Comparison

Drops vs Learn Spanish

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

Embark on an exciting language learning journey through Spanish-speaking countries. This app uses a unique game-based approach, combining educational principles with engaging mechanics to help you absorb words and grammar effectively. Practice listening, translation, and grammar skills in just a few minutes a day.

Highlights
  • Learn Spanish through a world trip game
  • Absorb words and grammar with language immersion
  • Improve listening comprehension and translation
  • Smart algorithm based on forgetting curve
  • Unlock new game modes and mechanics
  • Play anytime, anywhere with no restrictions
Features
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WordsApp is the game for learning Spanish! We’ve combined the best from games and educational apps and added a pinch of imagination! WordsApp is an exciting journey to Spanish-speaking countries and cities with language immersion during which your brain will absorb words and grammar! 1. A unique way to learn the language — a trip around the world where your knowledge of Spanish is your currency. 2. Just a few minutes a day, and over the course of a year you’ll learn more words than a native speaker uses in their daily life. 3. Train your Spanish listening comprehension, translation skills, and grammar, and just have fun. 4. A smart algorithm based on the forgetting curve lies at the very core of the game! WordsApp will proactively toss in words you otherwise would have forgotten. 5. Unlock new modes and mechanics! The more you play, the more exciting ways to learn you’ll find along the way. 6. Play anywhere—take a breather at work, entertain yourself on the daily commute, learn something useful before bed, or play through a couple of levels when there’s nothing to read on Facebook and every post is already liked on Instagram. No restrictions. 7. An exceptional and gorgeous app that will make you better every single day! 8. You play the game, and your brain absorbs words and grammar. WordsApp—play and learn! Terms of Service: https://cognitico.com/terms Privacy Policy: https://cognitico.com/privacy

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Learn Spanish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drops at 75% against Learn Spanish's 48%. Drops also leads on ratings volume (72K vs 1.6K) and rating (4.7 vs 4.5). Learn Spanish's advantage is iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). On price, update cadence, 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 sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $6.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drops holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 1.6K, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 75% of Drops's written reviews are positive against 48% of Learn Spanish's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update weekly, Learn Spanish every 9 days. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Drops versus Learn Spanish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsLearn Spanish
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings) — better4.5 (1.6K ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews — better48.1% of reviews
Number of ratings72K — better1.6K
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 9 days
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#169 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB223 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUCognitico Inc.

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

All ratings1,612 ratings
Positive87.6%
Neutral4.8%
Negative7.6%
Written reviews135 reviews
Positive48.1%
Neutral13.3%
Negative38.5%

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

Learn Spanish

From 1.6K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🎮 Fun and engaging game
  • 📚 Helpful for learning vocabulary
  • 🤩 Addictive and enjoyable

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Frequent crashes and bugs
  • 💰 Aggressive monetization tactics
  • 🔇 Sound issues and lack of audio
  • 🤖 Robotic and unnatural voice

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

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Inability to restore purchases and lost progress
  • Inconsistent word translations and matching
  • Freezing and crashing issues, especially at higher levels

Requested features

3 requests
  • More levels and content updates
  • Better progress tracking and review options
  • Improved customer support and communication

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

Subscriptions6
  • PREMIUM access$6.991 Month
  • PREMIUM access, 3 days free3 Days trial$7.991 Month
  • PREMIUM access, 7 days free7 Days trial$7.991 Month
Show 3 more
  • PREMIUM access$18.991 Year
  • PREMIUM access, 3 days free3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • PREMIUM access, 85% off1 Year trial$19.991 Year
One-time6
  • Handful of Coins$0.99
  • Special offer$0.99
  • Resume saving$0.99
Show 3 more
  • Learner Pack$1.99
  • Wallet of Coins$4.99
  • Backpack of Coins$9.99

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Learn Spanish free?
Learn Spanish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Learn Spanish?
Drops is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while Learn Spanish averages 4.5 from 1.6K ratings.
Do Drops or Learn Spanish have ads?
Both Drops and Learn Spanish show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drops or Learn Spanish?
Drops ships an update weekly, and Learn Spanish every 9 days. Most recently, Drops was updated on September 24, 2026 and Learn Spanish on September 23, 2026.

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