Comparison

Ling vs Pratt Safe

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

Pratt Safe

This app provides students, faculty, and staff with enhanced campus safety. It offers emergency contacts, real-time location sharing for safety alerts, and tools to report concerns directly to security.

Highlights
  • Emergency Contacts
  • Mobile Bluelight (real-time location)
  • Friend Walk (location sharing)
  • Tip Reporting
  • Virtual WalkHome (security monitoring)
  • Safety Toolbox
  • Campus and Transit Maps
  • Emergency Plans
Features
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Pratt Safe is the official safety app of Pratt Institute. It is the only app that integrates with Pratt Institute's safety and security systems. The Department of Public Safety has worked to develop a unique app that provides students, faculty and staff with added safety on the Pratt Institute campus. The app will send you important safety alerts and provide instant access to campus safety resources. Pratt Safe features include: - Emergency Contacts: Contact the correct services for the Pratt Institute area in case of an emergency or a non-emergency concern - Mobile Bluelight: Send your location to Pratt Institute security in real-time in case of a crisis  - Friend Walk: Send your location to a friend through email or SMS on your device. Once the friend accepts the Friend Walk request, the user picks their destination and their friend tracks their location in real time; they can keep an eye on them to make sure they make it safely to their destination. - Tip Reporting: Multiple ways to report a safety/security concern directly to Pratt Institute security. - Virtual WalkHome: Allow Campus Security to monitor a user’s walk. If a user feels unsafe when walking on campus, they can request a Virtual WalkHome and a dispatcher on the other end will monitor their journey until they reach their destination. - Safety Toolbox: Enhance your safety with the set of tools provided in one convenient app.       - Notification History: Find previous Push Notifications for this app with the date and time.       - Share Map with your Location: Send your location to a friend by sending them a map of your position.       - I’m OK!: Send your location and a message indicating that “You’re OK” to a recipient of your choosing. - Campus Maps       - Campus Map: Navigate around the Pratt Institute area.       - Transit Map: Find transit routes currently in service. - Emergency Plans: Campus emergency documentation that can prepare you for disasters or emergencies. This can be accessed even when users aren’t connected to Wi-Fi or cellular data. - Support Resources: Access support resources in one convenient app to enjoy a successful experience at Pratt Institute. - Safety Notifications: Receive instant notifications and instructions from Pratt Institute safety when on-campus emergencies occur. Download today to ensure you’re prepared in the event of an emergency.

Screenshots

Ling4 screens
Pratt Safe4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Ling at 61% against Pratt Safe's 17%. Ling also leads on rating (4.6 vs 2.3) and ratings volume (16K vs 16). Pratt Safe's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 22) and ads (none vs shown). On price 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

Both are free to download. Ling sells 20 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Pratt Safe asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Ling holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 2.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Ling has 16K ratings behind it against 16, 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 17% of Pratt Safe's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ling ships an update weekly, Pratt Safe every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and September 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Ling versus Pratt Safe: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingPratt Safe
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (16K ratings) — better2.3 (16 ratings)
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews — better16.7% of reviews
Number of ratings16K — better16
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 3 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#65 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.19.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size176 MB22 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSIMYA LABS COMPANY LIMITEDPratt Institute

Customer experience

Ling

All ratings16,183 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.8%
Written reviews2,174 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral12.2%
Negative26.7%

Pratt Safe

All ratings16 ratings
Positive25.0%
Neutral6.3%
Negative68.8%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral16.7%
Negative66.7%

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

Pratt Safe

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
None

Pratt Safe

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Ling free?
Ling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Pratt Safe free?
Pratt Safe is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Ling or Pratt Safe?
Ling is rated higher. Ling averages 4.6 out of 5 from 16K ratings, while Pratt Safe averages 2.3 from 16 ratings.
Do Ling or Pratt Safe have ads?
Ling shows ads; Pratt Safe does not.
Which is updated more often, Ling or Pratt Safe?
Ling ships an update weekly, and Pratt Safe every 3 days. Most recently, Ling was updated on October 17, 2026 and Pratt Safe on September 27, 2026.

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