Comparison

Kiku vs Xolingo

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

Head to head
About

Kiku

Master new languages through engaging content inspired by social media. Begin with a free trial, then unlock full access with a subscription to explore diverse learning materials.

Highlights
  • Learn languages from social media content
  • Free trial available
  • Subscription-based access
  • Multiple subscription plans
  • Supports iPhone, iPad, and iPod
Features
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Learn Languages from Social Media Start learning for free - after free trial, requires a subscription. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Xolingo

Learn languages by reading with this app that turns any text into personalized lessons. Tap unknown words to save them, practice them in interactive rounds, and track your progress. Supports Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and English, with offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Personalized vocabulary builder
  • Interactive practice rounds
  • Read your own material
  • Offline dictionaries and translation
  • Progress tracking
  • Multiple language support
Features
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Learn Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian and English. Xolingo turns anything you read into a personal lesson. Tap the words you don't know while you read. They go into your word bank with the sentence you met them in, stay highlighted everywhere until they stick, and come back as quick practice rounds built from your own vocabulary. As a word becomes familiar the highlight fades — and when you master it, it leaves the page for good. READ SOMETHING WORTH READING • Short courses that start at absolute beginner and build in order • Leveled articles labelled A1 through B2+, so you can read slightly above your comfort • Complete books in the original language, chapter by chapter • Your own material: paste text, open an EPUB, share a link from Safari, or pull the captions from a video SAVE WHAT YOU ACTUALLY MEET Tap a word or select a phrase and Xolingo shows its meaning, examples, and the sentence it came from. Bundled offline dictionaries cover most words; on-device machine translation fills the gaps without sending your reading anywhere. PLAY THE WORDS BACK The Arcade turns your saved vocabulary into short fill-in-the-blank rounds. Ten questions, real sentences, streaks and ranks. Practice the words you personally collected, or work through frequency decks covering the most common words, from the first hundred up to the first thousand, plus themed decks for work, travel, food, health, and money. Flash cards are there too when you'd rather drill. SEE IT ADD UP Word bank size by familiarity, words mastered, reading time, listening time, day streaks and arcade ranks — all on your device. FIVE LANGUAGES, BOTH DIRECTIONS English, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil), and Italian. Each one works as the language you already speak or the one you're learning, and the whole app — interface, translations, word cards — follows your choice. READ ALOUD Hear any word, sentence, or whole text in the voice already on your phone. Xolingo marks which voices work offline and prefers them automatically. WORKS OFFLINE, WORKS QUIETLY Keep texts on your device for a flight or a commute. There is no account to create, no advertising, no behavioural tracking, and no learner profile on our servers — your word bank and reading history stay on your phone. FREE AND PRO Xolingo is free to use. Reading and read-aloud are unlimited. Free learners can translate and save five new words or phrases per local calendar day and can play the Arcade frequency decks for ranks 1–100 and 101–200. Reopening saved vocabulary does not use another slot. Xolingo Pro removes the daily new-vocabulary limit and unlocks every Arcade deck, including the deck generated from your Word Bank. It is available as an auto-renewing monthly subscription at US$6.99 or an auto-renewing yearly subscription at US$69.99, which is two months free against the monthly price. The store shows the exact localized price, period, renewal terms, and any introductory offer before purchase. Manage or cancel through the store or Xolingo's Customer Center. Terms of Use: https://xolingo.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://xolingo.app/privacy

Screenshots

Kiku3 screens
Xolingo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Xolingo at 5.0 against Kiku's 3.7. Xolingo also leads on monetization model (freemium vs subscription) and update cadence (every 4 days vs fortnightly). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. Kiku sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and Xolingo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Xolingo holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.7. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 3 and 3 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Kiku ships an update fortnightly, Xolingo every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 6 level
Kiku versus Xolingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKikuXolingo
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.7 (3 ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings33
Update frequencyFortnightlyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationSubscriptionFreemium — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPod
Requires iOS15.1 — better15.5
Further details — not scored
Size28 MB124 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperNumfor Chiaso'Oh Mbiziwo-TiapoAxoLottaLove

Customer experience

Kiku

All ratings3 ratings
Positive66.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative33.3%

Xolingo

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Kiku

Subscriptions2
  • KiKu Monthly7 Days trial$4.991 Month
  • KiKu Yearly7 Days trial$29.991 Year
2 purchases

Xolingo

Subscriptions2
  • Xolingo Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Xolingo Pro Yearly$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Kiku free?
Kiku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Xolingo free?
Xolingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Kiku or Xolingo?
Xolingo is rated higher. Kiku averages 3.7 out of 5 from 3 ratings, while Xolingo averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do Kiku or Xolingo have ads?
Neither Kiku nor Xolingo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Kiku or Xolingo?
Kiku ships an update fortnightly, and Xolingo every 4 days. Most recently, Kiku was updated on October 30, 2026 and Xolingo on October 19, 2026.

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