Forge Language vs Dreaming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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.
Dreaming
This app teaches languages through comprehensible input, using videos you can understand from the start. It focuses on natural language exposure without vocabulary lists or grammar drills, making learning intuitive.
- Comprehensible input method
- Video-based learning
- Natural language exposure
- No vocabulary lists
- No grammar drills
- Content for all levels
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Learn languages the way humans actually do. Dreaming is the language-learning app behind Dreaming Spanish and Dreaming French — trusted by millions of learners worldwide and recognized as a winner of TIME’s The Best Inventions of 2025. Dreaming helps you learn languages through comprehensible input — immersing yourself in the language by watching videos you understand, from day one. No vocabulary lists. No grammar drills. No pressure to speak before you’re ready. Just real language, used naturally, and presented at a level you can follow. Terms and Conditions: https://www.dreaming.com/termsofuse Privacy Policy: https://www.dreaming.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is rating: Dreaming at 4.8 against Forge Language's 4.2. Dreaming also leads on review sentiment (88% vs 65%) and ratings volume (208 vs 37). Forge Language's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2) and device support (4 vs 2). On price 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
Both are free to download. Dreaming sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Forge Language asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dreaming holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dreaming has 208 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 65% of Forge Language's written reviews are positive against 88% of Dreaming's.
| Parameter | Forge Language | Dreaming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.2 (37 ratings) | 4.8 (208 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 64.7% of reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 37 | 208 — better |
| Update frequency | — | Every 9 days |
| Ads | — | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 10.0 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 86 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Cameron Baughn | Dreaming Languages, Inc. |
Customer experience
Forge Language
Dreaming
In-app purchases
Forge Language
No in-app purchases
Dreaming
- Premium$9.991 Month
- Premium Double$14.991 Month
