Comparison

Drops vs Say! Language learning

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

Say! Language learning

Practice speaking a new language with an AI companion. Select phrases relevant to your needs, improve pronunciation by speaking aloud, and create a personalized phrasebook for travel or other purposes. Supports multiple languages.

Highlights
  • AI language practice buddy
  • Personalized phrase selection
  • Pronunciation practice
  • Customizable phrasebook
  • Multi-language support
Features
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Learn a language by speaking with your AI Buddy. Choose words and phrases that matter to you. Practice pronunciation and speak out loud. Build your personal phrasebook for travel and more. Available for English, Korean, Spanish, German, Italian, French, Bulgarian, Japanese, Chinese, and Portuguese.

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Say! Language learning4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Say! Language learning at none against Drops's 13. Say! Language learning also leads on ads (none vs shown) and review sentiment (100% vs 75%). Drops's advantage is ratings volume (72K vs 8) and update cadence (weekly vs every 3 weeks). On price, rating 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. Say! Language learning asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Say! Language learning holds the better App Store score, 4.9 against 4.7. 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 100% of Say! Language learning's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update weekly, Say! Language learning every 3 weeks. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and June 11, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard8 real differences · 3 level
Drops versus Say! Language learning: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsSay! Language learning
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings)4.9 (8 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews100.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72K — better8
Update frequencyWeekly — betterEvery 3 weeks
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
Best chart rank#169 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad, iPod — better
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB27 MB
Age rating4+12+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUDiego Salvatierra

Customer experience

Drops

All ratings71,502 ratings
Positive94.2%
Neutral2.9%
Negative2.9%
Written reviews2,192 reviews
Positive74.6%
Neutral9.6%
Negative15.8%

Say! Language learning

All ratings8 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews2 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

Say! Language learning

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
None

Say! Language learning

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Say! Language learning free?
Say! Language learning is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Say! Language learning?
Say! Language learning is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while Say! Language learning averages 4.9 from 8 ratings.
Do Drops or Say! Language learning have ads?
Drops shows ads; Say! Language learning does not.
Which is updated more often, Drops or Say! Language learning?
Drops ships an update weekly, and Say! Language learning every 3 weeks. Most recently, Drops was updated on September 24, 2026 and Say! Language learning on June 11, 2026.

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