Comparison

Lingora vs YumCha

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

Head to head
About

Lingora

Learn new languages through interactive lessons, vocabulary games, and detailed grammar explanations. Progress from beginner to A1 level with sentence-centric learning and practice tools. Supports a wide range of languages with more being added.

Highlights
  • 500 lessons in 50 units
  • Sentence-centric learning approach
  • Vocabulary games and trainer
  • Grammar quizzes and breakdowns
  • Script and tone trainers
  • Progress tracking
  • Comprehensive dictionary
Features
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The most thorough language course you'll find in an app. 30+ languages, 500 lessons each, every single word of every sentence explained as thoroughly as you care to follow. One sentence might keep you busy for twenty minutes. WHAT'S IN A COURSE Each sentence gets a full lesson wrapped around it. 500 English sentences in all, hand-picked to cover every grammar structure and the full A1 vocabulary. Each word comes with its own full dictionary entry: definition with examples, any conjugation or declension it takes, the grammar topics behind it, and stroke-by-stroke guidance for new scripts. If you want to know why a word looks the way it does, the app can tell you. HOW A LESSON WORKS Each lesson opens with the intro. You hear the sentence before you see what it means. Slow it down, replay as often as you want. Then the Word Breakdown. Tap any word to see what it means and the grammar behind it. Then the literal, word-for-word translation. Then the grammar topics sitting inside the sentence. After the intros, the main session starts. Words and sentences from the current lesson get mixed with whatever's due for review, chosen by the spaced-repetition algorithm so you're practicing what you're closest to forgetting. Your own chosen exercise mix prioritizing reading, writing, or listening. Premium users can even further fine-tune exactly which exercises appear. 25+ WAYS TO PRACTICE Six word games and six sentence games. Flashcards you design yourself, picking what goes on each side. Quick-review tables. Multiple-Choice. Context-clue fill-ins where the wrong answers are similar on purpose. Character stroke practice with real-time validation. Typing exercises with a virtual keyboard. A speech trainer with per-word, color-coded feedback. An AI chat that stays on the lesson's topic and corrects you as you go. And so much more.. REFERENCE A dictionary that searches in native script, in transliteration, or in English. It finds base forms and inflected forms alike. A grammar guide covering every topic that appears in the course. Each has a thorough write-up and example sentences, plus the words and lesson sentences that show it in use. A pronunciation guide covering every consonant and vowel in the language. Tone guides for tonal languages. Script courses for writing systems you haven't learned yet. Conjugation tables for every verb and noun. Character breakdowns for CJK languages. WAYS TO FINE-TUNE Three sliders to weight reading, writing, and listening in each session. Silent mode for studying in public. Transliteration style where more than one exists (Jyutping or Yale, and so on). Diacritics on or off. Full control over what the app does. PROGRESS You'll see progress word by word and lesson by lesson. There's a streak counter, stars on completed lessons, and a weekly leaderboard if you want one. None of it is forced on you. Lifetime users can also export anything they've learned as an Anki deck. LANGUAGES Arabic · Cantonese · Catalan · Czech · Dutch · Filipino · Finnish · French · German · Hakka (Hailu & Sixian) · Hindi · Hokkien (Taiwanese) · Indonesian · Italian · Japanese · Khmer · Korean · Lithuanian · Malay · Mandarin · Persian · Polish · Portuguese (Brazilian) · Spanish (European & Mexican) · Thai · Turkish · Vietnamese (Northern & Southern) No hearts. No energy. No cartoons. Just a proper course.

About

YumCha

Master Cantonese with structured lessons, native audio, and speech recognition. Practice conversations, vocabulary, and tones with an AI tutor and gamified exercises. Supports Jyutping and Yale romanization.

