Comparison

Earthlingo vs Mango Reader

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

Mango Reader

This app helps intermediate language learners improve their skills by providing real-time translations and pronunciation for words on any website. Users can save new vocabulary, bookmark content, and enjoy an ad-free reading experience.

Highlights
  • Real-time website translation
  • Word and phrase pronunciation
  • Personalized vocabulary lists
  • Ad-free reader mode
  • Website and article bookmarking
  • Supports 14 languages
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With Mango Reader, you can go to any website on the internet and get translations for words you don’t know, in real time, while you’re reading. Designed with Intermediate-level language learners in mind, this powerful tool will help boost your language proficiency to an Advanced level. • Visit any website in the language you're learning and immerse yourself in content that interests you. • Highlight unfamiliar words and phrases to see their translation and hear them pronounced. • Save vocabulary you want to learn to personalized lists with the tap of a button. • Convert web pages into readable content without ads or distractions using "Reader Mode." • Bookmark your favorite websites and articles. • For the full experience, get the Mango Languages app to practice new vocabulary. Mango Reader supports 14 languages, including Modern Standard Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, Cantonese, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Brazilian Portuguese, Russian, Latin American Spanish, and English.

Screenshots

Earthlingo4 screens
Mango Reader4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Mango Reader at none against Earthlingo's 2. Earthlingo's advantage is review sentiment (73% vs 63%) and ratings volume (66 vs 13). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Mango Reader asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.5 for Earthlingo against 4.6 for Mango Reader. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Earthlingo has 66 ratings behind it against 13, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 73% of Earthlingo's written reviews are positive against 63% of Mango Reader's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Earthlingo ships an update every 5 weeks, Mango Reader monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 6, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Earthlingo versus Mango Reader: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterEarthlingoMango Reader
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.5 (66 ratings)4.6 (13 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews — better62.5% of reviews
Number of ratings66 — better13
Update frequencyEvery 5 weeksMonthly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB10 MB
Age rating9+17+
DeveloperRaymond CorriganCreative Empire, LLC

Customer experience

Earthlingo

All ratings66 ratings
Positive86.4%
Neutral4.5%
Negative9.1%
Written reviews37 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral5.4%
Negative21.6%

Mango Reader

All ratings13 ratings
Positive84.6%
Neutral7.7%
Negative7.7%
Written reviews8 reviews
Positive62.5%
Neutral12.5%
Negative25.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Earthlingo

One-time2
  • 200 Gems$1.99
  • Sentence Minigames$14.99
None

Mango Reader

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Earthlingo free?
Earthlingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mango Reader free?
Mango Reader is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Earthlingo or Mango Reader?
Mango Reader is rated higher. Earthlingo averages 4.5 out of 5 from 66 ratings, while Mango Reader averages 4.6 from 13 ratings.
Do Earthlingo or Mango Reader have ads?
Neither Earthlingo nor Mango Reader shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Earthlingo or Mango Reader?
Earthlingo ships an update every 5 weeks, and Mango Reader monthly. Most recently, Earthlingo was updated on October 6, 2026 and Mango Reader on September 21, 2026.

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