Comparison

Lingory vs Flipside

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

Head to head
About

Lingory

Master Korean language skills through interactive lessons focused on speaking, reading, listening, and writing. Content is developed by certified teachers and based on native speaker conversations for practical fluency. Features include daily goals, clear pronunciation, extensive vocabulary, and review tools.

Highlights
  • Speaking, reading, listening, writing practice
  • Native speaker conversation-based lessons
  • Daily learning goals and motivation
  • Clear native pronunciation
  • 2,000+ vocabulary and 3,500+ example sentences
  • Video and comprehensive review
  • Personalized learning archive
Features
Read full description

Learn Korean(Hanguel/Hangul) with Lingory for free! You will practice speaking, reading, listening and writing Korean to maintain your long-term language retention. Lingory contents creators are certified Korean teachers who were teaching Korean for several years abroad. We are trying to understand the difficulties that each Korean learner has to provide better learning experience. Lingory’s main goal is making our users be able to have a conversation in Korean. For practical learning to have a conversation, all of our lessons is based on native speaker’s conversations. You don’t need to prepare anything to start learning with Lingory, we provide basic lessons for beginners such as alphabet lesson. What you can have while learning with Lingory? - Daily Learning goal Our learning content is designed for you to be able to easily set up your daily learning goal, and the app’s notification will keep you motivated by asking you a question about next day learning contents. - Clear native pronunciation We hired news caster to provide clear pronunciation. - 2,000 + vocabularies Check 2,000+ vocabularies and 3,500+ example sentences! - Video Review Review what you learnt with Video contents - Comprehensive Review Test yourself if you remember all you learnt so far - Learning Archive There must be a moment for you to have hard time to memorize right away while learning. Save Vocabulary/Grammar/Tip information in your personal Archive! If you like our course, subscribe Lingory Membership to boost your learning performance! Whether you’re learning Korean for travel, school or TOPIK test, Lingory will be your best partner Support: If you found a bug or have any feedback for us, Let us know and help us make our service better :) Email: lingoryofficial@gmail.com

About

Flipside

Learn Korean with interactive flashcards, a guided Hangul course, and a comprehensive dictionary. Features spaced repetition, K-drama themed decks, and offline access. Buy once, own forever.

Highlights
  • Guided Hangul course
  • Built-in Korean and English dictionaries
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Curated K-drama starter packs
  • Offline access
  • Quiz mode with Tinder-style gestures
Features
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Flipside is a beautiful app for learning Korean from the K-dramas you love. Watch real scenes and catch each word the moment it's spoken, learn to read and write Hangul from zero, and lock in vocabulary with spaced repetition, a built-in dictionary and curated K-drama starter packs. Buy once, own it forever. $7.99 on iPhone, or free forever on the web at getflipside.app. PRICING THAT RESPECTS YOU $7.99 one-time on iPhone. No subscriptions. No ads. Ever. Try Flipside free on the web at getflipside.app — buy the iPhone version only when you're sure. KEY FEATURES • K-Drama Clips — Watch hand-picked K-drama scenes and catch each word as it's spoken: it lights up on screen at the exact moment you hear it. Tap a word for its meaning, filter by level, and save the words to a deck or quiz yourself on them. Clips play in YouTube's own player, and watching is always free. • Read Hangul From Zero — A guided beginner course takes you from your very first letter to reading real K-drama words in about an hour. Native audio for every letter, syllable-block practice, no romanization crutch. Finish to earn a badge and a ready-made review deck. • Write Hangul — Watch each letter write itself, then trace it with your finger, stroke by stroke. Stroke order and direction are checked; a shaky hand isn't. Hints instead of fail screens. Practice all 40 letters and earn the Hangul Writer badge. • 4 Starter Packs — Top 75 K-Drama Phrases, 69 Travel Korean, 52 Daily Conversation, 50 K-Drama Food & Dining. Tap Browse, hit add, start studying. • Built-in Korean Dictionary — Browse 54,800+ words by TOPIK level, sourced directly from 국립국어원 (KRDict), the National Institute of Korean Language. Search, browse by topic, add to a deck with one tap. • Built-in English Dictionary — 9,700+ learner definitions for A1–C2 words, written for clarity by Sean & Owen, our AI lexicographers. • Spaced Repetition — Smart scheduling powered by the SM-2 algorithm. Flipside shows you the right cards at the right time, so you remember more with less effort. • Quiz Mode — Flip-and-grade study sessions with state filters. Quiz any TOPIK level or dictionary topic on the fly, no deck required. Tinder-style swipe gestures. • Pair Up — Tap a Korean word, tap its meaning, and watch the pair clear off the board. Every match plays the word out loud, so each pair doubles as a pronunciation rep. No timers, no fail states, no streak to protect. • Audio Pronunciation — Native Korean audio for every dictionary word. Two natural English voices (Claire and Oliver) for the English dictionary — pick your favorite in Settings. • Beautiful Badges — Earn milestones for studying, mastering decks, exploring the dictionary, and more. Share milestone cards to your stories. • Photo Cards — Snap a photo of a textbook page, sign, or scene. Crop to the word. Memory anchors that make words stick. • Offline First — Your cards are always available, even without internet. Changes sync automatically when you're back online. • Beautiful Design — Calm, minimal interface with light and dark themes. No clutter, no distractions. NO ADS, NO SUBSCRIPTIONS, NO NAGS Flipside believes in ethical, transparent pricing. We don't run ads. We don't sell your data. We don't trickle features behind subscription paywalls. You pay $7.99 once, and Flipside is yours forever — even when we add more languages, more decks, more features. The web app at getflipside.app is completely free, forever — flashcards, the dictionary, spaced repetition and the Read Hangul course. Use it on your laptop, share with friends, and only buy the iPhone app when you're sure. Made with care. Sustainable economics. Yours for life.

Screenshots

Lingory4 screens
Flipside4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Flipside at 5.0 against Lingory's 4.0. Flipside also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%). Lingory's advantage is ratings volume (107 vs 6) and monetization model (freemium vs paid). On price, update cadence, 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. Lingory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Flipside sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Flipside holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lingory has 107 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 64% of Lingory's written reviews are positive against 100% of Flipside's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
Lingory versus Flipside: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingoryFlipside
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (107 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings107 — better6
Update frequencyFortnightlyFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB18 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLingory Inc.HoneyReserve LLC

Customer experience

Lingory

All ratings107 ratings
Positive73.8%
Neutral9.3%
Negative16.8%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive64.2%
Neutral13.2%
Negative22.6%

Flipside

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Lingory

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lessons freezing or crashing after ads
  • Subscription issues and loss of premium features
  • Inability to access lesson history and progress
  • Compatibility problems on certain devices and OS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more advanced grammar and TOPIK level lessons
  • Improve lesson organization and navigation
  • Implement a review system for previously learned content
  • Add writing practice and handwriting recognition
  • Provide more customization options (font size, themes, etc.)

Flipside

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lingory

Subscriptions3
  • 링고리 구독 1개월7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • 링고리 3개월 구독7 Days trial$16.493 Months
  • 링고리 6개월 구독7 Days trial$26.496 Months
1 purchases

Flipside

One-time1
  • Flipside — Lifetime Unlock$7.99

Questions

Is Lingory free?
Lingory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Flipside free?
Flipside is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lingory or Flipside?
Flipside is rated higher. Lingory averages 4.0 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while Flipside averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Lingory or Flipside have ads?
Neither Lingory nor Flipside shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lingory or Flipside?
Lingory ships an update fortnightly, and Flipside fortnightly. Most recently, Lingory was updated on November 3, 2026 and Flipside on October 31, 2026.

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