Comparison

Mondly vs Shkolo

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

Mondly

Master new languages through engaging lessons, interactive exercises, and advanced features like a chatbot and voice recognition. Practice speaking, reading, listening, and grammar to achieve fluency. Offers a wide range of languages and learning materials.

Highlights
  • Learn 41 languages
  • Chatbot for practice
  • Hands-free learning
  • Voice recognition
  • Daily lessons and quizzes
  • Grammar features and conjugation tables
  • Business content lessons
Features
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Learn languages in a fun and effective way with high-quality content and modern features such as Chatbot, Hands Free Learning & Voice Recognition. Practice speaking, reading, listening, grammar, and test your skills with fluent speakers. With Mondly by Pearson you can learn 41 languages: Spanish, American English, British English, French, German, Portuguese, Italian, Russian, Norwegian, Danish, Dutch, Swedish, Arabic, Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Greek, Romanian, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Hindi, Hebrew, Polish, Bulgarian, Ukrainian, Hungarian, Czech, Croatian, Finnish, Persian (Farsi), Thai, Afrikaans, Turkish, Bengali, Catalan, Latin, Latvian, Lithuanian, Slovak, Tagalog and Urdu for FREE. Apps we love & App of the day – Apple “Mondly is like having a private tutor” – CNN “The new way to learn languages” – Inc. “A Practical approach to language learning likely to be widely adopted” - Forbes • Keep your mind sharp with quick Daily Lessons, Weekly Quizzes & Monthly Challenges • Full access to 41 different language courses – a total of 1320 language combinations • Master the basics with 200+ lessons organized into practical topics – from family, weather, travel, to sports, food, and many more • 38 vocabulary builders to learn new words fast and cement your knowledge • Learn pronunciation with 50+ conversations between fluent speakers • Grammar features & conjugation tables to deepen your understanding of the language • Access to the entire collection of over 3500 Daily Lessons, Weekly Quizzes & Monthly Challenges we have been creating since 2015 • 30+ different English language progress tests with content from Pearson • 50+ Intermediate and Advanced categories for British English learning • 260+ video lessons for British English learning • Hands-free learning to learn languages on the go • Over 300 specialized lessons with business content for personal improvement & workforce training PLEASE NOTE You will need a subscription in order to get access to all of this app’s courses and features. Your subscription will automatically renew unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current payment period. Your iTunes account will be automatically charged at the same price for renewal within the 24-hour period prior to the end of the current payment period unless you change your subscription preferences in your Account Settings. Payment will be charged to iTunes Account at confirmation of 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. You can manage your subscriptions through your Account Settings after purchase. When a subscription is canceled, access to the app’s courses and features will expire at the end of the current payment period. Privacy Policy: www.mondly.com/privacy Terms: www.mondly.com/terms We welcome your feedback and suggestions at: ios[at]mondly[dot]com

About

Shkolo

This app streamlines school administration and back-end operations, allowing staff to concentrate on educational tasks. It provides tools for parents to monitor academic progress and communicate with teachers.

Highlights
  • Optimizes school back-end processes
  • Facilitates administrative task management
  • Enables parent tracking of academic performance
  • Direct communication channel with teachers
  • Real-time notifications for grades and updates
  • Homework tracking features
Features
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Our product boost schools' efficiency by optimizing their back-end and administrative processes and letting the school personnel focus on more important value-adding activities.

Screenshots

Mondly4 screens
Shkolo4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is in-app purchases: Shkolo at none against Mondly's 12. Mondly's advantage is review sentiment (74% vs 42%) and ratings volume (33K vs 482). On price, rating, ads 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

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. Mondly sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month. Shkolo asks for nothing beyond the download.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 4.7 for Mondly against 4.6 for Shkolo. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mondly has 33K ratings behind it against 482, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews are what separate them: 74% of Mondly's written reviews are positive against 42% of Shkolo's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mondly ships an update fortnightly, Shkolo monthly. The most recent releases landed on October 30, 2026 and October 29, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard5 real differences · 5 level
Mondly versus Shkolo: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMondlyShkolo
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (33K ratings) — better4.6 (482 ratings)
Positive reviews74.1% of reviews — better42.3% of reviews
Number of ratings33K — better482
Update frequencyFortnightly — betterMonthly
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesNo — better
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree — better
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPod
Requires iOS16.015.1 — better
Further details — not scored
Size266 MB66 MB
Age rating4+4+
DeveloperATi StudiosSHKOLO OOD

