Language Reactor vs Lingosive
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Language Reactor
Learn languages by watching YouTube videos, podcasts, and movies. This app provides seamless AI-powered translations and an AI tutor to explain slang and idioms. Practice pronunciation with real-time transcriptions and sentence-by-sentence subtitles.
- Learn from real YouTube videos, podcasts, and movies
- AI-powered translations in 80+ languages
- AI Assistant for instant explanations
- Shadowing practice for pronunciation
- Sentence-by-sentence synchronized subtitles
- Part-of-speech highlighting for grammar
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You know the words. Real speech still gets away from you. Sound familiar? Fast. Blurred together. Half the sounds gone. With PlayLingo you learn from what you actually enjoy: movie scenes, YouTube, podcasts, books. Lingo, your AI assistant, explains any word or phrase, and you start to understand real speech. WATCH: movies, shows and any YouTube video • Learn from movie scenes, cartoons, interviews and your favorite YouTubers • Open any YouTube video, or start with collections picked for your level, from A1 to C2 • Bilingual subtitles, line by line, with a translation that fits the scene LISTEN: podcasts you'll actually understand • Podcasts in the language you're learning, from short lessons to real conversations • Every episode gets subtitles: tap a word, see the translation, break down the phrase READ: books, on the page or out loud • Classics and short stories in the language you're learning • Read line by line with translation, or let a natural voice read the book to you on a walk BRING YOUR OWN • Any book, document or photo of a page becomes a lesson, and your own audio and video get subtitles LINGO, YOUR AI ASSISTANT, EXPLAINS EVERY WORD • Tap a word or an idiom and see what it means in this exact sentence. "Make sure" is one phrase, not two words • Hear how a word really sounds and see how the sentence is built, with parts of speech in color • Ask Lingo about anything you didn't get, or type a phrase in your language and hear how it's said PRACTICE INSIDE EVERY VIDEO • Choose how to watch: just enjoy, test your understanding, train your ear, build lines or speak • Hide the translation and work out the meaning, or hide the text and catch every line by ear • Shadow each line out loud, and watch the words light up as you say them WORDS THAT STICK • Save words from subtitles, books or your chat with Lingo in one tap • Spaced repetition brings each word back right before you'd forget it • Every card keeps the sentence, and the movie moment, where you met the word • Your saved words on your Home Screen, a new one every hour • A few minutes a day keeps your streak going, and freezes cover the busy days PLAYLINGO PRO Unlimited watching and practice, chat with Lingo, and AI subtitles for any podcast and your own recordings. Cancel anytime in the App Store. WHAT PEOPLE SAY (App Store reviews) "For the first time, I actually enjoy learning English." "The only app I use to watch English videos. It's simple, and works great." "Love the dual subtitle function." 67 LANGUAGES English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, Russian and more, each with explanations in your language. Watch, listen and read what you love. The language follows. Contact: info@playlingo.app Terms of Use: https://playlingo.app/terms
Lingosive
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Learn languages from the movies, shows and videos you love. Lingosive turns real scenes into your lesson. Watch with dual subtitles — the line in the language you're learning, with its translation right below — and tap any word to understand it in context. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a video, a scene or a book at your level. 2. Tap any word for an instant translation and a Lingosive AI explanation of what it means in that exact scene. 3. Save it with one tap. Smart reviews bring it back right before you'd forget it. WATCH REAL SCENES - 100,000+ videos with interactive dual subtitles - Movie and TV clips, interviews, podcasts and more, sorted by level - Slow a video down or replay a scene until it clicks WORD IN FILM - Search any word and hear it spoken in real movie and TV scenes - See how native speakers actually use it, with the translation right below LINGOSIVE AI - Explains words, phrases and idioms in your own language - Reads the context: "on a break" is not a coffee break REMEMBER WHAT YOU LEARN - My Words keeps every word you save, organized and searchable - Spaced-repetition practice (FSRS) schedules each review for the right moment - Topics and real-life conversations picked for your level STAY MOTIVATED - Daily goal, streaks, XP and weekly leagues - Badges for the milestones that matter READ REAL BOOKS - 13,000+ books with tap-to-translate on every word LANGUAGES Learn Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian or Japanese. Translations in 70 languages. The app is available in 13 languages, on iPhone and iPad. PREMIUM Start for free. Premium removes the daily limits on videos, scene searches, saved words and Lingosive AI, and unlocks every book. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel them anytime in your account settings. By downloading or using this app, you agree to our Terms of Use (https://www.lingosive.com/en/terms) and Privacy Policy (https://www.lingosive.com/en/privacy), as well as Apple's Standard Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: Language Reactor at every 8 days against Lingosive's every 2 weeks. Lingosive's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). 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
Both are free to download. Language Reactor sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per 7 days and Lingosive sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Language Reactor ships an update every 8 days, Lingosive every 2 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 25, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Language Reactor | Lingosive |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.5 (811 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 80.0% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 811 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 8 days — better | Every 2 weeks |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 18.0 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 117 MB | 55 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Alexey Nenastyev | Umut Sobe |
In-app purchases
Language Reactor
- PlayLingo PRO$2.997 Days
- Pro Weekly$3.997 Days
- PlayLingo Pro$11.901 Month
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- PlayLingo PRO$34.996 Months
- PlayLingo Pro$74.991 Year
- PlayLingo Pro1 Year trial$74.991 Year
- PlayLingo Pro3 Days trial$74.991 Year
- PlayLingo Pro Family$119.991 Year
Lingosive
- Lingosive Premium$9.991 Month
- Lingosive Premium2 variants$39.991 Year
- Lingosive Premium7 Days trial$59.991 Year









