Comparison

Lingory vs Miji

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

Miji

Features
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Do you look up a word and forget it five minutes later? Miji helps you remember the words you look up. Tap the Remember button on a word, and Miji makes flashcards for you. Then Miji helps you practice until you know the word. MIJI MAKES THE FLASHCARDS Making flashcards yourself takes a lot of time. With Miji, you tap one button. Miji makes the flashcards, so you can spend your time learning. PRACTICE YOUR WORDS AGAIN Miji plans when to show each word again. When you know a word, Miji waits longer before showing the word again. LEARN THE WORD AND THE MEANING Some flashcards show the word, and you remember the meaning. Other flashcards show the meaning, and you remember the word. You learn to understand words and to use them. PRACTICE FROM YOUR LOCK SCREEN Miji can send a flashcard as a notification. You can answer the flashcard there. Your next word can also stay on your Lock Screen or Home Screen. PRACTICE FOR A TEST Put flashcards into groups called decks. Then practice one deck as many times as you want. AN ENGLISH DICTIONARY WITH 78,000 WORDS Look up the words you find in books, on websites, or when people talk. Miji has 78,000 English words. Some words have sentences that show how to use them. You can hear how to say each word. You can download 650,000 more words for free. The dictionary and your flashcards work without the internet. SEE THE WORDS YOU HAVE LEARNED You can earn points as you practice, even when you forget a word. Each word has a picture of a plant. The plant grows as you learn the word. A baby bird named Miji is happy when you practice. Start monthly Pro with 7 days free if Apple offers you a trial. Without a trial, you pay when you start. You can also buy Pro once. Terms of Use: https://getmiji.app/terms.html

Screenshots

Lingory4 screens
Miji4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lingory at none against Miji's shown. Lingory also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 26.0). On price, update cadence 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 Miji sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lingory ships an update fortnightly, Miji every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lingory versus Miji: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingoryMiji
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.0 (107 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews64.2% of reviews—
Number of ratings107 — better—
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 8 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size112 MB153 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLingory Inc.Griffin Beels

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.)

Miji

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
2 purchases

Miji

Subscriptions1
  • Miji Pro Monthly7 Days trial$2.991 Month
One-time1
  • Miji Pro Lifetime$19.99

Questions

Is Lingory free?
Lingory is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Miji free?
Miji is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lingory or Miji have ads?
Miji shows ads; Lingory does not.
Which is updated more often, Lingory or Miji?
Lingory ships an update fortnightly, and Miji every 8 days. Most recently, Lingory was updated on November 3, 2026 and Miji on October 31, 2026.

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