LinguaMate vs MandarinDash
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.
MandarinDash
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MandarinDash is the ultimate app for learning Mandarin Chinese with speed and accuracy. Whether you’re a beginner or advancing toward fluency, MandarinDash makes language learning simple, interactive, and effective.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: MandarinDash at Free against LinguaMate's $1.99. LinguaMate's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 26.0). On update cadence, ads, in-app purchases and device support 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
MandarinDash is free to download; LinguaMate costs $1.99 up front. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.
LinguaMate ships an update every 3 months, MandarinDash every 4 months. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LinguaMate | MandarinDash |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $1.99 | Free — better |
| Rating | 4.3 (7 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 56.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 7 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months — better | Every 4 months |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No | No |
| Monetization | Paid | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 26.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 3 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Tatsuya Nakao | chaz STEWART |
In-app purchases
LinguaMate
No in-app purchases
MandarinDash
No in-app purchases
Questions
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