Comparison

Drops vs Lingopic

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
Read full description

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

Lingopic

Master new languages with engaging memory techniques. This app uses visuals, logic, and sound to help you learn vocabulary and phrases quickly. Create personalized flashcards, practice with interactive modes, and benefit from smart repetition for long-term retention.

Highlights
  • Adaptive daily learning feed
  • AI-powered flashcard creation
  • Instant translation for 37 languages
  • Interactive practice modes
  • Smart repetition algorithm
  • Audio practice for pronunciation
Features
Read full description

Learn a language without the boring parts. LingoPic turns vocabulary into something you'll actually come back to. Swipe through a TikTok-style flashcard feed, snap a photo to learn any word around you, and lock it in with smart spaced-repetition practice - across 35 languages. LEARN FROM THE WORLD AROUND YOU Point your camera at anything - a coffee cup, a street sign, your lunch - and LingoPic instantly identifies it and teaches you the word in your target language, complete with translation and a memorable image. A FEED YOU'LL ACTUALLY SCROLL Learning shouldn't feel like homework. Flick through an endless, personalized flashcard feed. Save the words you want, skip the ones you know, and build vocabulary in the same minutes you'd spend scrolling anything else. PRACTICE THAT MAKES IT STICK Our spaced-repetition system schedules each word at the perfect moment for long-term memory, so you review right before you'd forget, not after. STREAKS, XP AND WEEKLY LEAGUES Keep your streak alive, earn XP for every word learned, and climb from Bronze to Diamond in weekly leaderboards against other learners. Little wins, every day. PRACTICE REAL CONVERSATIONS Chat with an AI language partner to move from memorizing words to actually using them. 35 LANGUAGES SUPPORTED Spanish, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, and many more. MEET PICO Your LingoPic companion who'll (gently) make sure you never miss a day. LINGOPIC PRO Unlock unlimited feed, unlimited daily practice, camera word-learning, and AI conversation with a subscription. Choose Monthly, Annual, or Lifetime. Subscriptions auto-renew unless canceled at least 24 hours before the end of the period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Start learning your next language today - one swipe at a time. See our Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/

Screenshots

Drops4 screens
Lingopic4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ads: Lingopic at none against Drops's shown. Drops's advantage is review sentiment (75% vs 48%) and ratings volume (72K vs 328). 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 Lingopic sells 6 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 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 4.7 for Lingopic. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Drops has 72K ratings behind it against 328, 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 48% of Lingopic's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Drops ships an update weekly, Lingopic fortnightly. The most recent releases landed on September 24, 2026 and August 21, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Drops versus Lingopic: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterDropsLingopic
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (72K ratings)4.7 (328 ratings)
Positive reviews74.6% of reviews — better47.8% of reviews
Number of ratings72K — better328
Update frequencyWeekly — betterFortnightly
AdsYesNo — better
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#160 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPad — betteriPhone
Requires iOS17.616.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size191 MB34 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperPLANB LABS OUTruSpec Virtual Solutions

Customer experience

Drops

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

Lingopic

All ratings328 ratings
Positive91.8%
Neutral3.4%
Negative4.9%
Written reviews69 reviews
Positive47.8%
Neutral8.7%
Negative43.5%

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

Lingopic

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
6 purchases

Lingopic

Subscriptions3
  • Monthly$4.991 Month
  • Yearly$14.991 Year
  • Yearly3 Days trial$29.991 Year
One-time3
  • Monthly$9.99
  • Yearly$59.99
  • Lifetime$99.99

Questions

Is Drops free?
Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Lingopic free?
Lingopic is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Drops or Lingopic?
Drops and Lingopic are both rated 4.7 out of 5 on the App Store, from 72K and 328 ratings respectively.
Do Drops or Lingopic have ads?
Drops shows ads; Lingopic does not.
Which is updated more often, Drops or Lingopic?
Drops ships an update weekly, and Lingopic fortnightly. Most recently, Drops was updated on September 24, 2026 and Lingopic on August 21, 2026.

Other comparisons