Comparison

MedLingo vs Metis

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

Head to head
About

MedLingo

Master medical terminology with this gamified learning app. It uses spaced repetition and bite-sized lessons to help you learn in just 5 minutes a day. Compete with friends and track your progress.

Highlights
  • Gamified learning with XP and streaks
  • Spaced repetition for long-term retention
  • Comprehensive library of medical systems
  • Quick daily review sessions
  • Compete with friends
  • Bite-sized lessons
Features
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Medical words, explained one clear step at a time. MedLingo helps you: • Understand unfamiliar medical terms in everyday language • See how prefixes, roots and suffixes build meaning • Choose simple, clinical or technical explanations • Practise one calm question at a time • Keep learning progress privately on this device • Sign in to an existing MedLingo account when you choose • Restore existing MedLingo Pro access after sign-in • View existing certificate references without changing them Start with bradycardia, tachycardia and other useful terms across body systems and clinical settings. MedLingo explains terminology. It does not diagnose a condition, interpret a personal medical report or replace professional medical advice. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gDMKElEs3mGrhMsV7qVRWIzKS_UIA5pudXeYVyf11z4/edit?usp=sharing

About

Metis

This app helps you remember new words by creating personalized flashcards from words you look up. It uses spaced repetition to resurface words just before you forget them, ensuring long-term retention. Review your vocabulary through various quiz formats and track your learning progress.

Highlights
  • Create flashcards from looked-up words
  • Spaced repetition for optimal recall
  • Multiple review quiz formats
  • Track vocabulary progress
  • Organize cards into collections
  • Supports multiple learning languages
Features
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Metis turns every word you look up into a permanent Memory Card — and resurfaces it, right when you're about to forget it, until it actually sticks. Most vocabulary apps ask you to sit down and grind through decks you didn't choose. Metis works the opposite way: you search a word because you actually needed it — in a book, a conversation, a show — and from that moment on, it's yours to keep. No lesson plans, no forced daily quotas, no gamified streak pressure. Just the words that matter to you, remembered. HOW IT WORKS • Search any word or phrase in the language you're learning • Metis instantly generates a clear meaning, a natural example sentence, and the correct translation — in both directions, so you can type in either language and it just works • Save it as a Memory Card with one tap • Spaced repetition brings it back for review right before you'd forget it — not on a rigid schedule, on the schedule your memory actually needs FOUR WAYS TO REVIEW Cards are quizzed back to you in a mix of styles, so recall stays honest instead of becoming rote pattern-matching: classic flashcards, multiple choice, meaning-to-word, and fill-in-the-blank. REAL PROGRESS, NOT A LEADERBOARD Watch your collection grow from "learning" to "learned" — track your day streak, see how many words you've learned this week, month, and year, and browse everything you've ever saved, grouped by month. No badges, no rankings, just your own vocabulary taking shape. LEARN ALONGSIDE FRIENDS Add friends and send each other words worth keeping. Take on gentle word challenges, build collections together, and see what the people you learn with are picking up — because what you learn sticks better when it's shared. BUILT TO STAY OUT OF YOUR WAY Metis is designed to feel calm — a warm, editorial look with none of the primary-color gamification most language apps default to. Organize cards into your own collections, get a gentle nudge when reviews are due, and pick up right where you left off. WORKS WITH THE LANGUAGES YOU'RE ACTUALLY LEARNING Choose your native language once, then add as many languages as you're learning — switch between them anytime. Metis is for anyone building real vocabulary in a new language: students, travelers, immigrants, subtitle-readers, and anyone who's tired of forgetting the word they just looked up five minutes ago.

Screenshots

MedLingo4 screens
Metis4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is rating: Metis at 5.0 against MedLingo's 3.0. Metis also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs every 9 days). On price, ratings volume, ads and in-app purchases 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. MedLingo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and Metis sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $1.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Metis holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 2 and 1 respectively.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

MedLingo ships an update every 9 days, Metis every 2 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 18, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
MedLingo versus Metis: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMedLingoMetis
PriceFreeFree
Rating3.0 (2 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings) — better
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings2 — better1
Update frequencyEvery 9 daysEvery 2 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.416.4
Further details — not scored
Size49 MB75 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperAldos Holdings Pty LtdIURIE NUNU

Customer experience

MedLingo

All ratings2 ratings
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral100.0%
Negative0.0%

Metis

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

MedLingo

Subscriptions2
  • MedLingo Pro – Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Annual subscription$99.991 Year
2 purchases

Metis

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$1.991 Month
  • Yearly$19.991 Year

Questions

Is MedLingo free?
MedLingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Metis free?
Metis is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, MedLingo or Metis?
Metis is rated higher. MedLingo averages 3.0 out of 5 from 2 ratings, while Metis averages 5.0 from 1 ratings.
Do MedLingo or Metis have ads?
Neither MedLingo nor Metis shows ads.
Which is updated more often, MedLingo or Metis?
MedLingo ships an update every 9 days, and Metis every 2 days. Most recently, MedLingo was updated on October 24, 2026 and Metis on October 18, 2026.

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