Comparison

Speakblend vs Lumio

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

Head to head
About

Speakblend

Features
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Find a language partner who talks back. Speakblend is a language exchange app built for real conversation practice. Meet native speakers and fellow learners from around the world, chat in the language you are learning, and translate any message when you get stuck. It's like having a penpal in every country, with voice messages and voice calls when you're ready to speak. FIND YOUR LANGUAGE PARTNER Choose the languages you speak and the ones you are learning, then swipe through people who fit. Filter by language, nationality, gender and distance: nearby, in your region or worldwide. Send a like, and when they accept, your chat opens. Your suggestions get better the more you swipe. PRACTICE IN EVERY CHAT • Translate any message, or turn on Auto Translate for a whole chat • Translate your own draft before you send it • Send voice messages and replay them at 0.5x, 1x, 1.5x or 2x • Start a voice call when you're ready to speak out loud • Share photos with a built-in editor: crop, adjust and add filters • Break the ice with five chat games: Word Chain, Taboo, Truth or Dare, Pixel Blend and Blind Control A GLOBAL FEED FOR LANGUAGE LEARNERS Post about your day in the language you are learning. Share photos and voice notes, leave voice comments and follow people from other countries. Posts are translated automatically, so you can join conversations in any language. COLLECT STAMPS IN YOUR PASSPORT Every friendship earns a Passport stamp that levels up: trade messages, finish a voice call or a game, keep a 7-day chat streak, or meet in person and scan each other's code. Show your best stamps on your profile and see your friends around the world on the 3D Friends Map. EARN REWARDS AS YOU PRACTICE Complete daily tasks, keep your streak and invite friends to earn SBC coins. Spend them on profile frames, chat backgrounds, Aura, Spotlight or MAX passes. SAFE AND IN YOUR CONTROL Report or block anyone in a tap. Automated moderation screens messages, posts and photos. Hide your online status, last seen, typing indicator or read receipts, set quiet hours, pause your visibility or freeze your account whenever you need a break. WHY SPEAKBLEND • Language exchange with native speakers and learners • Swipe-based language partner discovery • One-tap translation in 130+ languages • Voice messages and voice calls • Chat games for conversation practice • Global feed with automatic post translation • Passport stamps and the 3D Friends Map • Daily tasks, streaks and rewards • Privacy controls and community moderation Practice English, Spanish, Korean, Japanese, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Turkish, Russian and more. Choose from 150+ languages for your profile. SPEAKBLEND MAX Upgrade for unlimited swiping, up to 10 new chats a day, unlimited quality translations, voice message transcription, listening to posts out loud, profile visitor alerts, up to 3 learning languages and more. Speakblend MAX is offered as weekly, monthly and yearly auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when you confirm the purchase. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your App Store account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://speakblend.com/privacy-policy

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Lumio

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Learning a language is one thing. Using it when you actually need it is another. Maybe you need to prepare for a job interview, make an important phone call, talk to a doctor, join a meeting, travel somewhere new, or simply feel more confident in everyday conversation. Lumio gives you speaking practice built around the situations that matter to you. Choose what you need to prepare for, describe your situation, and practise the conversation with Lumio before it happens. Instead of following only fixed lessons, you practise language in the context of your own life — with the vocabulary and conversations you are likely to need. With Lumio you can: • practise speaking around your own goals and situations • prepare for specific conversations and events • practise vocabulary in the context where you will actually use it • become more comfortable speaking spontaneously • save useful phrases from your practice • review them later with learning cards Lumio also includes Live Assistant mode for moments when you need help understanding, translating or communicating in real time. Your language practice shouldn’t be one-size-fits-all. Practise the conversations that fit your life and what you need next. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Speakblend4 screens
Lumio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lumio at none against Speakblend's shown. On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Speakblend sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per 7 days and Lumio sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Speakblend ships an update every 2 weeks, Lumio monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 4, 2026 and November 5, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Speakblend versus Lumio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSpeakblendLumio
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 2 weeks — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod
Requires iOS1515.0
Further details — not scored
Size181 MB24 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperArif OzgunAlina Moroz

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Speakblend

Subscriptions3
  • Weekly Subscription$1.997 Days
  • Monthly Subscription$2.991 Month
  • Annual Subscription$17.991 Year
One-time5
  • 500 Speakblend Coins$0.99
  • 1,600 Speakblend Coins$3.99
  • 4,000 Speakblend Coins$5.99
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  • 7,000 Speakblend Coins$12.99
  • 15,000 Speakblend Coins$19.99
1 purchases

Lumio

Subscriptions1
  • Lumio Premium$17.991 Month

Questions

Is Speakblend free?
Speakblend is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lumio free?
Lumio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Speakblend or Lumio have ads?
Speakblend shows ads; Lumio does not.
Which is updated more often, Speakblend or Lumio?
Speakblend ships an update every 2 weeks, and Lumio monthly. Most recently, Speakblend was updated on November 4, 2026 and Lumio on November 5, 2026.

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