Comparison

Migaku vs Learn Languages

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

Learn Languages

Learn languages through engaging stories and conversations with an AI tutor. It adapts to your level, offering instant translations, smart flashcards, and progress tracking. Offers a free trial to explore all features.

Highlights
  • Comprehensible input via stories and podcasts
  • AI tutor for live voice conversations
  • Instant word translation and flashcards
  • Spaced repetition for vocabulary retention
  • Progress tracking for grammar and words
  • Import custom texts and videos
Features
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Lenguia gets you fluent the way you learned your first language: by reading and listening to things you actually enjoy and then speaking about them. Real content and exercises at exactly your level, in 35+ languages. READ & LISTEN • Stories, articles, books and podcasts matched to your level • Tap any word for an instant translation and add it to your flashcards • Follow along with word-by-word audio highlighting • Import your own texts and videos and learn from them SPEAK FROM DAY ONE • Live voice conversations with an AI tutor that adapts to you • Guided speaking exercises and role-plays • Instant, gentle corrections, no judgment, no waiting for a partner REMEMBER WHAT YOU LEARN • Smart flashcards with context-based spaced repetition, built from words you actually met • Progress statistics for every single word you encounter • Grammar competency measured and tracked across 300 tags • Frequency decks so you learn the words that matter first A PLAN THAT FITS YOU • Free placement test finds your CEFR level in minutes • A daily plan that mixes grammar, reading, listening, writing and speaking • Grammar explained in plain words, when you need it 35+ LANGUAGES Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Arabic, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Greek, Turkish and many more. START FREE Try everything free for 3 days. Then choose the plan that fits: Input (all reading and listening features) or Fluency (everything, including guided speaking, live conversation, journaling and writing exercises). Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled; manage them in your App Store settings. Questions? info@lenguia.com Privacy: https://www.lenguia.com/privacy-policy · Terms: https://www.lenguia.com/tos

Screenshots

Migaku4 screens
Learn Languages4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Learn Languages at 5.0 against Migaku's 4.4. Learn Languages also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 73%) and update cadence (every 4 days vs weekly). Migaku's advantage is ratings volume (375 vs 6). On price, ads, 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 Learn Languages sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Learn Languages holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Migaku has 375 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 73% of Migaku's written reviews are positive against 100% of Learn Languages's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Migaku ships an update weekly, Learn Languages every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 19, 2026 and October 9, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Migaku versus Learn Languages: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMigakuLearn Languages
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.4 (375 ratings)5.0 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews73.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings375 — better6
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size1.9 GB79 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperMigaku Inc.LLIT Products UG (haftungsbeschränkt)

Customer experience

Migaku

All ratings375 ratings
Positive84.3%
Neutral1.6%
Negative14.1%
Written reviews237 reviews
Positive73.0%
Neutral3.0%
Negative24.1%

Learn Languages

All ratings6 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
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

Learn Languages

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
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  • 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
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  • Lifetime$359.00
  • Lifetime$719.00
6 purchases

Learn Languages

Subscriptions6
  • Input Plan Weekly$7.997 Days
  • Fluency Plan (Weekly)$8.997 Days
  • Input Plan Monthly3 Days trial$19.991 Month
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  • Fluency Plan (Monthly)3 Days trial$24.991 Month
  • Input Plan Yearly3 Days trial$179.991 Year
  • Fluency Plan (Yearly)3 Days trial$239.991 Year

Questions

Is Migaku free?
Migaku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Languages free?
Learn Languages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Migaku or Learn Languages?
Learn Languages is rated higher. Migaku averages 4.4 out of 5 from 375 ratings, while Learn Languages averages 5.0 from 6 ratings.
Do Migaku or Learn Languages have ads?
Neither Migaku nor Learn Languages shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Migaku or Learn Languages?
Migaku ships an update weekly, and Learn Languages every 4 days. Most recently, Migaku was updated on October 19, 2026 and Learn Languages on October 9, 2026.

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