Comparison

Lingualeo vs Babbel

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

Head to head
About

Lingualeo

This app offers a fun and effective way to learn multiple languages through interactive lessons, AI-powered exercises, and personalized recommendations. Practice speaking with an AI buddy, track your progress, and learn at your own pace with engaging content.

Highlights
  • Interactive lessons and exercises
  • AI-powered personal language practice buddy
  • Thematic and grammar courses
  • Gamified learning with mini-games
  • Personalized progress tracking
  • Flexible learning for all levels
Features
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More than 23 million learners worldwide use Lingualeo! Lingualeo is the ultimate language-learning app — making learning English, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Serbian, Spanish, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and more languages fun, interactive, and effective. You get personalized recommendations, exercises, and vocabulary suggestions tailored perfectly to your level. Whether you want to improve reading, speaking, writing, or listening skills, Lingualeo provides all the tools you need to reach your goals. Why Lingualeo Stands Out: 1. Interactive Lessons and Exercises Read books, watch videos, and explore articles in their original language. Tap unknown words to translate and save them — expand your vocabulary naturally and in context. Our AI also helps you find content that matches your current level. 2. Leo Chat — your personal language practice buddy Discuss any topic. Easy translate and save new words. The chat actively uses words from your dictionary in conversations, so you can memorize them faster and learn to use fluently in practice. 3. Thematic and Grammar Courses Learn with engaging clips, dialogues, and scenes from popular content. Improve your pronunciation, listening, and speaking skills with dynamically adaptive AI-powered exercises. 4. Games and Challenges Play interactive mini-games, test your skills, and compete with other learners. Gamified exercises make learning fun and highly effective. 5. Personalized Progress Tracking Track your progress in writing, listening, speaking, and vocabulary. Focus on the skills that matter most to you. Leo shows your achievements and suggests the best next steps. 6. Flexible Learning Learn anytime, anywhere — even 5 minutes a day makes a difference. Lingualeo adapts to your level and pace, making it perfect for both kids and adults. Join millions of learners worldwide and turn language learning into an exciting adventure — develop new skills, explore cultures, and learn with fun thanks to Lingualeo! Lingualeo Premium If you choose to subscribe to Lingualeo Premium, payment will be charged to your iTunes account, and the subscription will automatically renew within 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal can be turned off at any time in your iTunes Store settings. Any unused portion of a free trial — if offered — will be forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Privacy Policy: https://lingualeo.com/ru/blog/privacy-policy-en/ Terms of Use: https://lingualeo.com/en/blog/terms-of-use-en/

About

Babbel

Master a new language with expert-designed, bite-sized lessons that fit your schedule. Build conversational confidence quickly through interactive practice and a smart review system. Learn Spanish, French, German, and more for travel, work, or fun.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized lessons
  • Expert-built courses
  • Interactive conversation practice
  • Smart review system
  • Grammar in context
  • Offline mode
  • Learn 14 languages
Features
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Speak a new language with real-life conversations. Babbel is the award-winning language learning app with courses tailored to your native language, built by 200+ language experts and trusted by millions worldwide. Because lessons are built for speakers of your language, an English speaker learning Spanish gets different lessons than a French speaker does. You learn to speak, listen, and understand grammar in context, then practice real conversations with Babbel Speak, an AI conversation partner that gives you personalized feedback. Learn a new language faster with bite-sized lessons designed to fit your everyday life. With Babbel’s proven method, you could start having real conversations in as little as 3 weeks. Your language learning adventure starts with a lesson. WHY BABBEL WORKS • Tailored to your native language: Courses are created by language experts and tailored to your native language, so you learn naturally and efficiently. • Real-life conversations: Learn the language people actually speak, for travel, work, and everyday life. • Speak with confidence: Practice out loud with speech recognition and Babbel Speak, an AI conversation partner to improve your pronunciation. • Research-proven results: Efficacy backed by researchers at Yale University: 100% improved their oral proficiency in 3 months.* TRUSTED BY MILLIONS • 25 million subscriptions sold • 1.5 million 5-star ratings (based on App store ratings) • After 10 hours with Babbel, 96% of learners saw better test scores on grammar and vocabulary** BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Short, effective lessons: Learn in as little as 10 minutes a day • Lessons for every motivation: Learn for travel, work, or fun • Listen, speak, write: Options for every learning style • Stress-free conversation practice: Build confidence with Guided Conversations, then practice freely with Babbel Speak (Beta) • Smart review system: Boosts learning and retention • Grammar in context: Clear explanations exactly when you need them • Offline mode: Download lessons and learn anywhere, anytime • 5,000+ courses: Over 60,000 lessons across all languages LEARN 14 LANGUAGES Spanish (Latin American or Spain), French, Italian, German, Portuguese, English (American or British), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, and Indonesian. TRY BABBEL TODAY Download Babbel now and take a free lesson. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS A subscription is required to access full courses for one language. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple account. Available plans: • 1 month • 3 months • 6 months • 12 months Privacy policy: https://about.babbel.com/en/privacy/ Terms of use: https://about.babbel.com/en/terms/ LEARN MORE Read Babbel Magazine for tips and insights: https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babbelusa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Babbel.usa CONTACT US Questions or feedback? Email: support-mobile@babbel.com *Based on a study conducted with Babbel users learning Spanish. Available at http://bit.ly/BabbelYale. **Based on a study conducted with Babbel users learning Spanish. Available: http://bit.ly/BabbelMSU.

