Comparison

Drops vs Natulang

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

Natulang

This app focuses on spoken language acquisition through real-life dialogues and advanced voice technology. It prioritizes speaking practice over traditional tapping exercises, offering a hands-free and accessible learning experience for users aiming for fluency.

Highlights
  • Voice-based learning
  • Real-life dialogues
  • Hands-free practice
  • Personalized lessons
  • Accessible for blind users
  • Multiple languages supported
Features
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Is your goal to ACTUALLY SPEAK a new language? Tired of gamified tapping apps that just waste your time? Try Natulang! While other language-learning apps may focus on tapping and typing, Natulang is all about speaking. Our cutting-edge voice generation and recognition capabilities allow you to learn real-life dialogues by speaking them out loud, giving you the confidence you need to speak with native speakers. With Natulang, you'll spend most of your time speaking, which is the key to mastering any language. Currently supported languages: Spanish, French, German, Italian, Portuguese (BR), Dutch, Turkish, Ukrainian, Polish, Czech, English Why Natulang? •Speak your way to fluency: With Natulang, you'll spend most of your time speaking, which is the key to mastering any language. •Real-life dialogues: Our cutting-edge voice generation and recognition capabilities make it easy to learn real-life dialogues, giving you the confidence you need to speak with native speakers. •Personalized learning: Our personalized lessons are tailored to your unique needs, ensuring that the information sticks in your long-term memory. •Hands-free language learning: With Natulang, you can learn a new language without having to constantly look at your phone or tablet. Our voice generation and recognition capabilities allow for hands-free language learning, so you can practice speaking while cooking, exercising, or doing other activities. •Accessible for blind users: Natulang fully supports VoiceOver, making it an excellent choice for blind and visually impaired users. The app’s speech-centric approach enables effective, immersive language learning without visual interaction. PLEASE NOTE: Some of the lessons in this app are free, but you will need a subscription to access all of them. Your subscription will automatically renew unless you turn off auto-renewal at least 24 hours before the end of the current payment period. Your iTunes account will be charged at the same price for renewal within the 24 hours before the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences in your Account Settings. You can manage your subscriptions through your Account Settings after purchase. Privacy Policy: http://support.natulang.com/privacy_policy.html Terms of Service: http://support.natulang.com/eula.html

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Natulang4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Natulang at none against Drops's shown. Natulang also leads on review sentiment (90% vs 75%). Drops's advantage is ratings volume (72K vs 411) and chart position (#165 vs unranked). On price, rating, update cadence 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 Natulang sells 11 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month. 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 Natulang. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 411, 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 90% of Natulang's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update weekly, Natulang every 5 days. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 24, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Drops versus Natulang: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsNatulang
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings)4.8 (411 ratings) — better
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews89.6% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72K — better411
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 5 days — better
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFreemium
Best chart rank#165 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.617.6
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB140 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUNatulang OU

Customer experience

Drops

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

Natulang

All ratings411 ratings
Positive95.4%
Neutral2.7%
Negative1.9%
Written reviews106 reviews
Positive89.6%
Neutral4.7%
Negative5.7%

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

Natulang

From 411 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Great for practicing speaking
  • 👍 Helpful for improving conversational skills
  • 🚀 Accelerates language learning progress
  • 👍 Engaging and fun to use
  • 🚀 Effective spaced repetition and sentence practice

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Speech recognition issues and inaccuracies
  • 🕰️ Lessons can be too long and repetitive
  • 🔊 Audio volume and balance problems
  • 🤖 Robotic-sounding voice
  • 🌍 Lack of support for Latin American Spanish accents

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

Natulang

Reported bugs

2 issues
  • App crashes on opening for some users
  • Incompatibility issues with certain devices and OS versions

Requested features

5 requests
  • Option to skip recap lessons
  • Ability to save progress and resume lessons
  • More customization and settings options
  • Addition of more languages like Japanese and Chinese
  • Vocabulary word bank and grammar explanation features

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
11 purchases

Natulang

Subscriptions2
  • Natulang Premium7 Days trial3 variants$9.991 Month
  • Natulang Premium3 variants$9.991 Month
One-time9
  • Natulang Lifetime PortugueseBR$99.99
  • Natulang Lifetime English$99.99
  • Natulang Lifetime German$99.99
Show 6 more
  • Natulang Lifetime Polish$119.99
  • Natulang Lifetime Ukrainian$119.99
  • Natulang Lifetime French$119.99
  • Natulang Lifetime Italian$119.99
  • Natulang Lifetime Spanish$119.99
  • Natulang All Languages$199.99

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Natulang free?
Natulang is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Natulang?
Natulang is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while Natulang averages 4.8 from 411 ratings.
Do Drops or Natulang have ads?
Drops shows ads; Natulang does not.
Which is updated more often, Drops or Natulang?
Drops ships an update weekly, and Natulang every 5 days. Most recently, Drops was updated on September 26, 2026 and Natulang on September 24, 2026.

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