaim

Customer experience

LingoDeer

All ratings27,589 ratings
Positive94.3%
Neutral2.0%
Negative3.7%
Written reviews1,327 reviews
Positive77.2%
Neutral6.3%
Negative16.5%

Pishee

All ratings8 ratings
Positive87.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LingoDeer

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Progress bar not updating correctly
  • Incorrect answers sometimes marked as correct
  • Inability to resume lessons after app update
  • Keyboard issues when typing answers

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow typing answers instead of just selecting
  • Provide feedback on pronunciation accuracy
  • Improve spaced repetition for vocabulary review
  • Add more languages, especially less common ones
  • Implement a community feature to connect with other learners

Pishee

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

17 purchases

LingoDeer

Subscriptions11
  • Spanish Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Japanese Monthly Subscription$12.991 Month
  • Korean Monthly subscription$12.991 Month
Show 8 more
  • Multilingual Pass - Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Korean Quarterly subscription$32.993 Months
  • Multilingual Pass - Quarterly$34.993 Months
  • Korean Pass - Yearly$76.991 Year
  • Multilingual Pass - 6 Months$83.996 Months
  • Multilingual Pass (Annual)$95.991 Year
  • Multilingual Pass (Annual)7 Days trial$95.991 Year
  • Yearly subscription - discount3 Days trial$109.991 Year
One-time6
  • Buy 1200 Gems$4.99
  • Buy 3000 Gems$9.99
  • Multilingual Pass - Lifetime$119.99
Show 3 more
  • Multilingual Pass - Lifetime$159.99
  • lifetime membership for new$299.99
  • lifetime membership discount$499.99
2 purchases

Pishee

Subscriptions2
  • Pro Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Pro Annually7 Days trial$99.991 Year

Questions

Is LingoDeer free?
LingoDeer is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pishee free?
Pishee is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LingoDeer or Pishee?
Pishee is rated higher. LingoDeer averages 4.7 out of 5 from 28K ratings, while Pishee averages 4.8 from 8 ratings.
Do LingoDeer or Pishee have ads?
Pishee shows ads; LingoDeer does not.
Which is updated more often, LingoDeer or Pishee?
LingoDeer ships an update every 3 weeks, and Pishee every 2 weeks. Most recently, LingoDeer was updated on October 21, 2026 and Pishee on October 9, 2026.

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