Dolphingo vs Flicklish
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Dolphingo
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Dolphingo is an AI language learning app built around real-world context. It connects reading, vocabulary building, review, and speaking in one learning loop. Life is your context. Learning happens naturally. [Build Vocabulary Through Reading] Discover real, natural English content curated daily, or generate personalized reading articles using words from your wordbook. Tap any word to see its meaning and contextual usage, then add it to your wordbook. Learn not only what a word means, but why it is used that way in real content. [Smart, Contextual Review] Dolphingo schedules reviews around the context where you first met a word, using spaced review based on the forgetting curve to help you remember longer. Recall meaning and usage in familiar content, and turn words you recognize into expressions you can actually use. [Practice Speaking in Different Ways] Read books, follow shows, chat about topics, or speak from picture prompts. Practice speaking in different ways. Use the words you learn from reading and review in real conversations. Build more than pronunciation: learn to organize your thoughts, express opinions, and respond naturally. [An AI Coach, Not Just a Chatbot] Talk face to face with an AI coach who remembers you. Tell your coach what you want to work toward: IELTS, travel, business English, or simply more natural conversations. Your AI coach creates a personalized speaking plan for you. Prefer gentle encouragement or stricter corrections? Choose a teaching style that fits you, or create your own AI coach. [Personal Feedback After Every Speaking Session] After every speaking session, receive a personal summary: what sounded natural, what to improve, and what to focus on next. Get clear feedback on pronunciation, grammar, word choice, and collocations, so you can see your progress and know what to practice next. [Learn Together, Not Alone] Learn with friends, encourage each other, complete challenges, unlock badges and hidden surprises, and let Dolphingo celebrate every step forward. [Keep Learning Anywhere] Dolphingo is available on our apps, the web, and browser extensions. Sign in with the same account to keep your learning progress synced and pick up where you left off. [Dolphingo Membership] Dolphingo Membership unlocks advanced features including AI coach conversations, personalized reading articles, AI-generated example sentences, and word memory tips. Dolphingo offers auto-renewing monthly and annual subscriptions; prices are shown on the in-app purchase page. New users get a 3-day free trial. If you are within a free trial when you subscribe, any unused portion of the trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. Payment will be charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Your account will be charged for renewal, at the price shown in the app, within 24 hours prior to the end of the current period. You can manage or cancel your subscription anytime in your Apple ID account settings. Cancellation takes effect at the end of the current billing period. Terms of Use: https://dolphingo.app/docs/user-policy Privacy Policy: https://dolphingo.app/docs/privacy-policy
Flicklish
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Know the words, but still struggle to follow English videos? You want to listen to more English without making every session feel like homework. With Flicklish, watch videos in short segments, at your own pace. Start with content for your level and interests. Replay what you missed, check the subtitles, and explore what unfamiliar words and sentences mean in context. FIND SOMETHING TO WATCH Explore videos suggested for your level and goals. You can also import YouTube or Bilibili content you have permission to use, or video and audio from your phone. Learn with material that interests you. LONG VIDEOS, SMALLER SEGMENTS Flicklish uses subtitles to organize longer videos into segments that are usually around 1–2 minutes. Watch them in the original order, swipe to the next segment, or choose one from the list. Start with one small part instead of tackling the whole video at once. LISTEN AGAIN WHEN YOU NEED TO Missed something? Replay the current segment, follow the subtitles, or slow down when the video supports it. When you finish a segment, a small celebration marks the moment. UNDERSTAND WORDS AND SENTENCES IN CONTEXT Tap a word in the subtitles to explore its meaning in context. If a whole sentence is unclear, ask the AI Coach to explain its meaning, expressions, and grammar using the video's subtitle context. AI answers can be inaccurate; use them as a guide. SAVE WHAT YOU WANT TO REVISIT Save sentences and clips, then search for them and replay them later. English learning can start with one video you want to watch. Open Flicklish, find something interesting, and begin with one segment. Automatic segment length varies with the subtitles and content. Online playback, importing, speech recognition, and the AI Coach require an internet connection. Playback, subtitles, and playback speeds depend on the source. Only import content you own or have permission to use. Sign in to import, save favorites, and use the AI Coach. You can report unsuitable public content or block its author.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Flicklish at none against Dolphingo's 7. Dolphingo's advantage is device support (3 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence and ads 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. Dolphingo sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Flicklish asks for nothing beyond the download.
Dolphingo ships an update every 6 days, Flicklish every 4 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | Dolphingo | Flicklish |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Every 6 days | Every 4 days — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 59 MB | 5 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | Shanghai Langye Xunxing Information Technology Co., Ltd. | EasyMeta |
In-app purchases
Dolphingo
- Basic Monthly3 Days trial$4.991 Month
- Premium Monthly3 Days trial$18.991 Month
- Basic Yearly3 Days trial$35.991 Year
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- Premium Yearly3 Days trial$136.991 Year
- Shell Pack 2000$3.99
- Shell Pack 5000$8.99
- Shell Pack 8000$13.99
Flicklish
No in-app purchases









