Comparison

Lingo vs Lingo Academy

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

Head to head
About

Lingo

Features
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Learning a new language is now easier and more fun with Learn Lang! Key Features: - Personalized learning experience - Daily practice exercises - Progress tracking and statistics - Word and sentence flashcards - Audio pronunciation support - Smart reminders - Achievement badges and rewards Why Learn Lang? - Scientifically proven learning methods - User-friendly interface - Regular updates and fresh content - Free basic features - Ad-free experience Download now and start your language learning journey today! Learning a new language has never been this easy with Learn Lang.

About

Lingo Academy

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Learn a language the way you will actually use it — speaking, listening and reading real sentences from your very first lesson. Lingo Academy teaches 12 languages, and you can study any of them from 36 native languages. You always learn from the language you already think in. TWELVE LANGUAGES, ONE APP English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Polish, Turkish and Dutch. Each one is a real curriculum, taught in order the way a language is taught at school — chapter by chapter, from your first greeting to holding a real conversation. BUILT AROUND SPEAKING • Speech recognition marks your pronunciation word by word, as you say it • Native-quality audio on every word, phrase and sentence • Missed a sound? Play it back slowly and try again • You speak out loud from lesson one, not lesson fifty TALK WITH AN AI TUTOR Practice real conversation whenever you want. Speak out loud and your tutor answers aloud — or type, if that's easier, in the language you're learning or in your own. Every reply is translated underneath, and suggestions are ready when you're stuck for words. The tutor runs entirely on your device: download it once, and your conversations stay private and work with no internet. FIVE WAYS TO PRACTICE Multiple choice, writing, speaking, dragging letters into place, and ordering words into a sentence. Every exercise attacks the same vocabulary from a different angle, which is what makes it stay. GRAMMAR, EXPLAINED LIKE A PERSON WOULD Every lesson opens with short explanation cards, before a single exercise, covering exactly the rules that lesson is about to use. You meet a rule the moment it starts to matter, not as a wall of grammar to memorize up front. BILINGUAL AUDIOBOOKS Everyday conversations, read out loud: greetings and small talk, ordering in a restaurant, checking into a hotel, a visit to the doctor, shopping, getting around a city — plus classic tales to unwind with. Every sentence is read in the language you are learning and then straight away in yours, so you always know what you just heard and never stop to look anything up. Playback keeps going when you leave the app, so a commute, a walk or the washing up becomes practice. PROGRESS WORTH KEEPING • Streaks and active days that reward turning up • Badges, and a certificate when you finish a curriculum • Daily reminders at a time you choose, silent overnight IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC One app for all three, with your progress synced across them. Every lesson, every voice and every audiobook ships inside the app, and the AI tutor is a single one-time download — after that, no Wi-Fi, no cellular data, nothing to stream. A plane, a tunnel or a dead signal changes nothing. ONE PURCHASE, NOT A SUBSCRIPTION Start free. Unlock everything once and keep all 12 languages — no monthly fee, no paying again per language. Download Lingo Academy and say your first sentence today.

Screenshots

Lingo4 screens
Lingo Academy4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lingo at none against Lingo Academy's shown. Lingo also leads on update cadence (every 3 days vs every 8 days) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 26.2). On price, 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. Lingo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month and Lingo Academy sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lingo ships an update every 3 days, Lingo Academy every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 31, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Lingo versus Lingo Academy: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingoLingo Academy
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 3 days — betterEvery 8 days
AdsNo — betterYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPodiPhone, iPad, Mac
Requires iOS15.1 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size41 MB259 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperSelcuk OzdemirPopescu-Ungureanu Silviu-Georgian PFA

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lingo

Subscriptions2
  • Aylık$2.991 Month
  • Yıllık$9.991 Year
1 purchases

Lingo Academy

One-time1
  • Lingo Academy Pro$24.99

Questions

Is Lingo free?
Lingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lingo Academy free?
Lingo Academy is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lingo or Lingo Academy have ads?
Lingo Academy shows ads; Lingo does not.
Which is updated more often, Lingo or Lingo Academy?
Lingo ships an update every 3 days, and Lingo Academy every 8 days. Most recently, Lingo was updated on October 30, 2026 and Lingo Academy on October 31, 2026.

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