Comparison

Ling vs My Second Teacher

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

Head to head
About

Ling

Master over 70 languages with fun, bite-sized lessons. Develop speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills with native speaker audio and cultural insights. Science-backed methods ensure retention, making even difficult languages accessible.

Highlights
  • 70+ languages available
  • Bite-sized lessons
  • Native speaker audio
  • Cultural insights
  • Speaking, reading, listening, writing skills
  • Science-backed learning methodology
Features
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Finally, a language-learning app that helps beginner to advanced learners speak, read, write, and listen in 70+ languages. Download Ling for FREE and start learning… Afrikaans • Albanian • Amharic • Arabic • 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 • Ilocano • Indonesian • Irish • Italian • Japanese • Javanese • Kannada • Kazakh • Khmer • Korean • Lao • Latvian • Lithuanian • Macedonian • Malaysian • Malayalam • Maori • Marathi • Mongolian • Norwegian • Nepali • Polish • Portuguese • Pashto • Persian • Punjabi • Romanian • Russian • Serbian • Sinhala • Slovak • Slovenian • Somali • Sorbian • Spanish • Sundanese • Swahili • Swedish • Tagalog • Tamil • Telugu • Thai • Turkish • Ukrainian • Urdu • Uzbek • Vietnamese • Yoruba Build speaking, reading, listening, and writing skills all in one place, plus… - Hard languages made easy: Find languages not commonly featured in other apps and enjoy lessons that make learning simple - Cultural insights: Understand the beautiful cultures behind lesser-known languages with our Culture Notes feature - Native speaker guidance: Learn correct pronunciation with audio from native speakers - Science-backed learning: Our methodology ensures you retain what you learn, making even the most difficult languages stick - Motivating: Track your progress, set language goals, and earn rewards as you practice and grow - Daily practice: Turn language learning into a habit with daily lessons that fit into your routine 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

My Second Teacher

This app offers video-based lessons and interactive quizzes for IGCSE syllabuses, developed by a Cambridge alumnus. It provides diagnostic reports to identify learning gaps and offers 24/7 online tutoring to help students master concepts and ace exams.

Highlights
  • Interactive video lessons
  • Diagnostic learning reports
  • 24/7 online tutoring
  • Full IGCSE syllabus coverage
  • Focus on Cambridge IGCSEs
  • Personalized revision
Features
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Ace your studies with video-based lessons covering entire IGCSE syllabuses by Cambridge alumnus Dr. Benson Soong. We provide learning diagnostic reports for students and school teachers through our interactive videos. We are available 247 to assist students with one-to-one online tutoring. Understand and master all concepts for IGCSE Exams. We also provide school partners with a dedicated platform to help support teachers, get in touch to become a school partner: http://bit.ly/mstpartner Features: Interactive Videos - Our videos are all based on dialogue between a teacher and a student. These videos will engage you as you’d be able to relate to both the teacher and student, as you learn naturally at your own pace. Our interactive videos with inbuilt questions and quizzes cover the entire examinable syllabus and are designed to help you learn quickly and effectively. Diagnostic Reports - Hidden misconceptions and misunderstandings slow down learning and affect test scores. We will point out these misconceptions and misunderstandings so that your revision can be focused and targeted.The responses provided by you in our videos can be analysed and shared with your school teacher under the School Leaders partnership, so that s/he can carry on that conversation with you in school. Extended Learning and Live Support - It is best to clear any questions or doubts immediately. That’s why our teachers are available online 247 to answer your questions. You can have a discussion with us via our online platform. You can access us from school, home, or anywhere via your mobile phone. Ace Examinations - With great videos that teach all examinable content, online teachers to instantly answer questions, and diagnostic reports that pinpoint specific learning weakness, students have all the resource and support they need to ace exams! We designed our entire system to help you ace exams. We currently cover 100% of the IGCSE examinable syllabus, and when delivered in an engaging, interactive manner which focuses on uncovering students' misconceptions and improving students' results, it's clear our content is headand-shoulders above the rest. Subjects Available: We currently focus on the Cambridge IGCSEs Exams because of our in-depth expertise and knowledge in the Cambridge syllabuses and the Cambridge learner and teacher attributes. We currently have Physics - 0625 / Physics 91 0972 fully available. IGCSE Biology, IGCSE Chemistry, IGCSE Coordinated Science, IGCSE Combined Science, and IGCSE Additional Mathematics will be available in 2020. Founded by Cambridge alumnus Dr. Benson Soong and advised by Cambridge don Prof. Neil Mercer, My Second Teacher works to improve school-based education using the technologies of education. What makes AP different from other “edtech” providers is our expert application of research-based pedagogy into technology. Our vision is to transform traditional education landscapes and lead to improved earning outcomes for students while helping teachers transform their core responsibilities.

