Comparison

Fluent Forever vs TONGUES

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

Head to head
About

Fluent Forever

This app uses a science-backed method to help you learn and retain new languages. It focuses on pronunciation, vocabulary through images, and natural grammar acquisition via personalized stories. Achieve fluency faster by hacking your memory.

Highlights
  • Pronunciation training with videos
  • Vocabulary learning via images
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Personalized flashcard creation
  • Natural grammar learning through stories
  • Immersive mobile experience
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................... "Never before have I seen a method that syncs up so perfectly with our current scientific understanding of how memory works." - Scientific American Mind ................... LANGUAGES Spanish (Latin American & Castilian), French, German, Italian, Portuguese (Brazilian), Russian, Korean, Japanese, Mandarin, Dutch, & Hebrew. ................... WHAT IS FLUENT FOREVER? A revolutionary language learning method developed by Gabriel Wyner, an opera singer who needed to learn multiple languages quickly and retain them forever. Fluent Forever's products have evolved from pronunciation trainers into a bestselling book and now into the most crowdfunded app in history. Discover the immersive mobile experience designed to rewire your brain into fluently speaking any new language and hack your memory to remembering it forever. ................... HOW IS FLUENT FOREVER BETTER? Rather than distract or briefly entertaining you like other "gamified" language apps out there, Fluent Forever doesn't waste your time with inefficient "bite size" lessons - instead, it immediately gets you correctly pronouncing and hearing the sounds of your target language, then efficiently has you learn the most frequently used words and push them into your longterm memory, and finally has you naturally build sentences using words you know and practice your speech to fluency. In short, if you're serious about speaking a new language, Fluent Forever will get you there faster. ................... FLUENT FOREVER'S METHOD The foundation of our proven method, as detailed in Gabe's bestselling book, is based on the principles of personalized flashcard creation and spaced repetition, extremely powerful learning tools that optimize your brain’s memory abilities. So not only will you learn a language quickly, you’ll never forget it. 1. Train Your Ears With Pronunciation Lessons You need to learn what a language sounds like before you can learn how to speak it. Our powerful tools like detailed instructional videos, mnemonic imagery and minimal pair tests will train your ears in the sound system of your new language. 2. Learn Vocabulary Through Images Instead of Translations Within weeks you will understand the sounds of your new language, and you can begin learning words. By creating personalized flashcards using our memorable word association system, you will rapidly learn the most used words in your new language. You will then push these new words into your long term memory by reviewing your flashcards using our automated spaced repetition system. 3. Learn Grammar Naturally Through Stories Relevant To You Once you learn the most used words in your language you can begin learning sentences. By visualizing how your new words fit into sentences about topics you’re interested in, you will naturally learn grammar through immersive stories, as opposed to boring lessons or complex conjugation tables. You will never be forced to learn words or grammar you don’t need or want to learn. ................... Try our revolutionary new app now to start your journey to real fluency. ................... MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTION The monthly subscription that can be purchased on the app lets you fully use our app to learn one language. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. We don't offer an iTunes free trial. Our trial period will continue even if you purchase a subscription. PRIVACY POLICY: https://fluent-forever.com/privacy-policy TERMS OF SERVICE: https://fluent-forever.com/terms-of-service

About

TONGUES

This app lets you learn vocabulary relevant to your life, starting with words you care about. You can create custom lessons based on detailed prompts, making language learning personalized and engaging.

