Comparison

Language Lab vs GLHS

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

Head to head
About

Language Lab

Enhance your language learning with interactive flashcards, quizzes, and audio exercises. Practice vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation with content from bestselling language programs. Study on-the-go and track your progress with this comprehensive tool.

Highlights
  • Flashcard sets with study and quiz modes
  • Review quizzes for concept mastery
  • Progress tracking and self-assessment
  • Audio recordings of reading passages
  • Pronunciation practice with native speaker comparison
  • Text-to-speech pronunciation guidance
Features
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This app helps you study vocabulary, grammar, verbs, and more from many of our bestselling language programs. Designed by our expert authors, these flashcards, quizzes, and audio recordings are perfect for study on-the-go! FEATURES: Depending on the program, this app supports McGraw-Hill books with: ● Flashcard sets, with study mode and quiz mode, for all vocabulary lists in the book. ● Review quizzes that provide additional practice and ensure mastery of key concepts. ● Progress checks that allow self-assessment of your understanding. ● Audio recordings of reading passages and exercise answers from the book. ● Record yourself function to compare your pronunciation with native speakers. ● Text-to-speech pronunciation guidance for most flashcards. LANGUAGES: English (ESL), French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Also, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean. PROGRAMS: The content in this app is designed to support bestselling books from the Trade division of McGraw-Hill, including programs in our "Practice Makes Perfect", "Easy Step-by-Step", "Easy Reader", and "The Ultimate Review and Practice" series.

About

GLHS

Stay informed about school events, receive customized notifications for your student's organizations, and access cafeteria menus. Get district updates and easily find staff and department contact information.

Highlights
  • Event calendar with sharing
  • Customizable organization notifications
  • Weekly cafeteria menus
  • Live district updates feed
  • Staff and department directory
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Introducing the brand new app for GLHS. NEVER MISS AN EVENT The event section shows a list of events throughout the district. Users can add an event to their calendar to share the event with friends and family with one tap. CUSTOMIZE NOTIFICATIONS Select your student's organization within the app and make sure you never miss a message. CAFETERIA MENUS Within the dining section, you'll find an easy to navigate, weekly menu, sorted by day and meal type. DISTRICT UPDATES In the Live Feed is where you'll find updates from the administration about what's going on in the district right now. Whether that's celebrating a student's success, or reminding you about an upcoming deadline. CONTACT STAFF & DEPARTMENTS Find relevant staff and department contacts under an easy-to-navigate directory.

Screenshots

Language Lab4 screens
GLHS4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: GLHS at 4.6 against Language Lab's 3.2. Language Lab's advantage is ratings volume (52 vs 5) and device support (3 vs 1). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

GLHS holds the better App Store score, 4.6 against 3.2. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Language Lab has 52 ratings behind it against 5, so its average is the more settled of the two.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Language Lab ships an update every 4 months, GLHS every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Language Lab versus GLHS: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLanguage LabGLHS
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.2 (52 ratings)4.6 (5 ratings) — better
Positive reviews24.1% of reviews—
Number of ratings52 — better5
Update frequencyEvery 4 monthsEvery 2 months — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.0
Further details — not scored
Size79 MB143 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMcGraw-HillGregorio Luperon High School for Science and Mathematics

Customer experience

Language Lab

All ratings52 ratings
Positive46.2%
Neutral15.4%
Negative38.5%
Written reviews137 reviews
Positive24.1%
Neutral16.8%
Negative59.1%

GLHS

All ratings5 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

Language Lab

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Audio not working
  • App crashing when trying to record
  • Incorrect answers in quizzes and flashcards
  • Missing content for certain books

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add audio playback speed controls
  • Improve stability and reduce crashes
  • Proofread content and fix errors
  • Ensure all books are supported
  • Enhance user interface and navigation

GLHS

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

None

Language Lab

No in-app purchases

None

GLHS

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Language Lab free?
Language Lab is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is GLHS free?
GLHS is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Language Lab or GLHS?
GLHS is rated higher. Language Lab averages 3.2 out of 5 from 52 ratings, while GLHS averages 4.6 from 5 ratings.
Do Language Lab or GLHS have ads?
Neither Language Lab nor GLHS shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Language Lab or GLHS?
Language Lab ships an update every 4 months, and GLHS every 2 months. Most recently, Language Lab was updated on October 9, 2026 and GLHS on September 24, 2026.

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