Comparison

ListLang vs Crosstalk

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

Head to head
About

ListLang

Master languages by focusing on the most frequent words in context. This app helps intermediate learners overcome plateaus with smart vocabulary acquisition and progress tracking. Engage with a global community and achieve fluency through effective, context-based learning.

Highlights
  • Learn 20+ languages
  • Focus on high-frequency words
  • Context-based vocabulary acquisition
  • Overcome intermediate plateaus
  • Progress tracking and statistics
  • Global community leaderboards
  • Free language courses
Features
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Learn a language to fluency with ListLang! ListLang is a fun, free app for learning 20+ languages by learning the most frequent words in context. The top 1,000 most frequent words account for 85% of all text and speech. The top 5,000 account for 95%. It's really important to learn these words. Designed for intermediate language learners, ListLang helps you learn these words on your path to fluency. Learning words in context helps you naturally understand their meaning and use cases, while avoiding the rote memorization of definitions. Whether you’re learning a language for travel, school, career, or family and friends, you’ll love learning with ListLang. Why ListLang? • ListLang is fun and effective. Learning words in context helps you naturally understand their meaning and use cases, while avoiding the rote memorization of definitions. • Overcome the intermediate plateau. Designed by language and computer science experts, ListLang uses machine-learning to help you learn vocabulary smarter and faster. • Track your progress. Work toward your language learning goals with useful statistics and achievements when you make practicing a daily habit! • Stay motivated with competitive leaderboards as you learn alongside our global community. • Every language course is free. Learn Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, English, Czech, Turkish, Chinese, Korean, Japanese, Persian, Italian, Polish, Romanian, and Finnish! Privacy Policy: https://www.listlang.com/privacy.html Terms of Service: https://www.listlang.com/terms.html

About

Crosstalk

Practice speaking a new language through immersive, real-time conversations with AI. Engage in stimulating discussions on diverse topics, receive comprehensible input tailored to your level, and accelerate your fluency without traditional exercises.

Highlights
  • AI-powered conversations
  • Real-time speaking practice
  • Comprehensible input
  • Adjusts to user level
  • Diverse conversation topics
  • Language immersion
Features
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Immersion is the proven key to learning a language. Crosstalk is immersion in your pocket. It’s like talking to your friend from Madrid, or Paris, or New York. No matter the language, Crosstalk gets you fluent fast. There are no fill in the blank exercises or grammar study. Crosstalk is real conversation where you speak in the moment. Crosstalk loves talking about unique subjects so you always have stimulating conversations about history, sports, cooking, art, or anything you want. Crosstalk adjusts to your level and provides comprehensible input. It doesn’t matter where you are in your learning journey, you will understand the conversation and learn quickly. It’s backed by decades of foreign language acquisition research as the best way to truly learn a language. You're learning a language to travel, make friends, and experience the culture. So why don’t you practice speaking more? Try Crosstalk completely free today and get fluent fast! ________________ By using Crosstalk, you agree to the Crosstalk Terms of Service on this document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1cUuC7SKiCfdNqHuhqrrOlXEd2UdN279iVAKx_d9r1sg/edit?usp=sharing. As mentioned in the above document, this means you agree to Apple’s End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/.

Screenshots

ListLang4 screens
Crosstalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: ListLang at none against Crosstalk's shown. ListLang also leads on review sentiment (89% vs 80%) and iOS requirement (12.0 vs 16.0). Crosstalk's advantage is ratings volume (222 vs 38). On price, rating, 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. ListLang sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Crosstalk sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for ListLang against 4.5 for Crosstalk. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Crosstalk has 222 ratings behind it against 38, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 89% of ListLang's written reviews are positive against 80% of Crosstalk's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

ListLang ships an update every 3 weeks, Crosstalk fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ListLang versus Crosstalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListLangCrosstalk
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (38 ratings) — better4.5 (222 ratings)
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews — better79.6% of reviews
Number of ratings38222 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksFortnightly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB13 MB
Age rating4+9+
DeveloperKlavena LLCAll the Apps LLC

Customer experience

ListLang

All ratings38 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral5.3%
Negative7.9%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

Crosstalk

All ratings222 ratings
Positive85.6%
Neutral9.0%
Negative5.4%
Written reviews54 reviews
Positive79.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative9.3%

Bugs and requests

ListLang

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Crosstalk

Reported bugs

8 issues
  • Speech recognition fails to understand clear speech
  • App freezes or gets stuck after 15-20 minutes
  • AI enters feedback loops unable to continue conversation
  • AI repeats same question multiple times
  • AI interrupts user while speaking
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  • Transcription errors (e.g., 'sí' transcribed as 'see', 'y' as 'E')
  • App stuck on rating screen requiring restart
  • Difficulty understanding Spanish audio input

Requested features

6 requests
  • Additional Spanish dialects (Argentine, etc.)
  • More language support (Portuguese, Armenian, etc.)
  • Pinyin display for Mandarin
  • Instant feedback with improvement examples
  • Better super beginner difficulty calibration
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  • Headphone support improvements

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ListLang

Subscriptions2
  • ListLang Premium$12.991 Month
  • ListLang Premium$99.991 Year
1 purchases

Crosstalk

Subscriptions1
  • Unlimited Monthly Access$9.991 Month

Questions

Is ListLang free?
ListLang is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Crosstalk free?
Crosstalk is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, ListLang or Crosstalk?
ListLang is rated higher. ListLang averages 4.6 out of 5 from 38 ratings, while Crosstalk averages 4.5 from 222 ratings.
Do ListLang or Crosstalk have ads?
Crosstalk shows ads; ListLang does not.
Which is updated more often, ListLang or Crosstalk?
ListLang ships an update every 3 weeks, and Crosstalk fortnightly. Most recently, ListLang was updated on September 21, 2026 and Crosstalk on September 19, 2026.

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