Comparison

Superfluent Classic vs Speak City

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

Head to head
About

Superfluent Classic

This is the original version of a language learning application designed to enhance conversational fluency. It offers a foundational experience for users looking to practice speaking skills before the app's major update.

Highlights
  • Conversational fluency improvement
  • Legacy version experience
  • Language practice tool
  • Focus on speaking skills
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This is the legacy version of the Superfluent language learning app before the 2.0 launch. --------------------- Terms of Service: https://superfluent.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://superfluent.com/privacy

About

Speak City

This language learning game immerses you in real-life scenarios where speaking aloud is the only way to progress. It offers honest feedback and adapts to your skill level, making learning practical and engaging.

Highlights
  • Real-life scenario-based learning
  • Spoken conversation curriculum
  • Honest performance feedback
  • Adaptive difficulty
  • Culture-native scenes
  • Progressive city unlocking
Features
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You've studied. You've done the lessons. And a real person says one sentence to you and your mind goes blank. Speak City is a language game where the levels are real places — and the only way forward is to actually speak. Speak City isn't a flashcard deck, a chatbot tutor, or another course you'll abandon by Wednesday. It's the first language game where the conversation IS the curriculum: real scenes, spoken out loud, judged honestly — and a city that opens as you speak. HOW SPEAK CITY WORKS 1. You land in a city where nobody speaks your language — with nothing but your passport. 2. Every level is a real place with a real goal — order breakfast from the barista, get your medicine past a chatty pharmacist, talk your way into the party. 3. You speak. Out loud, in your own words. The characters listen, react, and speak back. 4. Every scene ends with a fair verdict: the transcript of what you actually said, what worked, what to fix — and an instant free retry. Win the scene, stamp your passport, and the city keeps opening — from surviving your first café to holding your own at a table full of locals. AN HONEST VERDICT, NOT A GOLD STAR You've had the apps that cheer everything you say — and the false sense of progress that comes with them. Speak City tells you how you really did: kindly, clearly, and with the exact words to do better. Progress you can feel, because it's real. YOU CAN NEVER FAIL — AND YOU CAN'T FAKE IT Stuck mid-scene? The world helps: the character slows down, rephrases, offers a hint, a local friend whispers the phrase you need. A total beginner still walks out with the win. The scene adapts to your level — the verdict never lies about it. A CITY, NOT A COURSE No template drills. Every scene is culture-native — the café banter, the pharmacy manners, the dinner-table chaos are true to the place, illustrated like somewhere you'd want to visit. Your passport fills with stamps, districts unlock, and the map is your progress bar. BUILT FOR PEOPLE WHO'VE DONE THE OTHER STUFF School classes. The apps. Maybe a tutor. You can pass a quiz — you just can't order a coffee. You don't need more vocabulary lists; you need somewhere safe to actually talk. Speak City is for the part of you that learned a language to speak it. SUBSCRIPTION TERMS Subscribe to Speak City Plus to unlock the full city — every district, scene, and character. Speak City Plus is offered as an auto-renewing subscription. A free trial may be available. If a free trial is offered, you'll be charged your subscription fee as soon as the trial period is over. If not, you'll be charged to your iTunes account as soon as you confirm your purchase. You can manage your subscription and disable auto-renewal via Account Settings after purchase. Subscriptions automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the current period ends. Renewal charges will be applied to your account within the 24 hours preceding the end of the current period. Cancelled subscriptions remain active until the period ends; auto-renewal is stopped, but refunds are not provided for the current period. Unused free trial portions are lost if a subscription is purchased. Privacy Policy: https://languagegame.ai/privacy-policy Terms of Service: https://languagegame.ai/tos

Screenshots

Superfluent Classic4 screens
Speak City4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Speak City at every 5 days against Superfluent Classic's monthly. Speak City also leads on review sentiment (17% vs 0%) and chart position (#133 vs unranked). On price, rating, 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. Superfluent Classic sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and Speak City sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Superfluent Classic against 4.6 for Speak City. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Speak City has 156 ratings behind it against 19, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 0% of Superfluent Classic's written reviews are positive against 17% of Speak City's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Superfluent Classic ships an update monthly, Speak City every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Superfluent Classic versus Speak City: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSuperfluent ClassicSpeak City
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (19 ratings) — better4.6 (156 ratings)
Positive reviews0.0% of reviews16.7% of reviews — better
Number of ratings19156 — better
Update frequencyMonthlyEvery 5 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank—#133 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPodiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS15.115.1
Further details — not scored
Size86 MB193 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperSuperfluent, Inc.Myrtle

Customer experience

Superfluent Classic

All ratings19 ratings
Positive94.7%
Neutral0.0%
Negative5.3%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive0.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative100.0%

Speak City

All ratings156 ratings
Positive89.7%
Neutral5.8%
Negative4.5%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive16.7%
Neutral33.3%
Negative50.0%

In-app purchases

3 purchases

Superfluent Classic

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$14.991 Month
  • Annual$99.991 Year
  • Family Plan$149.991 Year
2 purchases

Speak City

Subscriptions2
  • Plus$17.991 Month
  • Plus7 Days trial$83.991 Year

Questions

Is Superfluent Classic free?
Superfluent Classic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speak City free?
Speak City is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Superfluent Classic or Speak City?
Superfluent Classic is rated higher. Superfluent Classic averages 4.7 out of 5 from 19 ratings, while Speak City averages 4.6 from 156 ratings.
Do Superfluent Classic or Speak City have ads?
Neither Superfluent Classic nor Speak City shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Superfluent Classic or Speak City?
Superfluent Classic ships an update monthly, and Speak City every 5 days. Most recently, Superfluent Classic was updated on November 9, 2026 and Speak City on November 12, 2026.

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