Comparison

Lingo Legend Language Learning vs Shorthanded Gregg

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • Fantasy world immersion
  • Strategic monster battles
  • Card-based gameplay
  • Over 200 grammar/vocabulary categories
  • Spaced-repetition review
  • Customizable avatar and camp
Features
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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

About

Shorthanded Gregg

Learn the Gregg shorthand system with interactive lessons and practice modes. Engage in story-driven challenges, matching exercises, and word construction to build your skills.

Highlights
  • Interactive lessons
  • Story-driven challenges
  • Matching exercises
  • Word construction
  • Word destruction
Features
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Shorthanded teaches you the basics of the Gregg shorthand system through interactive lessons and engaging practice modes. Build your skills with story‑driven challenges, matching exercises, word construction, and even word destruction.

Screenshots

Lingo Legend Language Learning4 screens
Shorthanded Gregg4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lingo Legend Language Learning at Free against Shorthanded Gregg's $2.99. Lingo Legend Language Learning also leads on ratings volume (4.9K vs 10) and rating (4.9 vs 4.7). Shorthanded Gregg's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 30) and ads (none vs shown). On review sentiment, chart position, device support and iOS requirement 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

Lingo Legend Language Learning is free to download; Shorthanded Gregg costs $2.99 up front. Lingo Legend Language Learning sells 26 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Shorthanded Gregg asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lingo Legend Language Learning holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Lingo Legend Language Learning has 4.9K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of Lingo Legend Language Learning's written reviews are positive against 86% of Shorthanded Gregg's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lingo Legend Language Learning ships an update every 10 days, Shorthanded Gregg every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Lingo Legend Language Learning versus Shorthanded Gregg: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingo Legend Language LearningShorthanded Gregg
PriceFree — better$2.99
Rating4.9 (4.9K ratings) — better4.7 (10 ratings)
Positive reviews80.3% of reviews85.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings4.9K — better10
Update frequencyEvery 10 days — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
Best chart rank#23#14 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.014.0.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size426 MB58 MB
Age rating9+9+
DeveloperHyperthought Games IncorporatedDavid Clark

Customer experience

Lingo Legend Language Learning

All ratings4,852 ratings
Positive97.2%
Neutral1.2%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews507 reviews
Positive80.3%
Neutral8.1%
Negative11.6%

Shorthanded Gregg

All ratings9 ratings
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive85.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative14.3%

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

Shorthanded Gregg

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

26 purchases

Lingo Legend Language Learning

Subscriptions12
  • 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
One-time14
  • 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
None

Shorthanded Gregg

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lingo Legend Language Learning free?
Lingo Legend Language Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shorthanded Gregg free?
Shorthanded Gregg costs $2.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lingo Legend Language Learning or Shorthanded Gregg?
Lingo Legend Language Learning is rated higher. Lingo Legend Language Learning averages 4.9 out of 5 from 4.9K ratings, while Shorthanded Gregg averages 4.7 from 10 ratings.
Do Lingo Legend Language Learning or Shorthanded Gregg have ads?
Lingo Legend Language Learning shows ads; Shorthanded Gregg does not.
Which is updated more often, Lingo Legend Language Learning or Shorthanded Gregg?
Lingo Legend Language Learning ships an update every 10 days, and Shorthanded Gregg every 3 weeks. Most recently, Lingo Legend Language Learning was updated on October 30, 2026 and Shorthanded Gregg on October 28, 2026.
Which is more popular, Lingo Legend Language Learning or Shorthanded Gregg?
Lingo Legend Language Learning currently peaks at #23 in the App Store charts, and Shorthanded Gregg at #14. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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