Comparison

Language Player 3 vs Language Reactor

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

Head to head
About

Language Player 3

This app transforms real-world videos into interactive language learning experiences. It offers dual subtitles, instant dictionary lookups with detailed word information, and vocabulary saving with spaced repetition. Users can practice reading with EPUB support and access a vast library of content.

Highlights
  • Interactive video lessons
  • Dual subtitles
  • Instant dictionary lookup
  • Vocabulary saving and review
  • Spaced repetition system
  • EPUB reader for practice
Features
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Language Player 3 turns real videos into interactive language lessons. Watch authentic content from YouTube and beyond across 110+ learning languages, with the app interface available in 18 languages. Tap any word in the dual subtitles to see instant dictionary entries with example sentences, collocations, verb inflections, and Chinese character decomposition. Save words to your vocabulary, review them with spaced repetition, and practice reading with built-in EPUB support. Free: browse 600,000+ videos, look up words, and see the first 10 lines of every interactive transcript. Pro: unlock complete interactive transcripts with English translations, hundreds of examples per word, collocations, and more. Plans from $10/month, $90/year, or a one-time $169 lifetime purchase.

About

Language Reactor

Learn languages by watching YouTube videos, podcasts, and movies. This app provides seamless AI-powered translations and an AI tutor to explain slang and idioms. Practice pronunciation with real-time transcriptions and sentence-by-sentence subtitles.

Highlights
  • Learn from real YouTube videos, podcasts, and movies
  • AI-powered translations in 80+ languages
  • AI Assistant for instant explanations
  • Shadowing practice for pronunciation
  • Sentence-by-sentence synchronized subtitles
  • Part-of-speech highlighting for grammar
Features
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You know the words. Real speech still gets away from you. Sound familiar? Fast. Blurred together. Half the sounds gone. With PlayLingo you learn from what you actually enjoy: movie scenes, YouTube, podcasts, books. Lingo, your AI assistant, explains any word or phrase, and you start to understand real speech. WATCH: movies, shows and any YouTube video • Learn from movie scenes, cartoons, interviews and your favorite YouTubers • Open any YouTube video, or start with collections picked for your level, from A1 to C2 • Bilingual subtitles, line by line, with a translation that fits the scene LISTEN: podcasts you'll actually understand • Podcasts in the language you're learning, from short lessons to real conversations • Every episode gets subtitles: tap a word, see the translation, break down the phrase READ: books, on the page or out loud • Classics and short stories in the language you're learning • Read line by line with translation, or let a natural voice read the book to you on a walk BRING YOUR OWN • Any book, document or photo of a page becomes a lesson, and your own audio and video get subtitles LINGO, YOUR AI ASSISTANT, EXPLAINS EVERY WORD • Tap a word or an idiom and see what it means in this exact sentence. "Make sure" is one phrase, not two words • Hear how a word really sounds and see how the sentence is built, with parts of speech in color • Ask Lingo about anything you didn't get, or type a phrase in your language and hear how it's said PRACTICE INSIDE EVERY VIDEO • Choose how to watch: just enjoy, test your understanding, train your ear, build lines or speak • Hide the translation and work out the meaning, or hide the text and catch every line by ear • Shadow each line out loud, and watch the words light up as you say them WORDS THAT STICK • Save words from subtitles, books or your chat with Lingo in one tap • Spaced repetition brings each word back right before you'd forget it • Every card keeps the sentence, and the movie moment, where you met the word • Your saved words on your Home Screen, a new one every hour • A few minutes a day keeps your streak going, and freezes cover the busy days PLAYLINGO PRO Unlimited watching and practice, chat with Lingo, and AI subtitles for any podcast and your own recordings. Cancel anytime in the App Store. WHAT PEOPLE SAY (App Store reviews) "For the first time, I actually enjoy learning English." "The only app I use to watch English videos. It's simple, and works great." "Love the dual subtitle function." 67 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, Russian and more, each with explanations in your language. Watch, listen and read what you love. The language follows. Contact: info@playlingo.app Terms of Use: https://playlingo.app/terms

Screenshots

Language Player 34 screens
Language Reactor4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Language Reactor at 80% against Language Player 3's 0%. Language Reactor also leads on rating (4.5 vs 3.0) and ratings volume (811 vs 2). Language Player 3's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Language Player 3 sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Language Reactor sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Language Reactor holds the better App Store score, 4.5 against 3.0. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Language Reactor has 811 ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Language Player 3's written reviews are positive against 80% of Language Reactor's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Language Player 3 ships an update every 3 weeks, Language Reactor every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Language Player 3 versus Language Reactor: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLanguage Player 3Language Reactor
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)4.5 (811 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2811 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 weeksEvery 8 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size58 MB117 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperJiang LongAlexey Nenastyev

Customer experience

Language Player 3

All ratings1 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Language Reactor

All ratings809 ratings
Positive86.8%
Neutral2.8%
Negative10.4%
Written reviews55 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral7.3%
Negative12.7%

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Language Player 3

One-time1
  • Lifetime Pro Account$169.00
8 purchases

Language Reactor

Subscriptions8
  • PlayLingo PRO$2.997 Days
  • Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
  • PlayLingo Pro$11.901 Month
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  • PlayLingo PRO$34.996 Months
  • PlayLingo Pro$74.991 Year
  • PlayLingo Pro1 Year trial$74.991 Year
  • PlayLingo Pro3 Days trial$74.991 Year
  • PlayLingo Pro Family$119.991 Year

Questions

Is Language Player 3 free?
Language Player 3 is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Language Reactor free?
Language Reactor is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Language Player 3 or Language Reactor?
Language Reactor is rated higher. Language Player 3 averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Language Reactor averages 4.5 from 811 ratings.
Do Language Player 3 or Language Reactor have ads?
Neither Language Player 3 nor Language Reactor shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Language Player 3 or Language Reactor?
Language Player 3 ships an update every 3 weeks, and Language Reactor every 8 days. Most recently, Language Player 3 was updated on October 24, 2026 and Language Reactor on October 25, 2026.

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