Comparison

Earthlingo vs Influent Language Learning

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

Head to head
About

Earthlingo

Embark on an interstellar adventure to master a new language. Explore a vibrant world, interact with objects to learn vocabulary, and use your newfound linguistic skills to battle robots and save humanity. This engaging video game offers a unique and effective way to learn over 1000 words and 50 sentences in 28 languages.

Highlights
  • Explore interactive game world
  • Learn vocabulary through object association
  • Practice sentences in combat scenarios
  • Master 1000+ words and 50+ sentences
  • Choose from 28 languages
  • Engaging alien character gameplay
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Earthlingo is an a fun language learning game and winner of the 2023 Australian Game Developer Award for Excellence in Impactful Games. You play as the alien Maco, exploring Earth and learning one of 28 different languages. Every item in Earthlingo is an opportunity to learn a new word. The game world lets you associate each word with a location, improving recall. Once you learn new words and sentences, use them to defeat evil robots and save the humans of this beautiful blue planet. Earthlingo teaches 1000+ words and 50+ sentences in 28 languages, all 100% free. (Arabic, Burmese, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, English, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Kazakh, Korean, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swahili, Swedish, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Uzbek, Vietnamese) The best place to submit bug/error reports and feature requests is Earthlingo's Reddit page.

About

Influent Language Learning

Learn new vocabulary and improve pronunciation through an interactive 3D environment. Discover the names of countless objects by tapping them, with additional details available on a second tap. Open drawers and cabinets to find even more items to learn, all while listening to native audio pronunciations.

Highlights
  • Interactive 3D environment
  • Object identification via tapping
  • Native audio pronunciations
  • Vocabulary acquisition
  • Pronunciation practice
  • Explorable interiors
Features
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Influent is a Language Learning Game focusing primarily on vocabulary acquisition and pronunciation. It was initially developed in Japan at the University of Tsukuba's Entertainment Computing Laboratory under the Monbukagakusho Government Research Scholarship. Inspired by Dreamcast titles of old (namely Shenmue and Toy Commander) Influent immerses players in a fully interactive 3D environment where the names for absolutely every object in the game can be gleaned with a single tap! In fact, even more information can be learned with a double-tap! Every door, drawer, and cabinet can be opened with a tap-and-hold, revealing more things to be learned! Packed to the brim with hundreds of native audio pronunciations (painstakingly recorded specifically for this game), Influent offers players of all ages a unique opportunity to enjoy learning both vocabulary and pronunciation in the language of their choice.

Screenshots

Earthlingo4 screens
Influent Language Learning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Earthlingo at every 5 weeks against Influent Language Learning's every 6 months. Earthlingo also leads on review sentiment (67% vs 57%). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Earthlingo sells 2 one-off in-app purchases and Influent Language Learning sells 19 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Earthlingo holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 4.4. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 66 and 76 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Earthlingo's written reviews are positive against 57% of Influent Language Learning's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earthlingo ships an update every 5 weeks, Influent Language Learning every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on June 9, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Earthlingo versus Influent Language Learning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarthlingoInfluent Language Learning
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (66 ratings) — better4.4 (76 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better56.9% of reviews
Number of ratings6676 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeks — betterEvery 6 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS12.012.0
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB402 MB
Age rating9+4+
DeveloperRaymond CorriganRobert Howland

Customer experience

Earthlingo

All ratings66 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews27 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative29.6%

Influent Language Learning

All ratings76 ratings
Positive82.9%
Neutral7.9%
Negative9.2%
Written reviews58 reviews
Positive56.9%
Neutral12.1%
Negative31.0%

Bugs and requests

Earthlingo

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Influent Language Learning

Reported bugs

21 issues
  • Tutorial freezes or breaks
  • Unable to add languages
  • App crashes or stops responding
  • Lost progress
  • Game freezes during vocabulary menu
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  • Words not working in challenges
  • Sound issues (only headphones)
  • No audio
  • UI becomes unresponsive
  • Unable to pan or interact
  • Game gets stuck at the beginning (clicking on objects)
  • Transaction complete but language not downloaded
  • Cannot unlock game after payment
  • iOS update issues
  • Controls don't work
  • Freezes and loses progress
  • Game gets stuck in tutorial
  • UI elements unresponsive
  • Cannot click on phone at the beginning
  • Cannot select middle tab to unlock adjective words
  • Game blocks on a simple interaction

Requested features

9 requests
  • Add more environments (airport, school, city, forest, cafe)
  • Expand the game world beyond the house
  • Add cloud saves
  • Allow PC DLC to be used in app
  • Add English language for free
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  • More instructions on how to play
  • Ability to skip tutorial
  • Controller support
  • More different places to learn from

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Earthlingo

One-time2
  • 200 Gems$1.99
  • Sentence Minigames$14.99
19 purchases

Influent Language Learning

One-time19
  • FrenchFree
  • ItalianFree
  • KoreanFree
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  • Hindi$2.99
  • Finnish$2.99
  • Welsh$2.99
  • Swedish$2.99
  • Polish$2.99
  • Latin$2.99
  • Portuguese$2.99
  • Brazilian$2.99
  • Dutch$2.99
  • Japanese$2.99
  • Spanish$2.99
  • German$2.99
  • English$2.99
  • Mandarin Chinese$2.99
  • Norwegian$2.99
  • Russian$2.99

Questions

Is Earthlingo free?
Earthlingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Influent Language Learning free?
Influent Language Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Earthlingo or Influent Language Learning?
Earthlingo is rated higher. Earthlingo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Influent Language Learning averages 4.4 from 76 ratings.
Do Earthlingo or Influent Language Learning have ads?
Neither Earthlingo nor Influent Language Learning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earthlingo or Influent Language Learning?
Earthlingo ships an update every 5 weeks, and Influent Language Learning every 6 months. Most recently, Earthlingo was updated on June 9, 2026 and Influent Language Learning on September 23, 2026.

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