Comparison

LingoKit vs Phrasebook

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

Head to head
About

LingoKit

This app provides a comprehensive phrasebook for travelers, offering over 600 essential phrases in 17 languages. It includes native speaker audio, text translation, and offline access, making communication abroad easy and enjoyable.

Highlights
  • 17 languages included
  • Over 600 essential phrases per language
  • Native speaker audio pronunciation
  • Offline access for travel
  • Phrase categorization
  • Favorite phrases
  • Search and copy text
Features
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Learn any language with confidence using LingoKit. Whether you’re traveling, working abroad, studying, or simply exploring a new culture, LingoKit helps you communicate with practical words and phrases for everyday situations. Choose the language you want to learn and your preferred learning language. Practice with native speaker audio, organized lessons, and offline access—anytime, anywhere. FEATURES • Learn 50+ languages from your preferred language • 300+ essential words and phrases for FREE • Unlock 2,000+ phrases across everyday categories • Native speaker audio with slow playback mode • Search instantly for words and phrases • Save your favorite lessons and expressions • No ads or distractions • One-time upgrade to unlock all premium content Perfect for: • Travelers • Beginners • Students • Business professionals • Expats • Anyone learning a new language Download LingoKit today and start speaking with confidence—wherever your next journey takes you. Privacy Policy: https://www.webronsoftware.co.uk/mobile-apps/learn-language/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://www.webronsoftware.co.uk/mobile-apps/learn-language/terms-of-use

About

Phrasebook

This free app offers a talking, illustrated phrasebook with over 300 common words and phrases translated into 33 languages. Communicate abroad with spoken translations and helpful illustrations, even without language skills. Offline access and a flashcard learning mode are included.

Highlights
  • 33 languages supported
  • Spoken translations by native speakers
  • Illustrated phrases
  • Offline functionality
  • Flashcard learning mode
  • Favorites list
  • Full-text search
Features
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This free app is a talking, illustrated phrasebook which translates around 300 of the most common words and phrases into 33 languages. It gives you the unique ability to communicate abroad without any language skills, as it can simply speak the desired phrase in translation. Simple to understand illustrations help make communication even easier. Advanced versions of the phrasebooks, with more than 2,200 illustrated words and phrases, are available within the app. You also can purchase the set containing all 33 target languages. • About 300 of the most common illustrated words and phrases with audio tracks for each language. • 33 target languages: German, French, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Italian, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek, Hungarian, Romanian, Turkish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Hebrew, Thai, Hindi, Vietnamese, Farsi, Catalan, Romanian, Croatioan and Ukrainian. • All phrases are spoken by native speakers. • Precise and simple categories organized into topics and sub-topics. • Share Button lets you send any phrase with images to your friends in social media. • Fast full-text search function, including for partial words. • No internet connection required for use. All content stored on the device. • Each entry is illustrated, making communication even easier. • Very easy to use by young and old. • Includes phonetic spelling for the following languages: German, French, Spanish (Spain), Spanish (Latin America), Italian, Portuguese (Portugal), Portuguese (Brazil), Danish, Polish, Czech, Hungarian, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Greek, Arabic, Hebrew, Hindi, Farsi and Thai. • Favorites category for saving words and phrases in to your own list. • Exercise based on the flashcard drill concept, so that you can learn words and phrases from your favorites list. • Function that allows you to slow down playback speed of foreign words and phrases.

Screenshots

LingoKit4 screens
Phrasebook4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: LingoKit at 80% against Phrasebook's 29%. LingoKit also leads on ratings volume (24 vs 6). Phrasebook's advantage is rating (4.5 vs 3.8) and iOS requirement (6.0 vs 15.0). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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. LingoKit sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and Phrasebook sells 12 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Phrasebook holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.8. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 24 and 6 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 80% of LingoKit's written reviews are positive against 29% of Phrasebook's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LingoKit ships an update every 2 months, Phrasebook every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
LingoKit versus Phrasebook: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingoKitPhrasebook
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (24 ratings)4.5 (6 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews — better28.6% of reviews
Number of ratings24 — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 months — betterEvery 4 months
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS15.06.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB24 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWebron Software LTDJourist Verlags GmbH

Customer experience

LingoKit

All ratings23 ratings
Positive69.6%
Neutral8.7%
Negative21.7%
Written reviews173 reviews
Positive79.8%
Neutral9.8%
Negative10.4%

Phrasebook

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral16.7%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews7 reviews
Positive28.6%
Neutral14.3%
Negative57.1%

Bugs and requests

LingoKit

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Errors when purchasing upgrades
  • Crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent language quality

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more languages
  • Improve language accuracy
  • Allow offline use
  • Customize voice settings

Phrasebook

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

LingoKit

One-time10
  • Speak Thai for Travel in Thailand$2.99
  • Speak Korean for Travel in Korea$2.99
  • Speak Chinese Mandarin for Travel in China$2.99
Show 7 more
  • Speak Japanese for travel in Japan$2.99
  • Speak Vietnamese for Travel in Vietnam$2.99
  • Speak Italian for Travel in Italy$2.99
  • Speak Spanish for Travel in Spain$2.99
  • Speak French for Travel in France$2.99
  • Speak German for Travel in Germany$2.99
  • All languages pack$24.99
12 purchases

Phrasebook

One-time12
  • German language$2.99
  • Spanish (Spain)$2.99
  • Spanish (Latin America)$2.99
Show 9 more
  • Farsi$2.99
  • Hungarian$2.99
  • Italian$2.99
  • Russian$2.99
  • Turkish$2.99
  • Chinese$2.99
  • Norwegian$2.99
  • Japanese$2.99
  • All languages$5.99

Questions

Is LingoKit free?
LingoKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Phrasebook free?
Phrasebook is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LingoKit or Phrasebook?
Phrasebook is rated higher. LingoKit averages 3.8 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while Phrasebook averages 4.5 from 6 ratings.
Do LingoKit or Phrasebook have ads?
Neither LingoKit nor Phrasebook shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LingoKit or Phrasebook?
LingoKit ships an update every 2 months, and Phrasebook every 4 months. Most recently, LingoKit was updated on October 30, 2026 and Phrasebook on October 23, 2026.

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