Comparison

Mango Languages vs Glyph

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

Head to head
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

Glyph

Practice speaking Egyptian Arabic with guided lessons and responsive conversation. Build your own sentences and review mistakes to improve fluency. This app focuses on spoken language for learners who struggle with real-time conversation.

Highlights
  • Guided speaking lessons
  • Build custom sentences
  • Responsive conversation practice
  • Review speaking mistakes
  • Ask for language help
  • Vocabulary and sentence review
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Glyph helps you learn Egyptian Arabic by speaking it. Start with focused guided lessons that teach useful language, let you hear it, and give you a chance to say it aloud. You build your own Egyptian Arabic sentences as you go, so grammar and word order become language you can use. Then use what you have learned in responsive conversation practice designed to help you carry more of the exchange yourself. Glyph is built for the Arabic that people speak in Egypt. It is for learners who have studied words or grammar before but still freeze when it is time to talk. With Glyph, you can: Work through a focused guided Egyptian Arabic foundation. Build your own useful sentences, not only memorize individual phrases. Practice words and sentences between lessons. Review speaking mistakes outside the conversation, where they can become useful practice instead of interruption. Ask for help with Egyptian Arabic when you need it. Practice live, responsive spoken exchanges as your foundation grows. Your guided foundation is only the beginning. After you complete the lessons currently available, Words, Vocabulary Review, Sentence Review, Ask Glyph, Journal, and Live Practice remain open to help you keep building from what you know. Glyph is a speaking foundation, not a promise of instant fluency. More guided lessons are added as they are ready. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Mango Languages4 screens
Glyph4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Glyph at none against Mango Languages's shown. Glyph also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs fortnightly) and review sentiment (100% vs 77%). Mango Languages's advantage is ratings volume (44K vs 10) and chart position (#169 vs unranked). On price, 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. Mango Languages sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $13.99 per month and Glyph sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Glyph holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mango Languages has 44K ratings behind it against 10, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 77% of Mango Languages's written reviews are positive against 100% of Glyph's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mango Languages ships an update fortnightly, Glyph every 2 days. Both last shipped on October 18, 2026.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Mango Languages versus Glyph: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMango LanguagesGlyph
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (44K ratings)5.0 (10 ratings) — better
Positive reviews77.4% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings44K — better10
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#169 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.5 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size85 MB225 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperCreative Empire, LLCTerzima LLC

Customer experience

Mango Languages

All ratings44,320 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.6%
Negative1.6%
Written reviews398 reviews
Positive77.4%
Neutral8.5%
Negative14.1%

Glyph

All ratings10 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews9 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

Glyph

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
6 purchases

Glyph

Subscriptions6
  • Glyph Base Monthly7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Glyph Plus Monthly7 Days trial$10.991 Month
  • Glyph Pro Monthly7 Days trial$15.991 Month
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  • Glyph Base Yearly7 Days trial$54.991 Year
  • Glyph Plus Yearly7 Days trial$74.991 Year
  • Glyph Pro Yearly7 Days trial$109.991 Year

Questions

Is Mango Languages free?
Mango Languages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Glyph free?
Glyph is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mango Languages or Glyph?
Glyph is rated higher. Mango Languages averages 4.8 out of 5 from 44K ratings, while Glyph averages 5.0 from 10 ratings.
Do Mango Languages or Glyph have ads?
Mango Languages shows ads; Glyph does not.
Which is updated more often, Mango Languages or Glyph?
Mango Languages ships an update fortnightly, and Glyph every 2 days. Most recently, Mango Languages was updated on October 18, 2026 and Glyph on October 18, 2026.

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