Babbel vs Lingvanex Language Translator
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Babbel
Master a new language with expert-designed, bite-sized lessons that fit your schedule. Build conversational confidence quickly through interactive practice and a smart review system. Learn Spanish, French, German, and more for travel, work, or fun.
- Bite-sized lessons
- Expert-built courses
- Interactive conversation practice
- Smart review system
- Grammar in context
- Offline mode
- Learn 14 languages
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Speak a new language with real-life conversations. Babbel is the award-winning language learning app with courses tailored to your native language, built by 200+ language experts and trusted by millions worldwide. Because lessons are built for speakers of your language, an English speaker learning Spanish gets different lessons than a French speaker does. You learn to speak, listen, and understand grammar in context, then practice real conversations with Babbel Speak, an AI conversation partner that gives you personalized feedback. Learn a new language faster with bite-sized lessons designed to fit your everyday life. With Babbel’s proven method, you could start having real conversations in as little as 3 weeks. Your language learning adventure starts with a lesson. WHY BABBEL WORKS • Tailored to your native language: Courses are created by language experts and tailored to your native language, so you learn naturally and efficiently. • Real-life conversations: Learn the language people actually speak, for travel, work, and everyday life. • Speak with confidence: Practice out loud with speech recognition and Babbel Speak, an AI conversation partner to improve your pronunciation. • Research-proven results: Efficacy backed by researchers at Yale University: 100% improved their oral proficiency in 3 months.* TRUSTED BY MILLIONS • 25 million subscriptions sold • 1.5 million 5-star ratings (based on App store ratings) • After 10 hours with Babbel, 96% of learners saw better test scores on grammar and vocabulary** BUILT FOR REAL LIFE • Short, effective lessons: Learn in as little as 10 minutes a day • Lessons for every motivation: Learn for travel, work, or fun • Listen, speak, write: Options for every learning style • Stress-free conversation practice: Build confidence with Guided Conversations, then practice freely with Babbel Speak (Beta) • Smart review system: Boosts learning and retention • Grammar in context: Clear explanations exactly when you need them • Offline mode: Download lessons and learn anywhere, anytime • 5,000+ courses: Over 60,000 lessons across all languages LEARN 14 LANGUAGES Spanish (Latin American or Spain), French, Italian, German, Portuguese, English (American or British), Russian, Polish, Turkish, Norwegian, Danish, Swedish, Dutch, and Indonesian. TRY BABBEL TODAY Download Babbel now and take a free lesson. SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS A subscription is required to access full courses for one language. Subscriptions renew automatically unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Payment will be charged to your Apple account. Available plans: • 1 month • 3 months • 6 months • 12 months Privacy policy: https://about.babbel.com/en/privacy/ Terms of use: https://about.babbel.com/en/terms/ LEARN MORE Read Babbel Magazine for tips and insights: https://www.babbel.com/en/magazine Follow us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/babbelusa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Babbel.usa CONTACT US Questions or feedback? Email: support-mobile@babbel.com *Based on a study conducted with Babbel users learning Spanish. Available at http://bit.ly/BabbelYale. **Based on a study conducted with Babbel users learning Spanish. Available: http://bit.ly/BabbelMSU.
Lingvanex Language Translator
This app offers comprehensive language translation with support for text, voice, and image OCR. It includes offline capabilities, a dictionary, and phrasebooks for language learning. Seamlessly translate conversations, websites, and typed text across numerous languages.
