Comparison

Bubblegum vs FluentFast

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 with personalized lessons and AI-powered assistance. Read content you enjoy, get instant word definitions and grammar help, and listen to natural audio. Review saved vocabulary within new lessons for effective retention.

Highlights
  • Personalized AI-generated reading lessons
  • Instant word definitions and grammar help
  • Synchronized audio narration
  • AI tutor for explanations and practice
  • Regenerative Review™ for vocabulary retention
  • 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, Hindi, Persian, 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

FluentFast

Features
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Learn Faster. Together. FluentFast Koalas is a two-player language learning app designed to help you start speaking sooner — not later. Most language apps are solo. FluentFast is built for two. Practice head-to-head with a friend, partner, or family member in a structured learning environment that encourages real conversation, repetition, and speed. Instead of passively tapping through lessons, you: • Speak together • Practice together • Compete head-to-head • Build confidence in real dialogue Learning becomes social, engaging, and motivating — which means you stick with it longer. Why FluentFast Works Two-player structured challenges Encourages real spoken interaction Designed for faster memory retention Perfect for friends, couples, and families Low friction, simple format FluentFast helps reduce the time it takes to actually use a language. Because conversation — not scrolling — builds fluency. Learn faster. Together.

Screenshots

Bubblegum4 screens
FluentFast4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Bubblegum at every 2 days against FluentFast's every 6 weeks. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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

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 FluentFast sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubblegum ships an update every 2 days, FluentFast every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
Bubblegum versus FluentFast: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubblegumFluentFast
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (175 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings175 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 6 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemium—
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS16.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size253 MB13 MB
Age rating12+9+
DeveloperBubblegum LanguagesJahronimo Ellis

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$899.99
2 purchases

FluentFast

Subscriptions2
  • FluentFast Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • FluentFast Yearly7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Bubblegum free?
Bubblegum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is FluentFast free?
FluentFast is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Bubblegum or FluentFast have ads?
Neither Bubblegum nor FluentFast shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bubblegum or FluentFast?
Bubblegum ships an update every 2 days, and FluentFast every 6 weeks. Most recently, Bubblegum was updated on October 30, 2026 and FluentFast on October 24, 2026.

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