Comparison

Learn Tagalog Fast! vs Tagalog Lite

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

Head to head
About

Learn Tagalog Fast!

Master practical Tagalog quickly with lessons focused on everyday communication. This app simplifies learning, helping you build sentences and converse sooner. It offers customized content and full audio translations for all words.

Highlights
  • Immediately useful language
  • Compresses learning into days
  • Builds sentences and communication
  • Customized lessons
  • Full audio translations
  • Beginner-friendly
Features
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We focus on teaching immediately useful language that you can actually use in everyday life. We compress months of learning into just a few days. Tagalog can be scary, difficult, and frustrating to learn. This app is designed to be the easiest way possible for you to take your first steps in the language. Even if you know a few words already, this will jump straight into helping you build sentences and actually ***communicate*** (finally!) with those around you. Lessons are customized to you and your needs so no time wasted learning things you're not interested in. ***Now includes full audio translations for all Tagalog words!!!*** Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Tagalog Lite

A grammar-focused language learning app designed for English speakers to understand and use Tagalog. It offers structured lessons, clear explanations, and spaced repetition for effective vocabulary review. All content is vetted by native speakers.

Highlights
  • Structured grammar lessons
  • Clear explanations
  • Minimal vocabulary focus
  • Spaced repetition review
  • Native speaker vetted content
  • Audio for vocabulary and sentences
Features
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Tired of AI language learning apps that progress slowly and charge you a monthly subscription fee? Tagalog Lite is a concise, grammar‑first course designed for English speakers who want to understand how Tagalog works and actually use it. Lessons build step‑by‑step, keeping vocabulary minimal and explanations clear, so you can focus on structure and real usage. All lessons have been written carefully and vetted by multiple native speakers. Once you learn the grammar points, all you need is vocab and practice to master the language! What you get: - Structured grammar lessons with plenty of examples - Audio for all vocabulary and sample sentences - Built‑in spaced repetition to review what you’ve learned - Appendices and reference material How it works: 1) Read a lesson in the Learn tab 2) Mark it complete 3) Practice the flashcards with spaced repetition About the content: Tagalog Lite is an original web app by LanguageCrush. This iOS app is an independent adaptation created with permission. All lesson content and audio are © LanguageCrush and used by consent.

Screenshots

Learn Tagalog Fast!4 screens
Tagalog Lite4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Tagalog Lite at none against Learn Tagalog Fast!'s 3. Tagalog Lite also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 70%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.7). Learn Tagalog Fast!'s advantage is ratings volume (143 vs 1) and iOS requirement (16.0 vs 18.0). On price, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Learn Tagalog Fast! sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Tagalog Lite asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Tagalog Lite holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Learn Tagalog Fast! has 143 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 70% of Learn Tagalog Fast!'s written reviews are positive against 100% of Tagalog Lite's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Learn Tagalog Fast! versus Tagalog Lite: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn Tagalog Fast!Tagalog Lite
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (143 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews69.7% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings143 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size67 MB99 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPhil SmithsonJustin Chang

Customer experience

Learn Tagalog Fast!

All ratings143 ratings
Positive92.3%
Neutral1.4%
Negative6.3%
Written reviews33 reviews
Positive69.7%
Neutral3.0%
Negative27.3%

Tagalog Lite

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Learn Tagalog Fast!

Reported bugs

7 issues
  • Lost all purchased lessons
  • AI chatbot limited prompts
  • Links appearing after words/URLs
  • Scrolling issues
  • Audio examples don't work
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  • App doesn't load
  • Errors with iOS 17

Requested features

6 requests
  • Bring back traditional lessons
  • Restore access to purchased content
  • Improve AI content quality
  • Fix errors in Tagalog/Taglish
  • Fix audio issues
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  • Update for iOS 17

Tagalog Lite

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Learn Tagalog Fast!

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly Unlimited7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Annual Unlimited7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • All 50 lessons$19.99
None

Tagalog Lite

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn Tagalog Fast! free?
Learn Tagalog Fast! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Tagalog Lite free?
Tagalog Lite is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Learn Tagalog Fast! or Tagalog Lite?
Tagalog Lite is rated higher. Learn Tagalog Fast! averages 4.7 out of 5 from 143 ratings, while Tagalog Lite averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Learn Tagalog Fast! or Tagalog Lite have ads?
Neither Learn Tagalog Fast! nor Tagalog Lite shows ads.

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