Comparison

Palabra vs Xolingo

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

Head to head
About

Palabra

Features
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Master a new language anywhere - completely offline, with zero subscriptions and zero pressure. Whether you're commuting, flying, or traveling off the grid, Palabra stores all lessons and audio directly on your device. No Wi-Fi required, no intrusive ads, and no artificial heart systems holding you back. Why Learners Choose Palabra: • 100% Offline Ready: Download language packs and study anytime, anywhere without burning data. • Zero Subscriptions: Pay once, learn forever. No recurring fees or renewal anxiety. • Real-World Fluency: Go beyond basic flashcards with practical vocabulary, greetings, numbers, and natural sentence structures. • Import Custom Content: Bring your own learning materials using simple CSV file imports. • Zero Pressure Learning: No punishing streaks, no daily timer limits, and no hearts to lose. Learn entirely at your own pace. • Complete Privacy: Your data and learning history stay on your device. Available Languages: Explore multi-language support designed to take you from absolute beginner to conversational confidence. Download today and complete Unit 1 completely free across every language. Unlock all units permanently with a single, one-time purchase.

About

Xolingo

Learn languages by reading with this app that turns any text into personalized lessons. Tap unknown words to save them, practice them in interactive rounds, and track your progress. Supports Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, and English, with offline functionality.

Highlights
  • Personalized vocabulary builder
  • Interactive practice rounds
  • Read your own material
  • Offline dictionaries and translation
  • Progress tracking
  • Multiple language support
Features
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Learn Spanish, French, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian and English. Xolingo turns anything you read into a personal lesson. Tap the words you don't know while you read. They go into your word bank with the sentence you met them in, stay highlighted everywhere until they stick, and come back as quick practice rounds built from your own vocabulary. As a word becomes familiar the highlight fades — and when you master it, it leaves the page for good. READ SOMETHING WORTH READING • Short courses that start at absolute beginner and build in order • Leveled articles labelled A1 through B2+, so you can read slightly above your comfort • Complete books in the original language, chapter by chapter • Your own material: paste text, open an EPUB, share a link from Safari, or pull the captions from a video SAVE WHAT YOU ACTUALLY MEET Tap a word or select a phrase and Xolingo shows its meaning, examples, and the sentence it came from. Bundled offline dictionaries cover most words; on-device machine translation fills the gaps without sending your reading anywhere. PLAY THE WORDS BACK The Arcade turns your saved vocabulary into short fill-in-the-blank rounds. Ten questions, real sentences, streaks and ranks. Practice the words you personally collected, or work through frequency decks covering the most common words, from the first hundred up to the first thousand, plus themed decks for work, travel, food, health, and money. Flash cards are there too when you'd rather drill. SEE IT ADD UP Word bank size by familiarity, words mastered, reading time, listening time, day streaks and arcade ranks — all on your device. FIVE LANGUAGES, BOTH DIRECTIONS English, Spanish, French, Portuguese (Brazil), and Italian. Each one works as the language you already speak or the one you're learning, and the whole app — interface, translations, word cards — follows your choice. READ ALOUD Hear any word, sentence, or whole text in the voice already on your phone. Xolingo marks which voices work offline and prefers them automatically. WORKS OFFLINE, WORKS QUIETLY Keep texts on your device for a flight or a commute. There is no account to create, no advertising, no behavioural tracking, and no learner profile on our servers — your word bank and reading history stay on your phone. FREE AND PRO Xolingo is free to use. Reading and read-aloud are unlimited. Free learners can translate and save five new words or phrases per local calendar day and can play the Arcade frequency decks for ranks 1–100 and 101–200. Reopening saved vocabulary does not use another slot. Xolingo Pro removes the daily new-vocabulary limit and unlocks every Arcade deck, including the deck generated from your Word Bank. It is available as an auto-renewing monthly subscription at US$6.99 or an auto-renewing yearly subscription at US$69.99, which is two months free against the monthly price. The store shows the exact localized price, period, renewal terms, and any introductory offer before purchase. Manage or cancel through the store or Xolingo's Customer Center. Terms of Use: https://xolingo.app/terms Privacy Policy: https://xolingo.app/privacy

Screenshots

Palabra4 screens
Xolingo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Palabra at none against Xolingo's 2. Xolingo's advantage is iOS requirement (15.5 vs 17.0). On price, update cadence, 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. Xolingo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Palabra asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 31, 2026 and October 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard2 real differences · 7 level
Palabra versus Xolingo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPalabraXolingo
PriceFreeFree
Rating—5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Number of ratings—3 — better
Update frequencyEvery 4 daysEvery 4 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesNo — betterYes
Monetization—Freemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.015.5 — better
Further details — not scored
Size7 MB124 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperfronsecaAxoLottaLove

In-app purchases

None

Palabra

No in-app purchases

2 purchases

Xolingo

Subscriptions2
  • Xolingo Pro Monthly$6.991 Month
  • Xolingo Pro Yearly$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Palabra free?
Palabra is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Is Xolingo free?
Xolingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Palabra or Xolingo have ads?
Neither Palabra nor Xolingo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Palabra or Xolingo?
Palabra ships an update every 4 days, and Xolingo every 4 days. Most recently, Palabra was updated on October 31, 2026 and Xolingo on October 19, 2026.

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