Bubblegum vs Bungeo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Bubblegum
This app personalizes language learning through AI-generated reading lessons based on your interests. It offers instant word definitions, grammar explanations, and natural audio narration, all within the text.
- AI-generated personalized reading lessons
- In-text word definitions and grammar help
- Synchronized audio narration
- AI tutor for explanations and practice
- Regenerative Review™ for vocabulary
- Progress tracking and study stats
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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.
Bungeo
Master Korean vocabulary with flashcards curated from popular dramas and films. Learn the most frequently used words first, with a spaced repetition system for effective long-term memory. Track your progress towards fluency with clear, measurable goals.
- Drama-curated vocabulary
- Spaced repetition system
- Progress tracking
- Themed word packs
- No time pressure
- Hand-curated content
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Real Korean vocabulary, from the dramas you already watch. Every word in Bungeo was hand-picked from thousands of Korean dramas and films, ranked by how often they actually appear. You learn the most useful words first: the ones you'll hear in conversations, recognize in shows, and use in real life. - 250 free cards to get started - Word packs by theme and genre, including Business Korean - SM-2 spaced repetition: proven algorithm for long-term memory - No time pressure. No daily streaks. Study when you want - 100% hand-curated, no AI-generated content Your progress, made visible. Research suggests that knowing around 5,000 words is where Korean starts to feel fluent. Bungeo shows you exactly where you stand: how many words you know, and how many are still ahead. An abstract goal becomes a clear, measurable journey.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Bubblegum at every 2 days against Bungeo's every 2 weeks. Bubblegum also leads on ratings volume (180 vs 1). Bungeo'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
Both are free to download. Bubblegum sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Bungeo sells 3 one-off in-app purchases. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.9 for Bubblegum against 5.0 for Bungeo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubblegum has 180 ratings behind it against 1, 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 Bungeo's.
Bubblegum ships an update every 2 days, Bungeo every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Bubblegum | Bungeo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.9 (180 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 81.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 180 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Free with in-app purchases |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 16.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 179 MB | 103 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bubblegum Languages | Valentin Vannay |
Customer experience
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In-app purchases
Bubblegum
- 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
- Founding Member$899.99
Bungeo
- Business Deck$0.49
- Parenting Deck$0.49
- Core Pack 1$1.99









