Comparison

SVFF Online vs Lingora

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

Head to head
About

SVFF Online

This platform offers personalized Vietnamese language learning with native teachers and AI-powered tools. Practice speaking, master vocabulary, and engage in real-life conversation scenarios to build confidence.

Highlights
  • 1-on-1 lessons with native teachers
  • AI-powered speaking tutor
  • Smart flashcards with spaced repetition
  • Conversation scenario practice
  • Daily challenges for streak building
  • Progress tracking from beginner to advanced
Features
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SVFF Online — Learn Vietnamese With Native Teachers & AI SVFF is a personalized Vietnamese-learning platform that connects learners worldwide with experienced native Vietnamese teachers — now enhanced with AI-powered practice tools. Whether you're learning for family, travel, work, or fun, SVFF gives you the most effective path to speaking Vietnamese confidently. NEW IN VERSION 3.0 • AI Vietnamese Tutor — Practice speaking anytime with our intelligent AI assistant that adapts to your level • Smart Flashcards — Master vocabulary with spaced repetition that knows when you need to review • Conversation Scenarios — Practice ordering phở, visiting the doctor, job interviews, and more • Daily Challenges — Build your streak with vocabulary, grammar, and listening exercises WHY SVFF? • 1,000+ global learners • 20+ qualified Vietnamese teachers • 10,000+ lessons completed • Native-speaking teachers who personalize every class • Southern, Northern, and Central Vietnamese — your choice PERSONALIZED 1-ON-1 LESSONS SVFF matches you with teachers based on your level, goals, and schedule. Every teacher is carefully selected and experienced in teaching foreigners. Lessons cover speaking, grammar, pronunciation, daily conversations, business Vietnamese, and more. REAL TEACHERS, REAL VIETNAMESE Unlike automated apps, SVFF lets you learn directly from native speakers who bring real-life situations into your lessons. Every session feels like a natural conversation — not a textbook simulation. PERFECT FOR ANY GOAL • Communicate with your Vietnamese partner or family • Prepare for a trip to Vietnam • Follow a structured curriculum from Level 0 (Complete Beginner) to Level 6 (Advanced) • Practice with AI between live lessons HOW IT WORKS 1. Choose your teacher based on their profile, experience, and specialties 2. Book a time that fits your schedule — start with a free trial lesson 3. Join via video chat and start learning instantly 4. Practice between lessons with AI Tutor and Flashcards LEARN ANYTIME, ANYWHERE Study Vietnamese wherever you are. SVFF adapts to your pace, timezone, and learning speed. IN-APP PURCHASES Purchase AI credits to unlock additional AI tutoring sessions and conversation practice. Credits are consumable and can be used for AI chat, text-to-speech, and translation features. Start speaking Vietnamese today — download SVFF and book your free trial lesson!

About

Lingora

Learn new languages through interactive lessons, vocabulary games, and detailed grammar explanations. Progress from beginner to A1 level with sentence-centric learning and practice tools. Supports a wide range of languages with more being added.

