Comparison

ListLang vs Klango

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

Klango

This flashcard app offers a one-time purchase for lifetime access, with no subscriptions, ads, or accounts required. It supports importing existing decks and features five study modes with smart language detection for over 25 languages.

Highlights
  • One-time purchase, yours forever
  • Import existing .apkg and .colpkg decks
  • Spaced repetition (SM-2 algorithm)
  • Five focused study modes
  • Smart part-of-speech detection
  • Offline functionality
  • Supports 25+ languages
Features
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The flashcard app that doesn't ask for anything. Three things matter: — BUY ONCE. YOURS FOREVER. No subscriptions. No ads. No account. No notifications nagging you. Pay once, learn forever. — BRING YOUR EXISTING DECKS. Import standard .apkg and .colpkg deck files in one tap. Your terms, your schedule, your progress — carried over instantly. No conversion, no cloud upload, no account creation. — BUILT TO ACTUALLY LEARN. Spaced repetition (SM-2 algorithm). Five focused study modes: Flashcards, Learn, Write, Test, Match. Smart part-of-speech detection across 25+ languages. EVERYTHING ELSE • Fully offline — your data never leaves your device • Universal app: iPhone, iPad, Mac — one purchase covers all • 30 interface languages, handcrafted translations • Light Mode and Dark Mode • VoiceOver and Dynamic Type ready • Light, fast, distraction-free • No tracking. No analytics. No third-party SDKs. PERFECT FOR • Students drilling vocabulary for standardized tests and certifications • Language learners (Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Chinese, and more) • Professionals studying for industry exams • Anyone who wants to remember something, reliably Klango is made by one independent developer who got tired of subscription-everything. Buy it once. Own it forever.

Screenshots

ListLang4 screens
Klango4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Klango at none against ListLang's 2. Klango also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 89%). ListLang's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. ListLang sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month. Klango asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
ListLang versus Klango: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterListLangKlango
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (38 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews88.9% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings38 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeks—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium — betterPaid
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size78 MB2 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperKlavena LLCCem Hasanbeyoglu

Customer experience

ListLang

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

Klango

Written reviews5 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

ListLang

Subscriptions2
  • ListLang Premium$12.991 Month
  • ListLang Premium$99.991 Year
None

Klango

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is ListLang free?
ListLang is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Klango free?
Klango is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do ListLang or Klango have ads?
Neither ListLang nor Klango shows ads.

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