Screenshots

Lingualeo4 screens
Babbel4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is monetization model: Lingualeo at freemium against Babbel's subscription. Lingualeo also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (74% vs 44%). Babbel's advantage is ratings volume (754K vs 753) and chart position (#10 vs unranked). On price, rating, in-app purchases 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. Lingualeo sells 18 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month and Babbel sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Lingualeo against 4.7 for Babbel. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Babbel has 754K ratings behind it against 753, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Lingualeo's written reviews are positive against 44% of Babbel's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lingualeo ships an update every 10 days, Babbel every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 23, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Lingualeo versus Babbel: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingualeoBabbel
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (753 ratings)4.7 (754K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews — better43.7% of reviews
Number of ratings753754K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysEvery 4 days — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium — betterSubscription
Best chart rank—#10 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size444 MB263 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperLinguaLeoBabbel GmbH

Customer experience

Lingualeo

All ratings753 ratings
Positive91.1%
Neutral1.7%
Negative7.2%
Written reviews275 reviews
Positive74.2%
Neutral6.2%
Negative19.6%

Babbel

All ratings753,872 ratings
Positive93.8%
Neutral3.8%
Negative2.5%
Written reviews2,638 reviews
Positive43.7%
Neutral13.9%
Negative42.3%

User reviews

Lingualeo

From 753 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great app for learning English
  • 👍 Effective for improving vocabulary and grammar
  • 🌟 Helpful for self-study
  • 💡 Useful features like personal dictionary and training exercises

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Bugs with audio and login issues
  • 💰 Concerns about premium subscription activation and billing
  • 🔍 Outdated or limited content for advanced learners
  • 🔧 Frustrations with app updates and changes

Babbel

From 754K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent structured learning
  • 🚀 Effective vocabulary and grammar teaching
  • 👍 Helpful pronunciation guides
  • 👍 Engaging and practical lessons
  • 👍 Useful review and repetition features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inconsistent voice recognition
  • 🐛 Lack of flexibility in lesson progression
  • 🐛 Confusing user interface and navigation
  • 🐛 Overly strict scoring and lack of forgiveness for minor errors
  • 🔋 Drains battery quickly

Bugs and requests

Lingualeo

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Network errors and login problems
  • Issues with vocabulary addition and training
  • Inconsistent performance and crashes
  • Incorrect translations and grammar exercises

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add progress tracking and training history
  • Improve pronunciation and audio quality
  • Expand content and courses for advanced language levels
  • Enhance user interface and customization options

Babbel

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lessons sometimes freeze or crash the app
  • Subscription cancellation process is overly complicated
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between languages
  • Keyboard issues and inability to use system keyboard

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more language options, especially Asian languages like Japanese, Korean, and Chinese
  • Improve review and practice tools to better reinforce learned material
  • Provide more customization options for lesson pacing and content
  • Implement a more forgiving scoring system and allow users to revisit past lessons
  • Add a dark mode and optimize the app for better readability

In-app purchases

18 purchases

Lingualeo

Subscriptions15
  • Premium L 1m$6.991 Month
  • Premium L trl 1m7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Premium S 1m$6.991 Month
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  • Lingualeo Premium$7.991 Month
  • Lingualeo Premium 1 Month7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Lingualeo Premium 2021.1 1m$9.991 Month
  • Premium M 1m$9.991 Month
  • Premium 3 Months + 7-day trial7 Days trial$9.993 Months
  • Premium 1 months7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Lingualeo Premium 12 Months$11.991 Year
  • Premium 12m$13.991 Year
  • Premium 12 Months + 7d trial7 Days trial$35.991 Year
  • Premium 12m 30%7 Days trial$37.991 Year
  • Premium 12 Months + 7d trial7 Days trial$44.991 Year
  • Premium 12 Month + 7-day trial7 Days trial$49.991 Year
One-time3
  • 12m Lingualeo Premium$12.99
  • Lingualeo Premium for 12 month$25.99
  • Lingualeo Premium for 12 months$54.99
12 purchases

Babbel

Subscriptions12
  • Mexican Spanish – 1-month plan$17.991 Month
  • Spanish 1 month$17.991 Month
  • French 1 month$17.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • Italian 1 month$17.991 Month
  • Mexican Spanish - 1-month plan$19.991 Month
  • Mexican Spanish – 3-month plan$45.993 Months
  • Learn French – 3-month plan$45.993 Months
  • Learn Spanish – 3-month plan$45.993 Months
  • All Languages – 3-month plan$53.993 Months
  • Mexican Spanish – 1-year plan$89.991 Year
  • All Languages – 12-month plan$107.991 Year
  • All Languages – 12-month plan7 Days trial$107.991 Year

Questions

Is Lingualeo free?
Lingualeo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Babbel free?
Babbel is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lingualeo or Babbel?
Babbel is rated higher. Lingualeo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 753 ratings, while Babbel averages 4.7 from 754K ratings.
Do Lingualeo or Babbel have ads?
Babbel shows ads; Lingualeo does not.
Which is updated more often, Lingualeo or Babbel?
Lingualeo ships an update every 10 days, and Babbel every 4 days. Most recently, Lingualeo was updated on September 23, 2026 and Babbel on September 25, 2026.

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