Comparison

Migaku vs Lingobi

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

Head to head
About

Migaku

This app helps you learn languages by making content interactive. Click words in subtitles or text to get definitions, create flashcards, and personalize study sessions. It focuses on high-frequency words for efficient learning.

Highlights
  • Interactive subtitles for YouTube
  • One-click media-rich flashcard creation
  • Personalized study sessions
  • Data-driven courses for beginners
  • Word frequency-based vocabulary learning
  • AI sentence breakdown and explanations
Features
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Learning languages is actually pretty simple: if you consume content you enjoy, and you understand that content, you will make progress. Period. Migaku (and its Chrome browser extension) enables you to do that: 1. Our courses take you from zero to 80% comprehension in ~6 months (10 cards/day) 2. We make text interactive: click words in your phone's YouTube subtitles to see what they mean 3. We let you make media-rich flashcards out of those words with one click 4. We make personalized study sessions out of the flashcards you create 5. Repeat! Whether you're learning Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, Italian, German, Cantonese, Portuguese, English, French or Vietnamese, Migaku equips you with the tools you need to make real progress. Migaku requires a paid subscription to access its courses, features, and AI tools. Migaku – AI Language Learning Tool ■ How languages are really learned: If you want to watch movies in other languages, then you need to learn languages with movies. If you want to read books in other languages, then you need to learn languages by reading. As you spend more time doing the things you enjoy doing in the language you're learning, you'll build the unique skills you need to more easily do those things. Unfortunately, it's difficult to read books and watch movies in another language as a beginner. And that's where Migaku comes in ■ Data-driven courses for beginners The problem with most apps and textbooks is that they teach you what someone else thinks language learners need to know, and those things may not reflect what you actually need to learn to do the things that are important to you. This matters because not all words are used equally often: while a college-educated native speaker knows ~30,000 words, you only need to know ~1,500 words to recognize 80% of the words in modern media. Our flashcard-based courses teach you these ~1,500 words—the ones that are useful to everyone, no matter their goals—plus a few hundred basic grammar points. What makes our courses special is that every "next" flashcard contains only one new word, making Migaku's learning curve super smooth. You're always learning something new, but never overwhelmed. It's a fluent language learning approach. Migaku courses are currently available for Japanese, Mandarin, and Korean. ■ Turn subtitles and text into interactive language learning opportunities Migaku makes texts interactive: just click on words to see what they mean. You can also hear audio recordings from native speakers, reference images of the term, check example sentences, get an AI explanation of what the word means in context, have AI break sentences down for you word-by-word, or see a translation of the sentence that your word appears in. Basically, Migaku lets you consume content in another language as if you knew as many words as a native speaker. Our mobile app supports YouTube, manually pasted content, and physical content like books or street signs. Our Chrome extension supports web pages and several popular streaming websites. ■ Create custom study cards or import language flashcards Find a useful looking word while consuming content? Turn it into a high-quality flashcard with one button, and Migaku's spaced repetition language practice algorithm will create personalized study sessions for you. You'll be nudged to review these flashcards periodically, ensuring you remember them. Decks designed for the Anki flashcard app can be converted for use with Migaku, too. ■ Study anywhere, even offline Migaku's courses and any flashcards you make are available offline and automatically sync between all of your devices. ■ Learn multiple languages at once A single Migaku subscription gives you access to all of Migaku's languages and lets you use all of Migaku's features and AI language learning tools as much as you want. - - - Immerse → enjoy → improve

About

Lingobi

This app offers an engaging way to learn languages through real conversations and interactive lessons. It focuses on practical usage and building confidence in speaking, understanding, and thinking in a new language. Daily challenges and progress tracking help users stay consistent and motivated.

