Comparison

Lingualeo vs Drops

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

Drops

Learn new languages through engaging games and visual aids. Practice vocabulary and common phrases in over 55 languages, from beginner to expert levels. Track progress, unlock achievements, and enjoy professionally curated lessons with native speaker pronunciations.

Highlights
  • Gamified vocabulary learning
  • Visual learning aids
  • 55+ language options
  • Progress tracking and rewards
  • Native speaker pronunciations
  • Customizable learning goals
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Join over 50 million people who use Drops for free language lessons. It’s fast, fun, and easy! Practice vocabulary in Spanish, Japanese, French, Korean, Chinese, German, English. Discover 55+ different new languages with Drops! Learn new languages while playing games. You can become fluent, learn vocabulary and common phrases in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, and Hindi. Set goals, unlock achievements, and get rewards! • Become fluent in a foreign language with this language learning app • Learn to read characters and scripts from different alphabets like Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, and Hindi • Custom illustrations for each vocabulary word makes it easy to remember • From beginner to expert levels, grow your foreign language vocabulary • A professionally curated vocabulary list with more than 3,000 words and phrases • Game-like language lessons that make language learning fun and effective • Level up! Track your progress and get rewards • Professional voice artists and sound design with correct dialect pronunciations • Learn to speak languages like Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English (British), English (American), French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (European), Russian, Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (European), Tagalog, Ainu, Arabic (Egyptian), American Sign Language (ASL), Basque, Bosnian, Cantonese, Catalan, Chti, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Estonian, Finnish, Galician, Greek, Greenlandic, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Maori, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Samoan, Sanskrit, Serbian, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Welsh, and even Yoruba! "By focusing on visually appealing games and vocab, Drops aims to lower the barrier preventing users from exploring a new language and, ultimately, accessing the social and economic benefits knowing that language may provide." - TechCrunch We are featured by CNET, Forbes, VentureBeat and many other places too! Try Drops Premium with a 7 day free trial. Download the app to learn about different membership options, and register to learn all about exclusive discounts. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of Drops premium. Afterwards your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. You can cancel your subscription anytime, and you won't be charged in the next billing cycle. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://languagedrops.com/privacypolicy.html

Screenshots

Lingualeo4 screens
Drops4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lingualeo at none against Drops's shown. Lingualeo also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Drops's advantage is ratings volume (72K vs 753) and chart position (#149 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 Drops sells 13 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Lingualeo against 4.7 for Drops. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 753, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 74% and 75% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

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

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Lingualeo versus Drops: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingualeoDrops
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (753 ratings)4.7 (72K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.2% of reviews74.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings75372K — better
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#149 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.6
Further details — not scored
Size444 MB191 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperLinguaLeoPLANB LABS OU

Customer experience

Lingualeo

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

Drops

All ratings71,502 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2,192 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral9.6%
Negative15.8%

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

Drops

From 72K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Vocabulary learning
  • 👍 Unique and engaging learning activities
  • 👍 Wide range of languages
  • 👍 Customizable learning experience
  • 👍 Effective for building vocabulary

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate translations or pronunciations
  • 🔒 Subscription model issues
  • 👎 Limited to vocabulary, lacks grammar/sentence structure
  • 👎 Repetitive and not enough variety in exercises

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

Drops

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login issues and lost progress
  • Crashes and performance problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more grammar and sentence-level learning
  • Improve accuracy of translations and pronunciations
  • Provide more flexibility in time limits and review sessions
  • Integrate more conversational practice
  • Improve user interface and navigation

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
Show 12 more
  • 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
13 purchases

Drops

Subscriptions12
  • Genius for a month$7.991 Month
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium$11.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • Premium$14.991 Month
  • Curious for a month$22.991 Month
  • Holiday premium!$39.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$62.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • All Language Learning Plans7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited time for all Languages!$59.99

Questions

Is Lingualeo free?
Lingualeo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lingualeo or Drops?
Drops is rated higher. Lingualeo averages 4.6 out of 5 from 753 ratings, while Drops averages 4.7 from 72K ratings.
Do Lingualeo or Drops have ads?
Drops shows ads; Lingualeo does not.
Which is updated more often, Lingualeo or Drops?
Lingualeo ships an update every 10 days, and Drops weekly. Most recently, Lingualeo was updated on September 23, 2026 and Drops on September 25, 2026.

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