Comparison

TONGUES vs Speak Daily

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

Head to head
About

TONGUES

This app lets you learn vocabulary relevant to your life, starting with words you care about. You can create custom lessons based on detailed prompts, making language learning personalized and engaging.

Highlights
  • Personalized vocabulary learning
  • Custom lesson generation
  • AI-driven learning
  • Hobby and profession-specific terms
  • User-driven curriculum
Features
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It takes 40,000 words to be fluent in a language. Most language apps leave you at 5,000 or less. Instead of leaving your vocab in a chat with an LLM, save them here. TONGUES is the most comprehensive language app available, including every language and for the first time, every dialect. Acquire vocabulary by recording everyday conversations, generating lists based on your favorite topics with AI, or through your camera. Study with FSRS flashcards, audio playlists, generated stories and conversations, and home/lock screen widgets. Whereas most language apps limit you on the vocabulary you are able to acquire, spending up to a few months with colors, farm animals, and basic foods and greetings, TONGUES gives you vocabulary related to you profession first, slang, or any other interests and queries you might have. ______ TONGUES Pick a word. Any word. Most language apps hand you the same tired curriculum — colors, farm animals, "the boy eats an apple." TONGUES does the opposite. You choose what you learn, starting with the words you already care about: the jargon from your job, the slang from your hobbies, that phrase you've been dying to drop at a dinner party. Learn vocabulary that's actually relevant to your life, not a textbook's Start from your profession, your hobbies, your obsessions Give elaborate prompts and get lessons tailored to them Study what sticks, because you picked it. Studying a language should feel like learning to say the things you want to say. With TONGUES, it finally does. Download Tongues and pick your first word. EVERY LANGUAGE AND DIALECT TONGUES features every single language and dialect varying degrees. It is on average 90% accurate depending on how rare the language and dialect is. AUDIO PLAYLISTS With TONGUES, everything is automatically an audio playlist. Every word that you encounter on vacation, during a conversation, or found in an artifact, can be read out loud using state-of-the-art voice models. For commonly used language, ElevenLabs is used, and for rare languages, Forvo is used. ARTIFACTS With TONGUES, you can generate artifacts which are conversations stories that can be read out loud. You can generate their prequels and sequels while testing your reading comprehension for them. CONVERSATIONS When conversing with the AI, get valid responses in real time. Break down grammatical structures coming from the chat, and save words you don't understand back to your flashcard deck. TONGUES remains the only true language learning application that harnesses top frontier models

About

Speak Daily

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Speak Daily teaches you the language you'll actually use — not textbook grammar you'll forget. Pick Spanish, French, German, Japanese, or Korean, and each lesson takes about three minutes: hear a few real phrases, say them out loud, and lock them in with quick exercises. Do one a day and watch a real skill grow. Built for real life, not tests. You'll learn how to order coffee, ask for directions, check into a hotel, handle a restaurant, shop, and get through everyday conversations with confidence. WHY PEOPLE LOVE IT • Just 3 minutes a day — a habit you can actually keep • Practical phrases for travel, food, hotels, shopping, and daily life • Clear, friendly lessons guided by Buddy, your language coach • Natural, native-sounding audio on every phrase — with a slow option • Say it yourself and compare (your recordings stay private on your device) • Smart review brings phrases back right before you'd forget them • A growing Words & Phrases library you can browse and replay anytime • See your real-world readiness for travel, restaurants, shopping, and conversation • Earn badges and celebrate milestones as you go NO PRESSURE, NO CLUTTER • No account required — just open it and start • Works offline: every lesson and audio clip is built in • Five courses included: Spanish, French, German, Japanese, and Korean • Your first 3 lessons are completely free YOUR COMPLETE JOURNEY Unlock Premium to continue your full 365-day path — every themed course, unlimited review, all badges, and every future lesson included. Start speaking today. Tres minutos. ¡Vamos! Speak Daily Premium is an auto-renewing subscription: $9.99 per month or $49.99 per year. New subscribers get a 7-day free trial. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at the end of the free trial unless it is cancelled at least 24 hours before the trial ends. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel your subscription in your Apple ID settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://bluenestapps.com/speak-daily-terms Privacy Policy: https://bluenestapps.com/speak-daily-privacy

Screenshots

TONGUES4 screens
Speak Daily4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Speak Daily at 17.0 against TONGUES's 26.6. On price, ads, in-app purchases 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. TONGUES sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month and Speak Daily sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
TONGUES versus Speak Daily: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterTONGUESSpeak Daily
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.8 (5 ratings) — better—
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews—
Number of ratings5 — better—
Update frequencyEvery 3 days—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS26.617.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size145 MB194 MB
Age rating12+12+
DeveloperOlympian Hourglass LLCBlueNest Apps LLC

In-app purchases

6 purchases

TONGUES

Subscriptions6
  • Standard$8.991 Month
  • Pro$14.991 Month
  • Max$29.991 Month
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  • Standard (Yearly)$83.001 Year
  • Pro (Yearly)$155.991 Year
  • Max (Yearly)$299.991 Year
2 purchases

Speak Daily

Subscriptions2
  • Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Annual7 Days trial$49.991 Year

Questions

Is TONGUES free?
TONGUES is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speak Daily free?
Speak Daily is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Do TONGUES or Speak Daily have ads?
Neither TONGUES nor Speak Daily shows ads.

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