Comparison

LangTurbo vs LingoSnips

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

Head to head
About

LangTurbo

Features
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Learn a language from real podcasts, not lessons. Play any episode and read every line as it is spoken, with the translation right underneath. Tap a word you don't know and see what it means in that sentence. Over three million shows in 100 languages, made by people who speak them. Your first week is free. INCLUDED IN YOUR SUBSCRIPTION • Transcripts that follow the audio, lighting up word by word • The translation under every line, in English or 28 other languages • Tap any word for its meaning in context, and hear it read aloud, slowly if you like • New words highlighted, so you see at a glance what you haven't learned yet • One tap to mark a word known • Your weekly listening, and how much of everyday speech your words now cover • Playback speed, a sleep timer and lock-screen controls • Made for iPhone and iPad START WHERE YOU ARE Tick off the common words you already know, and LangTurbo leaves them alone from your first episode. 100 LANGUAGES Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Hindi, Dutch, Swedish, Polish, Turkish, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Greek, Hebrew, Ukrainian, Czech, Danish, Norwegian, Finnish, Hungarian, Romanian, Thai, Catalan, Tagalog, Swahili, Welsh and many more. Subscription: LangTurbo requires an auto-renewable subscription, yearly or monthly; new subscribers get the first week free. Payment is charged to your Apple Account when the trial ends, and the subscription renews unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the period ends, in Settings → your name → Subscriptions. Terms: https://www.langturbo.com/terms Privacy: https://www.langturbo.com/privacy

About

LingoSnips

This app focuses on developing listening comprehension for Spanish, French, and English through short audio clips like news, stories, and songs. It offers a unique approach to language learning by training your ear on natural speech, preparing you for real conversations.

Highlights
  • Develop listening comprehension
  • Learn Spanish, French, English
  • Daily news audio clips
  • Story-driven audio lessons
  • Learn through songs
  • Progress syncs across devices
Features
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Learn Spanish, French, and English the way you actually pick up a language: by listening. LingoSnips teaches through short audio "snips": real news, story-driven audio, and now songs in the language you're learning, at a pace built for comprehension. Instead of tapping flashcards, you train your ear on natural speech, the skill that actually lets you understand and speak. WHY LINGOSNIPS IS DIFFERENT Most apps drill vocabulary. LingoSnips builds listening comprehension, the part of fluency that textbooks and tap-to-translate apps skip. Every snip is short enough for a coffee break and real enough to prepare you for actual conversations. WHAT YOU GET - Daily news snips: bite-sized current-events audio to keep your listening sharp - Story snips: immersive short stories that pull you into the language - Song snips: catchy tracks that turn key phrases into earworms, from counting to ordering at a restaurant - Learn English, Spanish, or French: pick your language and start listening - Built for real life: commutes, walks, downtime, anywhere you have headphones - Learn on any device: your progress syncs between the app and the web FREE TO START Listen to news snips for free, every day. Upgrade to Immersion to unlock the full story and song library and go deeper. IMMERSION SUBSCRIPTION Unlock every story and song, in every language, with an Immersion subscription. Start with a free trial, then choose monthly or annual billing. Start listening today. Your ear learns faster than you think. Immersion is an auto-renewable subscription. - Immersion Monthly: $9.99/month - Immersion Annual: $59.99/year (a free trial applies to the annual plan) Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. Your subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account is charged for renewal within 24 hours before the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Terms of Use: https://lingosnips.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://lingosnips.com/privacy

Screenshots

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Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LangTurbo at none against LingoSnips's 2. LingoSnips's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.1). On price, update cadence, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. LingoSnips sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. LangTurbo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

LangTurbo ships an update every 3 days, LingoSnips every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 23, 2026 and October 15, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
LangTurbo versus LingoSnips: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLangTurboLingoSnips
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—1 — better
Update frequencyEvery 3 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS26.116.4 — better
Further details — not scored
Size17 MB73 MB
Age rating17+12+
DeveloperPablo NunezAplauso Inc

In-app purchases

None

LangTurbo

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

LingoSnips

Subscriptions2
  • LingoSnips: Learn Spanish3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • LingoSnips: Learn Spanish7 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is LangTurbo free?
LangTurbo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is LingoSnips free?
LingoSnips is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do LangTurbo or LingoSnips have ads?
Neither LangTurbo nor LingoSnips shows ads.
Which is updated more often, LangTurbo or LingoSnips?
LangTurbo ships an update every 3 days, and LingoSnips every 2 days. Most recently, LangTurbo was updated on October 23, 2026 and LingoSnips on October 15, 2026.

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