Comparison

Lingrow vs Hourly Hangul

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

Head to head
About

Lingrow

Practice speaking a new language with an AI that listens and responds, adapting to your skill level. Engage in realistic conversations covering everyday scenarios to build confidence and fluency. Structured daily plans and interactive lessons guide you from beginner to advanced.

Highlights
  • AI-powered voice conversations
  • Adaptive learning based on skill level
  • 350+ realistic conversation scenarios
  • Structured daily learning plans
  • Interactive lessons and grammar explanations
  • Vocabulary building with adaptive flashcards
  • Detailed speaking feedback and summaries
Features
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Lingrow is an AI language learning app built around real voice conversations. Talk to an AI partner that listens, responds, and adapts to your level. Like having a private tutor in your pocket, available 24/7. SPEAK WITHOUT FEAR The hardest part of learning a language is opening your mouth. Lingrow gives you a space to make mistakes, stumble through sentences, and actually build confidence. Practice that prepares you for real conversations with real people. REAL SCENARIOS, REAL PROGRESS Practice the conversations you'll actually have. Ordering coffee, navigating the metro, chatting with friends, handling a job interview. Every scenario is culturally authentic, based on how locals really speak. • 350+ conversation scenarios across everyday life, travel, work, social, food, dating, and more • Voice conversations with an AI that adapts to your pace and skill level • Beginner, intermediate, and advanced difficulty levels • New scenarios and features added regularly TODAY'S PLAN: A STRUCTURED BEGINNER COURSE, PLANNED DAILY Lingrow builds you a new plan every day from reviewal, new lessons and practice that puts it to use. The plan adapts to you. It picks the most useful thing for you to learn next, based on what you know, how your answers have gone and your goals, so you learn in the most efficient order. • Interactive lessons that take you from complete beginner, one grammar point at a time • Plain-English explanations of why the language works the way it does • How people really talk: polite and casual speech, and how words change sound when spoken together • Practice games: fill in the blank, build the sentence, spot the mistake, sorting and number games • A review system that tracks every answer, works out what you are starting to forget, and brings it back for review right before you're about to forget it • A separate reading and speaking course to learn the alphabet first *Korean only LEARN STEP BY STEP WITH GUIDED LESSONS Follow structured lessons that build real skills one step at a time, tailored to your level. Each lesson teaches the words, phrases, and grammar you need, then puts them straight to use in conversation. • 100+ guided lessons that take you from beginner to confident • Lessons matched to your level and goals • New lessons added regularly BUILD VOCABULARY THAT STICKS Lock in new words with flashcards that adapt to your memory. Lingrow learns from you and brings back each word at exactly the right time, so you study less and remember more. • Thousands of words in curated decks, from the 100 most common words to exam-level vocabulary • Native audio and example sentences • Save words from your conversations into your own deck DETAILED SPEAKING FEEDBACK Get real-time feedback as you speak, so you can correct mistakes and learn in the moment. After each conversation, get a full personalised summary breaking down your grammar, vocabulary, fluency, and how well you hit your learning goals. You get specific tips tailored to your weak spots so you know exactly what to work on next. • Personalised feedback based on your goals and skill level • Actionable tips that tell you exactly how to improve • Conversation scores that track your improvement over time • Learning goals that track the words and phrases you've practised • Daily streaks to keep you consistent Learn Korean, learn Japanese, learn Spanish, learn French, learn Italian, learn Chinese, learn German, learn Portuguese, and more. LINGROW PREMIUM Lingrow offers auto-renewing subscriptions. Subscribe to Lingrow Premium for full access. Payment will be charged to your Apple account at confirmation of purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renewal is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the App Store after purchase. Terms of Use: https://lingrow.io/terms Privacy Policy: https://lingrow.io/privacy

About

Hourly Hangul

Learn Korean vocabulary through bite-sized lessons delivered via widgets or notifications. Offers comprehensive word details, native audio, and interactive quizzes. Progress from foundational Hangul to advanced TOPIK levels.

