Lingory vs Gabi
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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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
Gabi
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Gabi is the gentlest way to start learning Korean — built for complete beginners who can't read a single letter yet. Learn Hangul the way it's meant to be learned: see it, trace it, hear it, then read it. START FROM ZERO • Consonants & vowels with clear stroke order • Double consonants & compound vowels • 340+ syllable blocks (가, 나, 다 …) • Your first Korean words, with pictures TRACE TO REMEMBER Follow the numbered strokes with your finger. Gabi scores how closely you traced and gives you 1–3 stars — write it again to beat your score. Works great with a stylus on iPad. LISTEN & SPEAK Tap any letter, syllable, or word to hear clear pronunciation, so your ear learns alongside your eye. 8 KINDS OF QUIZZES Reading, "name the sound," listening (sound only), fill-in-the-blank, and a mixed review — across basics and advanced packs. Short rounds that fit a coffee break. PRINTABLE WORKBOOKS Download consonant & vowel tracing PDFs to practice on paper or a tablet — yours forever. MADE FOR BEGINNERS • No account, no sign-up — just open and start • Friendly, uncluttered design • Track your progress and earn badges Whether you love K-pop, K-dramas, or you're planning a trip to Korea, Gabi gets you reading Hangul from day one. 한글, 여기서 시작해요 — Hangul starts here. Gabi+ (one-time purchase) removes ads and unlocks the printable workbooks. No subscription.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lingory at none against Gabi's shown. Gabi's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 15.0). On price, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Lingory sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Gabi sells 2 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
| Parameter | Lingory | Gabi |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.0 (107 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 63.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 107 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | — |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 | 13.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 112 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Lingory Inc. | hyejin kwon |
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.)
Gabi
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lingory
- 링고리 구독 1개월7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- 링고리 3개월 구독7 Days trial$16.493 Months
- 링고리 6개월 구독7 Days trial$26.496 Months
Gabi
- Printable Workbooks$2.99
- Get Gabi+$4.99









