Language Transfer vs Dreaming
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Language Transfer
Learn new languages and music theory through free, downloadable audio courses. This app offers a structured approach to language learning, allowing you to track progress and listen offline. No sign-up is necessary to begin your educational journey.
- Free audio courses
- Downloadable lessons
- Progress saving
- Offline listening
- No sign-up required
- Multiple languages available
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Language Transfer provides free audio courses that teach you to take control of your thought process. There's no sign-up required — just pick a language and start learning! Available courses: - Complete Spanish - Complete Greek - Complete Swahili - Complete German (work in progress) - Introduction to Arabic - Introduction to Turkish - Introduction to Italian - Introduction to French - Inglés Completo (para Hispanohablantes) - Introduction to Music Theory This app provides the same audio available for free on languagetransfer.org, but allows you to download tracks in advance, save your progress, and listen with your phone locked. We collect some anonymous usage data so we can improve the app and learn about how users are engaging with the lessons. You can learn more in the About section of the app, or turn off this data collection in the Settings pane. The source code for the Language Transfer app is available on GitHub: github.com/language-transfer
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 in-app purchases: Language Transfer at none against Dreaming's 2. Language Transfer also leads on review sentiment (94% vs 81%) and chart position (#171 vs unranked). Dreaming's advantage is update cadence (every 10 days vs every 14 months). On price, rating, ads 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
Both are free to download. Dreaming sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Language Transfer asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Language Transfer against 4.8 for Dreaming. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Language Transfer has 1.6K ratings behind it against 236, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 94% of Language Transfer's written reviews are positive against 81% of Dreaming's.
Language Transfer ships an update every 14 months, Dreaming every 10 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.
| Parameter | Language Transfer | Dreaming |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.6K ratings) — better | 4.8 (236 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews — better | 81.1% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 236 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 10 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free — better | Free with in-app purchases |
| Best chart rank | #171 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 82 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Mihalis Eleftheriou | Dreaming Languages, Inc. |
Customer experience
Language Transfer
Dreaming
Bugs and requests
Language Transfer
Reported bugs
3 issues- Lessons not always marked as complete correctly
- App sometimes reverts to earlier lessons unexpectedly
- Occasional audio playback issues
Requested features
4 requests- Add more language options
- Improve lesson navigation and progress tracking
- Implement playback speed controls
- Provide transcripts or subtitles for lessons
Dreaming
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Language Transfer
No in-app purchases
Dreaming
- Premium$9.991 Month
- Premium Double$14.991 Month
Questions
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