Comparison

Bubblegum vs LangTwo

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

Head to head
About

Bubblegum

Learn languages through personalized reading lessons, interactive word help, and natural audio narration. An AI tutor provides explanations and practice, while a unique review system reinforces vocabulary within new content.

Highlights
  • Personalized AI-generated reading lessons
  • Tap-to-translate word definitions and grammar
  • Synchronized audio narration
  • AI tutor for explanations and practice
  • Regenerative Review™ vocabulary system
  • Progress tracking and study stats
Features
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Bubblegum makes learning languages feel clear and personal. Read lessons about what you love, tap any word for help without losing your place, hear natural audio, and see your saved words again right when you need them. Built by language learners for learners. Why learners choose Bubblegum: • Personal lessons: pick from thousands of ideas or write your own, and Poppy, your AI tutor, writes a reading at your level with natural audio in seconds. • Help on tap: see word meanings, grammar notes, and cultural context right inside the text. • Listen as you read: natural narration highlights each line in sync to train your ear. • Ask Poppy anything: get deeper explanations, extra practice, or answers about the language you are learning. • Keep words fresh: Regenerative Review™ brings the words you save back inside future lessons, so you never grind through endless flashcards. • Real momentum: friendly stats celebrate your study time and recent wins. No streaks, no guilt. Every language is taught in its own right: • English (American, British, Australian), Spanish (Spain, Latin America, Río de la Plata), French (France, Canada), and Portuguese (Brazil, Portugal). • Korean, with a course that teaches you to read Hangul. • Japanese, with hiragana, katakana, and kanji courses, plus furigana whenever you want it. • Chinese in Simplified or Traditional characters with Pinyin, and Cantonese with Jyutping and its six tones. • Vietnamese (Northern, Central, Southern) and Arabic (Modern Standard, Egyptian, Moroccan), in the variety you choose. • Indonesian, Malay, Filipino (Tagalog), Cebuano, and Thai, for warm everyday conversations. • Russian and Ukrainian, each with a course that teaches you to read Cyrillic. • German, Italian, Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, Dutch, Finnish, Bulgarian, and Macedonian, with grammar explained inside real sentences. • Turkish and Azerbaijani, with vowel harmony and word endings explained as you read. • Polish, Czech, Slovak, Slovenian, Hungarian, Croatian, Romanian, Albanian, Serbian, Belarusian, Lithuanian, Latvian, and Estonian, with endings explained where you meet them. • Welsh, Irish, Galician, Basque, Catalan, Swahili, Haitian Creole, Nigerian Pidgin, Javanese, Hausa, Ilocano, Maltese, Somali, Icelandic, Luxembourgish, Afrikaans, Uzbek, and Twi, each with natural audio and its own culture. • Greek, Georgian, Burmese, Hindi, Marathi, Nepali, Assamese, Bhojpuri, Maithili, Awadhi, Persian, Dari, Hebrew, and Urdu, with help for words and grammar as you read. • Toki Pona, a tiny language made for fun and simple ideas. Bubblegum stays proudly learner-first, learner-funded, and ad-free. Need a hand? Email support@bubblegum.la.

About

LangTwo

Master Korean with daily lessons focused on practical conversation and Hangul. Practice speaking alongside native speakers and track your progress through 15-day learning seasons. Ideal for beginners and those looking to improve conversational skills.

