Comparison

Polyglo vs LookUp

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

Head to head
About

Polyglo

Features
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Polyglo is a language learning app built around real conversations. Instead of memorizing word lists, you learn through dialogues that reflect everyday situations β€” so the language actually sticks. FEATURES Dialogue Learning Follow natural conversations unit by unit. Build listening comprehension and speaking intuition at the same time. Vocabulary Organized by theme and unit, with audio pronunciation for every word. Review at your own pace. Grammar Clear, concise explanations without the textbook fluff. Understand the rules behind what you're saying. Practice Reinforce what you've learned with fill-in-the-blank, translation, and conversation exercises β€” organized by unit and available in English, Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, and Korean. PLANS Polyglo is free to start. Unlock additional units or go VIP to access everything β€” including all future languages as they're added. VIP Pass One-time purchase. Full access to all current and future content. No subscriptions, no surprises. MORE LANGUAGES COMING We're continually expanding. Buy VIP once and get every new language automatically. Questions or feedback? Reach us at polygloapp@gmail.com

About

LookUp

Features
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Your city is a treasure hunt. Thousands of landmarks wait on your map as ghost silhouettes. Find one, photograph it, and it turns to colour and joins your collection, with its story. Every landmark you capture fills in your city map. Collect whole sets, from every church near you to every bridge, with a walking order to follow, and watch your city fill in one walk at a time. Known landmarks are recognised from where you're standing and come with real facts: architect, year, style, sourced from open data. With LookUp Pro, the landmark greats of Glasgow, Scotland, London and San Francisco appear as silhouettes sculpted from real laser-survey data. And it isn't only landmarks. Point LookUp at any building, anywhere in the world, and in seconds you get its architectural style, era and materials, explained in plain language, with the one visual cue that helps you recognise the same style on the next street. COLLECT YOUR CITY β€’ A map of ghost silhouettes that turn to colour as you capture them β€’ Sets to complete: every landmark kind near you, with a walking order β€’ Your photos and readings, kept in a private collection. Nothing is visible to anyone; there are no social features β€’ No account or sign-up needed; optionally back up your collection with Sign in with Apple EVERY BUILDING HAS A STORY β€’ Instant readings of style, period and materials, written for curious passers-by, no jargon β€’ Works on any building, anywhere: famous cathedral or the block across the street β€’ Landmark recognition from your position and heading, with real attributed facts GO DEEPER WITH LOOKUP PRO β€’ Full readings: richer, deeper writing that teaches you each style β€’ Laser-scanned silhouettes: the landmark greats, sculpted from real survey data, on your map β€’ Architect mode: precise architectural vocabulary, with terms you can tap to spotlight that feature on your own photo β€’ Building notes: the story behind each recognised landmark, and Listen to hear readings and notes read aloud as you walk β€’ Your whole collection kept forever Your first reading is on us, in the welcome tour. After that, collecting needs LookUp Pro: one week for a single payment, or monthly, yearly or lifetime. Prices are shown in the app and on the App Store before you buy. Subscriptions renew automatically until cancelled. Payment goes through your Apple account; manage or cancel any time in Settings β†’ Apple Account β†’ Subscriptions. Readings are generated by an AI model from your photo and may be imperfect. Privacy policy: https://lookup-mobile-app.fly.dev/privacy Terms of use: https://lookup-mobile-app.fly.dev/terms

Screenshots

Polyglo2 screens
LookUp4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Polyglo at every 4 days against LookUp's every 8 days. On price, ads, in-app purchases and device support there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price Β· Rating Β· Positive reviews Β· Number of ratings Β· Update frequency Β· Ads Β· In-app purchases Β· Monetization Β· Best chart rank Β· Devices Β· Requires iOS

CostPrice Β· In-app purchases Β· Ads Β· Monetization

Both are free to download. Polyglo sells 5 one-off in-app purchases and LookUp sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Polyglo ships an update every 4 days, LookUp every 8 days. Both last shipped on October 25, 2026.

Scorecard1 real difference Β· 5 level
Polyglo versus LookUp: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterPolygloLookUp
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyEvery 4 days β€” betterEvery 8 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod β€” betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.0 β€” better16.4
Further details β€” not scored
Size247 MB84 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperNaoki YoshidaJamie Smith

In-app purchases

5 purchases

Polyglo

One-time5
  • English Unlock$2.99
  • Chinese Unlock$2.99
  • Japanese Unlock$2.99
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  • Spanish Unlock$2.99
  • VIP Pass (All Languages)$9.99
3 purchases

LookUp

Subscriptions2
  • LookUp Pro Monthly7 Days trial$6.991 Month
  • LookUp Pro Annual7 Days trial$39.991 Year
One-time1
  • City Pass$5.99

Questions

Is Polyglo free?
Polyglo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LookUp free?
LookUp is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do Polyglo or LookUp have ads?
Both Polyglo and LookUp show ads.
Which is updated more often, Polyglo or LookUp?
Polyglo ships an update every 4 days, and LookUp every 8 days. Most recently, Polyglo was updated on October 25, 2026 and LookUp on October 25, 2026.

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