Comparison

Drops vs The Icelandic App

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

The Icelandic App

Learn Icelandic through structured lessons and interactive quizzes. Progress from beginner to advanced levels with vocabulary, grammar, and sentence construction exercises. Track your learning journey with regularly updated content.

Highlights
  • Structured lessons from basic to advanced
  • Multiple-choice quizzes
  • Vocabulary and grammar practice
  • Sentence construction exercises
  • Progress tracking
  • Regularly added new content
Features
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Embark on a captivating journey through the Icelandic language with our app. Structured to guide you from the basics to more complex topics, each lesson unfolds progressively, allowing you to build a solid foundation while advancing at your own pace. Our carefully designed multiple-choice quizzes not only reinforce your learning at every step but also challenge you to apply what you've learned in crafting sentences. As you navigate through the lessons, you'll encounter an array of topics, from essential vocabulary and grammar to intricate sentence structures. The quizzes evolve in difficulty, ensuring that you're continuously engaged and improving. Whether you're a beginner eager to learn the fundamentals or an advanced learner looking to refine your skills, our app offers a comprehensive and enjoyable learning experience. Stay motivated as you track your progress through each lesson, with new content regularly added to keep your learning journey fresh and exciting. Join us and transform your Icelandic language skills, one quiz at a time. Your adventure into the rich tapestry of the Icelandic language starts here.

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
The Icelandic App2 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is review sentiment: Drops at 75% against The Icelandic App's 20%. Drops also leads on price (Free vs $0.99) and rating (4.7 vs 3.3). The Icelandic App's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 10) and ads (none vs shown). On device support and iOS requirement 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

Drops is free to download; The Icelandic App costs $0.99 up front. Drops sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. The Icelandic App asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drops holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 3.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 8, 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 20% of The Icelandic App's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update every 8 days, The Icelandic App every 28 months. The most recent releases landed on November 8, 2026 and November 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard9 real differences · 2 level
Drops versus The Icelandic App: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsThe Icelandic App
PriceFree — better$0.99
Rating4.7 (72K ratings) — better3.3 (8 ratings)
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews — better20.0% of reviews
Number of ratings72K — better8
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 28 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchases — betterPaid
Best chart rank#150 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB29 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUDenorth LLC

Customer experience

Drops

All ratings71,671 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2,244 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral9.5%
Negative15.7%

The Icelandic App

All ratings9 ratings
Positive55.6%
Neutral11.1%
Negative33.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive20.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative80.0%

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

The Icelandic App

Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.

In-app purchases

10 purchases

Drops

Subscriptions10
  • Genius for a month$7.991 Month
  • Premium$9.991 Month
  • Premium$11.991 Month
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  • Premium$14.991 Month
  • Curious for a month$22.991 Month
  • Holiday premium!$39.991 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
None

The Icelandic App

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is The Icelandic App free?
The Icelandic App costs $0.99, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drops or The Icelandic App?
Drops is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while The Icelandic App averages 3.3 from 8 ratings.
Do Drops or The Icelandic App have ads?
Drops shows ads; The Icelandic App does not.
Which is updated more often, Drops or The Icelandic App?
Drops ships an update every 8 days, and The Icelandic App every 28 months. Most recently, Drops was updated on November 8, 2026 and The Icelandic App on November 3, 2026.

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