Lingorino vs Language Islands
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Lingorino
Learn new words and phrases in over 25 languages through short, engaging lessons. Stay motivated with gamified elements like XP, daily streaks, and leaderboards. Practice speaking with speech recognition and challenge other learners in competitive duels.
- Over 25 languages available
- Short, daily lessons
- Word tile sentence building
- Speech recognition practice
- 1v1 learner duels (Premium)
- XP, streaks, and leaderboards
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Lingorino makes language learning simple, fun, and easy to fit into everyday life. In short lessons, you'll learn new words and phrases while staying motivated with XP, daily streaks, and leaderboards. OVER 25 LANGUAGES Whether you want to learn English, Spanish, French, Italian, or one of many other languages, Lingorino has the right course for you. A VARIETY OF EXERCISES - Build sentences with word tiles - Fill in the blanks - Match words with pictures - Practice speaking and conversations with speech recognition THE ARENA - Duel other learners 1 on 1 - Pick your format: 15, 25, or 50 questions - Challenge your friends and go for a rematch - Climb the rankings and follow your record The Arena is part of Lingorino Premium. STAY MOTIVATED - Earn XP for every completed lesson - Keep your daily streak alive - Compete with other learners on the leaderboard LINGORINO PREMIUM - Learn multiple languages at the same time - Enjoy unlimited daily lessons - Duel other learners in the Arena Download Lingorino now and bring a little more language into your everyday life. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/ Privacy Policy: https://lingorino.com/privacy-policy/
Language Islands
Learn to speak a new language by collecting and organizing real-life sentences into themed "islands." Focus on conversational fluency with native pronunciation and active recall, rather than traditional drills.
- Collect real-life sentences
- Organize into themed islands
- Native-quality pronunciation
- Active recall practice
- Learn multiple languages
- Build personalized phrasebook
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Language Islands gets you speaking — with the method language pros use: collect the sentences that matter to you and group them into small, themed islands. This isn't another textbook drilling you on fruit, colors, and "the apple is red." You bring the words from your real life — moving abroad, your partner's family, a trip, a new job, a language exam — and the translation and native-quality pronunciation appear in seconds. Listen. Repeat. Actively recall. That's how a language sticks where it counts: in real conversation. Learn to speak Spanish, French, Italian, German, Turkish, Portuguese, Dutch and more — from English, at your own pace. Build your own phrasebook, hear every sentence spoken by a natural voice, and practice out loud in short daily sessions. Made for real reasons to speak: • Moving to or living in another country • Understanding your partner's or in-laws' language • Getting ready for a trip • A new job, client, or work meetings • A speaking exam or school trip • Reviving a language you learned years ago No vocab drills. No endless word lists. Just your sentences, your islands, your pace. Start talking. Legal: Privacy Policy: https://www.language-islands.com/privacy Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is review sentiment: Language Islands at 100% against Lingorino's 0%. Language Islands also leads on rating (4.0 vs 3.0) and ads (none vs shown). Lingorino's advantage is update cadence (every 2 days vs every 5 weeks). On price, ratings volume, in-app purchases and monetization model 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
Both are free to download. Lingorino sells 3 in-app purchases, starting at $7.49 per month and Language Islands sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Language Islands holds the better App Store score, 4.0 against 3.0. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 1 and 1 respectively. Written reviews point the same way: 0% of Lingorino's written reviews are positive against 100% of Language Islands's.
Lingorino ships an update every 2 days, Language Islands every 5 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 6, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Lingorino | Language Islands |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 3.0 (1 ratings) | 4.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 1 | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 2 days — better | Every 5 weeks |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod — better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 15.1 — better | 16.4 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 58 MB | 74 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Bytebloom Studios GmbH | Kaan Senturk |
Customer experience
Lingorino
Language Islands
In-app purchases
Lingorino
- Monthly Premium$7.491 Month
- Yearly Premium$74.991 Year
- Lifetime Premium$99.99
Language Islands
- Language Islands Pro - Monthly$9.991 Month
- Language Islands Pro - Yearly$59.991 Year