- Text translation (110+ languages)
- Camera and OCR image translation
- Voice translation and speech output
- Offline translation capabilities
- Website translation
- Phrasebooks for language learning
- Dictionary with alternate translations
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Use the language translation app every day for business, travelling, education and fluent communication anywhere. Translate text, speech, images, files, and websites into 100+ languages. Translation app without internet enables use abroad without costly roaming fees. FUNCTIONS * Translation in +100 languages * Image translation * File translation * Website translation * Voice translation * Offline mode * Sync between devices with iCloud * Auto-detection of language. * Translation history. * Bookmarks for favorite translations * Transliteration (English/Russian only) * Face to face translation for dual language speaking * Conference mode for multilingual conversations * Apple Watch translation * Airpods translation Availability of certain features may vary depending on the language. The translator supports the following languages: Afrikaans, Albanian, Amharic, Arabic, Arabic (Egypt), Arabic (UAE), Armenian, Azerbaijani, Basque, Belarusian, Bengali, Bosnian, Bulgarian, Burmese, Catalan, Cebuano, Chichewa (Nyanja), Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Corsican, Croatian , Czech, Danish, Dutch (Netherlands), English (Australia), English (UK), English (USA), Esperanto, Estonian, Filipino, Finnish, French, French (Canada), Frisian, Galician, Georgian, German, Greek, Gujarati, Haitian Creole, Hausa, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hmong, Hungarian, Icelandic, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Javanese, Kannada, Kazakh, Khmer, Kinyarwanda, Korean, Kurdish (Kurmanji), Kyrgyz, Lao, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Luxembourgish, Macedonian, Malagasy, Malay, Malayalam, Maltese, Maori, Marathi, Mongolian, Myanmar (Burmese), Nepali, Norwegian, Odia, Pashto, Persian, Polish, Portuguese, Portuguese (Brazil), Punjabi, Romanian, Russian, Samoan, Scottish, Serbian (Cyrillic), Sesotho, Shona, Sindhi, Sinhala, Slovak, Slovenian, Somali, Spanish, Spanish (Mexico), Spanish (USA), Sundanese, Swahili, Swedish, Tagalog, Tajik, Tamil, Telugu, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Urdu, Uzbek, Vietnamese, Welsh, Yiddish, Yoruba, Zulu. REQUIRED ACCESS * Microphone (for voice translation) * Camera (to translate text on images) * Photos (to import photos from your library) Internet connection required. Download language packs for offline mode. Automatic Renewable Subscription Terms: Monthly: $5.99 Annual with 3-day trial: $39.99 Price matches Apple App Store Matrix. * Auto-renewal unless canceled 24 hours before trial ends. * Unused trial portion cancels upon premium subscription purchase. * Cancel trial or subscription via iTunes settings 24 hours before subscription period end. The cancellation will take effect day after current subscription period and you will be switched to the free service. Lingvanex Translator is available across Apple devices including iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and more. Use one account to sync your data across your devices. Learn more on our website: https://lingvanex.com/products Terms of Use: https://lingvanex.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://lingvanex.com/privacy-policy/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is monetization model: Lingvanex Language Translator at free with in-app purchases against Babbel's subscription. Babbel's advantage is ratings volume (754K vs 173) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). On price, review sentiment, ads and in-app purchases 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. Babbel sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month and Lingvanex Language Translator sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Babbel holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Babbel has 754K ratings behind it against 173, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 44% of Babbel's written reviews are positive against 36% of Lingvanex Language Translator's.
Babbel ships an update every 4 days, Lingvanex Language Translator fortnightly. Both last shipped on September 24, 2026.
| Parameter | Babbel | Lingvanex Language Translator |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (754K ratings) — better | 4.4 (173 ratings) |
| Positive reviews | 43.7% of reviews — better | 36.0% of reviews |
| Number of ratings | 754K — better | 173 |
| Update frequency | Every 4 days — better | Fortnightly |
| Ads | Yes | Yes |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Subscription | Free with in-app purchases — better |
| Best chart rank | #9 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch — better |
| Requires iOS | 17.0 | 16.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 263 MB | 146 MB |
| Age rating | 12+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Babbel GmbH | NordicWise Limited |
Customer experience
Babbel
Lingvanex Language Translator
Bugs and requests
Babbel
Reported bugs
4 issues- Lessons sometimes freeze or crash the app
- Subscription cancellation process is overly complicated
- Inconsistent behavior when switching between languages
- Keyboard issues and inability to use system keyboard
Requested features
5 requests- Add more language options, especially Asian languages like Japanese, Korean, and Chinese
- Improve review and practice tools to better reinforce learned material
- Provide more customization options for lesson pacing and content
- Implement a more forgiving scoring system and allow users to revisit past lessons
- Add a dark mode and optimize the app for better readability
Lingvanex Language Translator
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Babbel
- Mexican Spanish – 1-month plan$17.991 Month
- Spanish 1 month$17.991 Month
- French 1 month$17.991 Month
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- Italian 1 month$17.991 Month
- Mexican Spanish - 1-month plan$19.991 Month
- Mexican Spanish – 3-month plan$45.993 Months
- Learn French – 3-month plan$45.993 Months
- Learn Spanish – 3-month plan$45.993 Months
- All Languages – 3-month plan$53.993 Months
- Mexican Spanish – 1-year plan$89.991 Year
- All Languages – 12-month plan$107.991 Year
- All Languages – 12-month plan7 Days trial$107.991 Year
Lingvanex Language Translator
- 1 Month subscription7 Days trial$4.991 Month
- 1 Week Subscription7 Days trial$4.997 Days
- 1 Month Subscription$5.991 Month
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- 1 Month with Trial7 Days trial$6.991 Month
- Full Access3 Days trial$6.991 Month
- PRO version$38.991 Year
- 1 Year subscription7 Days trial2 variants$69.991 Year
- Full Access$69.991 Year
- All features$69.991 Year
- Full Access3 Days trial$69.991 Year
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