Comparison

Laika vs Natulang

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

Head to head
About

Laika

Learn witty Ukrainian swear words with daily notifications, definitions, and usage examples. Save your favorite phrases, share them with friends, and explore the unique world of Ukrainian profanity.

Highlights
  • Daily notifications with swear words
  • Definitions and usage examples
  • Save favorite phrases
  • Share with friends
  • Learn Ukrainian language
Features
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Laika — це мобільний застосунок, який вчить дотепно лаятися українською. Щодня ти отримуватимеш сповіщення із лайливими висловами, їхнім значенням та прикладами уживання. Зберігай лайку на випадок важливих переговорів. Створюй список улюблених дотепів, ділися із друзями та вчи українську! Laika - це спроба метамовної рефлексії щодо української обсценної лексики, виклик лінгвістичним табу та запрошення до самобутнього світу української лайки.

About

Natulang

This app focuses on spoken language acquisition through real-life dialogues and advanced voice technology. It offers hands-free learning and personalized lessons, making it accessible for all users, including those who are blind. Learn to speak fluently by practicing conversations.

Highlights
  • Speak real-life dialogues
  • Voice generation and recognition
  • Personalized lessons
  • Hands-free learning
  • VoiceOver support for blind users
  • Japanese hiragana and kanji learning
Features
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Is your goal to ACTUALLY SPEAK a new language? Tired of gamified tapping apps that just waste your time? Try Natulang! While other language-learning apps may focus on tapping and typing, Natulang is all about speaking. Our cutting-edge voice generation and recognition capabilities allow you to learn real-life dialogues by speaking them out loud, giving you the confidence you need to speak with native speakers. With Natulang, you'll spend most of your time speaking, which is the key to mastering any language. Currently supported languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (BR), Dutch, Turkish, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, English, Japanese Why Natulang? •Speak your way to fluency: With Natulang, you'll spend most of your time speaking, which is the key to mastering any language. •Real-life dialogues: Our cutting-edge voice generation and recognition capabilities make it easy to learn real-life dialogues, giving you the confidence you need to speak with native speakers. •Personalized learning: Our personalized lessons are tailored to your unique needs, ensuring that the information sticks in your long-term memory. •Hands-free language learning: With Natulang, you can learn a new language without having to constantly look at your phone or tablet. Our voice generation and recognition capabilities allow for hands-free language learning, so you can practice speaking while cooking, exercising, or doing other activities. •Accessible for blind users: Natulang fully supports VoiceOver, making it an excellent choice for blind and visually impaired users. The app’s speech-centric approach enables effective, immersive language learning without visual interaction. •Japanese, step by step: Learn hiragana and kanji with tables, flash cards and kanji explanations, show Japanese with furigana or romaji, and practice reading with short stories built from words you've learned. PLEASE NOTE: Some of the lessons in this app are free, but you will need a subscription to access all of them. Your subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current payment period. Your iTunes account will be charged at the same price for renewal within the 24 hours before the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences in your Account Settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: http://support.natulang.com/privacy_policy.html Terms of Service: http://support.natulang.com/eula.html

Screenshots

Laika4 screens
Natulang4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Laika at none against Natulang's 10. Laika also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 90%). Natulang's advantage is ratings volume (425 vs 37) and update cadence (every 5 days vs fortnightly). On price, rating, 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. Natulang sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Laika asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Laika against 4.8 for Natulang. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Natulang has 425 ratings behind it against 37, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 100% of Laika's written reviews are positive against 90% of Natulang's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Laika ships an update fortnightly, Natulang every 5 days. Both last shipped on November 3, 2026.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Laika versus Natulang: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLaikaNatulang
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (37 ratings) — better4.8 (425 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better89.9% of reviews
Number of ratings37425 — better
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
MonetizationFree — betterFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.6 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size19 MB104 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperOleksandra MyshkinaNatulang OU

Customer experience

Laika

All ratings35 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews3 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Natulang

All ratings425 ratings
Positive95.1%
Neutral2.6%
Negative2.4%
Written reviews109 reviews
Positive89.9%
Neutral4.6%
Negative5.5%

Bugs and requests

Laika

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

Natulang

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes on opening for some users
  • Incompatibility issues with certain devices and OS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to skip recap lessons
  • Ability to save progress and resume lessons
  • More customization and settings options
  • Addition of more languages like Japanese and Chinese
  • Vocabulary word bank and grammar explanation features

In-app purchases

None

Laika

No in-app purchases

6 purchases

Natulang

Subscriptions2
  • Natulang Premium7 Days trial3 variants$9.991 Month
  • Natulang Premium3 variants$9.991 Month
One-time4
  • 200 Custom Phrases$9.99
  • Natulang Lifetime French$119.99
  • Natulang Lifetime Spanish$119.99
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  • Natulang All Languages$199.99

Questions

Is Laika free?
Laika is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Natulang free?
Natulang is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Laika or Natulang?
Laika is rated higher. Laika averages 4.9 out of 5 from 37 ratings, while Natulang averages 4.8 from 425 ratings.
Do Laika or Natulang have ads?
Neither Laika nor Natulang shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Laika or Natulang?
Laika ships an update fortnightly, and Natulang every 5 days. Most recently, Laika was updated on November 3, 2026 and Natulang on November 3, 2026.

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