Comparison

Forge Language vs Bluebird

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

Head to head
About

Forge Language

This application provides a comprehensive language learning experience, consolidating all necessary tools for users to achieve their language goals. It acts as a portable language school, offering everything needed in a single, accessible platform.

Highlights
  • All-in-one language learning tools
  • Goal achievement focused
  • Pocket-sized language school
  • Accessible platform
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Forge is a language school in your pocket. Open the app, and you have everything you need to achieve your goals, in one place.

About

Bluebird

Master 163 languages with interactive audio lessons, personalized courses, and scientifically proven learning techniques. Learn hands-free while commuting, exercising, or relaxing. Build vocabulary, master verbs, and construct sentences for everyday situations and complex conversations.

Highlights
  • Learn 163 languages
  • Interactive audio lessons
  • Personalized courses
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Hands-free learning
  • Learn 2,000 high-frequency words per language
Features
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Learn to speak and understand 163 languages with interactive audio lessons narrated in any of 146 languages. Choose from 11,000,000 pre-recorded lessons or create a truly personalized course that revolves around the things you love. If you’re learning for your job, you can even create a personalized course for any of 60 occupations. Bluebird uses the scientifically proven spaced repetition technique, so you’ll learn quickly and retain what you learn long-term. Just listen and repeat – it’s that easy. Learn 163 languages hands-free. No typing or swiping needed. Learn while you’re exercising, cooking, commuting, or relaxing at home. You can even stream your Bluebird lessons to smart speakers like Google Home or to your TV. FOR EACH LANGUAGE, YOU’LL LEARN: * 2,000 high frequency words. (84% of everyday speech includes these powerful words.) * The top 100 verbs – with conjugations in the past, present, and future tenses. * How to build complete sentences on your own. * How to manage dozens of everyday situations. * How to handle complex conversations. PERSONALIZED LANGUAGE COURSES Bluebird’s personalized language courses can last from a month to a year, and adapt to your age, skill level, and available time. A one-year personalized course, for example, has 260 audio lessons created specifically for you. Create as many courses as you like – there’s no limit. A GLOBAL APPROACH Bluebird brings language learning to the world’s population in an unprecedented way. You can learn any of the 163 languages we offer from any of 146 narration languages. That means 23,798 possible language combinations; 5 million hours of pre-recorded lessons (that’s 628 calendar years of instruction); plus all the personalized courses you want to create. SOMETHING FOR EVERYBODY Whether you’re preparing for a trip or want to learn a language for fun, school, or work, Bluebird will teach you what you need to know, and ensure you remember what you learn long-term. And, with family-friendly content throughout, your whole family can enjoy learning languages the Bluebird way. UNPARALLELED CONTENT AND QUALITY Bluebird has the most comprehensive language courses in the world, with an average of 10,000 instructional phrases per language. Each Bluebird lesson lasts between 15 and 45 minutes, with the average lesson lasting 30 minutes. Our curriculum is teacher-designed and human-translated; our narrators and actors are professional voice-over artists and native speakers of their respective languages; and our audio is studio-grade. LEARN IN YOUR NATIVE LANGUAGE Narration available in 146 Languages

Screenshots

Forge Language2 screens
Bluebird4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Forge Language at none against Bluebird's 8. Forge Language also leads on iOS requirement (10.0 vs 13.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Bluebird sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per year. Forge Language asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bluebird holds the better App Store score, 4.4 against 4.2. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 37 and 104 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Forge Language's written reviews are positive against 70% of Bluebird's.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Forge Language versus Bluebird: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterForge LanguageBluebird
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.2 (37 ratings)4.4 (104 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.7% of reviews70.1% of reviews — better
Number of ratings37104 — better
Update frequency—Every 2 months
Ads—No
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better13.0
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB44 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperCameron BaughnPronunciator LLC

Customer experience

Forge Language

All ratings38 ratings
Positive76.3%
Neutral10.5%
Negative13.2%
Written reviews17 reviews
Positive64.7%
Neutral17.6%
Negative17.6%

Bluebird

All ratings104 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative10.6%
Written reviews67 reviews
Positive70.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative22.4%

Bugs and requests

Forge Language

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Bluebird

Reported bugs

15 issues
  • Pictures not displaying
  • Button functionality vanished
  • No pictures associated with words
  • Some audio missing endings
  • App not working after first lesson (Maltese)
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  • Black screen with history/bookmarks only
  • Error messages on screen
  • Previous lesson loads even after closing app
  • Support link not working
  • Lessons do not load
  • App hangs, requires phone restart
  • Daily errors
  • Duplicate beginner and advanced lessons
  • App stopped working, only side menu visible
  • Error message when trying to do a lesson

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add more content for Georgian, Kazakh, Tajik, and Khmer courses
  • Add cultural and grammar explanations
  • Add background app refresh (screen off/minimized)
  • Add word-to-word translations for phrases
  • Allow skipping or fast-forwarding in pronunciation analysis
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  • Improve user experience for minority languages
  • Split languages into several apps for streamlined functionality
  • Add offline mode
  • Add background mode

In-app purchases

None

Forge Language

No in-app purchases

7 purchases

Bluebird

Subscriptions4
  • لغة واحدة (سنة واحدة)$4.991 Year
  • لغة واحدة (شهر واحد)$4.991 Month
  • Unlimited languages (1 month)$9.991 Month
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  • Unlimited languages (1 year)$99.991 Year
One-time3
  • TESTS APP RAPID TEST PRODUCT$19.99
  • Lifetime purchase2 variants$199.99
  • Lifetime purchase$399.99

Questions

Is Forge Language free?
Forge Language is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Bluebird free?
Bluebird is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Forge Language or Bluebird?
Bluebird is rated higher. Forge Language averages 4.2 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Bluebird averages 4.4 from 104 ratings.

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