Comparison

LingoDeer Plus vs Match Lingo Language Learning

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

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About

LingoDeer Plus

This app offers a fun, gamified approach to practicing Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, Chinese, and German. It features 7 engaging games designed to improve specific language skills with culture-specific content relevant to proficiency exams up to B1 CEFR.

Highlights
  • 7 gamified language practice exercises
  • Culture-specific content for exams (up to B1 CEFR)
  • Professionally curated word lists (3000+ words per language)
  • Native speaker audio recordings in HD
  • Quick Review mode for weak items
  • Offline download for all content
Features
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LingoDeer Plus is a gamified practice app for language learners of Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, Chinese and German, developed by the same team behind the popular language course app LingoDeer. It currently features 7 games that help you improve specific language skills, such as the use of fixed expressions or prepositions and more. So start practicing! The main features of LingoDeer Plus: ※ Culture specific contents that are also relevant to proficiency exams (up to B1 in CEFR) ※ 7 cute deer-themed games that will keep practicing a language a pure joy ※ Professionally curated word lists with around 3000 words for each language ※ Every single word or sentence is recorded in HD with native voice actors/actresses ※ Review weak items in Quick Review mode ※ Test out levels to skip to your current level ※ Feel supported with options to turn on or off romanisation while learning Japanese, Korean, Chinese ※ The ability to download everything to your device and play offline ~~~~ Words from the LingoDeer team ~~~~ Hi deer! To develop LingoDeer Plus, every member of our team has started learning a third (or fourth) language so that we can again put ourselves in your shoes. With the goal to eliminate painful and tedious drills, we decided to keep every session under 90 seconds and introduce a cute mission with each exercise.  To make sure the content you will practice with is practical and level appropriate, we handpicked culture-specific vocabulary and crafted sentences that are also relevant to the exams you guys are preparing for. Our mission is to help language learners like you progress efficiently and happily anywhere and anytime by using our original, pedagogically sound content in the most fun format possible.  Thank you for your continued support! PLEASE NOTE: You will need a subscription (aside from LingoDeer) in order to access all levels and features in LingoDeer Plus. LingoDeer Plus pricing: - Monthly subscription for $8.99 - Quarterly Subscription for $17.99 - Annual subscription for $35.99 (saves 50%) About subscriptions: - The above prices are for U.S. customers. Pricing in other countries may vary, and changes may be converted to your local currency depending on your country of residence. - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Support: Found a bug in LingoDeer Plus? Send us a bug report in Feedback in the app or - Email: support@lingodeer.com - Support Url: https://www.facebook.com/lingodeer - Terms of Use: https://www.lingodeer.com/terms-conditions-html - Privacy Policy: https://www.lingodeer.com/privacypolicy-html

About

Match Lingo Language Learning

This app uses a fun card-matching game to help children learn to speak, read, and write new languages like Spanish, Japanese, and Chinese. It offers customizable learning experiences with a vast card collection, writing practice, and adjustable difficulty levels.

