Comparison

Learn Languages vs MiG

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

Head to head
About

Learn Languages

Features
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23 languages in one app. 1000 essential words for each. Master the foundation of any language — and switch between them anytime. SUPPORTED LANGUAGES: Arabic, Burmese, Cantonese, Chinese, English, French, German, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Malay, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Shanghainese, Spanish, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese. WHY 1000 WORDS? Linguistic research shows that the most common 1000 words cover 80–90% of everyday conversation. We curated the highest-frequency vocabulary for each language so every minute you study counts. WHAT MAKES IT WORK: ■ SMART SPACED REPETITION Our SM-2 algorithm knows when you're about to forget a word and reminds you at the perfect moment. Less time, deeper memory. ■ NATIVE PRONUNCIATION Every word and example sentence is spoken aloud. Sleep mode lets you listen with lock-screen controls — absorb a new language even while you drift off. ■ WORD-BY-WORD BREAKDOWN Example sentences are decomposed token by token with translations into eight display languages. Understand exactly how the grammar works, not just what the sentence means. ■ QUIZ & PRACTICE Multiple choice, listening, spelling, and dictation modes. Daily goals, streaks, XP — built like a game so you keep coming back. ■ ONE PROFILE, EVERY LANGUAGE Switch between any of the 23 languages without losing progress. Try a few, commit to one, dabble in many — your call. 1000 words. 25 categories per language. From greetings to business and culture. Start anywhere. LANGUAGE EXCHANGE (optional, sign-in required) Meet native speakers who are learning your language and practice together. Create a profile with your languages and photos, browse partners, and chat one-on-one with text, photos and voice messages. Built-in safety: content filtering, blurred photos from new contacts, and block and report on every profile and message. — Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lang1000.100for1.com/support.html

About

MiG

This app helps you learn Russian vocabulary through rapid word exposure. It offers multiple study modes and allows you to create custom word sets. Practice for just five minutes daily to build recognition and familiarity with the Cyrillic alphabet.

Highlights
  • Speed-reading word exposure
  • Paired, learning, and Russian-only study modes
  • Customizable word sets
  • Focus mode for single-word practice
  • Cyrillic and romanization support
  • Offline use
Features
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миг means a blink, an instant. small sessions, a little at a time, until the russian starts to feel familiar. mig is a quiet practice app for english speakers learning russian. it comes with 1,431 words and phrases across 28 themed sets, from first greetings to abstract concepts. bring your own sets too, from a csv or json file. four ways through any set: блиц · flash read the set at speed, one word at a time, paired with english or russian only. from a slow crawl to 300 words a minute. rotate to landscape for focus mode, where everything but the word disappears. карточки · flashcards flip through the set at your own pace. tap to turn a card, tap the speaker to hear the word spoken, swipe like a real deck. повторяй · repeat aloud say each word out loud and mig scores how close you got. it runs hands free: mig says the word, the mic opens by itself, and your answer sends itself when you stop talking. it grades sound rather than spelling, so «нравиться» and «нравится» are judged the way a russian ear hears them, not the way a dictionary spells them. recognition happens on your device and nothing is sent anywhere. слушай · listen the mode you do not look at. mig reads the set aloud, each word in english and then russian, as many times over as you ask, and loops until you stop it. it keeps playing with the screen off and takes the lock screen controls, so a set can run while you walk, cook or commute. every word in mig's own sets is a recording rather than a synthesized guess, read by eight different speakers. the stress falls where it should, which a phone's built-in voice cannot promise. pick one speaker or let them rotate. mig remembers your place in every mode, so a set you left half finished on the train is waiting where you stopped. it also remembers which words you have got right, which is how только новые works: practice only what you have not learned yet. бортжурнал, the logbook, is a dated record of what you actually practiced: which sets, which modes, how long, and which words you met or moved to known. it is a record, not a score. no progress rings, no points, no grade. a слово дня widget puts a word on your home screen, with a sentence of the day on the medium size. one daily reminder, off until you ask for it, skips the days you already practiced. no accounts. no tracking. no analytics. no ads. your sets, your recordings and your progress stay on your phone, and mig works with no connection at all. a note on the audio: words you import yourself are spoken by your phone's own voice, which does not always land the stress correctly, so trust the written mark over the voice there. and romanization is a reading aid to lean on early, then let fall away as the cyrillic grows comfortable.

Screenshots

Learn Languages4 screens
MiG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: MiG at none against Learn Languages's 1. MiG also leads on ads (none vs shown). Learn Languages's advantage is update cadence (fortnightly vs every 2 months) and device support (3 vs 1). On price 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. Learn Languages sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $5.99 per month. MiG asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Learn Languages ships an update fortnightly, MiG every 2 months. The most recent releases landed on October 28, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 4 level
Learn Languages versus MiG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLearn LanguagesMiG
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (2 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—2 — better
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterEvery 2 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
Monetization—Free
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone
Requires iOS15.0 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size164 MB106 MB
Age rating4+4+
Developerzhenyu songDevin Dyson

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Learn Languages

Subscriptions1
  • Pro · 23 Languages$5.991 Month
None

MiG

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Learn Languages free?
Learn Languages is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MiG free?
MiG is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Learn Languages or MiG have ads?
Learn Languages shows ads; MiG does not.
Which is updated more often, Learn Languages or MiG?
Learn Languages ships an update fortnightly, and MiG every 2 months. Most recently, Learn Languages was updated on October 28, 2026 and MiG on October 7, 2026.

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