Comparison

MicroLector vs Dropling

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

Head to head
About

MicroLector

Create and share voice-enabled learning lessons on various subjects. Get help with difficult problems from expert tutors and track your progress with detailed statistics. Ideal for students and educators preparing for exams or admission tests.

Highlights
  • Create voice-enabled microlessons
  • Browse expert-reviewed lessons
  • Scan vocabulary lists for import
  • Get help from expert tutors
  • Track progress with statistics
  • Share lessons and results privately
  • Voice command learning
Features
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MicroLector: Your learning app. Create your own voice-enabled microlessons or browse through our vast collection. For students, teachers and instructors EXPERT-REVIEWED MICROLESSONS Cybersecurity US Citizenship Tests Algebra Course History Fun stuff such as country flags and much more TUTORS Stuck with a difficult problem? Ask a question or take a picture of it and we will deliver a full solution and explanation for several subjects. We're adding tutors weekly, so if your subject is not yet available check back soon. CREATE & SCAN Scan vocabulary lists for easy import Create your own microlesson on your iPhone or iPad to prepare for any exam. Create a list of favorite lessons Extensive statistics Share your created microlesson with anyone privately (Your microlesson can only be accessed with people who have the link) Share your results with colleagues, teachers, parents through the "Result sharing" option FOR TEACHERS/INSTRUCTORS Review your students progress via the "Share results" feature Set push reminders for students who have started but not finished the lesson FOR STUDENTS MicroLector offers you a wide array of microlessons to prepare for your exams or admission tests. All microlessons have been created by experts. VOICE PLAY Go through the question via voice command. The app reads the questions and you can answer only via voice: In the car, on the bike, while doing chores around the house etc. Please review our app and let us know what you enjoy and what we can improve! For suggestions, please write us to team@microlector.com Visit us at http://microlector.com Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/microlectorapp

About

Dropling

Features
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You don't have to find time to learn. It finds you. A question pops up on your phone during the day. You answer right from the notification, without opening the app, and carry on with whatever you were doing. It fits between two sips of coffee. What you learn is up to you: English vocabulary, exam prep, general knowledge or anything else. Make your own quiz, question by question. Or if you don't feel like it, type a topic, AI drafts it and you adjust it. How it works • Pick a lesson and set how often questions should come. • A question waits in your notifications until you have a moment. • Go through all the questions or only the ones you keep missing, in order or shuffled. • Set quiet hours and questions wait until morning. When you have a bit more time, on the bus for example, start a round right on your Lock Screen and questions come one after another for as long as you like. You can also answer on Apple Watch. For each lesson you see what you already know and what deserves another round. A few questions a day add up nicely over a week and a month. Free and Dropling+ Free gives you two lessons of up to ten questions, and AI can prepare two more for you. Dropling+ gives you as many lessons as you like, up to 80 questions in each, 10 AI lessons a month and sharing lessons by link. You don't need an account and there are no ads. Your lessons and progress stay on your phone and reach your other devices through iCloud. Dropling+ is an auto-renewable subscription. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours prior to the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Account Settings after purchase. Terms of Use (EULA): https://dropling.app/terms?lang=en Privacy Policy: https://dropling.app/privacy?lang=en

Screenshots

MicroLector4 screens
Dropling4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: MicroLector at 12.1 against Dropling's 17.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. MicroLector sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Dropling sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MicroLector ships an update fortnightly, Dropling every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
MicroLector versus Dropling: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMicroLectorDropling
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (1 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings1 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS12.1 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size47 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperNLTA GmbHDuckino s.r.o.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

MicroLector

One-time10
  • Solution Mini$1.99
  • Solution$4.99
  • Solution Complex 2$7.99
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  • Premium Lesson Diamond$9.99
  • Solution Complex$9.99
  • Solution Complex 3$14.99
  • Tutoring Service 1$24.99
  • Tutoring Service 2$49.99
  • Tutoring Service 3$69.99
  • Tutoring Service 4$89.99
2 purchases

Dropling

Subscriptions2
  • Dropling+$7.991 Month
  • Dropling+$59.991 Year

Questions

Is MicroLector free?
MicroLector is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Dropling free?
Dropling is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do MicroLector or Dropling have ads?
Neither MicroLector nor Dropling shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MicroLector or Dropling?
MicroLector ships an update fortnightly, and Dropling every 2 weeks. Most recently, MicroLector was updated on November 3, 2026 and Dropling on November 7, 2026.

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