Linguascope Elementary vs Firefly for Teachers
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Linguascope Elementary
This app offers award-winning language learning materials for young students on iPad. It features friendly aliens guiding learners through various planets to master French, German, Italian, Spanish, or English.
- KS1 and KS2 language materials
- French, German, Italian, Spanish, English
- Topic-themed planets
- Friendly alien guides
- iPad compatible
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Enjoy Linguascope's award-winning language materials for KS1 and KS2 on your iPad. Follow a bunch of friendly aliens across a whole host of topic-themed planets, learning French, German, Italian, Spanish or English along the way! If you belong to a subscribing school, simply use your username and password to log on. Individual users can subscribe to each language separately for one, six or twelve months. For terms and conditions please see the link in the in-app purchase panel, or visit https://shopresources.linguascope.com/terms.pdf.
Firefly for Teachers
Manage teaching administration efficiently on the go. Plan lessons, track homework, provide feedback with audio/video, and monitor student progress. Seamlessly switch between mobile and desktop for a flexible workflow.
- View timetable and manage lesson plans
- Track homework due and submitted
- Provide feedback via audio, video, photos, files, and annotation
- Monitor student progress with integrated markbook
- Seamless transition between app and desktop
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The Firefly for Teachers app makes it easy for teachers to manage teaching admin on the go. Starting with an overview of your day and any assignments ready for collections, you can quickly and easily plan your lessons, manage homework and provide marks and feedback. The integrated markbook ensures that you can track the progress of each class, and detailed task histories help you understand how best to support each student to help them go even further. Firefly for Teachers lets you: - View your timetable and manage your lesson plans, by day, week or by class - Stay on top of all homework due and submitted by students - Give feedback the way you want, using audio and video, photos, files and annotation within the app - Work the way you want, moving seamlessly between the app and desktop Log in once and you’re ready to go. Note: The Firefly for Parents app requires your school to have an active Firefly licence.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Firefly for Teachers at none against Linguascope Elementary's 10. Firefly for Teachers also leads on update cadence (monthly vs every 7 months) and review sentiment (8% vs 0%). On price, 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
Both are free to download. Linguascope Elementary sells 10 one-off in-app purchases. Firefly for Teachers asks for nothing beyond the download.
Linguascope Elementary ships an update every 7 months, Firefly for Teachers monthly. The most recent releases landed on November 6, 2026 and November 2, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Linguascope Elementary | Firefly for Teachers |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 1.5 (4 ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 0.0% of reviews | 8.3% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 4 — better | — |
| Update frequency | Every 7 months | Monthly — better |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | Yes | No — better |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Free — better |
| Devices | iPad, Mac | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 11.0 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 1 MB | 102 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Linguascope.com | Firefly Learning Limited |
Customer experience
Linguascope Elementary
Firefly for Teachers
In-app purchases
Linguascope Elementary
- Italian One Month$4.99
- French One Month$5.99
- German One Month$5.99
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- Spanish One Month$5.99
- French Six Months$22.99
- French Twelve Months$22.99
- Italian Six Months$22.99
- Spanish Six Months$22.99
- Italian Twelve Months$34.99
- Spanish Twelve Months$34.99
Firefly for Teachers
No in-app purchases
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