Drops vs Situo
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
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.
- 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
Situo
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Situo helps you learn a language through realistic, personalised situations, with an AI language-learning assistant available whenever you need help. Instead of memorising disconnected words and phrases, you practise the conversations you are actually likely to have — ordering food, meeting new people, travelling, going on dates, handling work situations and more. Create a situation, choose what you want to say and learn how to express it naturally in your target language. During any lesson, or directly from the navigation panel, you can speak to Situo Agent — your personal language-learning assistant. Ask questions, request definitions and translations, view conjugation tables, build vocabulary lists and get help understanding anything you are learning. Situo Agent can also search the lesson library for topics related to your question, recommend what to learn next and help you create a personalised lesson directly from the conversation. With Situo, you can: • Practise realistic conversations • Learn useful phrases in context • Improve your speaking and listening • Ask language questions at any time • Get definitions, translations and conjugation tables • Create and organise personalised vocabulary lists • Discover lessons related to what you are learning • Generate custom lessons from Situo Agent • Prepare for travel, work, dating and everyday life • Replay lessons and practise at your own pace • Build confidence before real conversations As Situo Agent learns more about your goals, interests and progress, it can create personalised content each week to help you keep improving. Situo is designed for learners who want practical language skills they can use immediately, with personalised support that grows alongside them. Whether you are preparing for a trip, starting a new job, meeting someone new or simply becoming more confident, Situo helps you learn the language for your situation. Language for every situation. Terms of Use (EULA): https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Situo at none against Drops's shown. Situo also leads on iOS requirement (15.1 vs 17.6). Drops's advantage is chart position (#189 vs unranked). On price, update cadence, in-app purchases 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
Both are free to download. Drops sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Situo sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $24.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Drops ships an update weekly, Situo every 8 days. The most recent releases landed on October 16, 2026 and October 7, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Drops | Situo |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.7 (72K ratings) — better | — |
| Positive reviews | 74.7% of reviews | — |
| Number of ratings | 72K — better | — |
| Update frequency | Weekly — better | Every 8 days |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | — |
| Best chart rank | #189 — better | — |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 17.6 | 15.1 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 191 MB | 41 MB |
| Age rating | 4+ | 12+ |
| Developer | PLANB LABS OU | GrittyDigital |
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
Situo
Not enough reviews yet to summarise bugs or requests.
In-app purchases
Drops
- Genius for a month$7.991 Month
- Premium$9.991 Month
- Premium$11.991 Month
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- 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
- Unlimited time for all Languages!$59.99
Situo
- Situo Pro3 Days trial$24.991 Month









