Comparison

Ling vs Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Realistic native speaker audio
  • Over 200 short lessons
  • Speech recognition for pronunciation
  • Real-life grammar tips
  • Cultural notes integrated
  • Reading, speaking, listening, writing skills
Features
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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/

About

Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer

Features
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Explore a collection of real mushroom species from the forests of Bidoup–Núi Bà National Park in Vietnam, presented through detailed, realistic illustrations. Choose a mushroom, pick your colors, and create your own colorful interpretation. Use the ready-made natural palette or create your own colors. Experiment with brushes, fill, eraser and eyedropper tools, and save your finished artwork to your device. But there is more to discover. Learn about fungi, their different spore-bearing structures, and the important role they play in the forest. Simple explanations encourage young explorers to look closely at the shapes and forms of mushrooms around them. The colored examples for each mushroom were hand-colored by the artist, using colors inspired by the real mushrooms and their forest environment. They are there to give you ideas, but you are free to choose your own colors. Inside the app • A collection of real mushroom species • Detailed, realistic black-and-white illustrations • Free coloring with your own choice of colors • Ready-made natural color palettes • Custom color selection • Brush, fill, eraser and eyedropper tools • Four brush and eraser sizes • Undo and redo • Save finished artwork to your device • A hand-colored example for every mushroom • Short information about each species • A simple introduction to fungi and their role in the forest • Explore visually different types of spore-bearing structures • English, Vietnamese and Russian languages • No advertising

Screenshots

Ling4 screens
Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Ling at Free against Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer's $3.99. Ling also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 18.0). Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10). On ads 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

Ling is free to download; Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer costs $3.99 up front. Ling sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ling ships an update weekly, Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Ling versus Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingBidoup Mushrooms Explorer
PriceFree — better$3.99
Rating4.7 (3.4K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings3.4K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB186 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSIMYA LABS COMPANY LIMITEDAlexey Yakovlev

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

Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Ling

Subscriptions8
  • Monthly Language Learning Plan$8.991 Month
  • Ling Monthly Subscription2 variants$14.991 Month
  • Ling Pro 1-month Subscription$16.991 Month
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  • Learn Language Pro Yearly 77 Days trial$48.991 Year
  • Ling Pro Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$54.991 Year
  • Ling Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$79.991 Year
  • Ling Yearly Subscription$79.991 Year
  • Ling Pro 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year
None

Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ling free?
Ling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer free?
Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer costs $3.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Ling or Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer have ads?
Neither Ling nor Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Ling or Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer?
Ling ships an update weekly, and Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer every 3 weeks. Most recently, Ling was updated on November 6, 2026 and Bidoup Mushrooms Explorer on October 31, 2026.

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