Comparison

Drops vs Speak

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

Speak

This app uses AI to help you improve your speaking fluency in various languages. Engage in simulated conversations, receive instant feedback on pronunciation and intonation, and track your progress to become a confident speaker.

Highlights
  • AI-powered speaking practice
  • Real-life conversation simulation
  • Instant pronunciation feedback
  • Personalized progress tracking
  • Learn Spanish, French, English, and more
  • Immersive lessons
Features
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Get ready to take your language skills to the next level with Speak, the ultimate language learning app focusing on improving your speaking abilities. Powered by cutting-edge AI technology, Speak ensures that you gain fluency by engaging in real-life conversations and receiving instant feedback. Whether you are learning Spanish, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, English, French or Italian, Speak's AI-powered lessons will have you learning a new language fast. With Speak, you'll feel like you have a personal language tutor right in your pocket. Our app provides immersive speaking practice sessions that simulate real-life scenarios, allowing you to become confident in your conversational skills. The advanced AI function analyzes your speech, providing a valuable assessment of pronunciation, intonation, and fluency. Say goodbye to those language barriers as you receive real-time feedback, enabling you to make necessary adjustments and improve your speaking skills on the spot. Our comprehensive language learning curriculum is available for Spanish, English, French, Italian, Japanese and Korean learners, ensuring that you become fluent. Whether you're a beginner or an advanced learner, Speak caters to your individual needs and helps you progress at your own pace. You'll love the personalized progress tracking, which helps you identify areas that need improvement, allowing you to focus your efforts effectively. Speak's method is simple: STEP 1: Do a real language learning lesson! Learn real-life, essential phrases with your dedicated local teacher. STEP 2: Practice speaking the language! Repeat the learned phrases until you can speak without thinking twice! STEP 3: AI Tutor provides personalized language feedback! With the latest AI technology, you can practice anywhere and anytime! Get real-time feedback on pronunciations, grammar, and much more. STEP 4: Real conversations in your chosen language! Now put what you've learned into real-life situations and speak with confidence! No more boring textbooks or one-sided conversations! With Speak, you'll experience interactive and engaging language practice that feels like a real-life conversation. Break free from traditional language learning and download Speak now! Gain fluency, receive real-time feedback, and become a confident speaker in Spanish, English, French, Italian, Japanese and Korean. There are plenty of other language apps out there, but Speak's key difference comes down to getting you speaking Spanish, English, French, Italian, Japanese or Korean out loud on day 1. SPEAK MEMBERSHIP Speak offers both monthly and annual auto-renewing subscriptions. Become a Speak Member to gain unlimited access to all courses, singles, review material, and other content within Speak. The subscription will automatically renew unless turned off in your iTunes Account Settings at least 24 hours before the current period ends. You can go to your iTunes Account settings to manage your subscription and turn off auto-renew. Your iTunes Account will be charged when the purchase is confirmed. If you subscribe before your free trial ends, the rest of your free trial period will be forfeited as soon as your purchase is confirmed. Terms of Service: https://usespeak.com/tos Privacy Policy: https://usespeak.com/privacy License Agreement: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Speak4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is chart position: Speak at #18 against Drops's #149. Drops's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 66%). On price, rating, ratings volume and update cadence 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 Speak sells 7 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 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 Speak. Both are backed by a comparable volume of ratings — 72K and 61K respectively. Written reviews are what separate them: 75% of Drops's written reviews are positive against 66% of Speak's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. Both last shipped on September 25, 2026.

Scorecard2 real differences · 9 level
Drops versus Speak: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsSpeak
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings)4.8 (61K ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews — better65.7% of reviews
Number of ratings72K — better61K
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#149#18 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB246 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUSpeakeasy Labs

Customer experience

Drops

All ratings71,502 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2,192 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral9.6%
Negative15.8%

Speak

All ratings61,497 ratings
Positive96.8%
Neutral1.9%
Negative1.3%
Written reviews1,543 reviews
Positive65.7%
Neutral8.6%
Negative25.7%

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

Speak

From 61K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Excellent for practicing speaking
  • 👍 Customizable and practical content
  • 🤖 Helpful AI tutor with good feedback
  • 📚 Covers a variety of useful expressions
  • 🕰️ Bite-sized lessons for busy schedules

Room to improve

  • 💰 Expensive subscription cost
  • 🤖 Voice recognition can be inaccurate
  • 🕰️ Timed lessons feel rushed
  • 🔍 Limited language options
  • 🐛 Occasional app crashes and bugs

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

Speak

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to record during lessons
  • Lesson progress not saving properly
  • Subscription issues and billing problems

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add more advanced and specialized lessons
  • Improve organization of saved content
  • Provide offline mode for lessons
  • Allow more customization of AI tutor's tone
  • Integrate text-to-speech feature

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
7 purchases

Speak

Subscriptions7
  • Monthly Subscription3 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium7 Days trial3 variants$17.991 Month
  • Monthly Premium Plus7 Days trial$39.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial3 variants$83.991 Year
  • Annual Premium7 Days trial$83.991 Year
  • Annual Subscription7 Days trial$99.991 Year
  • Annual Premium Plus7 Days trial3 variants$164.991 Year

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Speak free?
Speak is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Speak?
Speak is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while Speak averages 4.8 from 61K ratings.
Do Drops or Speak have ads?
Both Drops and Speak show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drops or Speak?
Drops ships an update weekly, and Speak weekly. Most recently, Drops was updated on September 25, 2026 and Speak on September 25, 2026.
Which is more popular, Drops or Speak?
Drops currently peaks at #149 in the App Store charts, and Speak at #18. Chart position reflects recent download velocity rather than total install base.

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