Comparison

Hello vs Tongue Flashcards

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

Head to head
About

Hello

This app provides access to comprehensive language learning courses, including conversational lessons and vocabulary exercises. It utilizes a unique mobile immersion methodology to help users learn quickly and effectively across 13 languages. Access your courses on any mobile device or the web.

Highlights
  • Conversational lessons
  • Vocabulary exercises
  • 13 languages available
  • Mobile and web access
  • Mobile Immersion methodology
  • Interactive animations
Features
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ATTENTION: Hello-Hello Complete is a free download exclusively to Hello-Hello subscribers to access the content from their mobile devices. Only Hello-Hello subscribers have access to our courses from this app. Hello-Hello Complete offers: Conversational Course: 30 conversational lessons based on real-life situations that will enable you to start communicating effectively from Lesson 1! Vocabulary: More then 1,000 vocabulary words with exercises to practice all skills you need: Read, Write, Speak, Listen! Access to both courses in 13 Languages: Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Portuguese, Hungarian, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Indonesian and Hindi. Access to your courses from any mobile device and from the Web! Unique Mobile Immersion methodology developed in collaboration with The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages - ACTFL LEARN FAST! Put your new language to use today! With Hello-Hello you can learn fast because it is: CONVENIENT: learn from your mobile device anytime, anywhere. EFFECTIVE: research-based innovative mobile immersion methodology that develops all skills you need at your own pace. RELEVANT: learn to communicate about real world topics. FUN: animated videos and interactive exercises. UNIQUE MOBILE IMMERSIONTM Hello-Hello’s innovative Mobile ImmersionTM methodology engages and encourages learners of all ages to acquire usable language skills quickly! Mobile ImmersionTM creates a unique VIRTUAL environment that GUIDES the learner VISUALLY to develop FUNCTIONAL language skills. Mobile Immersion is: VIRTUAL: Creates real-world animated situations in the new language. GUIDED: Builds new vocabulary and phrases to develop language skills. VISUAL: Conveys meaning with animation and game-like activities FUNCTIONAL: Develops the foundation for learners to put their new language skills to use in the real-world fast. ________________________________________________________________________ App features: 2 COURSES: Conversational and Vocabulary 13 LANGUAGES: All languages included: Spanish, English, French, Italian, German, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, Portuguese, Dutch, Hungarian, Hindi and Indonesian . WORKS ON ALL DEVICES: Access the course from any mobile device & on the Web. RESEARCH-BASED METHODOLOGY: Developed in collaboration with ACTFL - The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, which is the largest and most respected association for language teachers and professionals. ACTFL's proficiency guidelines are followed by all major schools and universities in the U.S. LEARN TO COMMUNICATE: Learn to communicate effectively from LESSON 1! Hello-Hello offers 30 conversational lessons based on real-life situations rather then a collection of out-of-context words and phrases. INTERACTIVE ANIMATIONS AND COMIC STRIPS: Beautiful, fun animated lessons! Meet Paul, Mark and Ann! Follow them on a trip and have fun learning! PRACTICE ALL SKILLS: Games and exercises to practice Speaking, Writing, Reading and Listening skills! VOCABULARY BUILDING: Practice vocabulary with our innovative “Build Your Vocabulary” exercise where you can practice vocabulary in the context of a dialogue. Receive “WORD OF THE DAY” notifications to help you memorizing throughout the day. Practice individual words with our Basic Course featuring 7 different modules for learning. NOTES: Save your own notes from within the lessons to review later! LESSON REMINDERS: Don't worry about remembering to study. We will do that for you! TRACK YOUR PROGRESS: Track your lesson and course progress. USER-FRIENDLY INTERFACE: Intuitive interface with beautifully designed graphics.

About

Tongue Flashcards

This app uses spaced repetition to help you learn new languages. Create custom flashcards with audio and access auto-translation tools. It supports various exercises to reinforce your vocabulary.

Highlights
  • Spaced repetition algorithm
  • Custom flashcard creation
  • Auto-translation tool
  • Audio generation
  • Multiple exercise types
  • Suggest-as-you-type input
Features
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Tongue Flashcards App is a spaced repetition tool to be used as a companion when learning a language following university course, another app like Duolunguo or Memrise, or just self-directed learning with books and videos. It allows you to quickly create cards with sound. Features: - Suggest-as-you-type to help you input a word in the target language - Auto translation tool that lets you choose amongst various translations with different frequency - Audio generation tool to enhance your learning - Classical spaced repetition algorithm - Front-to-back, back-to-front and writing exercises Supported languages: French, German, Italian, Russian, Japanese, Hindi, Arabic, Hebrew

Screenshots

Hello4 screens
Tongue Flashcards4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Tongue Flashcards at 100% against Hello's 50%. Tongue Flashcards also leads on update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 5 months). Hello's advantage is iOS requirement (12.0 vs 17.0). 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. Neither carries in-app purchases, so what you see is what you pay.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Hello ships an update every 5 months, Tongue Flashcards every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Hello versus Tongue Flashcards: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterHelloTongue Flashcards
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (63 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews50.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings63 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 5 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNoNo
MonetizationFreeFree
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS12.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size285 MB42 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperHello-Hello LLCMaksim Gaiduk

Customer experience

Hello

All ratings58 ratings
Positive62.1%
Neutral6.9%
Negative31.0%
Written reviews24 reviews
Positive50.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative50.0%

Tongue Flashcards

Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

None

Hello

No in-app purchases

None

Tongue Flashcards

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Hello free?
Hello is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Tongue Flashcards free?
Tongue Flashcards is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Hello or Tongue Flashcards have ads?
Neither Hello nor Tongue Flashcards shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Hello or Tongue Flashcards?
Hello ships an update every 5 months, and Tongue Flashcards every 3 weeks. Most recently, Hello was updated on October 23, 2026 and Tongue Flashcards on October 5, 2026.

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