Screenshots

Ling4 screens
My Second Teacher4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Ling at 4.6 against My Second Teacher's 3.9. Ling also leads on ratings volume (17K vs 7) and update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks). My Second Teacher's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and monetization model (free vs free with in-app purchases). On price, in-app purchases, device support and iOS requirement 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. Ling sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and My Second Teacher sells 6 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ling holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.9. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ling has 17K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 61% of Ling's written reviews are positive against 50% of My Second Teacher's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ling ships an update weekly, My Second Teacher every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 26, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Ling versus My Second Teacher: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingMy Second Teacher
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17K ratings) — better3.9 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews — better50.0% of reviews
Number of ratings17K — better7
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#59 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.115.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size177 MB118 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSIMYA LABS COMPANY LIMITEDAdvanced Pedagogy Pte. Ltd.

Customer experience

Ling

All ratings16,391 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews2,187 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral12.3%
Negative26.6%

My Second Teacher

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral0.0%
Negative28.6%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Bugs and requests

Ling

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Progress resets to zero
  • Incorrect translations and pronunciations
  • Lessons skipping ahead unexpectedly
  • Microphone issues, can't record properly
  • Sync issues across devices

Requested features

5 requests
  • Allow retry/go back in lessons
  • Improve speech recognition
  • Add grammar explanations
  • Provide more review and practice options
  • Introduce alphabet/writing system first

My Second Teacher

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

20 purchases

Ling

Subscriptions19
  • Ling Monthly Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Monthly Language Learning Plan$10.991 Month
  • Ling Monthly Subscription2 variants$14.991 Month
Show 16 more
  • Ling Pro 1 Month Subscription$16.991 Month
  • Ling Half Yearly Subscription$39.996 Months
  • Ling 3 Month Subscription$39.993 Months
  • 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 Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Black Friday Offer7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • Ling Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Ling Yearly Subscription7 Days trial2 variants$79.991 Year
  • Ling Yearly Subscription$79.991 Year
  • Ling Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Ling Yearly Subscription14 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Ling Pro 12 Month Subscription7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Ling Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Ling Yearly Subscription7 Days trial$119.991 Year
One-time1
  • Ling Pro Lifetime Plan$199.99
6 purchases

My Second Teacher

One-time6
  • Pricing1$3.99
  • Pricing2$6.99
  • Pricing3$13.99
Show 3 more
  • Pricing4$20.99
  • Pricing5$34.99
  • Pricing6$69.99

Questions

Is Ling free?
Ling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is My Second Teacher free?
My Second Teacher is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Ling or My Second Teacher?
Ling is rated higher. Ling averages 4.6 out of 5 from 17K ratings, while My Second Teacher averages 3.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Ling or My Second Teacher have ads?
Ling shows ads; My Second Teacher does not.
Which is updated more often, Ling or My Second Teacher?
Ling ships an update weekly, and My Second Teacher every 4 weeks. Most recently, Ling was updated on October 26, 2026 and My Second Teacher on October 21, 2026.

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