Highlights
  • Personalized vocabulary learning
  • Custom lesson generation
  • AI-driven learning
  • Hobby and profession-specific terms
  • User-driven curriculum
Features
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It takes 40,000 words to be fluent in a language. Most language apps leave you at 5,000 or less. Instead of leaving your vocab in a chat with an LLM, save them here. TONGUES is the most comprehensive language app available, including every language and for the first time, every dialect. Acquire vocabulary by recording everyday conversations, generating lists based on your favorite topics with AI, or through your camera. Study with FSRS flashcards, audio playlists, generated stories and conversations, and home/lock screen widgets. Whereas most language apps limit you on the vocabulary you are able to acquire, spending up to a few months with colors, farm animals, and basic foods and greetings, TONGUES gives you vocabulary related to you profession first, slang, or any other interests and queries you might have. ______ TONGUES Pick a word. Any word. Most language apps hand you the same tired curriculum — colors, farm animals, "the boy eats an apple." TONGUES does the opposite. You choose what you learn, starting with the words you already care about: the jargon from your job, the slang from your hobbies, that phrase you've been dying to drop at a dinner party. Learn vocabulary that's actually relevant to your life, not a textbook's Start from your profession, your hobbies, your obsessions Give elaborate prompts and get lessons tailored to them Study what sticks, because you picked it. Studying a language should feel like learning to say the things you want to say. With TONGUES, it finally does. Download Tongues and pick your first word. EVERY LANGUAGE AND DIALECT TONGUES features every single language and dialect varying degrees. It is on average 90% accurate depending on how rare the language and dialect is. AUDIO PLAYLISTS With TONGUES, everything is automatically an audio playlist. Every word that you encounter on vacation, during a conversation, or found in an artifact, can be read out loud using state-of-the-art voice models. For commonly used language, ElevenLabs is used, and for rare languages, Forvo is used. ARTIFACTS With TONGUES, you can generate artifacts which are conversations stories that can be read out loud. You can generate their prequels and sequels while testing your reading comprehension for them. CONVERSATIONS When conversing with the AI, get valid responses in real time. Break down grammatical structures coming from the chat, and save words you don't understand back to your flashcard deck. TONGUES remains the only true language learning application that harnesses top frontier models

Screenshots

Fluent Forever4 screens
TONGUES4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: TONGUES at 100% against Fluent Forever's 43%. TONGUES also leads on rating (4.8 vs 3.7) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 3 weeks). Fluent Forever's advantage is ratings volume (1.2K vs 5) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.6). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Fluent Forever sells 14 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and TONGUES sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TONGUES holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 3.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Fluent Forever has 1.2K ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 43% of Fluent Forever's written reviews are positive against 100% of TONGUES's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Fluent Forever ships an update every 3 weeks, TONGUES every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Fluent Forever versus TONGUES: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluent ForeverTONGUES
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (1.2K ratings)4.8 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews43.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings1.2K — better5
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.6
Further details — not scored
Size95 MB145 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperFluent Forever, Inc.Olympian Hourglass LLC

Customer experience

Fluent Forever

All ratings1,214 ratings
Positive65.2%
Neutral7.0%
Negative27.8%
Written reviews548 reviews
Positive43.2%
Neutral11.9%
Negative44.9%

TONGUES

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Fluent Forever

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Subscription issues and billing problems
  • Frequent app crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent behavior when marking flashcards
  • Images not loading or disappearing from flashcards

Requested features

5 requests
  • Offline mode for flashcard review
  • Ability to add custom vocabulary and sentences
  • More detailed grammar instruction
  • Progress tracking and analytics dashboard
  • Support for additional languages

TONGUES

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

14 purchases

Fluent Forever

Subscriptions14
  • 1 Month Subscription$4.991 Month
  • 1 Month Subscription$5.991 Month
  • 1 Month Subscription$6.991 Month
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  • 1 Month Subscription$7.491 Month
  • 1 Month Subscription$8.991 Month
  • 1 Language for 1 Month$9.991 Month
  • 1 Language for 1 Month14 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • 1 Month Subscription$9.991 Month
  • 1 Month Subscription$11.991 Month
  • Full app access for a year$47.991 Year
  • Full app access for a year$57.991 Year
  • Full app access for a year$66.991 Year
  • Full app access for a year$71.991 Year
  • Full app access for a year2 variants$95.991 Year
6 purchases

TONGUES

Subscriptions6
  • Standard$8.991 Month
  • Pro$14.991 Month
  • Max$29.991 Month
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  • Standard (Yearly)$83.001 Year
  • Pro (Yearly)$155.991 Year
  • Max (Yearly)$299.991 Year

Questions

Is Fluent Forever free?
Fluent Forever is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TONGUES free?
TONGUES is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Fluent Forever or TONGUES?
TONGUES is rated higher. Fluent Forever averages 3.7 out of 5 from 1.2K ratings, while TONGUES averages 4.8 from 5 ratings.
Do Fluent Forever or TONGUES have ads?
Neither Fluent Forever nor TONGUES shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Fluent Forever or TONGUES?
Fluent Forever ships an update every 3 weeks, and TONGUES every 3 days. Most recently, Fluent Forever was updated on October 22, 2026 and TONGUES on October 21, 2026.

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