Comparison

Lingory vs Bungeo

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
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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

Bungeo

Master Korean vocabulary with flashcards curated from popular dramas and films. Learn the most frequently used words first, with a spaced repetition system for effective long-term memory. Track your progress towards fluency with clear, measurable goals.

Highlights
  • Drama-curated vocabulary
  • Spaced repetition system
  • Progress tracking
  • Themed word packs
  • No time pressure
  • Hand-curated content
Features
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Real Korean vocabulary, from the dramas you already watch. Every word in Bungeo was hand-picked from thousands of Korean dramas and films, ranked by how often they actually appear. You learn the most useful words first: the ones you'll hear in conversations, recognize in shows, and use in real life. - 250 free cards to get started - Word packs by theme and genre, including Business Korean - SM-2 spaced repetition: proven algorithm for long-term memory - No time pressure. No daily streaks. Study when you want - 100% hand-curated, no AI-generated content Your progress, made visible. Research suggests that knowing around 5,000 words is where Korean starts to feel fluent. Bungeo shows you exactly where you stand: how many words you know, and how many are still ahead. An abstract goal becomes a clear, measurable journey.

Screenshots

Lingory4 screens
Bungeo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Bungeo at 5.0 against Lingory's 4.0. Bungeo also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 64%). Lingory's advantage is ratings volume (107 vs 1). 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 Bungeo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bungeo 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 1, 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 Bungeo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lingory ships an update fortnightly, Bungeo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 22, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lingory versus Bungeo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingoryBungeo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (107 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings107 — better1
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB103 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLingory Inc.Valentin Vannay

Customer experience

Lingory

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

Bungeo

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

Bungeo

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
3 purchases

Bungeo

One-time3
  • Business Deck$0.49
  • Parenting Deck$0.49
  • Core Pack 1$1.99

Questions

Is Lingory free?
Lingory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Bungeo free?
Bungeo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lingory or Bungeo?
Bungeo is rated higher. Lingory averages 4.0 out of 5 from 107 ratings, while Bungeo averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do Lingory or Bungeo have ads?
Neither Lingory nor Bungeo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lingory or Bungeo?
Lingory ships an update fortnightly, and Bungeo every 2 weeks. Most recently, Lingory was updated on October 25, 2026 and Bungeo on October 22, 2026.

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