LinguaMate vs Mandaboo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LinguaMate
Enhance language listening and speaking skills with this audio player. It offers features like variable playback speed, chapter markers, and interval insertion for focused practice.
- Variable playback speed
- Virtual chapter points
- Repeat functionality
- Background playback
- Configurable seek time
- Interval insertion
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LinguaMate is an audio player app designed for building your listening skill in language learning. LinguaMate provides an easy access to rewind and forward with virtual chapter marks, and it will also be useful for shadowing and repeating to practice speaking, or transcribing speeches and interviews as it can insert intervals between chapters. Features: - File selection from the music library. (DRM-free tracks only) - Easy rewind and fast forward with configurable seek time. - Variable playback speed (x0.5 - x2.5) - Multiple Playlists. - Virtual chapter points. - Automatic chapter split. - Repeat (file/chapter/A-B) - Inserting an interval between chapters. - Background playback.
Mandaboo
A fun, improv-style game designed to improve Mandarin speaking and listening skills. Players guess Mandarin words by following clues, avoiding specific taboo words to enhance comprehension and vocabulary. Play solo or with friends for an engaging learning experience.
- Guess Mandarin words with clues
- Avoid taboo words
- Improve listening comprehension
- Enhance speaking skills
- Play solo or with friends
- Create custom word lists
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Start playing Mandaboo today—a game of unspeakable Mandarin fun. Follow clues to guess the Mandarin word in this Mandarin game of improv, learning and laughs. Some clues are taboo to challenge your Mandarin listening comprehension and get your mind’s gears turning in Mandarin to guess the word in question. WHAT’S A MANDABOO? It’s a guessing challenge where the speaker gives you clues but they are not allowed to say certain taboo words to keep you guessing longer. You’ll hang on every clue until you make a Mandarin breakthrough…or bust! Will you be stumped? Only one way to know! ARE YOU UP FOR THE GUESSING CHALLENGE? Play on your own with the built-in Mandaboos or play with friends by creating your own Mandaboos for friends to guess, or try your guessing prowess with your friends’ Mandaboos and keep the learning going. Terms Of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Mandaboo at Free against LinguaMate's $1.99. Mandaboo also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 56%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.3). LinguaMate's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 3) and ads (none vs shown). On ratings volume, device support and iOS requirement 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
Mandaboo is free to download; LinguaMate costs $1.99 up front. Mandaboo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. LinguaMate asks for nothing beyond the download.
Mandaboo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 7 and 6 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of LinguaMate's written reviews are positive against 100% of Mandaboo's.
LinguaMate ships an update every 3 months, Mandaboo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinguaMate | Mandaboo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Weekly — better |
| Ads | No — better | Yes |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Paid | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 | 12.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 91 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 9+ |
| Developer | Tatsuya Nakao | Mandarin Monkey Ltd |
Customer experience
LinguaMate
Mandaboo
In-app purchases
LinguaMate
No in-app purchases
Mandaboo
- Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$9.991 Month
- Six Month Subscription3 Days trial$54.996 Months
- Annual Subscription$99.991 Year
