Comparison

Bubblegum vs Hanguly

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

Hanguly

Master Korean speaking and listening with an AI tutor and a comprehensive curriculum. Practice real conversations, learn Hangul, and build vocabulary for K-dramas, K-pop, and travel. Offers structured lessons from A1 to C1 levels.

Highlights
  • AI tutor for conversation practice
  • Speech recognition and pronunciation feedback
  • A1-C1 curriculum with 125 lessons
  • Hangul letter tracing
  • 2,300+ vocabulary words with smart review
  • Guided dialogue scenarios
  • Progress tracking and daily streaks
Features
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Learn Korean the way it actually sticks — by speaking it. Hanguly takes you from your first Hangul letter to confident conversations with a complete A1 → C1 curriculum, an AI tutor who chats with you in Korean, and practice built around why you actually want the language: K-dramas, K-pop, travel and real conversations. MEET MIMI, YOUR AI TUTOR • Chat in Korean or English any time — Mimi corrects you and keeps the conversation going • Practise speaking out loud with speech recognition and pronunciation feedback • Guided dialogue scenarios: order food, haggle at a market, survive the Seoul subway A COMPLETE CURRICULUM • 125 structured lessons across levels A1 to C1 • Master Hangul fast with interactive letter tracing • 2,300+ words with smart review • Grammar patterns explained simply, with real examples • Culture notes so you understand Korea, not just Korean BUILT TO KEEP YOU GOING • Daily streaks, XP and leaderboards with friends • Daily missions and a Word of the Day home screen widget • Progress tracking that shows how far you've come FREE TO START Learn Hangul, do a free lesson every day with unlimited reviews, and try your AI tutor with a few free messages a day. HANGULY PRO Unlock everything: unlimited lessons, unlimited AI tutoring, all dialogue scenarios and the full vocabulary library. • £6.99/month or £59.99/year (save 28%) • 3-day free trial for new subscribers Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in Settings. Privacy: https://hanguly.com/privacy.html Terms: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Bubblegum4 screens
Hanguly4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Bubblegum at 80% against Hanguly's 0%. Bubblegum also leads on rating (4.9 vs 3.5) and ratings volume (175 vs 4). Hanguly's advantage is device support (3 vs 1). 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. Bubblegum sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $5.99 per 7 days and Hanguly sells 5 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Bubblegum holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 3.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Bubblegum has 175 ratings behind it against 4, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 80% of Bubblegum's written reviews are positive against 0% of Hanguly's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Bubblegum ships an update every 2 days, Hanguly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Bubblegum versus Hanguly: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBubblegumHanguly
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.9 (175 ratings) — better3.5 (4 ratings)
Positive reviews80.0% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings175 — better4
Update frequencyEvery 2 days — betterEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size253 MB59 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperBubblegum LanguagesBARON KUMAR GOUTAM

Customer experience

Bubblegum

All ratings175 ratings
Positive97.7%
Neutral0.6%
Negative1.7%
Written reviews20 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral10.0%
Negative10.0%

Hanguly

All ratings4 ratings
Positive50.0%
Neutral25.0%
Negative25.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
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$899.99
5 purchases

Hanguly

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Monthly3 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$59.991 Year
One-time2
  • Hanguly Pro Lifetime$39.99
  • Hanguly Pro Lifetime$119.99

Questions

Is Bubblegum free?
Bubblegum is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hanguly free?
Hanguly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Bubblegum or Hanguly?
Bubblegum is rated higher. Bubblegum averages 4.9 out of 5 from 175 ratings, while Hanguly averages 3.5 from 4 ratings.
Do Bubblegum or Hanguly have ads?
Neither Bubblegum nor Hanguly shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Bubblegum or Hanguly?
Bubblegum ships an update every 2 days, and Hanguly every 4 days. Most recently, Bubblegum was updated on October 30, 2026 and Hanguly on October 31, 2026.

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