Lingora vs Lemmara
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lingora
Master over 30 languages with in-depth lessons that break down every word and grammar point. Engage with interactive exercises, games, and AI chat to reinforce learning. Track your progress and customize your study experience.
- 30+ languages offered
- Detailed word and grammar explanations
- Spaced-repetition review algorithm
- 25+ practice methods including games
- AI chat for practice and correction
- Progress tracking and leaderboards
- Customizable learning sliders
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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.
Lemmara
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Ever feel like your vocabulary deserves a glow-up? Meet Lemmara — your daily dose of words, creativity, and tiny linguistic victories. Every day, you get one fresh word. Your mission? Use it in a sentence. Sounds simple… until it isn't. Now learning 10 languages across 6 CEFR levels (A1 to C2): Spanish · Dutch · German · French · Italian Portuguese · English · Malay · Japanese · Korean What's in the box – A calm, two-minute daily ritual. No streak guilt-tripping. No green owls. – Smart sentence checking — Lemmara scores you on word use, grammar, language match, and polish. The scoring runs entirely on your device; your free practice never leaves your iPhone. – On-device AI grammar review (on capable devices, with Apple Intelligence) for follow-up suggestions after you submit. – Voice everything — listen to native pronunciation, dictate your sentence with your voice, peek at a translation when you're stuck. – Apple Watch companion app + Smart Stack tile + Live Activity on your iPhone lock screen. The day's word is always one glance away. – Per-language streaks. Switch between languages without losing your progress in either. – Sync via iCloud across iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch. Lemmara Pro — optional, never required A monthly subscription that unlocks: – Practice up to 3 languages at the same time – Enhanced AI grammar review — a more capable, cloud-powered check that works on every device and language. Your sentence is sent securely for analysis and never stored or used for training. – No ads – My words: add your own vocabulary, mixed into your daily rotation – Full history: every sentence you've ever written – Skip word: already know it cold? Tap once to move on. Try free for 1 week. €0.99/month after. Cancel anytime in Settings. The free version is fully usable forever — Pro is for people who want a little more from the app. Quiet by design. Smart where it counts. Yours, one word at a time. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Lemmara at none against Lingora's shown. On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Lingora sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Lemmara sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lingora ships an update weekly, Lemmara every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lingora | Lemmara |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (58 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 78.3% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 58 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 165 MB | 15 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Alexander Stebner | Nigel Plugge |
In-app purchases
Lingora
- Cantonese 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
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- Sth. Vietnamese A1 Premium (M)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Malay A1 Premium (Monthly)7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- All Courses Pro (Monthly)$6.991 Month
- All Courses Premium (Monthly)$12.991 Month
- Cantonese A1 Pro (Yearly)$14.991 Year
- Cantonese A1 Lifetime Access$49.99
- Lingora Lifetime$99.99
Lemmara
- Lemmara Pro7 Days trial$0.991 Month









