Comparison

Korean vs Lark

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

Head to head
About

Korean

Features
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An offline Korean–Vietnamese dictionary for learners. Search Hangul, romanized Korean or Vietnamese, then see pronunciation, learner level, Hanja, related words and bilingual examples in one entry. FREE DICTIONARY • 56,000+ learner-focused Korean entries • Vietnamese meanings, parts of speech, levels and source details • Search Hangul, romanization or Vietnamese • 74,000+ Korean example sentences with Vietnamese translations • Korean pronunciation with system text-to-speech • Hanja, related words and useful search forms • Search history and favourites • Offline dictionary data with no account required PRO FEATURES • Korean voice input • Handwriting recognition for Hangul • Camera and gallery OCR for Korean text • On-device Korean ↔ Vietnamese sentence translation • Vietnamese text-to-speech and voice selection Pro is a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Lookup, definitions, examples, history, favourites and Korean pronunciation remain available for free.

About

Lark

Features
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Lark is a shadowing app for learning a language by ear. Bring a podcast or a video you enjoy and practice it one sentence at a time: listen, say it back, hear yourself, and go again. No subscription, no account, no ads. LANGUAGES Transcripts and practice are available in: • English • Spanish • French • German • Italian • Portuguese • Japanese • Korean • Chinese (Mandarin) • Cantonese ONE SENTENCE AT A TIME Lark plays a sentence, then waits while you say it. It records your attempt, plays it back to you, and plays the sentence again, so you can compare and try once more. Move on when you're ready, go back, or tap any line in the transcript to practice that one instead. Set the speed from 0.5× to 2×, how long you get to speak, whether you hear each sentence once or twice, and whether the text stays on screen during your turn. On iPhone, a light tap lets you know when it's your turn. BRING YOUR OWN MATERIAL Search for podcasts and add episodes, paste a video link, import a video from Photos, or a video or audio file from Files. Anything you like listening to can become a lesson. TRANSCRIPTS Lark can use a video's own captions, bring in subtitles you already have (SRT or WebVTT) from Files, or transcribe an episode or video with AI on your device. The transcript follows along as it plays, and tapping a line jumps to it. Three AI transcripts a week are free; captions and subtitles are never counted. UNDERSTAND EACH SENTENCE On devices with Apple Intelligence, tap the bubble beside a sentence to see what it means in your own language, with a short note on anything a word-for-word reading would get wrong. It is worked out on your iPhone or iPad, not sent to a server. KEEP A STREAK Practicing one sentence marks the day. A calendar shows the days you've practiced, your current streak, and your longest. Material you mark as done moves to a list of its own, with the time you spent on it. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT Transcripts, recordings of your voice, and explanations are made on your device. There is no Lark account and no Lark server. With iCloud, your library and practice record follow you to your other devices; media and transcripts stay on the device that has them. IPHONE AND IPAD Lark works upright or on its side, and puts the transcript beside the player whenever there's room. ONE PURCHASE, NO SUBSCRIPTION Lark is free to download, with no ads and no account. Practice, explanations, captions, subtitles, and your streak are free for everyone. Lark Pro is a single purchase that removes the weekly limit on AI transcripts and unlocks all 15 accent colors. With Family Sharing, up to five family members get it too.

Screenshots

Korean4 screens
Lark4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is iOS requirement: Korean at 15.6 against Lark's 27.0. 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. Korean sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Lark sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

Scorecard1 real difference · 5 level
Korean versus Lark: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterKoreanLark
PriceFreeFree
Update frequency—Daily
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
DevicesiPhone, iPad, iPod — betteriPhone, iPad
Requires iOS15.6 — better27.0
Further details — not scored
Size140 MB7 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperHoang LeZicun Hang

In-app purchases

1 purchases

Korean

One-time1
  • PRO$5.99
1 purchases

Lark

One-time1
  • Lark Pro$6.99

Questions

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

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