Comparison

Drops vs LANG

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

LANG

Master English or Spanish with interactive lessons that cover speaking, reading, listening, and writing. Developed by language experts, this app uses a proven methodology for effective memorization and real-life communication skills.

Highlights
  • Interactive lessons
  • Speaking practice
  • Reading practice
  • Listening practice
  • Writing practice
  • Vocabulary building
  • Grammar development
Features
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LANG is a fun, free app for learning Spanish or English with fast, engaging, interactive lessons. Practice speaking, reading, listening, and writing to build your vocabulary and develop your grammar skills with playful lessons and fun characters. Developed by experts in the field of foreign languages, LANG uses a scientifically proven teaching methodology to promote long-term language memorization. Whether you're learning a language for travel, school, career, family and friends, or for brain health, LANG'll help you to prepare for real-life communication. Terms of Service: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
LANG4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: LANG at none against Drops's shown. LANG also leads on iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). Drops's advantage is chart position (#178 vs unranked) and ratings volume (72K vs 12K). On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence 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 LANG sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $3.49 per 7 days. 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 4.6 for LANG. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 12K, 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 72% of LANG's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 27, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Drops versus LANG: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsLANG
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings) — better4.6 (12K ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews — better72.3% of reviews
Number of ratings72K — better12K
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#178 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB105 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OULEARNING TECH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO. L.L.C.

Customer experience

Drops

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

LANG

All ratings11,597 ratings
Positive87.7%
Neutral5.1%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews47 reviews
Positive72.3%
Neutral12.8%
Negative14.9%

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

LANG

From 12K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Easy to use
  • 🚀 Engaging learning experience
  • 💡 Helpful for improving language skills
  • 🤩 Excellent app
  • 🎉 Enjoyable and fun

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Lack of speech recognition
  • 🤔 Limited content and progression
  • 💰 Not completely free
  • 📚 Need more language options
  • 🔍 Difficult to navigate

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

LANG

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lessons abruptly stop progressing
  • Text translations are sometimes too small
  • Inconsistent translation of answers

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add speech recognition feature
  • Expand content and lesson progression
  • Provide more language options
  • Improve user interface and navigation
  • Offer more free content

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
8 purchases

LANG

Subscriptions8
  • Weekly3 Days trial$3.497 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$3.997 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
Show 5 more
  • Weekly3 Days trial2 variants$7.497 Days
  • Weekly$7.497 Days
  • Weekly3 Days trial$9.497 Days
  • Annual3 Days trial2 variants$49.991 Year
  • Subscribe to ULTRA LANG Yearly3 Days trial$59.991 Year

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is LANG free?
LANG is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or LANG?
Drops is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while LANG averages 4.6 from 12K ratings.
Do Drops or LANG have ads?
Drops shows ads; LANG does not.
Which is updated more often, Drops or LANG?
Drops ships an update weekly, and LANG weekly. Most recently, Drops was updated on September 27, 2026 and LANG on September 25, 2026.

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