Highlights
  • Structured Cantonese lessons
  • Native audio and speech recognition
  • AI-powered tutor
  • Spaced repetition flashcards
  • Gamified learning with streaks and badges
  • Jyutping and Yale romanization support
Features
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Learn Cantonese Fast with YumCha: Your Tutor for Real Cantonese! Master everyday conversations, tones, and vocabulary with native audio and instant speech recognition. Whether you're a complete beginner or want to speak fluently with family, friends, or at dim sum, YumCha gives you structured lessons that actually stick, no Mandarin filler, just pure Cantonese. Structured Lessons Built for Real Life Curated units from “Dim Sum Basics” to full conversations. Vocabulary cards, matching, sentence building, and quick exercises keep you progressing daily. Speak Like a Local with Speech Recognition Native Hong Kong Cantonese audio on every word. Tap, listen, then record yourself – get instant feedback on tones so you sound natural fast. Smart Spaced Repetition Flashcards Cards appear exactly when you’re about to forget them. Proven system for lasting memory with way less review time. Your Personal AI Cantonese Tutor Ask anything 24/7, pronunciation, grammar, slang, greetings, or practice full dialogues. New AI features make it feel like having a private teacher in your pocket. Jyutping + Yale Romanization Switch instantly between both systems and choose traditional or simplified characters. Perfect for every learning style. Gamified to Keep You Hooked Daily streaks, XP, levels, and unlockable badges. Real progress you can see and feel. Start your free trial today and go from zero to confident Cantonese conversations in weeks. Privacy Policy: https://www.yumcha.fun/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lingora4 screens
YumCha4 screens

Verdict

The call

Lingora and YumCha are too close to call on the numbers: across 10 compared parameters — price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume among them — neither pulls far enough ahead to decide it. What separates them is feature set and interface, not measurable difference.

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. Lingora sells 40 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and YumCha sells 4 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

YumCha holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 56 and 43 respectively. Written reviews complicate that: 78% of Lingora's written reviews are positive against 75% of YumCha's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lingora ships an update weekly, YumCha every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 27, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

ScorecardNo meaningful differences
Lingora versus YumCha: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingoraYumCha
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (56 ratings)4.8 (43 ratings) — better
Positive reviews78.3% of reviews — better75.0% of reviews
Number of ratings56 — better43
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size156 MB270 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAlexander StebnerGrégory Ho Tin Noé

Customer experience

Lingora

All ratings54 ratings
Positive90.7%
Neutral3.7%
Negative5.6%
Written reviews23 reviews
Positive78.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative13.0%

YumCha

All ratings42 ratings
Positive97.6%
Neutral2.4%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive75.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

40 purchases

Lingora

Subscriptions27
  • Cantonese A1 Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Malay A1 Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Mandarin A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
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  • German A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Korean A1 Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Vietnamese A1 Premium (M)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Korean A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Catalan A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Indonesian A1 Premium (M)$3.991 Month
  • French A1 Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Bra. Portuguese A1 Premium (M)$3.991 Month
  • Turkish A1 Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Dutch A1 Premium (Monthly)$3.991 Month
  • Sth.Vietnamese A1 Premium (1m)$3.991 Month
  • Cantonese A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • French A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Polish A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Mex. Spanish A1 Premium (M)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Sth. Vietnamese A1 Premium (M)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Malay A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Thai A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • All Courses Pro (Monthly)$6.991 Month
  • Polish A1 Pro (Yearly)$11.991 Year
  • Malay A1 Pro (Yearly)$11.991 Year
  • All Courses Premium (Monthly)$12.991 Month
  • Cantonese A1 Pro (Yearly)$14.991 Year
  • Sth. Vietnamese A1 Pro Yearly$14.991 Year
One-time13
  • French A1 Lifetime Access$3.99
  • Mandarin A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Eur. Spanish A1 Lifetime$49.99
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  • Malay A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Catalan A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Korean A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Mex.Spanish A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Thai A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Vietnamese A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Polish A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Sth. Vietnamese A1 Lifetime$49.99
  • Cantonese A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
  • Lingora Lifetime$99.99
4 purchases

YumCha

Subscriptions4
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$19.991 Year
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  • Yearly Subscription3 Days trial$39.991 Year

Questions

Is Lingora free?
Lingora is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is YumCha free?
YumCha is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lingora or YumCha?
YumCha is rated higher. Lingora averages 4.6 out of 5 from 56 ratings, while YumCha averages 4.8 from 43 ratings.
Do Lingora or YumCha have ads?
Neither Lingora nor YumCha shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lingora or YumCha?
Lingora ships an update weekly, and YumCha every 5 days. Most recently, Lingora was updated on October 27, 2026 and YumCha on October 25, 2026.

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