Highlights
  • Real conversation practice
  • Interactive lessons and activities
  • Daily challenges for consistency
  • Vocabulary saving and review
  • Progress tracking
  • Multi-language support
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Learn by using the language, not just studying it. Lingobi is a conversational language-learning app for building confidence through short, practical practice. Choose from a 25-language catalog and turn a few minutes into a useful next step, whether you want to improve speaking, listening, vocabulary, or everyday communication. Practice real conversations Find practice partners in the Lingobi community, including native speakers and fellow learners. Use conversations, prompts, text, audio, and voice practice to apply what you learn in real contexts. Learn with lessons, activities, and games Build a foundation with guided lessons, then reinforce it with interactive quizzes, writing practice, sentence building, word matching, spelling, unscrambling, word guessing, and other bite-sized games. Switch activities whenever you want to keep practice focused and engaging. Make practice a daily habit Use the Daily Challenge for a short routine built around useful words, phrases, and sentences. A few minutes a day can help you keep your momentum and return to the language regularly. Save what matters Favorite useful words and phrases from your learning activities, then review them later to reinforce what you know. See your progress Track completed activities, words learned, XP, levels, achievements, and conversation progress. Clear progress signals help you know what to practice next. Learn with a community Share practice updates, photos, questions, and helpful replies. Browse community posts, ask for language help, and learn alongside people working toward their own goals. A 25-language catalog Explore content for English, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, French, German, Japanese, Hindi, Russian, Italian, Korean, Portuguese, Arabic, Turkish, Dutch, Swedish, Thai, Polish, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Greek, Persian, Ukrainian, Hebrew, Hungarian, and Czech. English and Spanish currently have the most complete structured lesson and activity paths. Other languages offer selected content and conversational practice, and feature availability varies by language. Start free Begin with Lingobi today and build a conversation-ready routine in the time you have. Terms of Use: https://www.lingobi.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy: https://www.lingobi.com/privacy

Screenshots

Migaku4 screens
Lingobi4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Lingobi at 5.0 against Migaku's 4.4. Migaku's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and ratings volume (371 vs 2). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Migaku sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $14.00 per month and Lingobi sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Lingobi holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Migaku has 371 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Migaku ships an update weekly, Lingobi every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 14, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Migaku versus Lingobi: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMigakuLingobi
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (371 ratings)5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Positive reviews72.9% of reviews—
Number of ratings371 — better2
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB101 MB
Age rating17+9+
DeveloperMigaku Inc.Stephen Williams

Customer experience

Migaku

All ratings371 ratings
Positive84.1%
Neutral1.6%
Negative14.3%
Written reviews236 reviews
Positive72.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative24.2%

Lingobi

All ratings2 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Migaku

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to create new accounts in the app
  • Broken kanji course with empty cards
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode for learning on the go
  • Expanded support for more languages
  • Better integration with Anki and other SRS apps
  • More customization options for flashcards and reviews

Lingobi

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Migaku

Subscriptions8
  • Migaku Standard2 variants$14.001 Month
  • Migaku Standard7 Days trial$14.001 Month
  • Early Access2 variants$21.001 Month
Show 5 more
  • Early Access7 Days trial$21.001 Month
  • Migaku Standard$136.991 Year
  • Migaku Standard7 Days trial$136.991 Year
  • Early Access$179.991 Year
  • Early Access7 Days trial$179.991 Year
One-time5
  • Lifetime$214.99
  • Lifetime$289.00
  • Lifetime$344.99
Show 2 more
  • Lifetime$359.00
  • Lifetime$719.00
3 purchases

Lingobi

Subscriptions3
  • Lingobi Pro - Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Lingobi Pro - 3 Months$39.993 Months
  • Lingobi Pro - Yearly$79.991 Year

Questions

Is Migaku free?
Migaku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lingobi free?
Lingobi is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Migaku or Lingobi?
Lingobi is rated higher. Migaku averages 4.4 out of 5 from 371 ratings, while Lingobi averages 5.0 from 2 ratings.
Do Migaku or Lingobi have ads?
Lingobi shows ads; Migaku does not.
Which is updated more often, Migaku or Lingobi?
Migaku ships an update weekly, and Lingobi every 8 days. Most recently, Migaku was updated on October 14, 2026 and Lingobi on October 9, 2026.

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