Comparison

Drops vs BeLingual

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

BeLingual

Master new languages with playful flashcards and interactive games. Practice speaking, listening, and writing to build vocabulary and improve pronunciation. Track your progress and stay motivated on your learning journey.

Highlights
  • Playful flashcards with smart learning techniques
  • Speaking, listening, and writing mini-games
  • Speech recognition for pronunciation practice
  • Customizable vocabulary lists
  • Progress tracking
  • Support for 27 languages
Features
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Aspire to become the best in the upcoming language test? Only need a few key terms for the upcoming vacations? BeLingual is a fun way to grow your vocabulary list. Learn the terms you need with playful flash cards. BeLingual uses proven learning techniques to help you remember your vocabulary. Choose from one of the app's 27 languages, add the vocabulary that matters to you, and start practicing. BeLingual introduces a range of mini-games that guides you through your vocabulary learning process. Practice your new language with speaking, listening, and writing games. Memorize Boost your vocabulary with delightful flashcards using smart learning techniques so you're most likely to remember it. Learn only the words you need by creating your own flashcards. Perfect your pronunciation Become fluent with speaking and listening games. Focus on the correct pronunciation right off the bat. BeLingual uses speech recognition software to improve your speaking skills. Listen to foreign terms Memorize the correct pronunciation by listening to foreign words in any language. BeLingual uses natural voices to read out your vocabulary repeatedly as you go through your learning games. Improve your writing skills Avoid memory blanks with writing games. Spelling and writing exercises help you master your vocabulary lists. Revise the words until they stick. Stay motivated Track your progress and see your language learning status for all the words you are learning. There will be no forgetting vocabulary on our watch. Learn up to 27 languages including: Spanish, English, French, Japanese, Italian, Korean, German, Chinese, Portuguese, Arabic, Cantonese, traditional Chinese, Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Greek, Hebrew, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Polish, Romanian, Russian, Slovak, Swedish, Thai and Turkish. Note: The free version may be subject to limitations and the limitations are subject to change. PRO FEATURES: • All Air Apps • Unlimited use • 100% Ad-free • All features Choose from different subscription options. Our standard subscription options are: 1-week Subscription - USD4.99 1-month Subscription - USD9.99 1-year Subscription - USD69.99 Subscription payments will be charged to your iTunes account at confirmation of your purchase and upon commencement of each renewal term. Subscription with a free trial period will automatically renew to a paid subscription. You can cancel your subscription or free trial in the iTunes settings at least 24-hours before the end of each current subscription period. The cancellation will take effect the day after the last day of the current subscription period and you will be downgraded to the free service. Any unused portion of a free trial period (if offered) will be forfeited when you purchase a premium subscription during the free trial period. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/airappsco Twitter: https://twitter.com/airappsco Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/airappsco Privacy Policy: https://airapps.co/privacy Terms Of Use: https://airapps.co/terms Support: support@airapps.co

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
BeLingual4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: BeLingual at none against Drops's shown. BeLingual also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Drops's advantage is rating (4.7 vs 4.3) and ratings volume (72K vs 36). On price, in-app purchases, monetization model and device support 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 BeLingual sells 12 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. 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 4.3. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 36, 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 60% of BeLingual's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update weekly, BeLingual every 4 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and August 12, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard7 real differences · 4 level
Drops versus BeLingual: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsBeLingual
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings) — better4.3 (36 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews — better60.0% of reviews
Number of ratings72K — better36
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 4 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#162 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB190 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUAir Apps Systems

Customer experience

Drops

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

BeLingual

All ratings36 ratings
Positive77.8%
Neutral8.3%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive60.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative40.0%

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

BeLingual

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
12 purchases

BeLingual

Subscriptions12
  • Air Apps Pro - 1 Week3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • Air Apps One - 1 Week2 variants$4.997 Days
  • Air Apps One Welcome - 1 Week3 Days trial$4.997 Days
Show 9 more
  • Air Apps One - 1 Week$5.997 Days
  • Air Apps One - 1 Week$6.997 Days
  • Air Apps One - 1 Week$7.997 Days
  • Air Apps Pro - 1 Month3 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • Air Apps One - 1 Month$9.991 Month
  • Air Apps One - 1 Month$19.991 Month
  • Air Apps Pro - 1 Year3 Days trial$69.991 Year
  • Air Apps One - 1 Year$69.991 Year
  • Air Apps Pro - 1 Month$199.991 Month

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is BeLingual free?
BeLingual is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or BeLingual?
Drops is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while BeLingual averages 4.3 from 36 ratings.
Do Drops or BeLingual have ads?
Drops shows ads; BeLingual does not.
Which is updated more often, Drops or BeLingual?
Drops ships an update weekly, and BeLingual every 4 weeks. Most recently, Drops was updated on September 26, 2026 and BeLingual on August 12, 2026.

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