Comparison

Rosetta Stone vs Preshift

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

Head to head
About

Rosetta Stone

Learn a new language with interactive lessons that sync across devices. Receive immediate feedback on pronunciation and reading to build practical communication skills. Tailored to your level and goals, this app makes language learning accessible anytime, anywhere.

Highlights
  • Cross-device syncing
  • Downloaded lessons access
  • Tailored learning paths
  • Pronunciation feedback
  • Progress tracking
Features
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Our mobile app lets you access your learning experience whenever and wherever you like. Automatic syncing means you can go from computer to mobile device and back again—and never lose your place in a lesson. • Access to downloaded lessons anytime, anywhere. • A tailored learning experience based on your level and goals. • Communication skills you can use immediately. • Timely feedback on your reading and pronunciation. • Clear markers of progress toward your learning goals. ** This app is currently available to corporate learners only. **

About

Preshift

Features
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Preshift teaches the English you will actually say on your next shift — not travel phrases. Three minutes a day, five lines. Listen, say it back, get scored, then get on with your shift. • BUILT FOR RESTAURANT WORK Taking phone orders, addresses and postcodes, allergens, the prep station, the pass, handovers, deliveries. Back-of-house English is included, not an afterthought — and it barely overlaps with the front. • EXPLAINED IN CHINESE Which two words run together, which sound has no Chinese equivalent, what the line actually means. Explained in the language you think in. • SCORED ON YOUR PHONE Speech recognition runs on-device. Your voice never leaves the phone, and it keeps working in a basement with no signal. • THE LINES YOU MISS COME BACK FIRST Spaced repetition, word by word. The ones you have nailed come back weeks later; the ones you keep dropping come back tomorrow. • ALLERGENS FOR YOUR COUNTRY UK rules and US rules are not the same, and the wrong ones are worse than none. You only see the set for the country you work in. • A CARD WORTH SENDING HOME Your streak, the lines you can say now, as one image. No ads. No account needed to start. Works offline.

Screenshots

Rosetta Stone4 screens
Preshift4 screens

Verdict

The call

Rosetta Stone and Preshift are too close to call on the numbers: across 5 compared parameters — price, ads, in-app purchases and device support among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Rosetta Stone versus Preshift: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterRosetta StonePreshift
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (141 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews9.7% of reviews—
Number of ratings141 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 6 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size81 MB41 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperRosetta Stone, Ltd.Yong Ping Chen

Bugs and requests

Rosetta Stone

Reported bugs

20 issues
  • Audio not playing
  • App crashes and freezes
  • Cannot log in or SSO not working
  • Progress not syncing between app and web
  • Exercises not registering as complete
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  • Microphone not working correctly or not recognized
  • App not loading lessons or courses
  • Interface issues (e.g., answer boxes covered)
  • Audio too loud with headphones
  • Lessons not opening or activities not loading
  • App not adapted for iPad
  • Voice recognition issues
  • Incorrect placement tests
  • Login errors with SSO
  • Audio playback issues with AirPods
  • Buttons disappearing or not showing
  • Videos freezing or not playing audio
  • Exercises getting stuck in a loop
  • Incorrect lesson completion status
  • App not saving progress

Requested features

12 requests
  • Update for iPad native support
  • Add live tutor sessions to the app
  • Improve user interface attractiveness
  • Add dark mode option
  • Improve gamification elements
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  • Allow users to change initial evaluation level
  • Provide explanations for wrong answers
  • Add option to look up unknown words
  • Improve customer support accessibility
  • Support for Bluetooth headsets
  • Fix audio issues with Bluetooth headphones
  • Allow users to resume lessons from where they stopped

Preshift

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Rosetta Stone

No in-app purchases

None

Preshift

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Rosetta Stone free?
Rosetta Stone is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Preshift free?
Preshift is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Rosetta Stone or Preshift have ads?
Neither Rosetta Stone nor Preshift shows ads.

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