Comparison

Skylang vs Hangulio

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

Head to head
About

Skylang

Master Korean language and culture through engaging story-based lessons, interactive roleplays, and authentic video clips. Build fluency and confidence with a curriculum developed by an experienced educator, suitable for all learning levels.

Highlights
  • Story-based lessons
  • Interactive roleplays
  • Vocabulary building activities
  • Authentic video clips
  • AI-powered language tools
  • Flashcard system
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Skylang is a Korean language app built around one simple idea: the best way to learn to speak Korean is to actually speak it — from day one. At the heart of Skylang is Sky, your AI Korean conversation partner. Sky brings real-life daily situations to life through roleplays designed to get you speaking naturally and confidently. Each roleplay is followed by a playback checker so you can hear yourself, reflect, and improve. Whether you're ordering at a café, making plans with a friend, or navigating everyday Korean life, Sky meets you in the moment and stays in the conversation with you. Skylang also features a full curriculum that takes learners from complete beginner to advanced — step by step, with nothing left to chance. The Skylang Korean curriculum was based on a rigorously designed, 3 year college-level Korean language course spanning levels A1 (true beginner) to C2 (advanced), reimagined for an app, in bite-sized lessons. Every lesson, every script, and every grammar explanation is hand-crafted by Teacher Kay, a Korean language educator with over 20 years of university teaching and curriculum development experience. The AI powers the speaking interaction, but all of the content in the curriculum and established role-plays have been vetted by a teacher who has genuine respect for learners and learning. Whether you're just starting as a complete beginner, intermediate, or advanced learner, we are confident Skylang will provide you with the instruction, guidance, and pathways you need to make the meaningful progress you've been looking for. You can try everything free for a week to see if Skylang is for you. We are committed to providing only thoughtful and pedagogically sound content to our users and learners. If you have feature requests, suggestions, or comments, we truly love to hear from you. Terms of Conditions: https://skylang.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://skylang.app/privacy

About

Hangulio

Master Korean Hangul with interactive lessons. This app guides beginners through listening, tracing, typing, and speaking each letter. Get pronunciation feedback and track progress with gamified elements. Connect with native speakers for help within the app.

Highlights
  • Interactive letter learning
  • Pronunciation scoring
  • Stroke-order tracing guides
  • Step-by-step curriculum
  • Gamified progress tracking (XP, levels)
  • Native speaker support
Features
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A Hangul learning app, built by a Korean developer. Even total beginners learn Hangul for real—by listening, tracing, and pronouncing each letter. Stuck on something? Ask a native Korean speaker right inside the app. - Listen → Write → Type → Speak: master one letter at a time in 4 steps - Trace with stroke-order guides, and check your pronunciation score with native audio - Step-by-step curriculum from vowels and consonants to final consonants - Stay motivated with XP, levels, and rankings Start today and read Hangul in just a few days. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Skylang4 screens
Hangulio4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Skylang at 100% against Hangulio's 40%. Skylang also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.6) and iOS requirement (18.0 vs 26.2). Hangulio's advantage is ratings volume (158 vs 8). On price, update cadence, 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. Skylang sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $19.99 per month and Hangulio sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Skylang holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.6. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Hangulio has 158 ratings behind it against 8, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 100% of Skylang's written reviews are positive against 40% of Hangulio's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Skylang ships an update every 5 days, Hangulio every 3 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and November 1, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 6 level
Skylang versus Hangulio: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSkylangHangulio
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (8 ratings) — better4.6 (158 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews — better40.0% of reviews
Number of ratings8158 — better
Update frequencyEvery 5 daysEvery 3 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS18.0 — better26.2
Further details — not scored
Size63 MB44 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSkylang, IncHyeon Jin Ko

Customer experience

Skylang

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews4 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Hangulio

All ratings126 ratings
Positive91.3%
Neutral5.6%
Negative3.2%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive40.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative60.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Skylang

Subscriptions2
  • Skylang Premium (Monthly)$19.991 Month
  • Skylang Premium (Annual)7 Days trial$129.991 Year
4 purchases

Hangulio

Subscriptions4
  • Hangulio Premium (1 Week)$7.997 Days
  • Hangulio Premium (1 Month)$12.991 Month
  • Hangulio Premium 1-Year Offer$24.991 Year
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  • Hangulio Premium (1 Year)$34.991 Year

Questions

Is Skylang free?
Skylang is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Hangulio free?
Hangulio is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Skylang or Hangulio?
Skylang is rated higher. Skylang averages 5.0 out of 5 from 8 ratings, while Hangulio averages 4.6 from 158 ratings.
Do Skylang or Hangulio have ads?
Neither Skylang nor Hangulio shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Skylang or Hangulio?
Skylang ships an update every 5 days, and Hangulio every 3 days. Most recently, Skylang was updated on October 31, 2026 and Hangulio on November 1, 2026.

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