Vocilo vs PlayLing
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Vocilo
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Learn 19 different languages quickly, effectively, and completely free! Vocilo is your ultimate language coach, designed for both beginners and advanced learners. Whether you want to master grammar, build vocabulary, or learn while driving, Vocilo adapts to your lifestyle. CORE FEATURES: • Bite-Sized Lessons: Interactive swipe tasks and listening exercises that make learning engaging and fun. • Deep Grammar Training: Unique tools for verb conjugation and noun genders ensure you actually understand the mechanics of the language, not just memorize words. • Hands-Free Mode: Learn a new language while driving, exercising, or walking. The app reads and translates sentences for you, completely hands-free. • Audiobooks: Listen to engaging stories and facts in your target language to master natural pronunciation and fluency. • 19 Supported Languages: Learn Spanish, French, German, Italian, English, and many more – directly from your native language! Forget boring textbooks. Vocilo gives you the tools you need to speak fluently, understand grammar in-depth, and use the language in the real world. Download Vocilo today and start your language journey!
PlayLing
Learn languages through audio with a background player and interactive flashcards. Optimize your learning rhythm with adjustable speeds and repetitions, and track your progress across numerous themed collections. Ideal for fitting language study into your daily routine.
- True background audio playback
- Adjustable learning speed and repetitions
- Interactive flashcard mode
- Smart phrase practice
- Supports any language translation direction
- 75+ themed language collections
- Progress tracking
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Meet PlayLing! • True Background Mode Learn with your screen locked. Let PlayLing play phrases, translations, and repetitions while you walk, commute, work out, or go about your day. • Easy Controls Skip or repeat phrases with your headphones or lock screen controls. • Scenario Builder Adjust speed, repetitions, and pauses to fit your learning rhythm, or choose ready-made practice plans. • Visual Mode Switch to interactive flashcards whenever you want to see the translation, review phrases, and take full control of your practice. • Smart Practice Rate how well you know each phrase and focus on the ones that need more practice. • Any Language to Any Language Choose the translation direction — from your native language to the one you're learning, from the language you're learning back to your native language, or a random mix. • 10 Languages, 75+ Collections Each language includes 75+ themed collections with 100 real-life phrases per collection, from beginner to C2. Topics include travel, work, health, romance, and much more. English includes 150+ collections with an expanded grammar section. • Natural Voice Audio High-quality voice audio is available for every collection, with optional device TTS. • Track Your Progress Pick up where you left off and keep building your language skills over time. PlayLing is built to make language learning fit into everyday life — whether you're actively learning with flashcards or learning through background audio. PlayLing is for people who: • want to learn a language without constantly focusing on the screen; • want to use time while commuting, walking, or doing other activities; • want to improve listening comprehension; • prefer learning ready-made phrases rather than single words; • study several languages or are returning to a language after a break. SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION PlayLing Premium is available as an auto-renewable subscription. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://playling.netlify.app/privacy-policy
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Vocilo at none against PlayLing's 15. Vocilo also leads on update cadence (every 2 days vs weekly) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 16.0). PlayLing's advantage is ads (none vs shown). On price 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. PlayLing sells 15 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Vocilo asks for nothing beyond the download.
Vocilo ships an update every 2 days, PlayLing weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 12, 2026 and October 25, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Vocilo | PlayLing |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | — | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | — | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | — | 1 — better |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Weekly |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | No — better | Yes |
| Monetization | — | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 14.0 — better | 16.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 67 MB | 201 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | IVAR RETTEDAL | Aleksei Loginov |
In-app purchases
Vocilo
No in-app purchases
PlayLing
- PlayLing Premium Monthly$4.991 Month
- PlayLing Premium 3 Months$11.903 Months
- PlayLing Premium 6 Months$18.996 Months
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- PlayLing Premium Annual$29.991 Year
- Finale: effortless English (Flue...$2.49
- Science and space$2.49
- Art and creativity$2.49
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- Music and culture$2.49
- Science and medicine$2.49
- History and architecture$2.49
- Travel and the city$2.49
- Cinema and tech$2.49
- Physics and science$2.49
- Music, art, and history$2.49
- Pets$2.49









