Comparison

Drops vs Learn Spanish with flashcards!

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

Learn Spanish with flashcards!

Master Spanish vocabulary with an efficient flashcard system. Features a smart learning algorithm, example sentences, and custom word options. Track your progress with detailed statistics and learn offline.

Highlights
  • 4500 Spanish words and phrases
  • Smart learning algorithm
  • Example sentences
  • Custom word categories
  • Learning statistics
  • Offline mode
Features
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Learning Spanish? Memorize Spanish words efficiently and improve your vocabulary! • 4500 Spanish words and phrases divided into 40 categories. • Smart learning algorithm. • Example sentences in the "Top 1000" category. • Ability to add custom words and word categories. • Statistics: track your performance in learning Spanish words for the last week, month, three months and the last year. • Offline mode. • Simple user interface with hints upon the first usage. It is recommended to use the app at least twice a day, with regular breaks every few hours. If you enjoyed the free version, you can use in-app purchases to remove the daily limitation of the free version. You can choose from the following: • "Full version (1 month)": subscription for 1 month, $2.99 per month • "Full version (3 months)": subscription for 3 months, $6.49 per 3 months • "Full version (1 year)": subscription for 1 year, $15.99 per year Please keep in mind: • 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 iTunes 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. • More information about subscriptions can be found here: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT202039 Terms of Use: https://reword.app/terms

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Learn Spanish with flashcards!4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Drops at 72K against Learn Spanish with flashcards!'s 1.3K. Drops also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 4 weeks) and chart position (#146 vs unranked). Learn Spanish with flashcards!'s advantage is review sentiment (84% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (14.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Drops sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Learn Spanish with flashcards! sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $1.49 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 4.7 for Learn Spanish with flashcards!. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 1.3K, 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 84% of Learn Spanish with flashcards!'s.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update weekly, Learn Spanish with flashcards! every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Drops versus Learn Spanish with flashcards!: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsLearn Spanish with flashcards!
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings)4.7 (1.3K ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews83.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72K — better1.3K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#146 — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.614.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB97 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUNikita Olifer

Customer experience

Drops

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

Learn Spanish with flashcards!

All ratings1,340 ratings
Positive95.7%
Neutral1.6%
Negative2.8%
Written reviews275 reviews
Positive83.6%
Neutral4.0%
Negative12.4%

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

Learn Spanish with flashcards!

From 1.3K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Simple and effective
  • 🚀 Intuitive and easy to use
  • 💡 Helpful pronunciation and example sentences
  • 🚀 Efficient spaced repetition system
  • 👍 Customizable word lists

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Pronunciation can be too fast
  • 💡 Need more example sentences for all words
  • 🔒 Subscription model can be frustrating
  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and crashes
  • 💡 Lack of verb conjugation support

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

Learn Spanish with flashcards!

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Multiple reports of issues with the free trial and subscription
  • Occasional crashes and freezes
  • Inconsistent performance across devices

Requested features

4 requests
  • Allow users to upload their own images for flashcards
  • Add more advanced features like grammar lessons
  • Improve search and browsing of word lists
  • Provide an option to slow down pronunciation speed

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
12 purchases

Learn Spanish with flashcards!

Subscriptions8
  • Full version3 Days trial$1.491 Month
  • Full version3 Days trial$2.493 Months
  • Full version3 Days trial$2.991 Month
Show 5 more
  • Full version3 Days trial$5.491 Year
  • Full version3 Days trial$6.493 Months
  • Full version3 Days trial$8.491 Year
  • Full version3 Days trial$10.491 Year
  • Full version3 Days trial$16.491 Year
One-time4
  • Full version$2.99
  • Full version$4.99
  • Full version$5.99
Show 1 more
  • Full version$9.99

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Spanish with flashcards! free?
Learn Spanish with flashcards! is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Learn Spanish with flashcards!?
Drops and Learn Spanish with flashcards! are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 72K and 1.3K ratings respectively.
Do Drops or Learn Spanish with flashcards! have ads?
Both Drops and Learn Spanish with flashcards! show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drops or Learn Spanish with flashcards!?
Drops ships an update weekly, and Learn Spanish with flashcards! every 4 weeks. Most recently, Drops was updated on September 24, 2026 and Learn Spanish with flashcards! on September 23, 2026.

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