Comparison

Lingo vs Oplæs

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

Head to head
About

Lingo

Features
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Learn a language by reading stories. Pick any two of 10 languages: one you read and learn, one your translations show up in. Tap a word you don't know and its meaning opens instantly. Hold a sentence and see the whole thing translated. WHICH LANGUAGE DO YOU WANT TO LEARN? English, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Turkish, Arabic, Chinese or Japanese — whichever you pick, you read stories in it and see the meanings in your own language. Your first language pair is always free. START AT YOUR OWN LEVEL If you are starting out, there are short A1 and A2 stories you can finish in one sitting. Then B1 stories, and from there the classics of world literature. A short vocabulary test at the start tells you where to begin. LEARN WHILE READING Tap any word and its meaning opens. Hearing a word pronounced is always free. Save the words you want to keep; the app brings them back on the day you are about to forget them. THE BOOKS ARE ALWAYS FREE 529 stories and classic works, spread across 10 languages. English has the deepest catalog (113 books: 63 original graded stories + 50 classics), and the other nine languages keep growing. No ads, ever. WHAT THE FREE TIER INCLUDES - All 529 books, unlimited reading - 15 word translations per day - 10 AI sentence translations per day - A 100-word vocabulary notebook - Spaced repetition, unlimited - Reading statistics - Word pronunciation, unlimited - Offline reading - Your first language pair (e.g. English → Turkish, or German → Japanese) is always free WHAT PREMIUM ADDS - Studio narration on 63 original English stories, with the spoken word highlighted as you listen (not yet available in the other 9 languages) - Unlimited word translations - An unlimited vocabulary notebook - 200 AI sentence translations per day - A second language pair — learn English and Japanese at the same time The classic works are taken from sources whose copyright has expired. The graded stories were written for this app. Terms of use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

About

Oplæs

Features
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Oplæs reads English and Danish text aloud in natural voices and highlights each word as you follow along. Pay once. No ads. No account – and all reading happens on your iPhone. LISTEN TO ANYTHING • PDFs, reports and course packs – scanned pages too • Articles from the web: tap Share in Safari and choose Oplæs • ePub books, text you paste and paper you photograph • Headers, page numbers, footnote numbers and web addresses are skipped FOLLOW ALONG WORD BY WORD • Each word lights up yellow, in time with the voice • Tap a sentence to read from there • Skip a sentence forward or back, or jump to a chapter • Large, calm type that’s easy to read – made for dyslexia, good for everyone VOICES THAT SOUND HUMAN • A natural English voice (Chatterbox by Resemble AI) • Mic and Nic: natural Danish voices from the CoRal project, recorded by Nota • Each paragraph is read by the voice for its language • On iOS 26, Oplæs listens to its own reading to make sure every word is said WHEREVER YOU ARE • 0.5× to 3× speed • Listen with the screen locked, on AirPods or in the car • Sleep timer and Lock Screen controls • Oplæs remembers where you left off YOUR TEXT IS YOURS The voices are downloaded once and then run on your iPhone. No account, no server reading along, no tracking. The app is in English, Danish, Japanese, German, French, Spanish and Korean. The voices read English and Danish. PAY ONCE. THAT'S IT. Oplæs costs a small one-time price: every feature and every future update, with no ads and no subscription. The extra app icons and a silly little game are included for everyone.

Screenshots

Lingo4 screens
Oplæs4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is price: Lingo at Free against Oplæs's $1.99. Lingo also leads on update cadence (daily vs every 5 days). Oplæs's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement 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

Lingo is free to download; Oplæs costs $1.99 up front. Lingo sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $3.99 per month. Oplæs asks for nothing beyond the download.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Lingo ships an update daily, Oplæs every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 27, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 3 level
Lingo versus Oplæs: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterLingoOplæs
PriceFree — better$1.99
Update frequencyDaily — betterEvery 5 days
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better17.0
Further details — not scored
Size87 MB30 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperYagiz ErgilCommanigy

In-app purchases

2 purchases

Lingo

Subscriptions2
  • Premium Aylık3 Days trial$3.991 Month
  • Premium Yıllık3 Days trial$29.991 Year
None

Oplæs

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Lingo free?
Lingo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Oplæs free?
Oplæs costs $1.99, with no in-app purchases.
Do Lingo or Oplæs have ads?
Neither Lingo nor Oplæs shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Lingo or Oplæs?
Lingo ships an update daily, and Oplæs every 5 days. Most recently, Lingo was updated on October 24, 2026 and Oplæs on October 27, 2026.

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