Comparison

Drops vs Mopiq

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

Mopiq

Create and study digital flashcards with a smart learning algorithm designed to enhance long-term knowledge retention. This app helps you organize study decks, customize cards, and access them across devices, making learning efficient and enjoyable.

Highlights
  • Create and study flashcards
  • Smart organization of decks
  • Customizable cards
  • Cross-device access
  • Spaced repetition learning
  • Study reminders and progress tracking
Features
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Mopiq Flashcards helps you create and study flashcards with ease. Built with a sleek design and a smart learning algorithm, Mopiq is the flashcard maker that turns your study sessions into long-term knowledge. Whether you’re preparing for exams, learning a new language, or reviewing important concepts, Mopiq makes it simple to create your own flashcards and study them anytime, anywhere. Why Mopiq Flashcards? • Create and study flashcards in seconds • Smart organization to keep all your decks tidy • Customize cards to suit your learning style • Access your decks across multiple devices • Powered by spaced repetition to help you remember longer How Mopiq helps you learn • Turn complex information into bite-sized flashcards you can review anywhere • Stay consistent with study reminders and progress tracking • Focus on what matters most with adaptive spaced repetition • Learn faster and remember longer without wasting time on endless rereading Mopiq combines simplicity with powerful features, making it easy to create, organize, and study thousands of flashcards without hassle. Join learners worldwide who use Mopiq to make studying more efficient and enjoyable. All personal data is protected in accordance with the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy: Privacy Policy: https://pattern-safflower-f6f.notion.site/Privacy-Policy-27fd54f05ccd809eb0bfdae90e37507f Terms of Service: https://pattern-safflower-f6f.notion.site/Terms-27fd54f05ccd80f8a95fc902a90aebbf

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Mopiq4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Mopiq at none against Drops's shown. Drops's advantage is ratings volume (72K vs 1.4K) and chart position (#170 vs unranked). 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 Mopiq sells 10 in-app purchases, starting at $2.99 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 4.7 for Mopiq. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 1.4K, 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 69% of Mopiq's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Both ship on a similar rhythm, roughly weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and September 23, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard3 real differences · 8 level
Drops versus Mopiq: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsMopiq
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings)4.7 (1.4K ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews — better68.6% of reviews
Number of ratings72K — better1.4K
Update frequencyWeeklyWeekly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#170 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB145 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUXavier Pedrals Camprubi

Customer experience

Drops

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

Mopiq

All ratings1,405 ratings
Positive93.9%
Neutral2.1%
Negative4.1%
Written reviews226 reviews
Positive68.6%
Neutral6.6%
Negative24.8%

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

Mopiq

From 1.4K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Efficient learning with spaced repetition
  • 👍 Clean and user-friendly interface
  • 🚀 Effective for vocabulary and language learning
  • 💡 Helpful statistics and progress tracking
  • 👍 Convenient for studying on-the-go

Room to improve

  • 🔒 Requires paid subscription for full functionality
  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and bugs
  • 🐛 Issues with card organization and deck management
  • 🐛 Unreliable syncing across devices
  • 🐛 Deleted user data and lost progress

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

Mopiq

Reported bugs

5 issues
  • Inability to shuffle cards within a deck
  • Formatting issues when creating new flashcards
  • Inconsistent behavior when reaching daily card limit
  • Sync issues leading to lost progress and deleted decks
  • Crashes and freezes when trying to access certain features

Requested features

5 requests
  • Add desktop/web version for seamless cross-device experience
  • Improve customization options for card layouts and study settings
  • Implement robust export/backup functionality for user data
  • Enhance deck organization with folders and sub-decks
  • Provide more language support beyond just Japanese and Spanish

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
10 purchases

Mopiq

Subscriptions9
  • Mopiq Flashcards Pro (Weekly)$2.997 Days
  • Mopiq Flashcards Pro (Weekly)$4.997 Days
  • Mopiq Flashcards Pro (Monthly)$4.991 Month
Show 6 more
  • Mopiq Flashcards Pro (Monthly)2 variants$5.991 Month
  • Mopiq Flashcards Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$19.991 Year
  • Mopiq Flashcards Pro (Yearly)$20.001 Year
  • Mopiq Flashcards Pro (Yearly)3 Days trial$29.991 Year
  • Mopiq Flashcards Pro (Yearly)1 Year trial$29.991 Year
  • Mopiq Flashcards Pro (Yearly)7 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time1
  • Mopiq Flashcards Pro (Lifetime)$74.99

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Mopiq free?
Mopiq is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Mopiq?
Drops and Mopiq are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 72K and 1.4K ratings respectively.
Do Drops or Mopiq have ads?
Drops shows ads; Mopiq does not.
Which is updated more often, Drops or Mopiq?
Drops ships an update weekly, and Mopiq weekly. Most recently, Drops was updated on September 24, 2026 and Mopiq on September 23, 2026.

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