Comparison

Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet vs Lingory

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

Head to head
About

Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet

Master the Korean alphabet with interactive flashcards and quizzes. Practice consonants and vowels, learn pronunciation, and track your progress. This app works offline and offers a fun, intuitive way to begin your Korean language journey.

Highlights
  • Interactive flashcards
  • Consonant and vowel drills
  • Pronunciation soundboard
  • Progress tracking
  • Knowledge quizzes
  • Offline functionality
Features
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Learn to read Korean. It's easy, so start today! PRACTICE FLASHCARDS * Fun and intuitive cards * Drill consonants & vowels * Track your practice * Learn pronunciation TAKE QUIZZES * Test your knowledge * Try to get the highest score * Enjoy confetti with high scores PRONUNCIATION SOUNDBOARD * Listen to pronunciation * View all consonants & vowels * Convenient reference ABOUT * Works offline, no internet necessary * Guide explains Hangul (Korean alphabet) * Supports haptic feedback * Supports dark mode Designed & built in California. We'd love to know how we can improve your experience, so please contact us at support@fastrobo.co or tweet us @FastRobo.

About

Lingory

Master Korean language skills through interactive lessons focused on speaking, reading, listening, and writing. Content is developed by certified teachers and based on native speaker conversations for practical fluency. Features include daily goals, clear pronunciation, extensive vocabulary, and review tools.

Highlights
  • Speaking, reading, listening, writing practice
  • Native speaker conversation-based lessons
  • Daily learning goals and motivation
  • Clear native pronunciation
  • 2,000+ vocabulary and 3,500+ example sentences
  • Video and comprehensive review
  • Personalized learning archive
Features
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Learn Korean(Hanguel/Hangul) with Lingory for free! You will practice speaking, reading, listening and writing Korean to maintain your long-term language retention. Lingory contents creators are certified Korean teachers who were teaching Korean for several years abroad. We are trying to understand the difficulties that each Korean learner has to provide better learning experience. Lingory’s main goal is making our users be able to have a conversation in Korean. For practical learning to have a conversation, all of our lessons is based on native speaker’s conversations. You don’t need to prepare anything to start learning with Lingory, we provide basic lessons for beginners such as alphabet lesson. What you can have while learning with Lingory? - Daily Learning goal Our learning content is designed for you to be able to easily set up your daily learning goal, and the app’s notification will keep you motivated by asking you a question about next day learning contents. - Clear native pronunciation We hired news caster to provide clear pronunciation. - 2,000 + vocabularies Check 2,000+ vocabularies and 3,500+ example sentences! - Video Review Review what you learnt with Video contents - Comprehensive Review Test yourself if you remember all you learnt so far - Learning Archive There must be a moment for you to have hard time to memorize right away while learning. Save Vocabulary/Grammar/Tip information in your personal Archive! If you like our course, subscribe Lingory Membership to boost your learning performance! Whether you’re learning Korean for travel, school or TOPIK test, Lingory will be your best partner Support: If you found a bug or have any feedback for us, Let us know and help us make our service better :) Email: lingoryofficial@gmail.com

Screenshots

Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet4 screens
Lingory4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet at 4.7 against Lingory's 4.0. Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet also leads on monetization model (free vs freemium) and review sentiment (77% vs 63%). Lingory's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads 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. Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Lingory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet has 931 ratings behind it against 107, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet's written reviews are positive against 63% of Lingory's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet ships an update every 2 months, Lingory fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 3 level
Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet versus Lingory: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Korean Hangul AlphabetLingory
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (931 ratings) — better4.0 (107 ratings)
Positive reviews76.9% of reviews — better63.0% of reviews
Number of ratings931 — better107
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB112 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperFast Robo LLCLingory Inc.

Customer experience

Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet

All ratings931 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral5.4%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews26 reviews
Positive76.9%
Neutral15.4%
Negative7.7%

Lingory

All ratings107 ratings
Positive73.8%
Neutral9.3%
Negative16.8%
Written reviews108 reviews
Positive63.0%
Neutral13.9%
Negative23.1%

User reviews

Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet

From 931 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Great for beginners
  • 👍 Helps memorize Hangul
  • 👍 Useful for learning Korean
  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 👍 Enjoyable learning experience

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistencies in teaching
  • 🚫 Lacks advanced features (e.g., pronunciation, typing practice)

Lingory

From 107 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 💯 Best app for learning Korean
  • 📚 Comprehensive lessons and vocabulary
  • 🎨 Well-designed and interactive
  • 🆓 Mostly free with minimal ads
  • 🗣️ Clear audio from native speakers

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🔇 Sound issues and volume problems
  • 🕰️ Too many ads interrupting lessons
  • 🔍 Typing recognition issues
  • 🤖 Lacking speech recognition for pronunciation

Bugs and requests

Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Issues with certain character recognition
  • Unclear functionality of some features

Requested features

3 requests
  • Add pronunciation audio
  • Include more advanced lessons beyond just the alphabet
  • Implement typing practice

Lingory

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lessons freezing or crashing after ads
  • Subscription issues and loss of premium features
  • Inability to access lesson history and progress
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices and OS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more advanced grammar and TOPIK level lessons
  • Improve lesson organization and navigation
  • Implement a review system for previously learned content
  • Add writing practice and handwriting recognition
  • Provide more customization options (font size, themes, etc.)

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet

One-time3
  • Small tip2 variants$1.99
  • Medium tip2 variants$4.99
  • Large tip2 variants$9.99
3 purchases

Lingory

Subscriptions3
  • 링고리 구독 1개월7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • 링고리 3개월 구독7 Days trial$16.493 Months
  • 링고리 6개월 구독7 Days trial$26.496 Months

Questions

Is Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet free?
Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lingory free?
Lingory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet or Lingory?
Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet is rated higher. Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet averages 4.7 out of 5 from 931 ratings, while Lingory averages 4.0 from 107 ratings.
Do Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet or Lingory have ads?
Neither Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet nor Lingory shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet or Lingory?
Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet ships an update every 2 months, and Lingory fortnightly. Most recently, Learn Korean Hangul Alphabet was updated on November 6, 2026 and Lingory on November 8, 2026.

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