Comparison

FluentU vs False Friends

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

Head to head
About

FluentU

Learn languages through engaging, real-world videos like movie trailers and music clips. Interactive subtitles and vocabulary tools make comprehension and speaking natural. Connect with culture while mastering a new language.

Highlights
  • Interactive video lessons
  • Real-world content
  • Tap-to-translate subtitles
  • Vocabulary review tools
  • Bilingual dictionary
  • Cultural immersion
Features
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Start your 2-week free trial of FluentU now! Cancel anytime. Tired of boring language learning textbooks? FluentU brings languages to life with real-world interactive videos! Learn to read and speak Spanish, French, English, Mandarin Chinese, German, Japanese, Russian, Korean and Italian with FluentU. FluentU turns music videos, movie trailers, news and inspiring talks into an amazing language learning experience. Experience an immersive education that teaches you to speak and comprehend new languages in a natural way. Now you can learn a new language while connecting with the culture. No matter what your skill level or interest, FluentU has you covered. FLUENTU FEATURES: LEARN A NEW LANGUAGE - Immerse yourself in a foreign language to understand how it’s used - Connect with the language through real-world videos - Quiz yourself on the vocabulary - Learn to speak the language instead of scripted phrases - Stay motivated to learn each day WATCH, LISTEN & LEARN - Put the textbooks away and learn from experience - Watch videos with subtitles and translations to learn the language - Tap on any word or phrase to learn its meaning - Add words to your vocabulary list for review - Listen to audio dialogues to gain an understanding of the language BILINGUAL DICTIONARY - Look up any word and see how it’s used in a sentence - Search content by title or grammar and vocabulary points AVAILABLE LANGUAGES: - Chinese (Mandarin) - English - French - German - Italian - Japanese - Korean - Russian - Spanish WHAT PEOPLE ARE SAYING "Great app. To my knowledge the best on the market. You created something unique and new!" - Felix Wedel "It is more helpful than any other tool I've used. I had been using podcasts before and trying to make flashcards, and that worked pretty well. But it ended up that I was spending more time making the flashcards than studying. FluentU really solves this." - David Brown "FluentU has quickly become one of my favorite language-learning tools. Great job on an aesthetically pleasing app and an incredibly functional one." - Justin Price "This concept in FluentU is amazing. It's such a great way to help you understand a spoken language and the way you break it down is amazing." - Demi Pradolin "This app is so fun and useful - the best Chinese language learning app I've ever used." - Richard Jun PLUS SUBSCRIPTION FluentU is available as a monthly ($29.99 for Plus) or yearly subscription ($239.99 for Plus). If you enjoy FluentU, do nothing and your membership will automatically continue for as long as you choose to remain a member. You can easily cancel anytime, online. Just sign up to get started! If you subscribe via iTunes: Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase. Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period. Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period and identify the cost of the renewal. Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase. Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable. Privacy policy: http://www.fluentu.com/privacy/ Terms of Use: http://www.fluentu.com/terms/

About

False Friends

Learn to distinguish between words that look similar but have different meanings in French, Spanish, and Italian. This app provides quizzes with explanations, tracks your progress, and offers pronunciation guides.

Highlights
  • 250 false friend pairs per language
  • Bilingual quizzes
  • IPA pronunciation and example sentences
  • Multiple-choice quizzes with explanations
  • Progress tracking
  • Unlockable word tiers
Features
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Some words look exactly like ones you already know — and mean something else entirely. In French, "librairie" looks like "library" but means "bookshop". Those are false friends, and they are the mistakes that stick. False Friends drills exactly those words. WHAT'S INSIDE • 250 false friend pairs for each language: French, Spanish and Italian • Both directions — read the foreign word and answer in English, or the other way round • The real meaning, the lookalike it gets confused with, IPA pronunciation and example sentences • Tap a word to hear it spoken QUIZZES THAT EXPLAIN THEMSELVES Short multiple-choice rounds where the trap is always one of the options. Answer, and you get a short explanation of why the lookalike is wrong — not just a red cross. BUILT TO PROGRESS Words are grouped into four tiers, from the traps you meet every day to the genuinely subtle ones. Clear the common words to unlock the rest. Track your accuracy, your streak, and the words still worth reviewing. PRIVATE BY DEFAULT No accounts, no ads, no analytics, no third-party SDKs. Your progress stays on your device and syncs through your own iCloud account. Optional daily reminders keep the habit going. Works with VoiceOver. The interface is available in English, French, Spanish and Italian.

Screenshots

FluentU4 screens
False Friends4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: False Friends at 100% against FluentU's 56%. False Friends also leads on rating (5.0 vs 4.3) and in-app purchases (none vs 14). FluentU's advantage is ratings volume (2.8K vs 3) and iOS requirement (16.4 vs 26.0). 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. FluentU sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $14.99 per month. False Friends asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

False Friends holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: FluentU has 2.8K ratings behind it against 3, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 56% of FluentU's written reviews are positive against 100% of False Friends's.

Scorecard6 real differences · 4 level
FluentU versus False Friends: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterFluentUFalse Friends
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.3 (2.8K ratings)5.0 (3 ratings) — better
Positive reviews56.3% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings2.8K — better3
Update frequencyFortnightly—
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationSubscriptionFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS16.4 — better26.0
Further details — not scored
Size546 MB18 MB
Age rating12+4+
DeveloperEnux Education LimitedEdliss LLC

Customer experience

FluentU

All ratings2,790 ratings
Positive83.7%
Neutral4.1%
Negative12.2%
Written reviews1,067 reviews
Positive56.3%
Neutral9.0%
Negative34.7%

False Friends

All ratings3 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

Bugs and requests

FluentU

Reported bugs

4 issues
  • App crashes frequently
  • Subscription issues and unexpected charges
  • Syncing and login problems
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more language options
  • Improve user interface and navigation
  • Provide better guidance and progression for learners
  • Enhance audio and speech recognition capabilities

False Friends

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

12 purchases

FluentU

Subscriptions12
  • FluentU Plus14 Days trial$14.991 Month
  • FluentU Plus14 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • FluentU Plus14 Days trial$20.991 Month
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  • FluentU Plus14 Days trial$23.991 Month
  • FluentU Plus14 Days trial2 variants$29.991 Month
  • FluentU Super Monthly14 Days trial$39.991 Month
  • FluentU Plus14 Days trial$71.991 Year
  • FluentU Plus14 Days trial$95.991 Year
  • FluentU Plus14 Days trial$119.991 Year
  • FluentU Plus14 Days trial$139.991 Year
  • FluentU Super Annual14 Days trial$199.991 Year
  • FluentU Plus14 Days trial2 variants$239.991 Year
None

False Friends

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is FluentU free?
FluentU is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is False Friends free?
False Friends is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, FluentU or False Friends?
False Friends is rated higher. FluentU averages 4.3 out of 5 from 2.8K ratings, while False Friends averages 5.0 from 3 ratings.
Do FluentU or False Friends have ads?
Neither FluentU nor False Friends shows ads.

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