Comparison

Drops vs Lune AI

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

Lune AI

Master a new language with AI-powered tools. Engage in conversations, create flashcards, play games, and read AI-generated stories to enhance your learning journey. Offers guided chat-style learning and translation quizzes.

Highlights
  • AI-powered learning
  • Custom AI flashcards
  • AI-generated stories
  • Conversational practice with AI
  • Pronunciation guidance
  • Translation quizzes
  • Vocabulary tracking
Features
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Start your journey to learning that language you always wanted to learn. We use AI to keep you on track and keep you engaged and always learning. Features: - Track vocab you are learning in a language - Create your own AI generated flashcards - View common 500 flashcards in each language - Hold conversations in multiple languages with AI - Play matching games with learned vocab - Learn how to pronounce vocab - Read stories generated by AI with an emphasis on learning your language - Learn with a chat style guided learning - Participate in a translation quizzes Mastering a new language has never been more intuitive or enjoyable. Join a community of learners and embark on a linguistic adventure that's as unique as you are. Features within the app require a subscription. When you purchase a subscription, please be aware of the following: - Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of purchase - Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period - Account will be charged for renewal within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period, and identify the cost of the renewal - Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase - Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription to that publication, where applicable Find Our Terms of Use : https://lunelearning.com/terms-of-service Privacy Policy : https://lunelearning.com/privacy-policy

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Lune AI4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is update cadence: Lune AI at daily against Drops's weekly. Lune AI also leads on iOS requirement (13.0 vs 17.6). Drops's advantage is ratings volume (72K vs 43) and chart position (#183 vs unranked). On price, rating, review sentiment and ads 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 Lune AI sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $17.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Drops holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.5. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 43, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews complicate that: 75% of Drops's written reviews are positive against 80% of Lune AI's, so the app with the better star average is not the one people write more warmly about.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update weekly, Lune AI daily. The most recent releases landed on September 25, 2026 and June 3, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Drops versus Lune AI: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsLune AI
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings) — better4.5 (43 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews80.0% of reviews — better
Number of ratings72K — better43
Update frequencyWeeklyDaily — better
AdsYesYes
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#183 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS17.613.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB37 MB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OULune Digital LLC

Customer experience

Drops

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

Lune AI

All ratings43 ratings
Positive88.4%
Neutral2.3%
Negative9.3%
Written reviews5 reviews
Positive80.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative20.0%

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

Lune AI

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
2 purchases

Lune AI

Subscriptions2
  • Lune Premium Monthly3 Days trial$17.991 Month
  • Lune Premium Yearly3 Days trial$159.991 Year

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lune AI free?
Lune AI is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Lune AI?
Drops is rated higher. Drops averages 4.7 out of 5 from 72K ratings, while Lune AI averages 4.5 from 43 ratings.
Do Drops or Lune AI have ads?
Both Drops and Lune AI show ads.
Which is updated more often, Drops or Lune AI?
Drops ships an update weekly, and Lune AI daily. Most recently, Drops was updated on September 25, 2026 and Lune AI on June 3, 2026.

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