Comparison

Innovative Language Learning vs MapIt

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

Head to head
About

Innovative Language Learning

Learn to speak new languages quickly with short, engaging audio and video lessons created by experienced teachers. Access a vast library of content for over 30 languages and practice conversations from your first session.

Highlights
  • Short audio/video lessons (3-15 minutes)
  • Lessons taught by real teachers
  • Instant practice with assessments
  • Offline lesson downloads
  • Progress syncing across devices
  • Multiple playback options
Features
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Want to speak a new language from your 1st lesson? Learn practical conversations fast with fun audio/video lessons made by real teachers. With Innovative Language Learning, you can learn up to 34 languages. Download the App for FREE and start speaking today! === 4 REASONS WHY YOU CAN & WILL LEARN A LANGUAGE === START SPEAKING IN MINUTES: Audio/video lessons are just 3-15 minutes. Just press “Play” and learn practical conversations in every lesson. LEARN FROM REAL TEACHERS Feel confident as you learn from actual teachers and hear real-life conversations. INSTANTLY PRACTICE WHAT YOU’VE LEARNED Tired of learning and forgetting immediately after? That’s why after every few lessons, you’ll get tested on what you’ve learned with our Assessments. 16+ YEARS OF TEACHING LANGUAGES With 2+ billion lesson downloads and 16 years of teaching languages, you’re learning with a time-tested, proven system. === WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING === "This is always my first port of call when starting a new language.” - The Guardian "A painless and FREE way to bone up on the language.” - PC Magazine “Of particular note is SurvivalPhrases, which offers 3- to 5-minute episodes that cover basics.” - The New York Times === 34 LANGUAGES AVAILABLE === Afrikaans Arabic Bulgarian Cantonese Chinese Czech Danish Dutch English Filipino Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Korean Norwegian Persian Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Spanish Swahili Swedish Thai Turkish Urdu Vietnamese === WHAT’S INSIDE THE APP === Start now and access hundreds of audio and video lessons by real teachers, lesson notes, study tools and more. You get: - A 7-Day Free Premium Trial of Any of Our Language Courses (Free) - New Audio & Video Lessons EVERY Week for LIFE (Free) - Offline Mode - Download Lessons to My Library (Free) - Daily Vocabulary Lessons Delivered to Your Email (Free) - Progress Syncing Across Devices - Start On One Device & Finish on Another (Free) - Multiple Playback Options - Stream from the App or the Lock-Screen, Skip Ahead & Control the Speed of Your Lessons (Free) - The Largest Library of Audio & Video Lessons (Basic Users & Above) - In-Depth Lesson Notes with Grammar Explanations (Basic Users & Above) - Progress Tools to Track Your Learning Progress (Basic Users & Above) - Line-by-Line Breakdowns of Lesson Dialogues (Premium Users & Above) - Word Bank - Your Own Custom Vocabulary List (Premium Users & Above) - 1-on-1 Learning with Your Own Teacher (Premium PLUS only) - Get a Personalized Learning Program & Guidance (Premium PLUS Only) === DOWNLOAD THE APP & LEARN FREE TODAY. === Download the App and sign up for your Free Lifetime Account. You get a 7-day Trial of our entire Learning System – both the mobile app and the desktop version! Want to add Basic, Premium, or Premium PLUS and learn on your device and computer? There's an option for that, too. *Please note that subscriptions made using the in-app purchases will auto-renew at the end of the subscription period and be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase unless you turn off auto-renew at least 24 hours before the end of your current subscription period. Subscriptions made through in-app purchases cannot be cancelled during active subscription period. Please see this article for managing your in-app subscriptions and auto-renewal: http://support.apple.com/kb/ht4098 Monthly Premium PLUS Access: $46.99/month per language Monthly Premium Access: $24.99/month per language Monthly Basic Access: $7.99/month per language *all amounts are in US dollars. At Innovative Language Learning, we take your privacy very seriously. You can view our privacy policy here: http://www.innovativelanguage.com/privacy You can view our Terms of Service here: https://www.innovativelanguage.com/terms-of-service

About

MapIt

Learn countries and capitals by interacting directly with a dynamic world map. This app uses spatial memory to help you retain geographical knowledge through engaging quiz modes and an exploration feature. Unlock the full world with a single purchase.

