Comparison

Drops vs Fully Fluent

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

Fully Fluent

Master new languages like English, Spanish, French, and more with AI-powered feedback. Practice speaking naturally and build confidence with a patient, 24/7 AI teacher. Customize your learning experience to fit your needs.

Highlights
  • AI-powered personalized feedback
  • 24/7 AI teacher
  • Practice speaking naturally
  • Multiple language options
  • Customizable learning pace
  • Grammar and sentence correction
Features
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Become fluent fast with Fully Fluent! Imagine speaking like a native on the job or while traveling. Imagine the doors that will open, the connections you can make! Fully Fluent can help you master English, Spanish, French, Hindi, Portuguese, Mandarin Chinese, and Italian! Our advanced technology provides personalized feedback to help you speak naturally and effortlessly. Fully Fluent’s AI teacher is patient, understanding, and available 24/7. Practice at your own pace, without pressure or embarrassment. You’ll never need to worry about making mistakes, and your confidence will grow. Fully Fluent is free! Just download the app and start learning. Need help with a sentence? Ask Fully Fluent if it's correct and get immediate feedback. Want to learn a specific grammatical concept? Just ask! Say goodbye to uninspiring textbooks and rote memorization drills. You can choose how to make Fully Fluent work best for you. You can converse completely in one language, you can speak to it in one language and have it respond in another, or you can have Fully Fluent translate part of your conversation into your desired language. Download Fully Fluent today and start your journey to fluency! Terms of Use: https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Fully Fluent4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Drops at 72K against Fully Fluent's 477. Drops also leads on update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks) and chart position (#190 vs unranked). Fully Fluent's advantage is review sentiment (89% vs 75%) and iOS requirement (15.0 vs 17.6). On price, rating, 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 Fully Fluent sells 7 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

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Drops against 4.6 for Fully Fluent. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 477, 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 89% of Fully Fluent's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update weekly, Fully Fluent every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 30, 2026 and September 17, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 6 level
Drops versus Fully Fluent: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsFully Fluent
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings) — better4.6 (477 ratings)
Positive reviews74.7% of reviews88.9% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72K — better477
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#190 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.615.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB198 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUFully Fluent

Customer experience

Drops

All ratings71,502 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2,204 reviews
Positive74.7%
Neutral9.5%
Negative15.8%

Fully Fluent

All ratings477 ratings
Positive89.9%
Neutral5.5%
Negative4.6%
Written reviews18 reviews
Positive88.9%
Neutral0.0%
Negative11.1%

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

Fully Fluent

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
7 purchases

Fully Fluent

Subscriptions7
  • Fully Fluent Premium$4.997 Days
  • Fully Fluent Premium$14.992 Months
  • 1 Month Subscription$14.991 Month
Show 4 more
  • Fully Fluent Premium$24.992 Months
  • Fully Fluent Premium$39.996 Months
  • Fully Fluent Premium$59.991 Year
  • Fully Fluent Premium$69.991 Year

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Fully Fluent free?
Fully Fluent is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Fully Fluent?
Drops is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while Fully Fluent averages 4.6 from 477 ratings.
Do Drops or Fully Fluent have ads?
Both Drops and Fully Fluent show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drops or Fully Fluent?
Drops ships an update weekly, and Fully Fluent every 3 weeks. Most recently, Drops was updated on September 30, 2026 and Fully Fluent on September 17, 2026.

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