Language Transfer vs Latinum Keyboard
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
Latinum Keyboard
This keyboard app simplifies typing in Latin on iOS devices. It offers predictive text, easy access to macrons and ligatures, and works entirely offline for privacy. It's designed for students, teachers, and Latin enthusiasts.
- Predictive text for Latin
- Easy macrons and ligatures
- Offline functionality
- Privacy-focused (no tracking)
- Designed for iOS
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This keyboard helps you write Latin more easily with word completion designed for Lingua Latina (not English). Macrons (ā) and ligatures (æ) are easily available via long press. Everything works fully offline, right on your device. Latinum does not collect or transmit anything you type. There’s no tracking, no analytics, and no network access. Built for students, teachers, and anyone who wants to write Latin comfortably on iOS.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Language Transfer at 1.6K against Latinum Keyboard's 2. Language Transfer also leads on chart position (#166 vs unranked) and device support (3 vs 1). Latinum Keyboard's advantage is update cadence (every 5 months vs every 14 months). On price, rating, 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
Both are free to download. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Language Transfer against 5.0 for Latinum Keyboard. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Language Transfer has 1.6K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Language Transfer ships an update every 14 months, Latinum Keyboard every 5 months. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Language Transfer | Latinum Keyboard |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (1.6K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 94.1% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 1.6K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 14 months | Every 5 months — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Free | Free |
| Best chart rank | #166 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.5 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 79 MB | 12 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mihalis Eleftheriou | Dylan Brown |
Customer experience
Language Transfer
Latinum Keyboard
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
Latinum Keyboard
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Language Transfer
No in-app purchases
Latinum Keyboard
No in-app purchases
Questions
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