LangTaps vs WordWake
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
LangTaps
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LangTaps is a flexible app for learning and teaching languages. It comes with lessons for English speakers learning Russian, but you can also create your own lessons for any language or topic. Use the LessonSet Editor to make your own lessons — design questions, format text, add spoken audio, and share them easily via a zip file to your students or Send lessons via a single secret code that instantly loads your lesson in the app. Features: Start with English → Russian lessons Create, load, and share custom lessons Add spoken audio to any lesson Quizzes, progress tracking, and interactive tasks Works fully offline Perfect for learners, teachers, and creators Learn. Create. Teach. LangTaps — interactive language learning made simple.
WordWake
Learn a new language passively through your phone's lock screen with new words and phrases displayed each time you unlock it. It offers ten languages with extensive vocabulary, cultural notes, and pronunciation guides, plus practice games for active learning.
- Lock screen vocabulary display
- Ten languages available
- Cultural notes and insights
- Native pronunciation audio
- Alphabet learning modules
- Five practice games
- Ad-free experience
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WordWake teaches you a language from your Lock Screen. New words appear where you already look a hundred times a day — no app to open, no streak to protect, no guilt. When you want more, it's there: tap any word for its meaning, hear phrases slowly or at full speed, play quick word games, or put on Listen Mode and learn with your screen off. 10 languages: Spanish, German, French, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Russian, Japanese, Korean, and Mandarin. HOW IT WORKS - Add the widget once. WordWake shows you a small set of words, then swaps them as you learn. - Every phrase comes with a word-by-word breakdown — tap any word to see what it does and hear it alone. - Quick stage checks tell you what stuck. Your tricky cards come back until they don't. WHEN YOU HAVE A MINUTE - Listen Mode: English, then the phrase slowly, then at natural speed. Hands-free, offline. - Word games built from what you've actually learned — never something you haven't seen. - Culture facts about the places behind the language: tipping, etiquette, food, getting around. TRAVELING? Tap "Going somewhere?" for an optional trip plan — real situations like ordering, checking in, and asking for help, built around your dates, with practice you can speak out loud. Your everyday learning stays exactly as it is. WORDWAKE PRO Try everything free for 3 days. Then $7.99 a month, or $29.99 once for lifetime access. Cancel anytime. Made by one person who wanted to learn German without opening another app. Real speakers correct real mistakes — tap any word and "report a problem" to help. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LangTaps at none against WordWake's 3. LangTaps also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 16.0). WordWake's advantage is update cadence (every 3 days vs every 6 days). On price, ads 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. WordWake sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 per month. LangTaps asks for nothing beyond the download.
LangTaps ships an update every 6 days, WordWake every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | LangTaps | WordWake |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (3 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 3 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 13.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 26 MB | 20 MB |
| Age rating | 9+ | 4+ |
| Developer | STAMATIOS SOTIROPOULOS | Christopher Arnold |
In-app purchases
LangTaps
No in-app purchases
WordWake
- WordWake Plus Monthly$2.991 Month
- WordWake Plus Yearly$19.991 Year
- WordWake Plus Lifetime$29.99









