Comparison

Drops vs LinDuo

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

LinDuo

Learn Spanish with short, engaging lessons designed for busy schedules. Master pronunciation with native speakers, utilize visual aids, and review with interactive games. Ideal for beginners wanting to quickly acquire useful vocabulary.

Highlights
  • Native speaker pronunciation
  • 180 topic-based lessons
  • Offline access
  • Illustrated vocabulary
  • Phonetic transcription
  • Progress tracking dictionary
  • Interactive review games
Features
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ADVANTAGES OF OUR APP: * Pronunciation by a native speaker * 2375 words split into 180 topic lessons * Does not require permanent Internet connection * Beautiful illustrations for each word * Phonetic transcription for each word * Dark interface to study at night * Choose from male and female voice * Built in app dictionary with progress * Game "True or False" to review pas material * Special lessons with favorite, difficult, old, random words * Flexible sound settings (music, speaker, effects) * Just 10-15 minutes per day to learn all words * For adults and teens 13+ Only 10-15 minutes per day - Spending just 10-15 minutes every day, will easily allow you to remember all useful Spanish words. While memorizing words, the frequency of lesson is more important than duration of each lesson. 10 minutes on each day of the week will be more productive than one hour of tuition a week. One minute lessons - Taking into account busyness of modern life, we designed each lesson in the way so it would never take more than one minute to complete it! So you no longer need to search for free time to practice Spanish! Simply, once you get a chance, launch the app and do one lesson at a time =) Only useful Spanish words - Spanish for Beginners: LinDuo HD is a free and quick start to learn Spanish language! Unlike others, we have only the most useful words, which are divided into 180 topic based lessons. Quality is here! Teach-yourself Spanish is designed, that it will use your visual and echoic memory to help you memorize Spanish words fast and easy! Special illustrations - We use only specially developed infographics (developed by psychologists), so your eyes can quickly identify meaning of word or action without stressing them with small unnecessary details. Word pronunciation by native speakers - Our app will help you master pronunciation of Spanish words! Each word is recording by professional native speaker! Additionally, in the settings you can choose between male or female voice. Dynamic lesson difficulty - The app changes lesson difficulty gradually as you progress. To achieve this, it keeps stats for EVERY word! Example: in the spelling mode, initially you need to insert several missing letters in a word, then create a word having extra letters and finally, when you are ready, you will need to type the entire word on the keyboard. Modes for quick learning - The App includes four additional lesson types which are made of Favorites, Difficult, Old, Random words. You can add any word to your favorites and later create custom lesson from your Favorite words. Words are automatically added to "Difficult" (the ones you struggle to memorize) and "Old" (which you have not reviewed for a long time) sections. A "Random" mode will create a unique lesson. Do not need to know how to read - If you cannot read yet, no problem! Each word has a transcription in your language! And for more experienced ones, in the settings, you can choose a phonetic (like in a dictionary) transcription. Additional features - Thanks to your reviews, we are constantly updating the app to make it better! To help you take care of your eyesight, with just one tap, you can activate dark theme. If you temporarily do not have internet access, no problem! The App can work offline as well! Review Past Material - Many good apps do not pay enough attention to review past material! For this purpose we created the word game "True or False". It is very simple, but it's addictive and the most importantly, it helps to repeat past material and never to forget it! Support and Contact Us If you have any questions or suggestions, please never hesitate to send us an email admin@lin-duo.com - or use in-app contact form. We are always happy to answer your questions! Thank you very much for your trust and choice! If you like our app, do not forget to share it with your friends in social networks.

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
LinDuo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LinDuo at none against Drops's shown. LinDuo also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (11.0 vs 17.6). Drops's advantage is update cadence (every 8 days vs every 6 months) and ratings volume (72K vs 33). On price, rating, in-app purchases and monetization model 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 10 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and LinDuo sells 4 one-off in-app purchases. 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 4.8 for LinDuo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 33, 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 100% of LinDuo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update every 8 days, LinDuo every 6 months. The most recent releases landed on November 9, 2026 and November 7, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard6 real differences · 5 level
Drops versus LinDuo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsLinDuo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings)4.8 (33 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.8% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72K — better33
Update frequencyEvery 8 days — betterEvery 6 months
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#169 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.611.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size198 MB289 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUVitali Simsive

Customer experience

Drops

All ratings71,671 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2,264 reviews
Positive74.8%
Neutral9.6%
Negative15.6%

LinDuo

All ratings31 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews112 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
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

LinDuo

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
Show 7 more
  • 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
4 purchases

LinDuo

One-time4
  • Work Offline!$0.99
  • Unlimited Energy!$4.99
  • All Inclusive!$9.99
Show 1 more
  • Help the Project!$29.99

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LinDuo free?
LinDuo is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or LinDuo?
LinDuo is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while LinDuo averages 4.8 from 33 ratings.
Do Drops or LinDuo have ads?
Drops shows ads; LinDuo does not.
Which is updated more often, Drops or LinDuo?
Drops ships an update every 8 days, and LinDuo every 6 months. Most recently, Drops was updated on November 9, 2026 and LinDuo on November 7, 2026.

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