Dreaming vs Lingo Champion
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dreaming
This app teaches languages through comprehensible input, using videos you can understand from the start. It focuses on natural language exposure without vocabulary lists or grammar drills, making learning intuitive.
- Comprehensible input method
- Video-based learning
- Natural language exposure
- No vocabulary lists
- No grammar drills
- Content for all levels
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Learn languages the way humans actually do. Dreaming is the language-learning app behind Dreaming Spanish and Dreaming French — trusted by millions of learners worldwide and recognized as a winner of TIME’s The Best Inventions of 2025. Dreaming helps you learn languages through comprehensible input — immersing yourself in the language by watching videos you understand, from day one. No vocabulary lists. No grammar drills. No pressure to speak before you’re ready. Just real language, used naturally, and presented at a level you can follow. Terms and Conditions: https://www.dreaming.com/termsofuse Privacy Policy: https://www.dreaming.com/privacy
Lingo Champion
Master new languages with personalized content and interactive tools. Import your own materials or explore a vast library of news, videos, and flashcards. Practice with AI chat and track your progress with detailed statistics.
- Import custom content
- Vast content library
- AI language chat
- Flashcard practice
- Progress statistics
- Video learning
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Learn languages through comprehensible input - from the content you love. Import your own content or study from the existing vast library. Explore the latest news in the language you're learning. Use flashcards. Watch videos. Chat with AI. View statistics about your progress. Subscription Information: • Title: Lingo Champion Premium • Length: Monthly or Annual Subscription • Price: $7.99/month or $79.99/year • Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. • You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://lingochampion.com/privacy-policy Terms of Use: https://lingochampion.com/terms-of-service
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ratings volume: Dreaming at 234 against Lingo Champion's 2. Dreaming also leads on update cadence (every 10 days vs monthly). Lingo Champion's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%) and rating (5.0 vs 4.8). 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
Both are free to download. Dreaming sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Lingo Champion sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lingo Champion holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dreaming has 234 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 81% of Dreaming's written reviews are positive against 100% of Lingo Champion's.
Dreaming ships an update every 10 days, Lingo Champion monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dreaming | Lingo Champion |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (234 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.1% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 234 — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 15.6 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 26 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Dreaming Languages, Inc. | Mink OÜ |
Customer experience
Dreaming
Lingo Champion
In-app purchases
Dreaming
- Premium$9.991 Month
- Premium Double$14.991 Month
Lingo Champion
- Premium plan$7.991 Month
- Premium plan (yearly)$69.991 Year
- Premium plan (yearly)$79.991 Year
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