Highlights
  • Card matching game for language learning
  • Learn Spanish, Japanese, Chinese
  • Hundreds of curated words and phrases
  • Create custom cards
  • Introduction to writing characters
  • Adjustable difficulty levels
  • Multiplayer mode
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MATCH LINGO BY SMUSHY DUSHY STUDIOS An entertaining card matching game that teaches your child to speak, read and write a new language. Learning a new language can be daunting task for anyone let alone a child, but it doesn’t have to be. Learning to speak, read and write Spanish, Japanese or Chinese (Traditional or Simplified) can be a blast with Match Lingo! You’ll quickly forget you're learning a new language as you’ll be having too much fun playing an exciting, yet educational game.  LEARN HUNDREDS OF WORDS WITH OUR CAREFULLY CURATED CARD COLLECTION Learn to say and recognize hundreds of words and phrases using our carefully curated card categories, such as Animals, Body Parts, Colors, Fruits & Veggies, Nature, Numbers, Occupations, Shapes, Vehicles, Verbs, Food, Home Items and Questions. We constantly update and add new categories so there’s always something new to learn. CREATE YOUR OWN CARDS FOR A CUSTOM LEARNING EXPERIENCE Personalize your child’s learning experience by creating your own cards. For example, you can add a custom category called Friends and Family and add cards featuring relatives, parents, friends and pets. The learning opportunities are endless. Simply type in the English word or phrase, tap the translate button, and choose a picture from your device. Record yourself saying the word or use our automated voice. It’s that easy! AN INTRODUCTION TO WRITING Introduce your child to writing a new language using the proper stroke order. (Available for some Japanese and Chinese characters) CUSTOMIZE THE DIFFICULTY LEVELS TO KEEP YOUR CHILD CHALLENGED As your child progresses, the games become more challenging and the learning accelerates. Match Mode is a traditional card matching game for word recognition. List Mode is a more challenging game requiring the player to match a word with the picture. Achievements and leaderboards help track progress of your child's development. Game sizes and the number of cards can be increased for a more challenging learning experience.   PERSONALIZED FEATURES All of the features within the game are customizable including whether you wish to learn Japanese, Spanish, Simplified Chinese or Traditional Chinese. You can choose whether you want to show pronunciations, English definitions or not. Use our recommended settings or customize the experience for you and your child. MULTIPLAYER: FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY Have your child play with you, their siblings or friends for a fun and competitive learning experience. MENUS AND INSTRUCTIONS AVAILABLE IN MULTIPLE LANGUAGES For those learning English as a second language, we offer instructions and menus in Japanese, Chinese (Traditional and Simplified) and Spanish. We are constantly adding new languages! Download MatchLingo today! MatchLingo®, Smushy Dushy Studios are registered trademarks and/or copyrights of Smushy Dushy Studios LLC. © 2022 Smushy Dushy Studios LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy http://smushydushy.com/privacy-policy/ User agreement https://smushydushy.com/terms-of-use/ Frequently Asked Questions / Support http://smushydushy.com/support/ Suggestions http://smushydushy.com/suggestionbox/

Screenshots

LingoDeer Plus4 screens
Match Lingo Language Learning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Match Lingo Language Learning at free with in-app purchases against LingoDeer Plus's subscription. Match Lingo Language Learning also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 80%) and update cadence (fortnightly vs monthly). LingoDeer Plus's advantage is rating (4.9 vs 4.4) and ratings volume (3.3K vs 7). On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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. LingoDeer Plus sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Match Lingo Language Learning sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

LingoDeer Plus holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LingoDeer Plus has 3.3K ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of LingoDeer Plus's written reviews are positive against 100% of Match Lingo Language Learning's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LingoDeer Plus ships an update monthly, Match Lingo Language Learning fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 22, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
LingoDeer Plus versus Match Lingo Language Learning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingoDeer PlusMatch Lingo Language Learning
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (3.3K ratings) — better4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings3.3K — better7
Update frequencyMonthlyFortnightly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFree with in-app purchases — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS10.0 — better12.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB202 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLingoDeer Co, Ltd.Smushy Dushy Studios LLC

Customer experience

LingoDeer Plus

All ratings3,337 ratings
Positive97.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.1%
Written reviews257 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral7.8%
Negative12.5%

Match Lingo Language Learning

All ratings7 ratings
Positive71.4%
Neutral28.6%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

LingoDeer Plus

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Frequent crashes and login issues reported by some users
  • Offline mode not functioning properly for some users

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more languages, especially Arabic and Latin American Spanish
  • Introduce alphabet/character learning games for languages like Japanese and Chinese
  • Allow users to customize font sizes for better readability
  • Improve integration between LingoDeer and LingoDeer+ to provide a more seamless learning experience

Match Lingo Language Learning

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

LingoDeer Plus

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly subscription$8.991 Month
  • Quarterly subscription$19.993 Months
  • Annual subscription$53.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime membership$99.99
1 purchases

Match Lingo Language Learning

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month

Questions

Is LingoDeer Plus free?
LingoDeer Plus is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Match Lingo Language Learning free?
Match Lingo Language Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LingoDeer Plus or Match Lingo Language Learning?
LingoDeer Plus is rated higher. LingoDeer Plus averages 4.9 out of 5 from 3.3K ratings, while Match Lingo Language Learning averages 4.4 from 7 ratings.
Do LingoDeer Plus or Match Lingo Language Learning have ads?
Neither LingoDeer Plus nor Match Lingo Language Learning shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LingoDeer Plus or Match Lingo Language Learning?
LingoDeer Plus ships an update monthly, and Match Lingo Language Learning fortnightly. Most recently, LingoDeer Plus was updated on September 22, 2026 and Match Lingo Language Learning on June 3, 2026.

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