Wordy vs Learn New Languages
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Wordy
Learn over 20 languages using real movie and series clips. Improve vocabulary, listening comprehension, and pronunciation with thousands of curated film scenes. Stay motivated with a daily streak system and track your progress.
- Learn languages from movie and series clips
- 15,000+ curated film clips
- Real subtitles with native speaker audio
- Daily streak system for motivation
- Instant translation and example sentences
- Vocabulary organized by level (A1-C2)
- Streaming service support
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Learn a new language the way people actually speak it. Every word in Wordy arrives inside a real film or series scene — said by an actor, at full speed. Not a studio recording of someone reading slowly, and not a synthetic voice. Now with two complete courses: English and Spanish. HOW IT WORKS You follow one clear path, a lesson at a time. Each lesson gives you a handful of new words, then drops them straight into a scene from a real movie or show, so you hear the word doing its job before you ever have to produce it. Then you use it. Build the phrase from blocks, spell the word out, pick the meaning, hold a short conversation, and say the line out loud while the app listens and marks every word as you speak. INSIDE EVERY LESSON • Real film and series clips for each new word • Speaking practice with live, word-by-word feedback • Dialogues where you choose your side of the conversation • Phrase and word building, from single letters to full sentences • Review lessons that bring earlier words back right before you'd forget them • A section exam to prove it stuck WHY SCENES BEAT SENTENCES Real speech is fast, it slurs, it skips words, and it leans on expressions no course ever lists. That is exactly why textbook audio feels easy and real conversation feels impossible. Wordy closes that gap from your very first lesson: you are listening to the real thing from day one, in doses short enough to actually follow. BEYOND THE COURSE • A library of thousands of clips to explore on your own • Tap any word in any subtitle for an instant translation • Save words and practise them on a spaced schedule, so they stay • Vocabulary sorted by level, A1 through C2 • A daily streak that keeps the habit alive LANGUAGES Full courses in English and Spanish. Clips and vocabulary practice in 20+ more, including French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Greek and Ukrainian. The app itself speaks 26 languages, so you learn through the one you already know. Whether you are starting from nothing or unsticking an intermediate plateau, a few minutes a day is enough to feel the difference. Wordy Premium Subscriptions: - Wordy Premium Yearly: $39.99/year (with free trial) - Wordy Premium Monthly: $9.99/month If you choose to purchase Wordy Premium, payment will be charged to your Apple account, and your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy Policy: https://wordy.info/privacy Terms of Use: https://wordy.info/terms
Learn New Languages
Practice speaking a new language by shadowing any text you choose. Listen to natural voices, repeat sentences, and get instant word explanations. Improve fluency with a proven technique.
- Practice with any text
- Natural lifelike voices
- Three-layer subtitles
- Tap-to-look-up word explanations
- Shadowing mode with recording
- Smart word review
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You've studied a language for years, but when it's time to speak, the words won't come out. You understand more than you can say. And the textbook dialogues? Nothing like how people actually talk. Shadowfy fixes exactly that. It turns any text you love into speaking practice: news, stories, song lyrics, a page from a novel. A natural, lifelike voice reads it aloud, and you repeat right after it, sentence by sentence, until the words come out on their own. That's shadowing: the listen-and-repeat technique interpreters have used for decades to sound fluent and natural. Shadowfy makes it effortless. HOW IT WORKS 1. Paste any text in the language you're learning 2. Listen to a natural voice read it, sentence by sentence 3. Follow the three-layer subtitles and repeat out loud 4. Tap any word for an instant explanation 5. Record yourself and compare with the original FEATURES • Your content: practice with anything you actually want to read • Natural, lifelike voices in 21 languages, male & female, adjustable speed • Three-layer subtitles with translations in your native language • Tap-to-look-up: instant word cards with meaning, pronunciation, synonyms and usage • Shadowing mode: auto-pause after each sentence, record your voice, A/B compare • Discover feed: curated articles, dialogues and stories for every level (A1–B2) • Smart review that brings your saved words back at the right time • Dark reading mode for focused, comfortable practice • Interface available in 20 languages LANGUAGES YOU CAN PRACTICE English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Polish, Greek, Russian, Ukrainian, Turkish, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Thai and Vietnamese. FREE & PRO Shadowfy is free to download and practice with every day. Shadowfy Pro gives you the full experience: more imports a day and much longer texts, unlimited word explanations and unlimited saved words. Just $4.99/month or $39.99/year (prices may vary by region). Payment is charged to your Apple ID account. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in App Store settings. Terms of Use: https://shadowfy.app/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://shadowfy.app/privacy.html Stop just studying a language. Start speaking it, one sentence at a time.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Learn New Languages at none against Wordy's shown. Learn New Languages also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.7) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). Wordy's advantage is ratings volume (2.5K vs 2). On price, update cadence, 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
Both are free to download. Wordy sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days and Learn New Languages sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Learn New Languages holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.7. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Wordy has 2.5K ratings behind it against 2, so its average is the more settled of the two.
Wordy ships an update every 10 days, Learn New Languages every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 28, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Wordy | Learn New Languages |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (2.5K ratings) | 5.0 (2 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 85.8% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 2.5K — better | 2 |
| Update frequency | Every 10 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 101 MB | 38 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Appalex Ltd. | Jianru Li |
Customer experience
Wordy
Learn New Languages
Bugs and requests
Wordy
Reported bugs
3 issues- There are errors playing videos
- No sound
- NOT WORKING
Requested features
2 requests- Please have translate to Vietnamese
- Filter certain TV or movie ratings
Learn New Languages
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Wordy
- Language Learning3 Days trial$4.997 Days
- Language Learning$9.991 Month
- Language Learning2 variants$19.991 Month
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- Language Learning7 Days trial$29.991 Year
- Language Learning7 Days trial$39.991 Year
- Language Learning7 Days trial$79.991 Year
- Language Learning$89.99
Learn New Languages
- Pro Subscription (Monthly)$3.991 Month
- Pro Subscription (Yearly)$34.991 Year
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