Comparison

Drops vs MTL 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

MTL Learn Spanish

This app offers a straightforward way to learn Spanish, catering to both beginners and advanced learners. It's ideal for travelers planning trips to Spanish-speaking countries. Features include high-quality translations, a personal favorites list, and offline access.

Highlights
  • High-quality Spanish translations
  • Create a personal favorites list
  • Offline access, no internet needed
  • Suitable for beginners and advanced users
  • Ideal for travel preparation
Features
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Learn Spanish is a simple app for anyone who wishes to learn Spanish fast and easy. It is perfect for beginners and advanced users. Recommended for those who wish to travel to Spain or South America. Features: *High quality translations made by Spanish citizens *Create your own favorite list *No Internet connection needed

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
MTL Learn Spanish4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Drops at weekly against MTL Learn Spanish's every 29 months. Drops also leads on ratings volume (72K vs 17) and rating (4.7 vs 4.4). MTL Learn Spanish's advantage is iOS requirement (12.1 vs 17.6). On price, review sentiment, 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 MTL Learn Spanish sells 1 one-off in-app purchase. 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 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 17, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Drops's written reviews are positive against 80% of MTL Learn Spanish's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update weekly, MTL Learn Spanish every 29 months. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and September 19, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Drops versus MTL Learn Spanish: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsMTL Learn Spanish
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings) — better4.4 (17 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72K — better17
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 29 months
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#161 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.612.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB53 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUMeta Language Pro SRL

Customer experience

Drops

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

MTL Learn Spanish

All ratings17 ratings
Positive88.2%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.8%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral20.0%
Negative0.0%

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

MTL Learn Spanish

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

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
1 purchases

MTL Learn Spanish

One-time1
  • Buy Pro Version$4.99

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is MTL Learn Spanish free?
MTL Learn Spanish is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or MTL Learn Spanish?
Drops is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while MTL Learn Spanish averages 4.4 from 17 ratings.
Do Drops or MTL Learn Spanish have ads?
Both Drops and MTL Learn Spanish show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drops or MTL Learn Spanish?
Drops ships an update weekly, and MTL Learn Spanish every 29 months. Most recently, Drops was updated on September 25, 2026 and MTL Learn Spanish on September 19, 2026.

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