Comparison

Lang.Guru vs Language Islands

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

Head to head
About

Lang.Guru

Features
Read full description

Lang.Guru offers rich learning content, with close to a million unique examples per language! We teach conversational, idiomatic usage you are likely to hear from native speakers in natural settings. We offer deep vocabulary, organized by frequency, with multiple real examples! You can dive into every phrase structure or word features, and use every word or construction as a pivot to guide your exploration and discovery. You direct your own learning journey by picking the phrases you find useful. And, we have unique and fun games and exercises, including hands-free options! Arabic Armenian Basque Bulgarian Chinese Croatian Czech Dutch Estonian Farsi Finnish French German Greek Hebrew Hungarian Italian Japanese Polish Portuguese Romanian Russian Spanish Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese

About

Language Islands

Learn to speak a new language by collecting and organizing real-life sentences into themed "islands." Focus on conversational fluency with native pronunciation and active recall, rather than traditional drills.

Highlights
  • Collect real-life sentences
  • Organize into themed islands
  • Native-quality pronunciation
  • Active recall practice
  • Learn multiple languages
  • Build personalized phrasebook
Features
Read full description

Language Islands gets you speaking — with the method language pros use: collect the sentences that matter to you and group them into small, themed islands. This isn't another textbook drilling you on fruit, colors, and "the apple is red." You bring the words from your real life — moving abroad, your partner's family, a trip, a new job, a language exam — and the translation and native-quality pronunciation appear in seconds. Listen. Repeat. Actively recall. That's how a language sticks where it counts: in real conversation. Learn to speak Spanish, French, Italian, German, Turkish, Portuguese, Dutch and more — from English, at your own pace. Build your own phrasebook, hear every sentence spoken by a natural voice, and practice out loud in short daily sessions. Made for real reasons to speak: • Moving to or living in another country • Understanding your partner's or in-laws' language • Getting ready for a trip • A new job, client, or work meetings • A speaking exam or school trip • Reviving a language you learned years ago No vocab drills. No endless word lists. Just your sentences, your islands, your pace. Start talking. Legal: Privacy Policy: https://www.language-islands.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Lang.Guru4 screens
Language Islands4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Lang.Guru at none against Language Islands's 2. Lang.Guru also leads on device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.4). On price and ads 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. Language Islands sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Lang.Guru asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard3 real differences · 7 level
Lang.Guru versus Language Islands: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLang.GuruLanguage Islands
PriceFreeFree
Rating—4.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews—100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequency—Every 5 weeks
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS13.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size77 MB74 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperLang.Guru, LLCKaan Senturk

In-app purchases

None

Lang.Guru

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Language Islands

Subscriptions2
  • Language Islands Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Language Islands Pro - Yearly$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Lang.Guru free?
Lang.Guru is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Language Islands free?
Language Islands is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Lang.Guru or Language Islands have ads?
Neither Lang.Guru nor Language Islands shows ads.

Other comparisons