Comparison

Lango vs Brain Snacks

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

Head to head
About

Lango

This app helps you learn any language by capturing vocabulary from native speakers through pictures and audio recordings. You can create personalized flashcards, record sentences for context, and access a growing community library of language content.

Highlights
  • Capture vocabulary with pictures and audio
  • Record sentences for contextual learning
  • Create and share personalized note-cards
  • Access community-generated language recordings
  • Search for words and topics
  • Supports learning from native speakers
Features
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Lango is a language learning tool for every language learner. The Lango app is designed to make recording, filing, reviewing and sharing vocabulary easy, by enabling users to capture vocabulary directly from native speakers and share the audio/visual recordings with the greater Lango community. Lango is a learn-as-you-go learning tool that allows users to learn from their surroundings and from Lango's organically growing library of recordings. Lango is open-sourcing language learning, by offering a process and not only a product. We believe in the power of interactions and created a platform that makes us all learners and teachers. With Lango any language becomes learnable. Want to learn Moroccan Arabic (Darija), Zulu, or Elvish? There’s now an app for that. How it Works: When the user wants to capture a word, he/she simply snaps a picture of the item and records a local person saying the name of the item. This recording is saved in Lango as a picture/sound note-card for reviewing and sharing later. There is also a feature to record a sentence, using the same word that you just recorded, making it easy to recognize the word in its context. Not around native speakers of the language you’re learning? Snap a picture anyways and download the recordings from our ever growing database of languages. Or search a word or topic you’re interested in and find complete note-cards or stacks of cards related to what you’re thinking about. We want language learning to be experiential and Lango is built to help users learn from each other and from their surroundings. As the Lango community grows, an expanding audio/visual library of languages will develop. There are over 6,900 languages in the world. With Lango's app and a curious community, we could capture them all! How Can You Use Lango: Besides individual learning and picking up words in daily interactions, Lango can be used alongside any traditional or non-traditional language learning program. Here are some examples: In a Classroom Setting: Take your vocab lists and search for them on Lango. You can quickly and easily make note card sets to study for any test. If someone who's already taken your class has made a set for a specific chapter of your book, search for it and find it. Teachers! You can have your pre-made stacks available and have all your vocab lists ready to go for students to download, study, and ace their next test. With a Tutor: Whether you are using a book to guide you or simply working through topics you are interested in, Lango can help you record, organize, and study vocabulary on your own. It's for sure the best to work with a native speaker because you can make cards for every new word as you learn it. You can also go out with your tutor and do some exploring with the app to add to your personal language database or bring pictures back to class and make stacks out of recent trips, interactions, or interests.

About

Brain Snacks

Discover new knowledge daily with personalized, bite-sized facts. Explore topics like science, history, and true crime through engaging cards. Tap for deeper explanations and feed your curiosity.

Highlights
  • Personalized fact feed
  • Bite-sized learning cards
  • Deeper explanations on tap
  • Wide range of topics
  • Engaging and fun learning
Features
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Brain Snacks is the most fun way to learn something new every day. Tell it what you're curious about - science, space, money, true crime, history, and more - and AI instantly builds a personal feed of bite-size facts written just for you. Swipe through snackable cards, and when something grabs you, tap to go deeper with a clear, friendly explanation. WHAT MAKES IT GREAT - Personalized: choose your interests, get a feed that fits - Bite-size: fascinating facts you can read in seconds - Go deeper: one tap for a richer explanation of anything - Endlessly curious: fresh cards across dozens of topics - Made to enjoy: a feed that's actually good for your brain Trade mindless scrolling for a few minutes of wonder. Feed your curiosity with Brain Snacks.

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Brain Snacks at none against Lango's 3. Brain Snacks also leads on update cadence (every 5 days vs every 2 months). Lango's advantage is iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, ratings volume and ads 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. Lango sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $5.00 per month. Brain Snacks asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Lango against 5.0 for Brain Snacks. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lango ships an update every 2 months, Brain Snacks every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 14, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 5 level
Lango versus Brain Snacks: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLangoBrain Snacks
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings)
Number of ratings23 — better
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFreemiumFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS13.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB12 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperGrappetite LLCKakhaber Sinauridze

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Lango

Subscriptions3
  • Lango Premium – Monthly$5.001 Month
  • Lango Premium – Quarterly$12.003 Months
  • Lango Premium – Yearly$40.001 Year
None

Brain Snacks

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lango free?
Lango is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Brain Snacks free?
Brain Snacks is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Lango or Brain Snacks?
Lango and Brain Snacks are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 2 and 3 ratings respectively.
Do Lango or Brain Snacks have ads?
Neither Lango nor Brain Snacks shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lango or Brain Snacks?
Lango ships an update every 2 months, and Brain Snacks every 5 days. Most recently, Lango was updated on October 24, 2026 and Brain Snacks on October 14, 2026.

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