Comparison

Dreaming vs Second Language RPG

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

Head to head
About

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.

Highlights
  • 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

About

Second Language RPG

Immerse yourself in a new world where language learning is an adventure. Explore, interact with characters, and solve quests that require understanding the in-game language to progress. This game focuses on comprehensible input and real-world application for fluency.

Highlights
  • Open-world exploration
  • Quest-based learning
  • Comprehensible input
  • Spaced repetition
  • Reading, listening, writing, speaking practice
  • Focus on fluency
Features
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Learn Spanish, Chinese (Mandarin), or English by playing a pixel-art RPG where the entire world speaks the language you're learning. Every quest, conversation, and item is in your target language—so to make progress, you have to understand it. You arrive in a new land where no one speaks your language. Talk to the locals, solve their problems, and pick up new words in context, the way you learned your first language. You can't beat the game without learning the language. What's Inside - 250 vocabulary terms and 1,600 practice sentences - About 5,000 words of native in-game dialog - 5–10 hours of quests - Audio on every line, with slower playback speeds - Pinyin support for Chinese learners How It Works - Learn through adventure, not flashcards. Explore hand-crafted pixel-art worlds, talk to characters, and solve quests that need real understanding. - Comprehensible input, built in. You meet new words in context you can follow—the way languages are actually acquired. - Spaced repetition without the homework. Words come back right when you're about to forget them. No decks to build, no scheduling. - Every skill, in the story. Reading, listening, writing, and speaking challenges are woven into the world. - Built for real fluency. Thousands of challenges take you from your first words toward real conversations. What You Can Learn Learn Spanish, learn Chinese (Mandarin), or learn English today. More languages on the way. Free to play. No ads. No account needed. Guiding Philosophy Second Language is built on decades of second-language-acquisition research—the idea that we acquire a language when we understand messages, not when we memorize rules. Every quest, conversation, and world is designed to give you input you can understand, and a reason to understand it.

Screenshots

Dreaming4 screens
Second Language RPG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Second Language RPG at none against Dreaming's 2. Second Language RPG also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 81%). Dreaming's advantage is ratings volume (234 vs 7). On price, rating, update cadence 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. Dreaming sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Second Language RPG asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.8 for Dreaming against 4.9 for Second Language RPG. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Dreaming has 234 ratings behind it against 7, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Dreaming's written reviews are positive against 100% of Second Language RPG's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Dreaming ships an update every 10 days, Second Language RPG weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Dreaming versus Second Language RPG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDreamingSecond Language RPG
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (234 ratings)4.9 (7 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.1% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings234 — better7
Update frequencyEvery 10 daysWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size82 MB105 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperDreaming Languages, Inc.Sean Smith

Customer experience

Dreaming

All ratings230 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral3.0%
Negative3.0%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive81.1%
Neutral7.5%
Negative11.3%

Second Language RPG

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Dreaming

Subscriptions2
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium Double$14.991 Month
None

Second Language RPG

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Dreaming free?
Dreaming is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Second Language RPG free?
Second Language RPG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Dreaming or Second Language RPG?
Second Language RPG is rated higher. Dreaming averages 4.8 out of 5 from 234 ratings, while Second Language RPG averages 4.9 from 7 ratings.
Do Dreaming or Second Language RPG have ads?
Neither Dreaming nor Second Language RPG shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Dreaming or Second Language RPG?
Dreaming ships an update every 10 days, and Second Language RPG weekly. Most recently, Dreaming was updated on October 30, 2026 and Second Language RPG on October 28, 2026.

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