Highlights
  • Daily conversation lessons
  • Hangul reading and writing
  • Speaking practice with native audio
  • 15-day learning seasons
  • Progress tracking and recaps
  • Situational conversation practice
Features
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■ Real Korean, this time Have you ever started learning Korean through dramas, songs, or travel, only to stop along the way? LangTwo takes you from not knowing a single letter to forming sentences you can use today. Whether you’re a complete beginner or already know a little, you can start right where you are. ■ One lesson a day, one 15-day season [4 Hangul Lessons] Consonants, vowels, final consonants, and double consonants. Each lesson starts with a one-line explanation of the basic principle, then has you read and write the letters one by one before checking your understanding with a quiz. If you already know how to read Hangul, you can skip these lessons. [One Conversation Lesson a Day] One conversation you can use right away, such as “How much is it?”, “Where do you live?”, and “Would you like coffee or tea?” Listen, learn new words and grammar, practice speaking along, and check your understanding with a quiz. Ten minutes a day is all you need. [15-Day Season] Spend 15 days learning alongside people who started on the same day. Your medals add up each day, and when the season ends, you’ll receive a recap that gives you an at-a-glance view of what you’ve learned. ■ Put your voice side by side with a native speaker’s Record yourself reading the dialogue straight through, then listen to the native speaker and your own voice alternately, line by line. Your ears will notice how and where they differ before any explanation can. At the end of each lesson, check your understanding with a five-question quiz. For every question you get wrong, you’ll see a relevant pattern explained in one line right away. ■ Explanation languages Start with explanations in English. We’re preparing more explanation languages, including Chinese. ■ You can learn other languages too English, Spanish, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Chinese, Russian, Portuguese, Turkish, Dutch, Vietnamese, Indonesian, and Thai. Keep learning with situational conversation practice, such as “Ordering at a café,” and sentence translation exercises. ■ Optional access permissions Microphone (speaking practice) Notifications (reminders for today’s lesson) Stop studying by repeating only memorized sentences. Start with one lesson today. ■ Terms of Use (EULA) https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bubblegum4 screens
LangTwo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bubblegum at every 2 days against LangTwo's fortnightly. Bubblegum also leads on ratings volume (182 vs 4). LangTwo's advantage is review sentiment (100% vs 81%). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Bubblegum sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and LangTwo sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bubblegum against 5.0 for LangTwo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubblegum has 182 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 81% of Bubblegum's written reviews are positive against 100% of LangTwo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubblegum ships an update every 2 days, LangTwo fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on November 12, 2026 and November 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Bubblegum versus LangTwo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubblegumLangTwo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (182 ratings)5.0 (4 ratings) — better
Positive reviews81.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings182 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterFortnightly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size185 MB30 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBubblegum LanguagesDaeHyun Nam

Customer experience

Bubblegum

All ratings181 ratings
Positive97.8%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews21 reviews
Positive81.0%
Neutral9.5%
Negative9.5%

LangTwo

All ratings4 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

7 purchases

Bubblegum

Subscriptions6
  • Bubblegum Pro Weekly Subscription7 Days trial$5.997 Days
  • Bubblegum Pro Monthly Subscription7 Days trial$13.991 Month
  • Bubblegum Pro Monthly Subscription$17.991 Month
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  • Bubblegum Pro Annual Subscription3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Bubblegum Pro Annual Subscription7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Bubblegum Pro Annual Subscription1 Year trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Founding Member: Pro for Life$299.99
10 purchases

LangTwo

Subscriptions10
  • LangTwo Lite$2.991 Month
  • LangTwo Plus Monthly7 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • LangTwo Pro Monthly$8.991 Month
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  • LangTwo Lite$24.991 Year
  • LangTwo Plus Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year
  • LangTwo Plus Yearly7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • LangTwo Plus Yearly7 Days trial$85.991 Year
  • LangTwo Pro Yearly$89.991 Year
  • LangTwo Plus Yearly7 Days trial$107.991 Year
  • LangTwo Plus Group (4)7 Days trial$199.991 Year

Questions

Is Bubblegum free?
Bubblegum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LangTwo free?
LangTwo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bubblegum or LangTwo?
LangTwo is rated higher. Bubblegum averages 4.9 out of 5 from 182 ratings, while LangTwo averages 5.0 from 4 ratings.
Do Bubblegum or LangTwo have ads?
Neither Bubblegum nor LangTwo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bubblegum or LangTwo?
Bubblegum ships an update every 2 days, and LangTwo fortnightly. Most recently, Bubblegum was updated on November 12, 2026 and LangTwo on November 11, 2026.

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