Comparison

Multilingo vs PairLingo

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

Head to head
About

Multilingo

Master new languages with short, daily lessons focused on speaking and vocabulary. Track your progress and build consistent study habits with interactive exercises and motivational goals. Supports Spanish, French, Italian, German, Portuguese, and Japanese.

Highlights
  • Bite-sized daily lessons
  • Speak and practice vocabulary/grammar
  • XP-style progress tracking
  • Daily word and time goals
  • Streak-friendly practice flow
  • Clean iPhone experience
Features
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Learn languages on iPhone with short daily lessons designed to help you speak Spanish, French, Italian, and more. Whether you are starting from scratch or getting back into practice, Multilingo gives you a clear path with focused units, interactive exercises, and progress tracking that keeps you motivated. Learn and practice: - Spanish - French - German - Italian - Portuguese - Japanese Why learners choose Multilingo: - Bite-sized daily lessons for consistent study - Speak and practice vocabulary and grammar - XP-style progress to stay motivated - Daily word and time goals to build strong habits - Streak-friendly flow that encourages regular practice - Continue where you left off - Clean iPhone experience for focused mobile learning Looking for a Duolingo-style language app on iPhone? Multilingo helps you learn a language with a clean, distraction-light lesson path — including Spanish, French, Italian, German, Japanese, and Portuguese. If you want to improve speaking confidence, reading comprehension, and vocabulary retention through daily repetition, Multilingo helps you stay consistent and keep moving forward. Premium: Multilingo may offer optional Premium plans (such as monthly, yearly, or lifetime) for additional features. Pricing and availability may vary by region and are shown in the app. Support and legal: - Support: https://sites.google.com/view/multilingo-app/support - Privacy Policy: https://sites.google.com/view/multilingo-app/privacy-policy - Terms of Service: https://sites.google.com/view/multilingo-app/terms-of-service

About

PairLingo

Features
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PairLingo isn't a template flashcard app — it's built to learn any language pair, at your own pace, with your own words. What actually sets it apart: FOUR WAYS TO PRACTISE Match words in two columns, type the translation from memory, hear a word and type what you understood, or flip flashcards and rate yourself. Matching trains recognition, typing and listening train recall, and cards let you grade each word on a four-step scale — which is what lets the review schedule tell "barely knew it" apart from "knew it instantly". TRULY ANY LANGUAGE PAIR Not just English-Hungarian. Combine any two languages — Spanish-Japanese, German-Russian, whatever you're learning. Pick from 24 curated languages for manual entry, or import a CSV for virtually unlimited language combinations. SMART CSV IMPORT, NOT JUST "UPLOAD" Most similar apps just read the file. PairLingo detects when a word's translation changed (typo fix), warns you about accidentally-duplicated groups with similar names, and lets you decide row by row how to resolve conflicts — update the existing word, or add it as new. PHOTO IMPORT, NO TYPING NEEDED See a word list in a textbook? Just take a photo. PairLingo recognizes the words and groups straight from the picture — entirely on your device, nothing ever uploaded — and shows you exactly what it found before anything's added, so you can fix any mistake first. REAL PRIVACY, NOT JUST A PROMISE No backend server. No account required. No ads, no tracking code. Your words sync across your own devices through your own iCloud account — the developer has no technical way to access your data, even if they wanted to. REAL SPACED REPETITION Not a fixed "wrong answers" bin — PairLingo calculates its own review schedule per word. Words you know well come back less often; tricky ones return sooner. Tap any card to hear it read aloud in its native pronunciation, too. A GENUINELY MULTILINGUAL INTERFACE Not just the content — the app's own interface is available in 6 languages (English, Hungarian, German, Spanish, French, Italian), switchable instantly with no relaunch. IPHONE, IPAD AND MAC One app for all your Apple devices. On iPad, the topics and review rows flow into a grid that fills the wide screen; on the Mac, a native app brings a window toolbar, a full menu bar with keyboard shortcuts and a Settings window. Your words and progress stay in sync between all of them through your own iCloud account. MORE FEATURES • A friendly little spider mascot who celebrates your flawless rounds and cheers you on after a slip • Optional example sentences on any word, shown once you've seen the answer — write your own, or import them via CSV • Manual word entry, group management (edit, delete, rename, merge) • Optional daily reminder, at a time you choose — a local notification, no server involved • Choose your round size (4–10 words) and which direction to be asked in • Stats: daily practice streak, a seven-day practice chart, per-group accuracy • 6 clean, matte color themes • Built-in help • Ready-made starter word lists at all 6 CEFR levels (A1–C2), for English or Hungarian paired with Spanish, German, Portuguese, or Italian — import any level, any pair, anytime PairLingo is built by an independent developer with an original codebase — not a purchased template.

Screenshots

Multilingo4 screens
PairLingo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: PairLingo at none against Multilingo's 3. PairLingo also leads on update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, ads, device support 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. Multilingo sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. PairLingo asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Multilingo ships an update monthly, PairLingo weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 8 level
Multilingo versus PairLingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMultilingoPairLingo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.6 (8 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews25.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings8 — better—
Update frequencyMonthlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad, Mac — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size52 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperMQL DevelopmentBALINT ALASZTICS

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Multilingo

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly$9.991 Month
  • Yearly3 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • Lifetime$69.99
None

PairLingo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Multilingo free?
Multilingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is PairLingo free?
PairLingo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Multilingo or PairLingo have ads?
Neither Multilingo nor PairLingo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Multilingo or PairLingo?
Multilingo ships an update monthly, and PairLingo weekly. Most recently, Multilingo was updated on October 28, 2026 and PairLingo on October 29, 2026.

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