Comparison

Viglot vs CoffeeTalk

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

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About

Viglot

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You understand far more than you can say. Viglot closes that gap with speaking practice built around your own life, in 40+ languages. ■ When it's your turn, your mind goes blank You've studied for months, maybe years. You can read a menu and follow a conversation. But when it's your turn to speak, your mind goes blank. Fluency isn't knowing more words, it's getting them out when it counts, and that is exactly what Viglot trains. ■ Past the basics, most apps run out of things to teach you Ordering a coffee and asking the way won't get you through a doctor's appointment, a job interview or dinner with your partner's family. Viglot starts where beginner courses stop and takes you from intermediate to advanced (B1 to C2), with new situations every time instead of the same drills with longer words. ■ Learn the language for your life, not a textbook's Tell Viglot what you need the language for: your job, a move abroad, your partner's family, football, cooking. Every lesson becomes a scene from that life, and every phrase comes with a picture of the moment and a native-quality voice. Words you need, seen in a real moment, are words that stay. ■ Practice speaking without an audience No one to practice with, or too self-conscious to try in front of people? Your conversation partner in Viglot is an AI: it's there whenever you have ten minutes, never loses patience and never judges. You get a goal, like returning a faulty jacket, explaining your symptoms or agreeing on a price, and you talk it through out loud. Afterwards you find out whether you got there and what to say better next time. ■ Don't stall when a word is missing In a real conversation you forget a word, or the other person gets you wrong. Viglot trains you for both: you practice saying things in your own words, and Viglot even misunderstands you on purpose, so you learn to rephrase, give an example or ask back until your point lands. ■ Stop forgetting what you learned Words you struggle with come back sooner, words you know come back later, so your time goes where it's needed. A word only counts as learned once you've produced it yourself, not just recognized it. And the difficulty follows you: it eases off when you're struggling and pushes when you're cruising. ■ Exam coming up? Type your exam as the topic, for example DELE B1, DELF A2, Goethe B1, JLPT N4, HSK 3 or TOPIK II, and your lessons follow its syllabus unit by unit. Any other topic works just as well. Viglot isn't affiliated with any exam provider. ■ Not learning from English? Most apps only teach from English. Viglot works in any pair of 40+ languages, in either direction: German from Persian, Spanish from Arabic, English from Ukrainian, Japanese from French. Learn Spanish, English, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Arabic, Persian, Turkish, Russian, Ukrainian, Polish, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Hindi and many more, including regional varieties such as Latin American Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese and Egyptian Arabic. Right-to-left languages work fully, and the app itself is available in 36 languages. ■ Who it's for Viglot is for learners who want to finally use what they know. It covers A1 to C2 and is tuned for B1 and up. It isn't made for complete beginners: it assumes you already know the basics. ■ Free to start The core exercises are free. Premium unlocks the conversations and the speaking practice, plus listening, culture and grammar-feedback exercises. Premium is a monthly subscription; cancel anytime. You know more than you can say. Time to start saying it. Terms of Use (EULA): https://viglot.com/terms.html Privacy Policy: https://viglot.com/privacy.html

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CoffeeTalk

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CoffeeTalk is a language exchange app. You speak a language somebody out there is learning. Somebody out there speaks the one you want. That trade is the whole product. Find a partner by the languages you speak and the ones you are learning, start a chat, and move to a call when you are ready. WHAT MAKES IT WORK Translation under the message. Tap any message to see it in your own language, right there in the thread. Turn on auto-translate for a partner and every incoming message arrives already translated. Correct, not just chat. Fix your partner's sentence and send the corrected version back — they see exactly what changed. That is the part an ordinary messenger cannot do. Voice calls, built in. Move from typing to talking without leaving the app. A streak that brings you back. Talk every day, keep the flame alive, earn rewards. Language practice works when it is daily. Stories. Share a moment from your day, and your partners see how you actually live. EVERY FACE IS CHECKED Signing up takes a live selfie, matched against your profile photo, so you know the person on the other side is real. Verified accounts carry a badge. Report and block are one tap away in the chat and on any profile, and our moderators review what comes in. Photos you send are screened automatically. FREE No paywall on conversations. Practise as much as you want. The app is available in English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, French and Russian. Privacy Policy: https://www.coffee-talk.net/privacy Terms of Use: https://www.coffee-talk.net/terms

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CoffeeTalk4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: CoffeeTalk at none against Viglot's 1. Viglot's advantage is iOS requirement (16.4 vs 18.0). On price, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Viglot sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $17.99 per month. CoffeeTalk asks for nothing beyond the download.

Scorecard2 real differences · 4 level
Viglot versus CoffeeTalk: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterViglotCoffeeTalk
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 9 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better18.0
Further details — not scored
Size59 MB103 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperViktor PergjokaCoffeeTalk INC

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Viglot

Subscriptions1
  • Premium$17.991 Month
None

CoffeeTalk

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Viglot free?
Viglot is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CoffeeTalk free?
CoffeeTalk is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do Viglot or CoffeeTalk have ads?
Neither Viglot nor CoffeeTalk shows ads.

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