PathGlot vs My Circles
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
PathGlot
Experience language immersion by exploring real cities in Google Street View with an AI guide. Practice speaking naturally through conversations and descriptions of your surroundings, without needing to travel.
- Explore 22 real cities in Google Street View
- AI voice guide for real-time conversation
- Learn from context and surroundings
- Ask questions about places
- Supports 9 languages
- Adjustable to any learning level
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Learn a language the way you'd pick one up abroad: by walking around and talking to someone who lives there. PathGlot drops you into real Google Street View of a foreign city with an AI voice guide who talks with you in the language you're learning. 22 cities, 9 languages. Start with a 3-day free trial. Walk down a side street in Madrid, turn a corner in Tokyo, cross a bridge in Paris. Your guide is right there with you, describing what's around you, answering your questions out loud, and keeping the conversation in your target language — at whatever level you're at. Immersion without the plane ticket. WHAT YOU CAN DO • Explore 22 real cities across 9 languages in full Google Street View • Talk out loud with a real-time AI voice guide, and interrupt whenever you want • Hear the places around you described as you move, in the language you're learning • Point at a building, a statue or a sign and ask what it is • Say where you want to go and the guide takes you there • Pick the language up from context and conversation instead of drills LANGUAGES AND CITIES • Spanish: Madrid, Barcelona, Buenos Aires • French: Paris, Lyon, Montreal • German: Berlin, Vienna • Japanese: Tokyo, Osaka • Korean: Seoul, Busan • Chinese: Taipei, Kaohsiung, Singapore • Italian: Rome, Florence • Portuguese: Lisbon, Sao Paulo • English: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago WHY IT WORKS Memorizing word lists is not how anyone actually learns to speak. Here you are finding your way around a real place, asking real questions, and getting real answers back. The guide sticks to accurate information about what is actually on the street around you, so what you learn holds up when you get there. FOR ANY LEVEL Just starting out, or brushing up before a trip. The guide meets you where you are and keeps the conversation moving at your pace. TRY IT FREE FOR 3 DAYS PathGlot is a subscription app. Your first 3 days are free with full access, every city, every language. Cancel any time before it ends and you are not charged. Grab your headphones, pick a city, go for a walk. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS Subscriptions are auto-renewable. Payment is charged to your Apple Account at confirmation of purchase, and renews automatically unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel in your Apple Account settings. Terms of Use (EULA): https://pathglot.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://pathglot.com/privacy
My Circles
Learn everyday conversations in ten languages with adjustable pacing and optional subtitles. Build your own language rotation, focusing on beginner vocabulary and pronunciation. All learning content requires an annual subscription.
- Customizable language rotation
- Beginner vocabulary focus
- Adjustable listening speed
- Optional subtitles with translations
- Repeat and practice conversations
- Offline content and translations
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One conversation. Multiple languages. Instant comparison. My Circles: Learn Languages brings everyday conversations to life in ten study languages. Switch languages at the same conversational turn, hear how the same idea is expressed, and continue without losing your place. TRY A CONVERSATION FREE Topic 1, Circle 1 is free in all ten study languages, including conversation, vocabulary, practice and subtitles. No purchase is required and no subscription starts automatically. Annual subscription access unlocks the remaining circles and topics. BUILD YOUR LANGUAGE ROTATION Study English, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Greek, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Modern Standard Arabic and Hindi. Choose one language or several. Language controls remain available while scrolling. Tap a language or Rotate to hear the corresponding turn immediately. LISTEN ONCE OR KEEP LISTENING Choose Play once or Repeat until stopped in Touch or Hands-free mode. Listen at Normal, Slow or Very slow speed. Pause, resume and stop whenever you choose. Optional repetition pauses give you time to practise aloud or silently. ENGLISH OR SPANISH SUPPORT Choose English or Spanish for instructions, navigation and vocabulary meanings, independently of your study languages. Follow complete spoken turns in the Subtitles section with aligned reference translations. YOUR FIRST SESSION AND PERSONAL REVIEW A three-step guide helps you listen with subtitles, repeat with pauses and explore words. Save useful words and conversation phrases with the star, then review their meanings and audio. Saved items stay on your device. Reopening restores your last lesson location with playback stopped. VOCABULARY IN CONTEXT Search words and meanings. Explore key expressions and additional beginner words, including common small words and English contractions. Hear words individually and in sentences. Vocabulary is available whenever you choose; five listening-and-practice sessions are recommended, never required. Session counts track activity, not proficiency. TOUCH OR HANDS-FREE Automatic playback does not require a microphone. Optional English voice commands require microphone and speech-recognition permission. On-device recognition is the default where available; optional Apple online recognition requires internet and separate consent. Keep the app open during playback. 30 TOPICS, THREE CIRCLES EACH Topics 1–26 introduce daily-life language. Topics 27–30 revisit earlier material, with optional complements. Optional reading guides support Greek, Japanese, Mandarin Chinese, Arabic and Hindi. Audio uses device voices. Reading guides are pronunciation aids; Arabic short vowels are estimated. Content and pronunciation review is ongoing. No account is required. Lessons and translations are bundled locally. Preferences, saved items and practice counts stay on your device. Voice availability depends on your device and installed voices. No learning outcome is promised. SUBSCRIPTION Annual subscription access unlocks all remaining circles and topics beyond the free sample. Localized pricing and purchase terms appear before confirmation. Subscriptions renew automatically unless cancelled through your Apple Account settings. Apple displays any applicable promotional offer terms. Restore Purchases is available. Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is update cadence: PathGlot at daily against My Circles's every 6 days. PathGlot also leads on ratings volume (4 vs 1) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.0). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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. PathGlot sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month and My Circles sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $30.00 per year. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for PathGlot against 5.0 for My Circles. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 4 and 1 respectively. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.
PathGlot ships an update daily, My Circles every 6 days. Both last shipped on October 31, 2026.
| Parameter | PathGlot | My Circles |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 5.0 (4 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 100.0% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Daily — better | Every 6 days |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Subscription |
| Devices | iPhone, iPod | iPhone, iPad |
| Requires iOS | 15.0 — better | 17.0 |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 34 MB | 6 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Charles West | Pavel Valdes |
Customer experience
PathGlot
My Circles
In-app purchases
PathGlot
- Wanderer Monthly$14.991 Month
- Wanderer Monthly3 Days trial$14.991 Month
- Explorer Monthly$24.991 Month
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- Explorer Monthly3 Days trial$29.991 Month
- Immersion Monthly$39.991 Month
- Wanderer Annual3 Days trial$89.991 Year
- Wanderer Annual$119.991 Year
- Explorer Annual3 Days trial$169.991 Year
- Explorer Annual$199.991 Year
- Immersion Annual$329.991 Year
My Circles
- From Day One Annual Access$30.001 Year








