Most Common Words vs Link
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Most Common Words
Master 31 languages with 3,000 essential words and over 100,000 example sentences. Features hands-free learning, spaced repetition, quizzes, and offline access. Sync progress across devices and personalize your studies with custom word lists.
- 3,000 essential vocabulary words
- 100,000+ example sentences
- Hands-free learning
- Spaced repetition system
- Interactive quizzes
- Offline access
- Progress sync across devices
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Master 31 languages effortlessly with 3k essential vocabulary words, over 100k example sentences, hands-free learning, quizzes, spaced repetition, sync, dictionary, and notifications - Perfect for beginners and advanced learners - 3000 words are all you need to express yourself and have everyday conversations in a language easily. This app has all the most common ones that are essential to know for everyday conversations, always available on your phone, anywhere, anytime, even while offline. - 100k+ example sentences with native pronunciation to put vocabulary into real conversation context - Automatic and flexible spaced repetition, so you will always see and practice the words that are the most beneficial to review based on last review time, number of times reviews, and current status of the word - Filter by levels (A1, A2, B1, B2), over 100 topics, categories, and sub-categories (e.g. family, food, entertainment, home, time, work, nature, body, travel, society, feelings, health, education, technology), and parts of speech (adjectives, nouns, verbs, adverbs, pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions) - Study without even opening the app, on your lock screen or smartwatch, with flexibly scheduled notifications - Flashcard autoplay and auto-pronounce loops over your flashcards for times when you are multi-tasking and cannot use your hands for an effortless hands-free learning experience (so you can learn even when working, watching a movie, or doing chores) - Practice with your favorite interactive quiz types to master your vocabulary (there are a total of 9 practice quiz types with 36 total variations regarding hint, answer type, and language) - Easily accessible dictionary that lets you search with keywords, and you can even expand your search to all 100k+ example sentences that contain the given keywords - Backup and sync your word progress, stars, statistics, and practices across all devices in real-time so that you can pick up any of your devices with the latest state already synced - Stick to your goals by setting a daily review goal, and optional daily notifications to remind you to study - You can understand your current study level and progress and monitor the current states of all 3000 most common words with a single glance from the main screen - Add your own words and tags with instant auto-translate for faster adding - Import your own word lists from plaintext files with flexible delimiters (comma, semicolon, tab, or custom separators) to personalize your learning experience with specialized vocabulary from your textbooks, work, or interests - Home screen widget keeps your learning active by cycling through your currently studying words directly on your phone's home screen - review vocabulary without even opening the app - Core features are free forever, while extra features can be unlocked by in-app purchases The following translations translations are supported for English learners, or speakers: Spanish, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Portuguese, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian, Polish, Romanian, Slovak, Slovenian, Swedish, Estonian, Croatian, Czech, Indonesian, Turkish, Chinese, Arabic, Lithuanian, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Ukrainian, Hindi, Afrikaans, Vietnamese Conjugations are available for English, German, Italian, Spanish, French, Dutch, Portuguese, Finnish, Indonesian, Romanian, Danish Reader and Books are available for people studying German, Spanish, Italian, Spanish, and Dutch from English
Link
This app offers a personalized approach to language learning by focusing on key elements and adapting content to your skill level. It provides relevant material whether you're a beginner or advanced learner, ensuring a tailored experience.
- Personalized learning material
- Adaptive content based on ability
- Focus on key language elements
- Suitable for all skill levels
- Customized learning experience
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Link-King offers a different approach to language learning. We focus on the number one, most important part of learning a language and take it to another level! Whether you consider yourself fluent or just starting out, Link-King will immediately provide relevant material, customized exclusively for you. The app learns your ability in the language and provides tailored learning material accordingly. Terms & Conditions: https://millerjrrr.github.io/jacobs-apps/link-king-com/terms-conditions/index.html
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Link at every 2 weeks against Most Common Words's every 6 weeks. 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
Both are free to download. Most Common Words sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $12.99 per month and Link sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $12.99 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for Most Common Words against 5.0 for Link. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 2 respectively.
Most Common Words ships an update every 6 weeks, Link every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 3, 2026 and November 4, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Most Common Words | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (2 ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 2 | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 6 weeks | Every 2 weeks — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 104 MB | 46 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Dominik Gyecsek | Jacob Miller |
Customer experience
Most Common Words
Link
In-app purchases
Most Common Words
- Monthly Pro$12.991 Month
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$59.991 Year
- Yearly Pro7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Lifetime Pro2 variants$79.99
- Lifetime Pro2 variants$119.99
Link
- Link-King: Assinatura Anual$12.991 Year









