Swipe vs LightLing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Swipe
Learn English vocabulary through a simple card-swiping interface. Track your progress, review your monthly learning history, and advance through levels from beginner to advanced.
- Vocabulary learning via card swipe
- Progress tracking
- Monthly learning history
- Beginner to Advanced levels
- Content updates planned
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Swipe offers the following features: - Easy vocabulary learning with just a swipe of a card - Tracking of current level and overall progress - Monthly learning history - Learning content ranging from Beginner to Advanced levels (with more to be added in the future).
LightLing
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Chinese, Japanese, French, Korean, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Cantonese, Italian, Russian, Thai, Vietnamese, Danish, Hungarian... continuously expanding. You can even learn English in Chinese! A groundbreaking APP that defines a whole new learning experience: LightLing! The smart learner's choice. [Lightweight & Efficient] No need to memorize vocabulary word by word. Progressive fill-in-the-blank exercises allow for easy repeated practice, guiding you from individual words to complete sentences and helping you master thousands of sentences imperceptibly. [Oral Practice] Start speaking from day one! A precise speech recognition engine helps you correct your pronunciation effortlessly. [Authentic & Practical] Carefully selected real-life example sentences, with the golden standard being the most commonly used, practical, and versatile expressions. [Fragmented Learning] Each lesson lasts from dozens of seconds to a few minutes, making full use of your fragmented time! [Fast Language Mastery] Especially ideal for polyglots—learn multiple languages simultaneously without switching between them! --- Subscription Information - Subscription Names: Thunderbolt Monthly $4.99 / Yearly $9.99 / Lifetime $9.99 - For accounts purchasing an auto-renewing subscription, your iTunes account will be charged 24 hours before the current monthly/yearly period ends. After successful charge, the subscription will be renewed for another period. - To cancel your subscription, manually go to your iPhone's "Settings" -> Tap "iTunes Store & App Store" -> Tap your "Apple ID", select "View Apple ID". Go to "Account Settings", tap "Subscriptions", and select Thunderbolt to cancel. - Privacy Policy: https://g6wqb1qgcp.feishu.cn/wiki/WzWbwUCMHiSF3LkiZxecAHqWnOd - Terms of Use: https://g6wqb1qgcp.feishu.cn/wiki/DTwfwEfhEiic6Uk3F2UcORQHnDc
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Swipe at none against LightLing's 3. Swipe also leads on iOS requirement (12.0 vs 15.6). LightLing's advantage is update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, 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. LightLing sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Swipe asks for nothing beyond the download.
Swipe ships an update fortnightly, LightLing every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 9, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Swipe | LightLing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | — |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | Free | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 12.0 — better | 15.6 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 35 MB | 95 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Takayuki Kawai | PXBT |
In-app purchases
Swipe
No in-app purchases
LightLing
- Thunderbolt Monthly$2.991 Month
- Thunderbolt Year3 Days trial$12.991 Year
- Thunderbolt Lifetime$12.99
