Comparison

SayHo vs LingLock

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

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SayHo

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SayHo turns real Korean YouTube videos into speaking practice. Most apps teach you sentences nobody says. SayHo starts from video made for Korean speakers - cafés, conversations, everyday talk - and turns three sentences at a time into something you can actually say out loud. START BY READING If you can't read Hangul yet, start there. Five days, a few letters at a time, with a short test at the end. It's free, and it stays free. A DAILY COURSE After the alphabet there's a path: one day at a time, each built around two or three expressions you'll actually use. Watch a video, read it aloud to the camera, then talk for a minute about something the day set up. Beginner, intermediate and advanced. The first week is free. HOW A LESSON WORKS Watch. A short clip with subtitles, played back sentence by sentence. Tap a sentence. See what it means, hear it, and save any word worth keeping. Tap a word to break it down - what each piece is doing in the sentence. Speak it back. Say the line yourself. SayHo listens and tells you how you did, then moves you on. That's the loop. Three sentences, a few minutes, every day. WHAT YOU KEEP Every word you save becomes something to practise: • Flashcards : swipe through what you're learning • Match : pair words with meanings against the clock • Quiz : multiple choice drawn from your own vocabulary Words are grouped into folders you make, so a set from one video stays together. All of it is free. MORE WAYS TO PRACTISE • 1-Min Speaking : a topic, sixty seconds, and feedback on what you said. • Sentence Builder : build a sentence one phrase at a time, speaking each piece, until you can say the whole thing from memory. • Read aloud : record yourself reading a passage to the camera and watch it back. PICKS A small set of videos chosen for clear speech and accurate captions - the two things shadowing depends on. Free to study. SAYHO PRO Free gets you: the whole Hangul course, the first week of the daily course, the first three rounds of any video in Picks, all your vocabulary and every way of practising it, and five AI helps a day. Pro adds: • Your own YouTube videos - paste any link and SayHo builds the lesson • The daily course past week one, in every level • Every round of every video • Scanning words from a photo of a textbook page • AI help without a daily limit Monthly or yearly, with a 3-day free trial. Practice recordings stay on your device. SayHo never uploads them.

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LingLock

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Learn a new language without studying. LingLock puts one useful phrase on your Lock Screen, so every time you pick up your phone, you learn something you can actually say. No lessons. No streaks to protect. No time to set aside. Just the words locals really use, a few seconds at a time. HOW IT WORKS 1. Pick a language and what you're learning for: a trip, chatting with people, work, or a bit of everything. 2. Add the LingLock widget to your Lock Screen or Home Screen. 3. Glance. A new phrase arrives every few hours through the day, and they pause while you sleep so you never miss one. 4. Tap the speaker to hear it said, right from the widget. 5. It sticks. Phrases you're learning come back at spaced intervals until you've got them. Tap Got it and they'll give way to new ones. WHAT LOCALS ACTUALLY SAY Most apps teach the textbook version. LingLock teaches what people actually say in that country: casual Spain Spanish, everyday Brazilian Portuguese, Gulf Arabic, mainland Mandarin. Every phrase comes with an easy sound-it-out guide, so you can speak Japanese, Thai or Hindi from day one without learning a new alphabet. Some words change depending on who is speaking, like obrigado or obrigada. LingLock teaches you the version you would say. 13 LANGUAGES, EACH AS SPOKEN IN ONE PLACE • Spanish (Spain) • French (France) • Italian (Italy) • Portuguese (Brazil) • German (Germany) • Dutch (the Netherlands) • Japanese (Japan) • Korean (South Korea) • Mandarin Chinese (mainland China) • Thai (Thailand) • Hindi (India) • Gulf Arabic (UAE and the Gulf) • Georgian (Georgia) Switch languages anytime. Your progress in each one is kept. Audio isn't available for Georgian yet, because iPhones don't include a Georgian voice. PHRASES YOU'LL USE ON DAY ONE Hello, thank you, where's the bathroom, the bill please, how much is it, I don't understand, one more please. Around 200 everyday phrases per language across basics, small talk, food and drink, getting around, shopping, numbers, work, and health and emergencies. Your goal decides what comes first: planning a trip? Food, transport and emergencies arrive before small talk. WIDGETS THAT TEACH • Daily Phrase: a new phrase every few hours on your Lock Screen or Home Screen. • Quiz Me: see the English, try to recall it, then tap to reveal the answer. • Trip mode: set any widget to one topic, like Food or Health & emergency, to cram the right phrases before you fly. • Tap to hear: the speaker button plays the phrase without opening the app. WHEN WORDS FAIL, SHOW IT Tap Show and the phrase fills the screen in the local script, big and clear, ready to hand to a taxi driver, waiter or shopkeeper. WATCH YOURSELF PROGRESS The Today screen shows what's on your Lock Screen now, today's phrases, and your next milestone, like Café-ready: "you can order, pay and say thanks anywhere." A phrase only counts once you've really met it, so your progress is honest. MADE FOR REAL LIFE • Learns in the background of your day, in the seconds you already spend on your phone • Search any phrase however you type it, in English or your chosen language • Save favorites and pin one to your widget for the day • Short culture tips on when and how to use a phrase • Quiet nights: pick the hours you sleep, even for night shifts • Large text support for easier reading • Works offline. All phrases are built in FREE AND PRIVATE LingLock is free, with no ads, no subscription and no account. There's no tracking, and your progress stays on your iPhone. Have an idea or a phrase you'd love? Tap the chat button at the top of any screen. Every message is read by the person who makes LingLock. Perfect for travelers, expats, anyone with family or friends who speak another language, and anyone who has started a language app and stopped. Add the widget once, and your phone does the rest. Download LingLock and learn your first phrase in the next two seconds.

Screenshots

SayHo4 screens
LingLock4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: LingLock at none against SayHo's 2. 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. SayHo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $8.99 per month. LingLock asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on October 18, 2026 and October 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
SayHo versus LingLock: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterSayHoLingLock
PriceFreeFree
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone, iPad — better
Requires iOS17.017.0
Further details — not scored
Size32 MB7 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPIERO GONZALO AVANZZI HERRERAAnannyashree Sharma

In-app purchases

2 purchases

SayHo

Subscriptions2
  • SayHo Pro - Monthly3 Days trial$8.991 Month
  • SayHo Pro - Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year
None

LingLock

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is SayHo free?
SayHo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LingLock free?
LingLock is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Do SayHo or LingLock have ads?
Neither SayHo nor LingLock shows ads.
Which is updated more often, SayHo or LingLock?
SayHo ships an update weekly, and LingLock weekly. Most recently, SayHo was updated on October 18, 2026 and LingLock on October 24, 2026.

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