Comparison

LangWIDGET vs U

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

Head to head
About

LangWIDGET

Learn new words through a home screen widget and periodic notifications, offering a passive learning experience. Access all available languages offline without needing an internet connection or creating an account.

Highlights
  • Home screen widget learning
  • Periodic notifications
  • Passive learning method
  • Completely offline
  • No internet required
  • Access to all languages
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You've downloaded enough things for learning languages that force you to stay in the app and look at ads and extras you need to buy. LangWIDGET will teach you the words you want to learn through a cool widget on your home screen and with periodic notifications. You're already checking your phone at inappropriate times anyway. Why not learn a language in addition to just sitting there and breathing? This is a modern take on the classic passive learning methods of listening to audio tapes while you rest. LangWIDGET is completely offline, no internet connection required or even utilized. That means no accounts, no logins, and most importantly, no worries about your data being collected and sold to advertising companies. Everything you need to learn a new language is in your hands. You don't have to purchase individual languages. You have access to them ALL: English, Spanish, French, Japanese, German, Korean, Italian, Chinese, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, Swedish, Swahili, Ukrainian, Czech, with more to come.

About

U

Features
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Most language apps teach you a language. U-say teaches you YOUR language — the words you actually reach for, in the life you actually live. HOW IT WORKS Say what's on your mind, in English. U-say finds the sentences you use most and turns them into Spanish, French, or English you can genuinely say. Not "the pen is on the table." The things you said this morning. SPEAK FROM DAY ONE Talk with an AI partner who is a person, not a quiz. It has a job, opinions, and a bad week sometimes — and it answers what you actually said. It never corrects you mid-sentence, because being interrupted is the fastest way to stop speaking. Afterwards it shows you what a fluent speaker would have said, and why. IMMERSION THAT ARRIVES WHEN YOU'RE READY At the start, your partner speaks English — being spoken to in a language you can't answer in teaches nothing. As you master more, it shifts: greetings in Spanish, then whole conversations, then no translation at all. You never choose a difficulty setting. It simply notices. And if you'd rather be thrown in early, you can set it yourself. A REAL DAILY CLASS Five minutes, one sentence, taught properly: hear it, understand it, spell it from memory, write it, then use it with other learners in your room. Your practice stays private. Only your final answer is shared. LEARN WITH PEOPLE LEARNING WITH YOU Rooms by language and level. Daily prompts everyone answers. Weekly rankings that measure effort, not who started ahead. Every post is safety-checked before it appears. ALSO INCLUDED • Spaced repetition that schedules review before you forget • Screenshot analysis — learn from real messages you receive • Pronunciation coaching with playback comparison • Stories, writing practice, and grammar explained when you need it • A structured Academy path if you want foundations too FREE INCLUDES Daily conversation practice, one personal lesson a day, your full phrase library, review, the Community class, and immersion. U-say+ adds more conversation time, more lessons, deeper insight, and practice built from your mistakes. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Learners under 13 get a completely separate mode: no account, no cloud, no microphone, no data leaves the device. For everyone else, you choose what's stored, you can export it, and you can delete your account in two taps. Spanish · French · English https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

U4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is device support: U at 3 against LangWIDGET's —. On price, in-app purchases and iOS requirement 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. LangWIDGET sells 3 one-off in-app purchases and U sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 7 level
LangWIDGET versus U: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLangWIDGETU
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (2 ratings) — better—
Number of ratings2 — better—
Ads—No
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree—
Devices—iPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS14.0 — better15.1
Further details — not scored
Size55 MB60 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperAlfonso Cejudoshemar anglin

In-app purchases

3 purchases

LangWIDGET

One-time3
  • Mixtape 2$0.99
  • Mixtape 3$0.99
  • Mixtape 4$0.99
2 purchases

U

Subscriptions2
  • U-Say+$17.991 Month
  • U-say+$159.991 Year

Questions

Is LangWIDGET free?
LangWIDGET is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is U free?
U is free to download, with in-app purchases available.

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