Funie vs Language Islands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Funie
This app offers a gamified approach to language learning, featuring AI-powered tools for translation, pronunciation practice, and vocabulary building. It provides daily lessons and quizzes to help users master reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills in multiple languages.
- AI photo translation
- Category-based phrase finder
- Live translated books and videos
- Multiple quiz types
- AI speech recognition for pronunciation
- Flashcards for listening and writing
- Daily new words and grammar lessons
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Funie helps you learn a new language a few minutes a day. Choose from 30+ languages, from Spanish, French and German to Korean, Japanese and Chinese. Every day you get a short guided session: review your words, practise them in quizzes, matching and listening exercises, learn a grammar point, then read a short story written at your level. WHAT'S INSIDE • Thousands of everyday words with audio pronunciation, and romanization for languages with another script • Example sentences for every word, with translations • Smart flashcards with spaced repetition: each word comes back right before you would forget it • Grammar lessons with clear examples • Graded short stories: tap any word to see its translation LEARN FROM REAL LIFE • Snap to learn: point your camera at a sign or a menu to translate it and save new words • Add your own words: snap your notes or type a word and it becomes a flashcard • Watch videos and tap any word in the subtitles to translate it • Chat with an AI tutor to practise real conversations STAY ON TRACK • Home and Lock Screen widgets with a word of the day • Daily reminders, streaks and a weekly leaderboard with friends PREMIUM Some content is free; Premium unlocks everything. • Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase. • Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period; renewal is charged within 24 hours before the period ends. • Manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your App Store account settings. • Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://weblogit.co.uk/privacy.html
Language Islands
Learn to speak a new language by collecting and organizing real-life sentences into themed "islands." Focus on conversational fluency with native pronunciation and active recall, rather than traditional drills.
- Collect real-life sentences
- Organize into themed islands
- Native-quality pronunciation
- Active recall practice
- Learn multiple languages
- Build personalized phrasebook
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Language Islands gets you speaking — with the method language pros use: collect the sentences that matter to you and group them into small, themed islands. This isn't another textbook drilling you on fruit, colors, and "the apple is red." You bring the words from your real life — moving abroad, your partner's family, a trip, a new job, a language exam — and the translation and native-quality pronunciation appear in seconds. Listen. Repeat. Actively recall. That's how a language sticks where it counts: in real conversation. Learn to speak Spanish, French, Italian, German, Turkish, Portuguese, Dutch and more — from English, at your own pace. Build your own phrasebook, hear every sentence spoken by a natural voice, and practice out loud in short daily sessions. Made for real reasons to speak: • Moving to or living in another country • Understanding your partner's or in-laws' language • Getting ready for a trip • A new job, client, or work meetings • A speaking exam or school trip • Reviving a language you learned years ago No vocab drills. No endless word lists. Just your sentences, your islands, your pace. Start talking. Legal: Privacy Policy: https://www.language-islands.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Funie at every 6 days against Language Islands's every 5 weeks. On price, review sentiment, 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. Funie sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Language Islands sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Funie ships an update every 6 days, Language Islands every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Funie | Language Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 156 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | henri gil | Kaan Senturk |
Customer experience
Funie
Language Islands
In-app purchases
Funie
- Premium Pack$4.991 Month
- Premium Pack$8.991 Month
- Premium Pack$9.996 Months
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- Premium Pack$39.991 Year
- Photos Pack 1$0.99
- 50 AI photos$0.99
- Photos Pack 2$1.99
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- 100 AI Photos$1.99
Language Islands
- Language Islands Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
- Language Islands Pro - Yearly$59.991 Year









