Lingora vs Learn Vietnamese
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
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The most thorough language course you'll find in an app. 20+ 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 · Dutch · Filipino · French · German · Hindi · Indonesian · Italian · Japanese · Khmer · Korean · Malay · Mandarin · Polish · Portuguese (Brazilian & European) · Russian · Spanish (European & Mexican) · Thai · Turkish · Ukrainian · Vietnamese (Northern & Southern) No hearts. No energy. No cartoons. Just a proper course.
Learn Vietnamese
Learn Southern Vietnamese with structured lessons, extensive vocabulary, and pronunciation guides. Explore interactive maps of Saigon and create flashcards from photos. Designed for travelers and heritage learners.
- Southern Vietnamese dialect focus
- 50 structured lessons with quizzes
- 10,000+ vocabulary words
- Southern Vietnamese audio recordings
- Interactive Saigon map exploration
- AI photo flashcard creation
- 100% offline functionality
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Every other app teaches Hanoi Vietnamese. But you live in Saigon — or you're heading there. Learn Vietnamese: Saigon is the first app built from the ground up around Southern Vietnamese, the dialect actually spoken by the people around you. This app teaches the Vietnamese you'll hear on the street, in the café, and at the market — not the textbook version that leaves locals confused. WHY SOUTHERN VIETNAMESE MATTERS Most language apps default to Northern (Hanoi) pronunciation and vocabulary. But Ho Chi Minh City and the entire south of Vietnam speak a different dialect — different tones, different pronouns, different everyday words. Learn Northern Vietnamese and use it in Saigon? Locals will understand you, but you won't understand them. We fix that. WHAT'S INSIDE - 50 structured lessons with quizzes covering CEFR levels A1 through B2 - 10,000+ words — 3,000 core vocabulary plus 8,000 in themed word packs - 1,000 sentence flashcards across 50 sets with color-coded grammar highlighting - 6,600+ Southern Vietnamese audio recordings with Southern pronunciation - 6-tone training with visual pitch contours so you hear and see the difference - 445 similar-sounding words across 24 ear-training groups to sharpen your listening - Smart pronoun system that auto-adjusts anh/em/chị based on your age and gender EXPLORE SAIGON WHILE YOU LEARN Navigate lessons through an interactive illustrated map of Saigon — not a boring lesson list. Discover vocabulary tied to real places, neighborhoods, and situations. A built-in city guide features 138 curated Saigon venues: cafés, restaurants, markets, and hidden spots locals love. TOOLS THAT ACTUALLY HELP - AI photo import — snap a menu or street sign, create instant flashcards - Works 100% offline — no Wi-Fi needed on the bus, at a café, or on the plane - Apple Watch companion for quick review on your wrist - Color-coded sentence structure shows exactly how Vietnamese grammar works - 5 interface languages: English, French, German, Italian, Korean WHO IS THIS FOR Whether you just arrived in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), you're planning your first trip to Vietnam, or you want to reconnect with your Vietnamese heritage — this app meets you where you are. From absolute beginner to confident conversationalist. TRY IT FREE Download now and explore everything free for 7 days. Terms of Use: https://quarterspeak.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://quarterspeak.com/privacy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is device support: Learn Vietnamese at 4 against Lingora's 2. Lingora's advantage is ratings volume (49 vs 15). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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
Both are free to download. Lingora sells 40 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month and Learn Vietnamese sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.6 for Lingora against 4.7 for Learn Vietnamese. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 49 and 15 respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 77% of Lingora's written reviews are positive against 83% of Learn Vietnamese's.
Lingora ships an update every 8 days, Learn Vietnamese every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on September 21, 2026 and September 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lingora | Learn Vietnamese |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.6 (49 ratings) | 4.7 (15 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 77.3% of reviews | 83.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 49 — better | 15 |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 126 MB | 261 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Stebner | Kevin Davis |
Customer experience
Lingora
Learn Vietnamese
In-app purchases
Lingora
- 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
- Malay A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Mex. Spanish A1 Premium (M)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Korean A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Thai A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Catalan A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- French A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Polish A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Cantonese A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$3.991 Month
- Sth. Vietnamese A1 Premium (M)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
- All Courses Pro (Monthly)$6.991 Month
- Polish A1 Pro (Yearly)$11.991 Year
- Malay A1 Pro (Yearly)$11.991 Year
- Cantonese A1 Pro (Yearly)$11.991 Year
- Sth. Vietnamese A1 Pro Yearly$11.991 Year
- All Courses Premium (Monthly)$12.991 Month
- 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
Learn Vietnamese
- Premium Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium Yearly$12.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$19.991 Year
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- Premium Yearly$24.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$29.991 Year
- Premium Yearly Creator7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Premium Yearly$39.991 Year
- Premium Yearly7 Days trial$49.991 Year
- Premium Yearly1 Year trial$49.991 Year
- Lifetime Access$49.99
- Lifetime Access$74.99
- Lifetime Premium$149.99





