Dreaming vs Rosetta Stone Sapphire
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
Rosetta Stone Sapphire
Learn a new language through bite-sized, immersive lessons and real-world practice scenarios. Perfect your pronunciation with advanced speech recognition technology and explore over 25 languages. Customize your learning with flashcards and games.
- Bite-sized immersive lessons
- Advanced speech recognition
- Real-world practice scenarios
- Access to 25+ languages
- Customizable flashcards and games
- Cross-platform access (mobile & web)
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With a large collection of cutting-edge language learning tools all in one place, you can discover endless ways to learn and practice! IMMERSIVE LESSONS Our bite-sized lessons (as short as 5 minutes!) build essential skills through our research-proven Dynamic Immersion method. Learn to read, write, listen, and speak in your new language with the fastest, most effective technique! PERFECT YOUR PRONUNCIATION TruAccent, our top-rated speech recognition technology, compares your voice to data from millions of native speakers and gives you immediate feedback on your pronunciation. You’ll feel confident knowing you’re mastering pronunciation from day one! BUILD SKILLS FOR REAL LIFE Rosetta Stone’s lessons prepare you to navigate the authentic interactions you care about: meeting someone new, asking for help, dining out, and more. Activities featuring audio from native speakers help you get comfortable speaking your language! EXPLORE 25 DIFFERENT LANGUAGES Your subscription includes access to every lesson and activity in all 25 of our languages! Spanish (Spain) • German • French • Italian • Dutch • Arabic • Korean • Swedish • Spanish (Latin America) • Japanese • Hebrew • Chinese • Greek • Farsi • Turkish • Russian • Vietnamese • Hindi • Portuguese (Brazil) • Tagalog (Filipino) • Irish • Latin • English (American) • English (British) • Polish Learn Spanish for work, tackle Japanese before your big trip next summer, or take on Turkish as a new hobby. You have the freedom to explore without limits! ⏺ Continue your journey on Rosetta Stone for web! ⏺ Your subscription gets you access to the Rosetta Stone mobile app PLUS our web platform, where there’s even more to explore on your desktop or mobile browser! REAL-WORLD PRACTICE SCENARIOS Rosetta Stone’s Chat Missions immerse you in free-flowing conversations covering dozens of real-life scenarios, like ordering at a restaurant or choosing what to read at the bookstore. Chat Missions give you a safe environment to build your confidence. Plus, get language tips and encouraging reminders as you practice! PERSONALIZE YOUR LEARNING Explore flashcard sets on 500+ unique topics like coffee shop essentials, must-know makeup terms, or vocab starter kits customized for gamers! Or, use Sapphire Studio to create your own custom matching games, transform tricky-to-read text to your learning level, and more! Rosetta Stone has been the language experts for 30+ years. We’ve helped more than 50 million people learn new languages! Our method is powered by research into the most effective strategies for language learning, and it works! Just 13 hours of study with Rosetta Stone is equivalent to a full semester of college Spanish. Download Rosetta Stone today and try 7 days of expert-powered language learning for free. You’ll start speaking from your very first lesson! SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Rosetta Stone offers a 1 month and annual membership. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple account. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Dreaming at 88% against Rosetta Stone Sapphire's 28%. Dreaming also leads on rating (4.8 vs 4.6). Rosetta Stone Sapphire's advantage is ratings volume (1.9K vs 208). On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases 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 Rosetta Stone Sapphire sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $19.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Dreaming holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Rosetta Stone Sapphire has 1.9K ratings behind it against 208, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Dreaming's written reviews are positive against 28% of Rosetta Stone Sapphire's.
Dreaming ships an update every 9 days, Rosetta Stone Sapphire every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 13, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Dreaming | Rosetta Stone Sapphire |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (208 ratings) — better | 4.6 (1.9K ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews — better | 28.3% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 208 | 1.9K — better |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 196 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dreaming Languages, Inc. | Rosetta Stone, Ltd. |
Customer experience
Dreaming
Rosetta Stone Sapphire
In-app purchases
Dreaming
- Premium$9.991 Month
- Premium Double$14.991 Month
Rosetta Stone Sapphire
- Rosetta Stone Sapphire7 Days trial$19.991 Month








