Comparison

LingoKit vs TapSay

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

TapSay

Speak instantly in 17 languages with this offline phrasebook. Tap a phrase and your phone speaks it aloud, perfect for travel, business, or communication assistance. No typing or internet required.

Highlights
  • Offline phrasebook
  • 17 languages
  • Tap-to-speak functionality
  • Traveler, Merchant, and AAC modes
  • Built-in numeric keypad
  • Two-way conversation mode
  • Customizable saved phrases
Features
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Tap a phrase. Your phone says it out loud, in their language. No typing, no waiting, no signal needed. TapSay is a phrasebook built for the three seconds when you actually need it — at a taxi window, a pharmacy counter, a market stall. Everything in the core app runs offline on your device, so it works on a dead SIM, on a plane, or in a country where your usual translation app is blocked. OFFLINE, ALWAYS Speaking, browsing, the keypad and your saved phrases all work with no connection. Download once and travel. 17 LANGUAGES, BOTH WAYS English, Vietnamese, Chinese (Simplified, Traditional, Cantonese), Korean, Japanese, Thai, Russian, Indonesian, French, Spanish, German, Portuguese, Arabic, Hindi and Italian — each available as the language you speak and the language you need. THREE WAYS TO USE IT • Traveller — taxis, hotels, restaurants, allergies, pharmacies, directions, SIM cards and emergencies. • Merchant — for shop owners, drivers and market sellers serving visitors: prices, sizes, stock, payment and polite refusals. • AAC — a speech board for anyone who finds speaking difficult, with a quick strip of everyday needs and phrases you can pin. NUMBERS AND PRICES A built-in numeric keypad speaks any amount out loud, so you can agree a fare or haggle over a price without writing on your hand. TWO-WAY CONVERSATION Ask a question and the screen offers answers the other person can tap, so you understand the reply without having to read a language you don't know. Manual mode gives each of you a panel and a microphone: speak or type, then hand the phone over. Flip the display 180° so they read it the right way up. MADE TO BE READ ACROSS A COUNTER Large text, a display-only mode for quiet places, an adjustable speech rate, long-press to repeat slowly, and louder-than-normal audio for a noisy street. YOUR OWN PHRASES Save your hotel address, your medication, your usual order. On iOS 18 they can be translated on device, still with no network. SIMPLE PRICING 20 taps a day, free, in every mode. Unlock unlimited use with a single one-time purchase — no subscription. Merchants who use it all day can choose a monthly plan instead. PRIVATE BY DESIGN No account, no sign-up, no ads. The app does not send what you say to anyone. There is no profile of you to sell. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS TapSay Merchant is a monthly auto-renewable subscription (7-day free trial). Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase; it renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in Settings › Apple Account › Subscriptions. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://tapsay.vercel.app/privacy

Screenshots

LingoKit4 screens
TapSay4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: TapSay at 5.0 against LingoKit's 3.8. TapSay also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 2 months). LingoKit's advantage is ratings volume (24 vs 1) and device support (3 vs 1). On price, ads, 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. LingoKit sells 10 one-off in-app purchases and TapSay sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

TapSay holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: LingoKit has 24 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LingoKit ships an update every 2 months, TapSay daily. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
LingoKit versus TapSay: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingoKitTapSay
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.8 (24 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews79.8% of reviews—
Number of ratings24 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsDaily — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB5 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperWebron Software LTDSENPRINTS LLC

Customer experience

LingoKit

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

TapSay

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

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

TapSay

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
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  • 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
2 purchases

TapSay

Subscriptions1
  • TapSay Merchant7 Days trial$4.991 Month
One-time1
  • TapSay Unlimited$4.99

Questions

Is LingoKit free?
LingoKit is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is TapSay free?
TapSay is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, LingoKit or TapSay?
TapSay is rated higher. LingoKit averages 3.8 out of 5 from 24 ratings, while TapSay averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do LingoKit or TapSay have ads?
Neither LingoKit nor TapSay shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LingoKit or TapSay?
LingoKit ships an update every 2 months, and TapSay daily. Most recently, LingoKit was updated on October 22, 2026 and TapSay on October 29, 2026.

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