Highlights
  • Tap the map to find countries and capitals
  • Three distinct quiz modes
  • Progressive difficulty levels
  • Explore mode for free roaming
  • Per-country accuracy tracking
  • Unlock all content with a one-time purchase
Features
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Learn every country and capital the way your brain actually remembers geography: by touching the map, not picking from a list. Each question drops you on a real, pannable world map and asks you to find the place yourself. Spatial memory makes it stick, and it feels like play. TAP THE MAP, NOT A LIST No multiple choice. No flashcards. Find the country, its capital, its flag or one of its cities on a live, zoomable map. Correct answers light up, and misses show you where you went, so every wrong tap teaches you something. QUIZZES THAT LEARN YOU MapIt watches which places you've seen and which ones keep slipping. Every round deals you fresh countries first, then the ones you're still mastering, with enough you already know to keep it flowing. Your path to all 194 is yours alone. FIVE WAYS TO PLAY • Find the Country: tap the country you're asked for • Find the Capital: name the country a capital belongs to • Countries & Capitals: a mixed round that tests both • Flags: see a flag, tap its country • Major Cities: find capitals and big cities on the world map, or one continent at a time Difficulty climbs as you do, from the world's most familiar places to its most obscure. Score 70% to unlock the next tier. CHOOSE YOUR CHALLENGE Easy gives you a second chance on every question. Medium is one clean shot. Hard puts you on a ten-second clock. Same map, three very different games. GO DEEPER THAN COUNTRIES Pick a country and keep going: learn its major cities in a quiz ladder that grows from five to fifteen as you master each level, or take on all fifty US states and every Canadian province. START FREE WITH 50 COUNTRIES Explore all five continents with a free set of 50 countries. Learn Europe, then Africa, then Asia, at your own pace and with no account required. UNLOCK THE WHOLE WORLD, ONCE A single, one-time purchase opens all 194 countries, with their capitals, flags and cities, forever. No subscription. No ads. Restore anytime on a device signed in to the same store account. The entire atlas ships inside the app; there are no map servers to pay for, which is how MapIt stays one fair price instead of a subscription. WORKS ANYWHERE, OFFLINE Every map, border, flag and city is bundled in the app. No connection needed: study on a plane, on the subway, or anywhere the signal drops. IN YOUR LANGUAGE MapIt speaks English, German, Spanish, French, Italian and Brazilian Portuguese, down to every country, capital and city name. EXPLORE MODE Roam the map freely and tap any country to see its name, capital, and region, with a smooth fly-to animation. Perfect for studying before a quiz, or just satisfying your curiosity. SEE YOUR PROGRESS My Stats shows how much of the world you've explored, your recent form, your answer speed, and a continent-by-continent breakdown. Per-country accuracy points you straight at what to work on next, and comeback wins celebrate the countries you finally cracked. Earn achievement badges as you master the map, and reset anytime to start fresh. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY • No ads, ever • No account, no sign-in • Three themes: Light, Colorful, and Dark • Haptic and audio feedback you can toggle off • Your settings and progress stay on your device Optional, anonymous analytics and crash reporting help us fix bugs and improve MapIt, and you can turn all of it off any time in Settings, under Privacy & Data. No personal information is collected, no ads are shown, and nothing is ever sold. WHO IT'S FOR Students prepping for geography exams, trivia lovers, travelers building cultural literacy, and anyone who's ever wanted to find every country on a map. Download MapIt and start tapping your way to a smarter map.

Screenshots

Innovative Language Learning4 screens
MapIt4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Innovative Language Learning at 67% against MapIt's 0%. Innovative Language Learning also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (34K vs 6). MapIt's advantage is update cadence (every 3 weeks vs every 2 months). 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. Innovative Language Learning sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and MapIt sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Innovative Language Learning holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Innovative Language Learning has 34K ratings behind it against 6, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 67% of Innovative Language Learning's written reviews are positive against 0% of MapIt's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Innovative Language Learning ships an update every 2 months, MapIt every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 22, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Innovative Language Learning versus MapIt: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterInnovative Language LearningMapIt
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (34K ratings) — better4.3 (6 ratings)
Positive reviews66.7% of reviews — better0.0% of reviews
Number of ratings34K — better6
Update frequencyEvery 2 monthsEvery 3 weeks — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV — betteriPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperInnovative Language Learning USA LLCLionSoft Inc

Customer experience

Innovative Language Learning

All ratings34,138 ratings
Positive93.1%
Neutral3.3%
Negative3.5%
Written reviews657 reviews
Positive66.7%
Neutral8.7%
Negative24.7%

MapIt

All ratings6 ratings
Positive83.3%
Neutral0.0%
Negative16.7%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Bugs and requests

Innovative Language Learning

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • Lessons not downloading successfully
  • Screen freezing when using certain features
  • Inconsistent lesson navigation between app and website
  • Automatic subscription renewal issues

Requested features

5 requests
  • Flashcard functionality in the app
  • Ability to create custom playlists
  • Improved integration between app and website
  • More advanced features like speech recognition
  • Ability to switch between multiple languages

MapIt

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Innovative Language Learning

Subscriptions13
  • French Basic Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Korean Basic Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Italian Basic Subscription$7.991 Month
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  • Japanese Basic Subscription$7.991 Month
  • Spanish Basic Subscription$7.991 Month
  • French Mobile Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Korean Mobile Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Russian Mobile Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Spanish Mobile Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Japanese Mobile Subscription$9.991 Month
  • Japanese Premium Subscription$24.991 Month
  • Spanish Premium Subscription$24.991 Month
  • Japanese Basic Subscription1 Year trial$59.991 Year
1 purchases

MapIt

One-time1
  • Full Access$4.99

Questions

Is Innovative Language Learning free?
Innovative Language Learning is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MapIt free?
MapIt is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Innovative Language Learning or MapIt?
Innovative Language Learning is rated higher. Innovative Language Learning averages 4.7 out of 5 from 34K ratings, while MapIt averages 4.3 from 6 ratings.
Do Innovative Language Learning or MapIt have ads?
Neither Innovative Language Learning nor MapIt shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Innovative Language Learning or MapIt?
Innovative Language Learning ships an update every 2 months, and MapIt every 3 weeks. Most recently, Innovative Language Learning was updated on October 22, 2026 and MapIt on October 15, 2026.

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