Comparison

Ling vs VocaLoca

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

VocaLoca

Expand your vocabulary quickly in your preferred languages. This app offers a vast collection of words across various topics, with interactive flashcards, pronunciation, and visual aids to enhance memorization. It also includes a new game mode for practice and spaced repetition to solidify learning.

Highlights
  • Wide range of topics in 10 languages
  • Interactive word cards with pronunciation
  • Image and example sentence aids
  • Favorite words collection
  • Vocabulary practice games
  • Spaced repetition learning
Features
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Your language learning supporting app for widening your vocabulary fast! Learn and easily remember new words in your favorite languages. Even with the most popular language learning apps, we're often confined to practicing a limited set of words. VocaLoca is designed to solve that problem. Features: --------- Explore wide range of topics in 10 languages Swipe through word cards Swipe right to collect words into your favorites Voice Pronunciation A beautiful image to help you remember the word. An example sentence using the words Tap to flip the card and see a suggestion on how to remember the word Browse through your favorite words collection to revisit New game tab! + Practice your words and memorize them fast + Difficulty increases per each word as you play.. + Vocal, Multiple choices and typing practice. + Standard spaced repetition to hep you increase your vocabulary. Unlimited word cards: More word cards are added as you swipe along, giving you a lot of words to choose from and also multiple visual options to remember the same words. Currently available languages: Spanish English Portuguese French Russian Indonesian German Japanese Italian Arabic Bonus features: ---------------- No ads: we hate 'em! https://createx.space/auto-renewing-subscription-terms-and-conditions-vocaloca-app/

Screenshots

Ling4 screens
VocaLoca4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: VocaLoca at 100% against Ling's 61%. VocaLoca also leads on ads (none vs shown). Ling's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs every 2 months) and chart position (#54 vs unranked). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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 and VocaLoca sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Ling ships an update weekly, VocaLoca every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Ling versus VocaLoca: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingVocaLoca
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (17K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews61.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings17K — better—
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#54 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better16.2
Further details — not scored
Size193 MB12 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSIMYA LABS COMPANY LIMITEDThilina Solomons

Customer experience

Ling

All ratings16,391 ratings
Positive91.6%
Neutral3.6%
Negative4.7%
Written reviews2,190 reviews
Positive61.1%
Neutral12.3%
Negative26.6%

VocaLoca

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

VocaLoca

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
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  • 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
3 purchases

VocaLoca

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$12.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$24.99

Questions

Is Ling free?
Ling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is VocaLoca free?
VocaLoca is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Ling or VocaLoca have ads?
Ling shows ads; VocaLoca does not.
Which is updated more often, Ling or VocaLoca?
Ling ships an update weekly, and VocaLoca every 2 months. Most recently, Ling was updated on October 30, 2026 and VocaLoca on October 29, 2026.

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