Highlights
  • Scheduled vocabulary notifications
  • Lock-screen and home-screen widgets
  • Native Korean audio
  • Hangul alphabet and pronunciation training
  • TOPIK level vocabulary
  • Flashcards and quizzes
  • Offline access
Features
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Learn Korean from your Lock Screen. Hourly Hangul puts new words into your day with widgets and reminders, then helps you practice Hangul, pronunciation and TOPIK vocabulary. A NEW WORD, THROUGHOUT YOUR DAY Add a Lock Screen or Home Screen widget and choose scheduled word reminders. Set your own pace and quiet hours. Open a word for its Hangul, romanization, meaning, example sentences and Korean pronunciation audio. FROM YOUR FIRST LETTERS TO TOPIK 6 Start with Hangul Foundations: learn the alphabet, practice reading and writing, and build syllables from jamo. Take a placement test or choose vocabulary from TOPIK levels 1–6. PRACTISE, REVIEW, REMEMBER • Save difficult words to your personal flashcards. • Build recall with smart review and short quizzes. • Practice speaking with microphone-based pronunciation feedback. • Learn grammar through sentences and answer explanations. • Follow your collection, learning history and progress. Keep learning with offline access and private iCloud sync. No ads. Add a widget and make Korean part of your daily routine. Try Hourly Hangul free for 7 days. Paid access is required after the trial. Choose your interface language in Settings. Some learning content is available only in English. End User License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Terms of Service: https://hourlylearning.com/language/terms Privacy Policy: https://hourlylearning.com/language/privacy Questions or suggestions? Email support@radish.software.

Screenshots

Lingrow4 screens
Hourly Hangul4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Hourly Hangul at none against Lingrow's shown. Hourly Hangul also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly). On price, rating, review sentiment and ratings volume 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. Lingrow sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Hourly Hangul sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Hourly Hangul holds the better App Store score, 4.8 against 4.6. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 512 and 469 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 39% of Lingrow's written reviews are positive against 43% of Hourly Hangul's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lingrow ships an update weekly, Hourly Hangul every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on November 13, 2026 and November 10, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Lingrow versus Hourly Hangul: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingrowHourly Hangul
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (512 ratings)4.8 (469 ratings) — better
Positive reviews39.3% of reviews43.3% of reviews — better
Number of ratings512 — better469
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 2 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, Apple Watch — better
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size121 MB405 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperStewart ConnorRadish Retail, LLC

Customer experience

Lingrow

All ratings437 ratings
Positive91.5%
Neutral3.2%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews28 reviews
Positive39.3%
Neutral7.1%
Negative53.6%

Hourly Hangul

All ratings415 ratings
Positive95.2%
Neutral1.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews30 reviews
Positive43.3%
Neutral6.7%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

6 purchases

Lingrow

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly Premium$19.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium$22.491 Month
  • Monthly Premium$29.991 Month
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  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium3 Days trial$149.991 Year
  • Yearly Premium7 Days trial$149.991 Year
4 purchases

Hourly Hangul

Subscriptions3
  • Hourly Hangul Pro7 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • Hourly Hangul Pro7 Days trial$34.991 Year
  • Hourly Hangul Pro$34.991 Year
One-time1
  • Hourly Hangul Pro 30 Days$4.99

Questions

Is Lingrow free?
Lingrow is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hourly Hangul free?
Hourly Hangul is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Lingrow or Hourly Hangul?
Hourly Hangul is rated higher. Lingrow averages 4.6 out of 5 from 512 ratings, while Hourly Hangul averages 4.8 from 469 ratings.
Do Lingrow or Hourly Hangul have ads?
Lingrow shows ads; Hourly Hangul does not.
Which is updated more often, Lingrow or Hourly Hangul?
Lingrow ships an update weekly, and Hourly Hangul every 2 days. Most recently, Lingrow was updated on November 13, 2026 and Hourly Hangul on November 10, 2026.

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