Lingden vs PicToCards
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
Lingden
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Learn real languages through real sentences. Not random words. Not boring drills. Lingden teaches Norwegian, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Russian and 7 more languages the way they're actually spoken - one real sentence at a time, with word-by-word meaning, native audio, and proven spaced-repetition that locks vocabulary into long-term memory. Understand a language. Don't memorize it. LEARN 12 LANGUAGES Norwegian, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Dutch, Danish, Swedish, Turkish, Russian, Greek. CEFR levels A1 to B2 - from your very first word to confident conversation. SCAN A BOOK INTO FLASHCARDS Point your camera at any page - a novel, a menu, a sign at the station - and Lingden turns the sentences you pick into full flashcards. Your iPhone reads the page itself using Apple Vision; the photo is never uploaded, and only the sentences you choose ever leave your device. Works for every language except Greek, which is still to come. EVERY FLASHCARD IS A MICRO-LESSON Tap any word to hear it. See the IPA pronunciation. Read the dictionary meaning. Listen to the full sentence in a native voice. Lingden treats every flashcard like an annotated textbook page, so you don't just memorize vocabulary, you understand how a sentence is built. SPACED REPETITION THAT WORKS A five-box review system based on proven spaced-repetition research. Words you struggle with come back sooner; words you've mastered move further out. Just 10 to 20 minutes a day and your review queue keeps shrinking while your vocabulary keeps growing. NATIVE-SPEAKER AUDIO ON EVERY WORD High-quality voices for every supported language. Hear correct pronunciation for every word and every full sentence. Build your ear before you ever speak. 6,700+ VERB CONJUGATIONS Master verbs across 7 tenses: present, past, future, perfect, imperfect, conditional, imperative. Every conjugation arrives as a real example sentence with audio. Finally understand why Spanish has so many verb endings and why French verbs surprise you. CREATE YOUR OWN CARDS WITH AI Pro users paste any word or phrase and Lingden generates a complete flashcard: a real example sentence at your level, word-by-word breakdown, IPA, meaning, and native audio. Build a deck from this morning's article, your favorite song lyrics, or the words your language partner taught you yesterday. TOPIC AND LEVEL FILTERS Focus on travel vocabulary before a trip. Drill medical terms before an appointment. Lock to A1 basics or push into B2 nuance. Your study plan, your way. VOCABULARY BROWSER Browse every word you've ever learned. Search, filter, sort by mastery, and see your progress as a real, growing personal dictionary. FREE FOREVER 1 language, 10 new cards per day, full A1 to B2 access, spaced repetition, word-by-word breakdowns, audio and IPA. No ads, no time limits, no trial countdown. LINGDEN PRO Unlock unlimited languages, 50 new cards per day, scan-a-book, AI card generation, verb conjugations, topic filters, and the full vocabulary browser. Monthly or yearly subscription - the yearly plan is the best value. Cancel anytime in iOS Settings. PRIVACY FIRST We never sell your data. We never track you across the web. Your progress syncs securely with your account so you can switch devices without losing a streak. WHY PEOPLE LOVE LINGDEN - Real sentences from your very first card - Works offline once a deck is loaded - No autoplay videos, no streak shame, no mascot guilt - Built by language learners, for language learners WHO IT IS FOR - Travelers who want to actually speak the language - Heritage speakers reconnecting with their roots - Students supplementing classroom courses - Anyone tired of language apps that feel like a game show START LEARNING TODAY Pick a language. Pick a level. Hit Continue. You will be on your first real sentence in 30 seconds. Privacy Policy: https://lingden.app/privacy Terms of Use: https://lingden.app/terms
PicToCards
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Snap any page. Play to learn. Learning a language with a private teacher or in a group? The most important part of the journey is actually remembering new words. But they end up scattered - notebooks, notes apps, online docs, phone screenshots. You hear a new word, write it down, and never come back to it. Lesson after lesson, the same thing. You want to use a word, you remember writing it down somewhere - but never where. PicToCards fixes that. One place for all your vocabulary. Snap a photo or share a word from any app, and it's ready to practice ā instantly. Learn your words in a simple game ā any time, anywhere. Come back and repeat them whenever you need. No widgets, no bloat. Just pure learning. HOW IT WORKS 1. Snap a photo of any word list - handwritten notes, textbook pages, or a screenshot 2. Or share text from Safari, Messages, Notes or any other app and pick the words you want 3. The app translates the words automatically; you review them and adjust if needed 4. Choose a game and start learning PRACTICE MODES Ā· Quiz Ā· Flip the Cards Ā· Match the Words Ā· Find the Word Ā· Type the Word KEY FEATURES Ā· Instant text recognition from camera, photos, or files Ā· Share words from any app straight into your sets Ā· Auto translation into your language, or one tap for a single word Ā· Move or copy words between sets Ā· Each set remembers its own languages - learn several at once Ā· Unlimited manual word sets Ā· Daily practice reminders with words from your own sets Ā· Works offline once your sets are saved Ā· Light and dark mode PRIVATE BY DESIGN Text recognition and translation run on your device. No account, no sign-up, no tracking. Any language. Any textbook. Any handwritten notes. FREE AND PREMIUM Free: unlimited manual sets, all five games, 3 photo scans and 3 one-tap translations a day. Premium: unlimited scans and translations, and shared words are translated automatically. Unlimited scans and translations are free for your first 3 days. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://pictocardapp.github.io/pictocards-privacy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Lingden at 17.0 against PicToCards's 26.0. On price, update cadence, ads and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Lingden sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month and PicToCards sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Lingden ships an update fortnightly, PicToCards monthly. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.
| Parameter | Lingden | PicToCards |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Update frequency | Fortnightly ā better | Monthly |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 ā better | 26.0 |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 9 MB | 4 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Mohammad Jasour | Anastasiia Kharicheva |
In-app purchases
Lingden
- Lingden Pro Monthly$4.991 Month
- Lingden Pro Yearly$49.991 Year
PicToCards
- Monthly$4.991 Month
- Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year









