Comparison

Match Lingo Language Learning vs Alpha Words 2024

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

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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/

About

Alpha Words 2024

Expand your vocabulary across seven languages with this comprehensive app. It offers thousands of the most frequently used words, including specialized lists for English spelling bees and Mandarin proficiency tests. Deepen your understanding of word origins, structure, and meaning.

Highlights
  • Thousands of vocabulary words
  • Seven supported languages
  • English spelling bee lists
  • Mandarin HSK vocabulary
  • Latin vocabulary mapping
  • Detailed word analysis
Features
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Alpha Words iOS App is the most comprehensive multi-language vocabulary app, providing thousands of the most used vocabularies in seven different languages, English, Mandarin, Latin, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian. English is the most spoken language in the world with close to 1.5 billion speakers. English vocabularies section covers the 2024 USA National Spelling Bee vocabularies list and goes deeper into each word with up to 20 different fields for deeper understanding of word origin, structure and meaning. Mandarin is the most spoken native language in the world with over 1.1 billion speakers and Alpha Words Mandarin section covers all USA Spelling Bee's level 1 vocabularies in Mandarin along with its Pinyin to speed up Mandarin pronunciation for none native speakers. Alpha Words app also covers the most used 1,200 Mandarin characters from HSK, the Chinese Proficiency Test that covers understanding about 94% of the most used Chinese characters in China. Latin is an ancient great language that is currently embedded into more than 40% of the English Language, and more than 90% of the Medical, Technology, and Judicial English terminologies. Latin also evolved into Romance Languages that are currently spoken by over 1.2 billion speakers. Alpha Words App covers the most used Latin vocabularies and mapping them with English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and Mandarin.

Screenshots

Match Lingo Language Learning4 screens
Alpha Words 20244 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Alpha Words 2024 at none against Match Lingo Language Learning's 1. Alpha Words 2024 also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly). Match Lingo Language Learning's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). 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. Match Lingo Language Learning sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $1.99 per month. Alpha Words 2024 asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.4 for Match Lingo Language Learning against 4.4 for Alpha Words 2024. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 7 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Match Lingo Language Learning ships an update fortnightly, Alpha Words 2024 every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 17, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Match Lingo Language Learning versus Alpha Words 2024: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMatch Lingo Language LearningAlpha Words 2024
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (7 ratings)4.4 (7 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings77
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size202 MB12 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSmushy Dushy Studios LLCOnline Knowledge LLC

Customer experience

Match Lingo Language Learning

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

Alpha Words 2024

All ratings7 ratings
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Match Lingo Language Learning

Subscriptions1
  • Monthly Subscription$1.991 Month
None

Alpha Words 2024

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Match Lingo Language Learning free?
Match Lingo Language Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Alpha Words 2024 free?
Alpha Words 2024 is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Match Lingo Language Learning or Alpha Words 2024?
Match Lingo Language Learning and Alpha Words 2024 are both rated 4.4 out of 5 on the App Store, from 7 and 7 ratings respectively.
Do Match Lingo Language Learning or Alpha Words 2024 have ads?
Neither Match Lingo Language Learning nor Alpha Words 2024 shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Match Lingo Language Learning or Alpha Words 2024?
Match Lingo Language Learning ships an update fortnightly, and Alpha Words 2024 every 2 days. Most recently, Match Lingo Language Learning was updated on October 17, 2026 and Alpha Words 2024 on October 16, 2026.

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