Comparison

Mango Languages vs Words in Context

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

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About

Mango Languages

Learn to speak foreign languages with conversational lessons focused on real language, culture, and progress. Features native speaker recordings, pronunciation tools, and personalized reviews. Download lessons for offline access and enjoy a distraction-free learning experience.

Highlights
  • Conversational lessons
  • 70+ languages
  • Native speaker recordings
  • Pronunciation comparison tool
  • Personalized reviews
  • Offline lesson access
  • No ads
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Ready to have real conversations? Mango Languages prioritizes real language, real culture, and real progress. Our comprehensive learning platform offers conversational language lessons in 70+ languages, teaching vocabulary, pronunciation, grammar, and culture simultaneously. From preparing for vacation or working abroad, to personal development and academic growth, our language courses are designed to take you wherever you wish to go. HOW DOES MANGO WORK? Learn languages from native speakers with courses that feature thousands of real recordings. Enhance comprehension with interactive listening and reading activities and bolster your learning with personalized daily reviews. Refine speaking skills with phonetic spellings, natural and slow pronunciations, and our pronunciation comparison tool. Sync progress across all platforms and NO ADS, so you can learn anywhere, at any time, with no distractions. WHY CHOOSE MANGO? Practical, Authentic Content: The outcome of using Mango is the ability to speak and communicate in real conversations. Linguist-Approved Language Courses: Each course is designed by expert linguists to provide high-quality instruction that produces real results. Placement Tests: Not sure where to start? Use our placement tests in select languages to identify the best starting point. Individualized Review: Our intelligent review system helps you retain knowledge through spaced repetition and adapts to your progress. Practice with Flashcards: Supercharge your vocabulary with built-in flashcards or take it a step further and create your own lists! On-The-Go Learning: Download lessons to your phone for offline access and take advantage of our hands-free audio feature! HOW CAN I START? When you sign up, you can find free access through a subscribing organization, like a public library, or you can subscribe with a 14-day free trial. Cancel at any time. Serious about language learning? Our paid subscriptions include: Individual Plan: Access to all of our languages in one learning profile. Family Plan: Access to all of our languages for you and up to five additional family members. For questions or feedback, please contact support@mangolanguages.com ​​Available Courses for English Speakers: • Arabic (Egyptian) • Arabic (Iraqi) • Arabic (Levantine) • Arabic (Modern Standard) • Armenian • Azerbaijani • Bengali • Chaldean Aramaic • Chinese (Cantonese) • Chinese (Mandarin) • Croatian • Czech • Cherokee • Danish • Dari • Dutch • Dzongkha • Filipino (Tagalog) • Finnish • French • French (Canadian) • German • Greek • Greek (Ancient) • Greek (Koine) • Haitian Creole • Hawaiian • Hebrew (Modern) • Hebrew (Biblical) • Hindi • Hungarian • Icelandic • Igbo • Indonesian • Irish • Italian • Japanese • Javanese • Kazakh • Korean • Latin • Malay • Malayalam • Norwegian • Pashto • Persian (Farsi) • Polish • Portuguese (Brazilian) • Potawatomi • Punjabi (Pakistani) • Romanian • Russian • Scottish Gaelic • Serbian • Shanghainese • Slovak • Spanish (Castilian) • Spanish (Latin American) • Swahili • Swedish • Tamil • Telugu • Thai • Turkish • Tuvan • Ukrainian • Urdu • Uzbek • Vietnamese • Yiddish Available Courses to Learn English: • English for Arabic (Egyptian) Speakers • English for Arabic (Modern Standard) Speakers • English for Armenian Speakers • English for Bengali Speakers • English for Chinese (Cantonese) Speakers • English for Chinese (Mandarin) Speakers • English for French Speakers • English for German Speakers • English for Greek Speakers • English for Haitian Creole Speakers • English for Hmong Speakers • English for Italian Speakers • English for Japanese Speakers • English for Korean Speakers • English for Polish Speakers • English for Portuguese (Brazilian) Speakers • English for Russian Speakers • English for Somali Speakers • English for Spanish (Latin American) Speakers • English for Turkish Speakers • English for Vietnamese Speakers https://mangolanguages.com/legal/terms-and-conditions/

About

Words in Context

Features
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Words in Context is a calm home for the words you meet while reading, listening and talking. Save a word in seconds, keep it with the sentence it came from, and let it come back when it's time. SAVE WORDS IN SECONDS • Type, paste or dictate a word, or scan it from a page with the camera. • Share text from other apps straight into your Inbox. • Add words from your Apple Watch with your voice, Scribble or the keyboard. LEARN FROM CONTEXT • Keep the translation, transcription (IPA), pronunciation, example sentences and dictionary links with each word. • Hear any word in the iPhone's own voice, even offline. • Write your own examples, or let Apple Intelligence on supported iPhones or your own Gemini key suggest some. WORDS COME BACK GENTLY • Spaced repetition with two simple answers: "Not yet" and "I know this". Each button shows when the word will come back. • Review everything, one folder or just your Inbox, 10, 30 or 50 words at a time. • Tap the speaker on a card, or let each word play by itself. • No streaks, badges or pressure. ORGANIZE YOUR WAY • Folders, an Inbox for new words, and search. • Import word lists (CSV, TSV, TXT or Markdown) and back up your whole library to Files. • Create themed word lists with AI: in the app with your own Gemini key, or with a ready-made prompt for your favorite AI chat app. LEARNING RUSSIAN? Russian basics teaches the alphabet with everyday words, the main pronunciation rules and numbers, with a number builder that turns any number up to 999,999 into Russian blocks you can hear. PRIVATE BY DESIGN • No account, no ads, no tracking. • Your vocabulary stays on your device. • Online dictionaries and Gemini work only after you turn on Online services, and your Gemini key stays in your Keychain. The interface is in English and Russian, and the app helps you learn English or Russian.

Screenshots

Mango Languages4 screens
Words in Context4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Words in Context at none against Mango Languages's 4. Words in Context also leads on ads (none vs shown). Mango Languages's advantage is chart position (#178 vs unranked) and iOS requirement (15.5 vs 18.6). On price 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. Mango Languages sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per month. Words in Context asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Mango Languages versus Words in Context: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMango LanguagesWords in Context
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (44K ratings) — better—
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews—
Number of ratings44K — better—
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemium—
Best chart rank#178 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, Apple Watch
Requires iOS15.5 — better18.6
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB11 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCreative Empire, LLCPracticallyZen, LLC

Bugs and requests

Mango Languages

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • App crashes when accessing flashcards
  • Downloading issues when traveling abroad
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between lessons

Requested features

5 requests
  • Dark mode option
  • More grammar and writing support
  • Improved vocabulary tools
  • Customizable lesson structure
  • Offline access improvements

Words in Context

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

4 purchases

Mango Languages

Subscriptions4
  • Individual Plan (Monthly)14 Days trial$13.991 Month
  • Family Plan (Monthly)14 Days trial$19.991 Month
  • Individual Plan (Yearly)14 Days trial$119.991 Year
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  • Family Plan (Yearly)14 Days trial$149.991 Year
None

Words in Context

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mango Languages free?
Mango Languages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Words in Context free?
Words in Context is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Mango Languages or Words in Context have ads?
Mango Languages shows ads; Words in Context does not.

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