Lingo Tales Language Learning vs Scrollingua
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lingo Tales Language Learning
Embark on personalized language learning adventures through interactive storybooks. Build your vocabulary, practice comprehension with instant translations, and engage with friends in shared narratives. Enjoy a dynamic learning experience with audio features and mini-games.
- Personalized story-driven lessons
- Tap-to-translate vocabulary support
- Living word bank creation
- Interactive choose-your-own-adventure stories
- Background audio and CarPlay support
- Language learning mini-games
- Progress tracking for vocabulary growth
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Imagine opening a storybook that knows the language you're learning, your current level, and a little about your world. Lingo Tales turns language practice into an unfolding adventure. Every story is personalized around your interests, choices, character, and learning progress, so reading feels less like an assignment and more like a tale you want to finish. Create your next adventure in Writer's Room. Choose genres, characters, and story ingredients, or optionally use a place to inspire the setting. Then follow your stories along the River as new vocabulary and stronger skills unlock new levels. Ludwig, your curious beaver guide, helps you practice beyond the page. Learn color vocabulary with visual swatches, work with numbers and real-world quantities, and understand dates, times, schedules, and calendars. Each Ludwig game grows from beginner recognition to more advanced reasoning. Not sure where to begin? Test Your Might with a three-minute writing challenge. Ludwig provides a CEFR-aligned grade, scores grammar, vocabulary, coherence, and task completion, gives feedback in your native language, and uses your demonstrated level to adapt future stories. With Lingo Tales, you can: • Read personalized stories across genres and learning levels • Tap words and sentences for translation, context, audio, and vocabulary support • Build a living word bank from language you meet naturally • Practice Colors, Numbers, and Dates with Ludwig • Play story-based games for spelling, translation, matching, comprehension, word search, crosswords, and more • Review Test Your Might submissions, feedback, and grade history • Listen to your stories and language podcasts in Lingo Radio, with background playback and CarPlay support • Invite friends into Book Clubs, shared stories, and language challenges • Track daily Flow, reading progress, vocabulary growth, laurels, and weekly Ludwig challenges • Use Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets to stay connected to your current activity Start for free. Optional Premium removes ads and unlocks unlimited stories, advanced audio, and more ways to learn. Lingo Tales supports English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Japanese, Korean, Hindi, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.
Scrollingua
This app transforms your existing scrolling habit into an effective language learning tool. It uses authentic short videos with interactive subtitles, allowing you to tap words for instant definitions and grammar explanations. Save new vocabulary for spaced review and practice pronunciation with feedback.
- Interactive subtitles with instant dictionary lookup
- Save and review vocabulary
- Guided lesson paths
- Pronunciation feedback
- Real short videos for listening practice
- Scan on-screen text for translation
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Learn a language by scrolling. Scrollingua turns short videos into real language practice — watch, tap any word for its meaning, and pick up vocabulary you'll actually use. Learn Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Spanish, French, or German in the format you already scroll every day. You already spend time scrolling short videos. Scrollingua puts that habit to work, so time you'd spend on autopilot becomes listening practice, new words, and real comprehension. No sitting still. No starting over from lesson one. Learn 6 languages: Japanese, Korean, Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, French, and German. Japanese includes full furigana and romaji, Chinese includes pinyin, and every language comes with a built-in dictionary and color-coded grammar hints tuned to how that language actually works. How to use Scrollingua 1) Pick your language and take a quick placement check. 2) Scroll a feed of authentic short videos with interactive subtitles. 3) Tap any word to see its meaning, reading, and grammar role — without leaving the video. 4) Save the words you want to keep; they come back as spaced review so they stick. 5) Follow a guided lesson path when you want structure, from the basics up to real sentences. 6) Practice speaking out loud and get pronunciation feedback on how you did. Built for people who love the idea of learning a language but bounce off traditional study. The loop is familiar on purpose — swipe, tap, listen, repeat. A few minutes between other things adds up faster than you'd expect, and streaks, daily goals, and friends keep you coming back. Ditch flashcard drills and lessons that feel like homework. Scrollingua is language learning that fits the way you already use your phone, so the practice happens without you having to schedule it. What you get • Authentic short videos for real listening practice • Tappable subtitles with instant dictionary lookups — meaning, reading, and grammar in one tap • Furigana and romaji for Japanese, pinyin for Chinese • Color-coded grammar hints that reveal sentence structure at a glance • Saved words that turn into spaced repetition review • A guided lesson path with placement, so you start at the right level • Speaking practice with guided pronunciation feedback • Scan on-screen text to translate what you see • Streaks and daily goals to build a habit that lasts • Friends and invite codes so you can learn alongside people you know If you have ideas or questions, email us at [YOUR SUPPORT EMAIL]. Subscription Details: Scrollingua Pro Scrollingua Pro unlocks unlimited scrolling, unlimited scans, and the complete lesson path. Scrollingua offers monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions. Payment is charged when your purchase is confirmed. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current billing period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://busy-apple-2dd.notion.site/Scrollingua-Privacy-Policy-39ef09e311468089b002ea1138e71daf
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Lingo Tales Language Learning at 71% against Scrollingua's 0%. Scrollingua's advantage is ads (none vs shown) and update cadence (every 3 days vs every 2 months). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model 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. Lingo Tales Language Learning sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Scrollingua sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $11.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lingo Tales Language Learning ships an update every 2 months, Scrollingua every 3 days. Both last shipped on September 21, 2026.
| Parameter | Lingo Tales Language Learning | Scrollingua |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.1 (9 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 71.4% of reviews — better | 0.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 9 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 2 months | Every 3 days — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Freemium | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, Mac — better | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 16.6 | 16.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 613 MB | 98 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Aaron Martinez | Jadon Lau |
Customer experience
Lingo Tales Language Learning
Scrollingua
In-app purchases
Lingo Tales Language Learning
- Lingo Tales Monthly$7.991 Month
- Lingo Tales Yearly1 Year trial$59.991 Year
Scrollingua
- Scrollingua Pro3 Days trial$11.991 Month
- Scrollingua Pro Annual14 Days trial$69.991 Year
- Scrollingua Pro7 Days trial$89.991 Year





