Lingo Legend Language Learning vs Shadow on the Map
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both games, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lingo Legend Language Learning
Learn a new language through an immersive fantasy game. Master thousands of essential words and phrases by engaging in strategic monster battles and completing quests. Developed by experts, this app offers a fun and effective way to boost your language skills.
- Fantasy world immersion
- Strategic monster battles
- Card-based gameplay
- Over 200 grammar/vocabulary categories
- Spaced-repetition review
- Customizable avatar and camp
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Learn a language while gaming! Master over 3000 of the most important words and phrases in an immersive fantasy world. Crush your learning goals and your enemies! Test your language skills in strategic monster battles. Draw ability cards from a personalized deck and answer language flashcards to play them. Developed by language acquisition experts, Lingo Legend contains over 200 categories of grammar, vocabulary, and common phrases to learn from. It’s the perfect app to compliment or kick-start your language learning journey. Gameplay - Collect cards, choose your strategy, and build your deck - Embark on a perilous journey, meet captivating characters, and complete quests - Play as a customizable avatar with unique gear to collect and equip - Explore a beautiful, dynamic, and mysterious world - Find recipes, gather materials, and craft gear to gain experience and style - Customize your camp with tons of unlockable content Supported Languages - French - Spanish - Japanese - Korean - Mandarin Chinese - German - Italian - Portuguese (Brazilian & European) Education - Developed by language acquisition experts passionate about keeping people engaged in learning a language - Learn words and phrases that are relevant with content organized around useful themes like Ordering Food and Meeting New People - Ensure long-term retention by reviewing content when needed using our spaced-repetition algorithm - Define your learning path and practice what you want, when you want In-Game Subscriptions You can enjoy Lingo Legend for a limited time every day for free. Additional daily gameplay requires a subscription Payment will be charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions will auto-renew unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. No cancellation of the current subscription is allowed during the active subscription period. Have questions? Want to connect with us? Contact support - support@lingolegend.com Join Discord - https://discord.gg/TzWJSfzf4R Follow on Twitter - https://twitter.com/LingoLegend Privacy Policy - https://www.lingolegend.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use - https://www.lingolegend.com/terms-of-use
Shadow on the Map
Embark on a global detective adventure, answering trivia questions about countries, cities, and history to track down criminals. Explore iconic landmarks and solve mysteries across 100 unique chapters. Uncover spy plots and recover stolen artifacts in this thrilling travel trivia game.
- 100 unique chapters with real-world locations
- Stunning photos and clues from across the globe
- Challenging trivia scenes
- Story-driven gameplay
- Unlock achievements and level up
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Become a globe-trotting detective in Shadow on the Map! In this thrilling travel trivia adventure, you're the world’s last hope to catch a global network of spies and thieves. Chase notorious criminals across iconic landmarks and mysterious locations—one question at a time. Use your knowledge of countries, cities, history, and geography to answer real-world trivia and close in on your target. Each correct answer brings you closer to solving the case. But be careful—one mistake could cost you time and the artifact you're chasing. Features: • 100 unique chapters, each with real-world locations and artifacts • Stunning photos and clues from across the globe • Challenging trivia scenes that test your travel and history knowledge • Story-driven gameplay with rival thieves, spy plots, and stolen relics • Unlock achievements, earn XP, and level up your detective rank Whether you're a travel buff, a trivia expert, or a mystery lover—Shadow on the Map is your passport to a world of puzzles, stories, and global adventure. Can you solve every case? The chase is on.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shadow on the Map at none against Lingo Legend Language Learning's 30. Shadow on the Map also leads on ads (none vs shown). Lingo Legend Language Learning's advantage is ratings volume (4.8K vs 1) and chart position (#24 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Lingo Legend Language Learning sells 26 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Shadow on the Map asks for nothing beyond the download.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Lingo Legend Language Learning against 5.0 for Shadow on the Map. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lingo Legend Language Learning has 4.8K ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Lingo Legend Language Learning ships an update every 10 days, Shadow on the Map weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 20, 2026 and October 11, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lingo Legend Language Learning | Shadow on the Map |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (4.8K ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 80.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 4.8K — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days | Weekly — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free — better |
| Best chart rank | #24 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 418 MB | 105 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Hyperthought Games Incorporated | Jacob Lashley |
Customer experience
Lingo Legend Language Learning
Shadow on the Map
Bugs and requests
Lingo Legend Language Learning
Reported bugs
3 issues- App crashes or freezes on some devices
- Issues with saving progress and energy resets
- Occasional errors in language content/translations
Requested features
5 requests- Add more language options
- Increase daily energy/playtime for free users
- Improve audio quality and add accent helpers
- Allow more customization (e.g. character, house)
- Provide more context-relevant vocabulary lessons
Shadow on the Map
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Lingo Legend Language Learning
- Membership: One Month$9.991 Month
- Membership: One Month$12.991 Month
- Membership: Three Months$19.993 Months
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- Membership: Three Months$22.993 Months
- Membership: Three Months$24.993 Months
- Membership: Three Months$29.993 Months
- Membership: Six Months$38.996 Months
- Membership: Six Months$44.996 Months
- Membership: Six Months$46.996 Months
- Membership: Twelve Months$69.991 Year
- Membership: Twelve Months3 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Membership: Twelve Months7 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Ludo Pouch$4.99
- Ludo Pouch$9.99
- Ludo Chest$9.99
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- Seasonal Support Bundle x2$9.99
- Ludo Chest$19.99
- Ludo Vault$19.99
- Seasonal Support Bundle x5$24.99
- Ludo Vault$29.99
- Membership: Lifetime Upgrade$79.99
- Membership: Lifetime$89.99
- Membership: Lifetime2 variants$99.99
- Membership: Lifetime Upgrade$109.99
- Membership: Lifetime Upgrade$119.99
- Premium Gift - Lifetime$129.99
Shadow on the Map
No in-app purchases
Questions
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