Dreaming vs Kursilo
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
Kursilo
Access beauty courses on the go with this companion app. Read lessons, take notes, and track your progress seamlessly with web synchronization. Learn in multiple languages and access exclusive journal content.
- Read course lessons
- Take private notes
- Sync progress with web
- Access Kursilo Journal
- Multi-language support
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Kursilo is the companion app for the courses on kursilo.com. Sign in and keep learning, or keep teaching, wherever you are. FOR STUDENTS - Read your course lessons at your own pace - Keep private notes as you study - Pick up right where you left off - your progress syncs with the web - Ask questions and follow the discussion in each course community - The Kursilo Journal - notes and guides from the house - Learn in six languages: English, Russian, Armenian, Spanish, Korean, and Chinese FOR INSTRUCTORS - Build and edit your courses from your phone with Studio - Organize sections, lessons, and quizzes - See how each course is doing, and set up your payouts Already enrolled? Just sign in and keep learning. New to Kursilo? A free foundations course is open to every signed-in student. Your membership and courses can also be managed anytime on kursilo.com.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Kursilo at none against Dreaming's 2. Kursilo also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.8). Dreaming's advantage is ratings volume (208 vs 6). On price, update cadence, ads 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. Dreaming sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Kursilo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Kursilo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dreaming has 208 ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Dreaming ships an update every 9 days, Kursilo every 5 days. Both last shipped on October 13, 2026.
| Parameter | Dreaming | Kursilo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (208 ratings) | 5.0 (6 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 208 — better | 6 |
| Update frequency | Every 9 days | Every 5 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.4 | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 82 MB | 77 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dreaming Languages, Inc. | MVS Solutions LLC |
Customer experience
Dreaming
Kursilo
In-app purchases
Dreaming
- Premium$9.991 Month
- Premium Double$14.991 Month
Kursilo
No in-app purchases
