Ling vs Glossa
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Ling
Master Thai language skills with this comprehensive app. It offers realistic audio, short lessons, and speech recognition for accurate pronunciation. Learn grammar, culture, and conversation to connect with locals and explore Thai heritage.
- Realistic native speaker audio
- Over 200 short lessons
- Speech recognition for pronunciation
- Real-life grammar tips
- Cultural notes integrated
- Reading, speaking, listening, writing skills
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Learn Thai with Ling, the #1 best language app for Thai learners! Build speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills all in one place with… - Realistic content: Audio from native Thai speakers - Short lessons: Choose from 200+ lessons and even learn on-the-go - Precise pronunciation: Speech-recognition technology ensures you develop accurate pronunciation of the 5 Thai tones - Real-life grammar: Benefit from practical tips and tricks while mastering Thai Ling’s lessons are carefully crafted to teach you Thai language and culture. Immerse yourself with our lessons on everyday conversation to distinct cultural notes! - Master Thai and connect with locals on a deeper level - Unlock the beauty of Thai writing - Gain proficiency in Thai conversation - Explore Thai heritage and traditions Download Ling for FREE and get access to 70+ languages… Thai • Afrikaans • Albanian • Amharic • Armenian • Azerbaijani • Bengali • Bosnian • Bulgarian • Burmese • Cantonese • Catalan • Cebuano • Chinese Simplified • Chinese Traditional • Croatian • Czech • Danish • Dutch • English • Estonian • Finnish • French • German • Georgian • Greek • Gujarati • Hebrew • Hindi • Hokkien • Hungarian • Icelandic • Indonesian • Irish • Italian • Japanese • Javanese • Kannada • Kazakh • Khmer • Korean • Lao • Latvian • Lithuanian • Malaysian • Malayalam • Maori • Marathi • Mongolian • Norwegian • Nepali • Polish • Portuguese • Pashto • Persian • Punjabi • Romanian • Russian • Serbian • Sinhala • Slovak • Slovenian • Somali • Sorbian • Spanish (Castellano) • Standard Arabic • Sundanese • Swahili • Swedish • Tagalog • Tamil • Telugu • Turkish • Ukrainian • Urdu • Uzbek • Vietnamese • Yoruba Experience more of Ling: https://ling-app.com/ https://www.instagram.com/ling_app/ https://www.youtube.com/@LingLearnLanguages https://www.tiktok.com/@ling_app?lang=en https://www.facebook.com/Ling.learn.languages/ https://www.quora.com/Ling-Language-Lessons If you have any comments, suggestions, or concerns, please feel free to reach out at support@ling-app.com Terms of Use: https://ling-app.com/terms-of-use/ Privacy Policy: https://ling-app.com/privacy-policy/
Glossa
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Stop lying to yourself about learning a language. Other language apps shower you with gold stars and green checkmarks while you forget everything. After a year of daily practice, you still can't read a menu abroad. You still can't follow a movie. You still can't recognize basic words in the wild. Why? Because "feeling like you're learning" keeps you subscribed longer than actually learning. Glossa is brutally honest. Your progress goes UP when you remember. It goes DOWN when you forget. You can drop from 3 stars back to 2. Back to 1. That's not punishment — that's reality. When you finally earn those 3 stars, they MEAN something. WHAT MAKES GLOSSA DIFFERENT Complete Vocabulary Categories Learning colors? You learn ALL the colors. Learning kitchen items? Fork, knife, spoon, plate, cup — the whole set. No gaps. No cherry-picking random words that never appear together in real life. Adaptive Difficulty As you improve, the quiz gets harder. Similar-looking words. Words from the same category. You WILL fail. You WILL get frustrated. But when you master a word, you'll KNOW it — not just recognize it in a multiple-choice lineup. Words First, Sentences Later No confusing grammar lessons. No complex sentences before you know the building blocks. Master individual words until recognition is instant — THEN build from there. You can't run before you can walk. Honest Gamification We have streaks. We have XP. We have leaderboards. But ours track what you actually REMEMBER, not how many times you opened the app. Your XP can go DOWN. Easy dopamine? Go somewhere else. Real Retention Tracking Every word has a memory score that reflects YOUR actual retention. Get it right? It goes up. Get it wrong? It goes down. Words you struggle with appear more frequently. Words you've mastered come back later — because we'll make sure you still know them. Instant Recognition, Not Translation Swipe right if it matches. Swipe left if it doesn't. Simple. Fast. Relentless. Over time, you stop translating in your head and start RECOGNIZING. You don't think — you just KNOW. FEATURES • Swipe-based flashcard quizzes for rapid practice • Spaced repetition that adapts to YOUR weak spots • Complete vocabulary organized by category • Per-word statistics tracking your real retention • Daily streaks and 6-month activity graph • Native text-to-speech pronunciation • Honest leaderboards that track what you remember • Adaptive difficulty that scales as you improve Easy dopamine? Go somewhere else. Real progress? Download Glossa. For support: https://glossaweb.com/support Link to the License agreement and Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
Ling and Glossa are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.
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. Ling sells 17 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Glossa sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Ling | Glossa |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (3.3K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 3.3K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | — |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 | 15.1 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 163 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | SIMYA LABS COMPANY LIMITED | Olivier Jalbert |
Bugs and requests
Ling
Reported bugs
4 issues- App crashes or freezes after updates
- Lessons not loading properly
- Voice recording not working
- Progress not saving across devices
Requested features
5 requests- Add more lessons and content
- Improve voice recognition accuracy
- Provide option to learn as male or female
- Include lessons on Thai alphabet and grammar
- Offer more affordable subscription options
Glossa
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Ling
- Ling Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
- Monthly Language Learning Plan$8.991 Month
- Ling Monthly Subscription2 variants$14.991 Month
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- Ling Pro 1-month Subscription$16.991 Month
- Ling Half Yearly Subscription$19.996 Months
- Learn Thai Premium Yearly$41.991 Year
- Learn Language Pro Yearly 77 Days trial$48.991 Year
- Ling Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$54.991 Year
- Ling Yearly Subscription$59.991 Year
- Ling Half Yearly Subscription$59.996 Months
- Ling Yearly Subscription3 variants$79.991 Year
- Ling Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$79.991 Year
- Ling Pro 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Ling Pro 12-month Subscription$89.991 Year
- Ling Yearly Subscription$119.991 Year
- Lifetime Learning Package$109.99
- Ling Pro Lifetime Plan$199.99
Glossa
- iOS Monthly Subscription$6.991 Month
- iOS Annual Subscription$49.991 Year
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