Comparison

Drops vs Speekoo

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

Head to head
About

Drops

Learn new languages through engaging games and visual aids. Practice vocabulary and common phrases in over 55 languages, from beginner to expert levels. Track progress, unlock achievements, and enjoy professionally curated lessons with native speaker pronunciations.

Highlights
  • Gamified vocabulary learning
  • Visual learning aids
  • 55+ language options
  • Progress tracking and rewards
  • Native speaker pronunciations
  • Customizable learning goals
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Join over 50 million people who use Drops for free language lessons. It’s fast, fun, and easy! Practice vocabulary in Spanish, Japanese, French, Korean, Chinese, German, English. Discover 55+ different new languages with Drops! Learn new languages while playing games. You can become fluent, learn vocabulary and common phrases in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, and Hindi. Set goals, unlock achievements, and get rewards! • Become fluent in a foreign language with this language learning app • Learn to read characters and scripts from different alphabets like Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, and Hindi • Custom illustrations for each vocabulary word makes it easy to remember • From beginner to expert levels, grow your foreign language vocabulary • A professionally curated vocabulary list with more than 3,000 words and phrases • Game-like language lessons that make language learning fun and effective • Level up! Track your progress and get rewards • Professional voice artists and sound design with correct dialect pronunciations • Learn to speak languages like Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English (British), English (American), French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese (European), Russian, Spanish (Mexican), Spanish (European), Tagalog, Ainu, Arabic (Egyptian), American Sign Language (ASL), Basque, Bosnian, Cantonese, Catalan, Chti, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Esperanto, Estonian, Finnish, Galician, Greek, Greenlandic, Hawaiian, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Igbo, Indonesian, Irish, Maori, Norwegian, Persian, Polish, Portuguese (Brazilian), Romanian, Samoan, Sanskrit, Serbian, Swahili, Swedish, Swiss German, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese, Welsh, and even Yoruba! "By focusing on visually appealing games and vocab, Drops aims to lower the barrier preventing users from exploring a new language and, ultimately, accessing the social and economic benefits knowing that language may provide." - TechCrunch We are featured by CNET, Forbes, VentureBeat and many other places too! Try Drops Premium with a 7 day free trial. Download the app to learn about different membership options, and register to learn all about exclusive discounts. Payment will be charged to your iTunes Account at confirmation of Drops premium. Afterwards your account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period. Auto-renewal may be turned off at any time by going to your settings in the iTunes Store after purchase. You can cancel your subscription anytime, and you won't be charged in the next billing cycle. Privacy Policy and Terms of Use: http://languagedrops.com/privacypolicy.html

About

Speekoo

This app offers a fun and motivating way to learn new languages like French, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese, and Japanese. It claims to be significantly faster and more intuitive than other methods, incorporating articles and cultural anecdotes to enhance the learning experience.

Highlights
  • Learn 6 languages
  • 10X faster learning
  • Intuitive methodology
  • Motivating learning experience
  • Cultural articles and anecdotes
  • Regularly updated content
Features
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Speekoo is the new language learning app that challenges you to learn a NEW language! It is 10X faster, 10X more intuitive, 10X more motivating than anything else that exists today. Used by more than 1,500,000 people already 6 languages are offered: French, Spanish, Italian, German, Chinese and Japanese. All this while having fun and discovering articles and unusual anecdotes about the countries you will soon be able to visit! To top it all, we are regularly adding videos on all our social platforms to make it even more modern. Don't be afraid, go for it, learning a language has never been easier. To check our terms and conditions of use, go to the following address: https://speekoo.com/terms If you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to send us an email at hello@speekoo.com. No one is bad at languages, it's just a question of methodology.

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Speekoo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Speekoo at none against Drops's shown. Speekoo also leads on review sentiment (86% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.6). Drops's advantage is ratings volume (72K vs 614) and update cadence (weekly vs monthly). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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. Drops sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Speekoo sells 4 in-app purchases, starting at $9.49 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Drops against 4.8 for Speekoo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 614, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Drops's written reviews are positive against 86% of Speekoo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update weekly, Speekoo monthly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Drops versus Speekoo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsSpeekoo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings)4.8 (614 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews85.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72K — better614
Update frequencyWeekly — betterMonthly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#166 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB57 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OULearnMyLanguage

Customer experience

Drops

All ratings71,502 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2,197 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral9.6%
Negative15.8%

Speekoo

All ratings614 ratings
Positive96.3%
Neutral2.3%
Negative1.5%
Written reviews334 reviews
Positive85.9%
Neutral6.6%
Negative7.5%

User reviews

Drops

From 72K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Vocabulary learning
  • 👍 Unique and engaging learning activities
  • 👍 Wide range of languages
  • 👍 Customizable learning experience
  • 👍 Effective for building vocabulary

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Inaccurate translations or pronunciations
  • 🔒 Subscription model issues
  • 👎 Limited to vocabulary, lacks grammar/sentence structure
  • 👎 Repetitive and not enough variety in exercises

Speekoo

From 614 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Efficient learning method
  • 💡 Interesting cultural information
  • 🎓 Helpful for beginners
  • 🌍 Covers multiple languages

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires subscription for full access
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches
  • 💰 Expensive subscription
  • 🤔 Lack of customization options
  • 📚 Limited content beyond beginner levels

Bugs and requests

Drops

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • Login issues and lost progress
  • Crashes and performance problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more grammar and sentence-level learning
  • Improve accuracy of translations and pronunciations
  • Provide more flexibility in time limits and review sessions
  • Integrate more conversational practice
  • Improve user interface and navigation

Speekoo

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Disappearing submit buttons during lessons
  • Inconsistent recognition of user responses
  • Crashes and freezes on certain devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add more language options
  • Implement user progress tracking and syncing
  • Improve speech recognition and feedback
  • Provide more advanced learning content

In-app purchases

13 purchases

Drops

Subscriptions12
  • Genius for a month$7.991 Month
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium$11.991 Month
Show 9 more
  • Premium$14.991 Month
  • Curious for a month$22.991 Month
  • Holiday premium!$39.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$62.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • All Language Learning Plans7 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$79.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$89.991 Year
  • Premium7 Days trial$99.991 Year
One-time1
  • Unlimited time for all Languages!$59.99
4 purchases

Speekoo

Subscriptions4
  • Illimité mensuel7 Days trial$9.491 Month
  • 3 months Unlimited7 Days trial$30.993 Months
  • Illimité annuel$39.991 Year
Show 1 more
  • 12 months Unlimited7 Days trial$68.991 Year

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speekoo free?
Speekoo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Speekoo?
Speekoo is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while Speekoo averages 4.8 from 614 ratings.
Do Drops or Speekoo have ads?
Drops shows ads; Speekoo does not.
Which is updated more often, Drops or Speekoo?
Drops ships an update weekly, and Speekoo monthly. Most recently, Drops was updated on September 26, 2026 and Speekoo on September 21, 2026.

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