Highlights
  • 500 lessons in 50 units
  • Sentence-centric learning approach
  • Vocabulary games and trainer
  • Grammar quizzes and breakdowns
  • Script and tone trainers
  • Progress tracking
  • Comprehensive dictionary
Features
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The most thorough language course you'll find in an app. 20+ languages, 500 lessons each, every single word of every sentence explained as thoroughly as you care to follow. One sentence might keep you busy for twenty minutes. WHAT'S IN A COURSE Each sentence gets a full lesson wrapped around it. 500 English sentences in all, hand-picked to cover every grammar structure and the full A1 vocabulary. Each word comes with its own full dictionary entry: definition with examples, any conjugation or declension it takes, the grammar topics behind it, and stroke-by-stroke guidance for new scripts. If you want to know why a word looks the way it does, the app can tell you. HOW A LESSON WORKS Each lesson opens with the intro. You hear the sentence before you see what it means. Slow it down, replay as often as you want. Then the Word Breakdown. Tap any word to see what it means and the grammar behind it. Then the literal, word-for-word translation. Then the grammar topics sitting inside the sentence. After the intros, the main session starts. Words and sentences from the current lesson get mixed with whatever's due for review, chosen by the spaced-repetition algorithm so you're practicing what you're closest to forgetting. Your own chosen exercise mix prioritizing reading, writing, or listening. Premium users can even further fine-tune exactly which exercises appear. 25+ WAYS TO PRACTICE Six word games and six sentence games. Flashcards you design yourself, picking what goes on each side. Quick-review tables. Multiple-Choice. Context-clue fill-ins where the wrong answers are similar on purpose. Character stroke practice with real-time validation. Typing exercises with a virtual keyboard. A speech trainer with per-word, color-coded feedback. An AI chat that stays on the lesson's topic and corrects you as you go. And so much more.. REFERENCE A dictionary that searches in native script, in transliteration, or in English. It finds base forms and inflected forms alike. A grammar guide covering every topic that appears in the course. Each has a thorough write-up and example sentences, plus the words and lesson sentences that show it in use. A pronunciation guide covering every consonant and vowel in the language. Tone guides for tonal languages. Script courses for writing systems you haven't learned yet. Conjugation tables for every verb and noun. Character breakdowns for CJK languages. WAYS TO FINE-TUNE Three sliders to weight reading, writing, and listening in each session. Silent mode for studying in public. Transliteration style where more than one exists (Jyutping or Yale, and so on). Diacritics on or off. Full control over what the app does. PROGRESS You'll see progress word by word and lesson by lesson. There's a streak counter, stars on completed lessons, and a weekly leaderboard if you want one. None of it is forced on you. Lifetime users can also export anything they've learned as an Anki deck. LANGUAGES Arabic · Cantonese · Catalan · Dutch · Filipino · French · German · Hindi · Indonesian · Italian · Japanese · Khmer · Korean · Malay · Mandarin · Polish · Portuguese (Brazilian & European) · Russian · Spanish (European & Mexican) · Thai · Turkish · Ukrainian · Vietnamese (Northern & Southern) No hearts. No energy. No cartoons. Just a proper course.

Screenshots

SVFF Online4 screens
Lingora4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lingora at 4.6 against SVFF Online's 3.5. Lingora also leads on ratings volume (49 vs 4) and update cadence (every 8 days vs every 3 weeks). On price, review sentiment, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. SVFF Online sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and Lingora sells 40 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lingora holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lingora has 49 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 78% and 77% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

SVFF Online ships an update every 3 weeks, Lingora every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on September 16, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
SVFF Online versus Lingora: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSVFF OnlineLingora
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.5 (4 ratings)4.6 (49 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.8% of reviews — better77.3% of reviews
Number of ratings449 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB126 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLEARN VIETNAMESE WITH SVFF COMPANY LIMITEDAlexander Stebner

Customer experience

SVFF Online

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive77.8%
Neutral11.1%
Negative11.1%

Lingora

All ratings49 ratings
Positive89.8%
Neutral4.1%
Negative6.1%
Written reviews22 reviews
Positive77.3%
Neutral9.1%
Negative13.6%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

SVFF Online

One-time3
  • 50 AI Credits$5.99
  • 200 AI Credits$17.99
  • 500 AI Credits$35.99
40 purchases

Lingora

Subscriptions27
  • Cantonese A1 Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Malay A1 Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Mandarin A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • German A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Korean A1 Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Vietnamese A1 Premium (M)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Malay A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Mex. Spanish A1 Premium (M)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Korean A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Thai A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Catalan A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • French A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Polish A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Cantonese A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Sth. Vietnamese A1 Premium (M)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Indonesian A1 Premium (M)$3.991 Month
  • French A1 Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Bra. Portuguese A1 Premium (M)$3.991 Month
  • Turkish A1 Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Dutch A1 Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Sth.Vietnamese A1 Premium (1m)$3.991 Month
  • All Courses Pro (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Polish A1 Pro (Yearly)$11.991 Year
  • Malay A1 Pro (Yearly)$11.991 Year
  • Cantonese A1 Pro (Yearly)$11.991 Year
  • Sth. Vietnamese A1 Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
  • All Courses Premium (Monthly)$12.991 Month
One-time13
  • French A1 Lifetime Access$3.99
  • Mandarin A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Eur. Spanish A1 Lifetime$49.99
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  • Malay A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Catalan A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Korean A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Mex.Spanish A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Thai A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Vietnamese A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Polish A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Sth. Vietnamese A1 Lifetime$49.99
  • Cantonese A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Lingora Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is SVFF Online free?
SVFF Online is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lingora free?
Lingora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, SVFF Online or Lingora?
Lingora is rated higher. SVFF Online averages 3.5 out of 5 from 4 ratings, while Lingora averages 4.6 from 49 ratings.
Do SVFF Online or Lingora have ads?
Neither SVFF Online nor Lingora shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SVFF Online or Lingora?
SVFF Online ships an update every 3 weeks, and Lingora every 8 days. Most recently, SVFF Online was updated on September 16, 2026 and Lingora on September 21, 2026.

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