Customer experience

Mondly

All ratings33,368 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews2,597 reviews
Positive74.1%
Neutral7.2%
Negative18.6%

Shkolo

All ratings438 ratings
Positive92.0%
Neutral0.9%
Negative7.1%
Written reviews104 reviews
Positive42.3%
Neutral8.7%
Negative49.0%

User reviews

Mondly

From 33K App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👍 Engaging and interactive learning experience
  • 🚀 Effective for learning new vocabulary and phrases
  • 🔍 Accurate translations and pronunciations
  • 💡 Useful for both beginners and intermediate learners
  • 🤖 Helpful speech recognition and conversation practice

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional bugs and glitches in the app
  • 💰 Premium features can be expensive for some users
  • 🔍 Lack of in-depth grammar explanations
  • 🤖 Speech recognition not always accurate
  • 📚 Limited content for less popular languages

Shkolo

From 482 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Helps parents track children's academic performance
  • 📱 User-friendly interface and easy navigation
  • 💬 Enables direct communication with teachers
  • 🔔 Real-time notifications about grades and updates
  • 📊 Comprehensive view of educational progress

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Persistent notification system failures
  • 📱 Mobile app has fewer features than website
  • 🔄 Frequent app crashes and white screen errors
  • 🌍 Inconsistent language support (half English, half Bulgarian)
  • 📲 Navigation issues with back button functionality

Bugs and requests

Mondly

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Lessons disappearing from user progress
  • Incorrect translations or word usage in some lessons
  • Compatibility issues with older devices or operating systems

Requested features

4 requests
  • Add writing practice for languages with different scripts
  • Improve review and repetition system for better retention
  • Provide more customization options for learning paths
  • Introduce a way to cancel subscriptions easily

Shkolo

Reported bugs

11 issues
  • Notifications stop working and require app reinstallation
  • Back button returns to child profile instead of notification list
  • White screen appears when browsing assignments or statistics
  • Homework status not syncing between web and app
  • Messages from teachers not appearing in mobile app
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  • File download permissions not working on iOS
  • Login failures on app despite correct credentials
  • Notification language not switching with app language change
  • Photo upload from phone gallery fails with format errors
  • Absences cannot be removed once marked by teachers
  • Notifications not appearing despite correct settings

Requested features

10 requests
  • Full English language support for international users
  • Dark mode option for better user experience
  • Homework submission feature on iOS app
  • Ability to remove incorrectly marked absences
  • Automatic average grade calculation display
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  • Detailed homework assignment descriptions from teachers
  • Teacher-provided student performance reports
  • Guidance recommendations for parents when grades drop
  • Multiple file attachment support on iOS app
  • Better image cropping and formatting options

In-app purchases

8 purchases

Mondly

Subscriptions6
  • Monthly - 50% Off - Unlimited$7.991 Month
  • Monthly - 1 Week Free Trial7 Days trial$14.901 Month
  • Monthly - 1 Week Free Trial7 Days trial4 variants$15.901 Month
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  • Unlimited Access - Monthly$15.901 Month
  • Unlimited Access - 12 Months2 variants$74.901 Year
  • Yearly - 1 Week Free Trial7 Days trial$74.901 Year
One-time2
  • Premium$14.99
  • Premium all Languages Promo$19.99
None

Shkolo

No in-app purchases

Questions

Is Mondly free?
Mondly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Shkolo free?
Shkolo is free to download, with no in-app purchases.
Which has better reviews, Mondly or Shkolo?
Mondly is rated higher. Mondly averages 4.7 out of 5 from 33K ratings, while Shkolo averages 4.6 from 482 ratings.
Do Mondly or Shkolo have ads?
Neither Mondly nor Shkolo shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mondly or Shkolo?
Mondly ships an update fortnightly, and Shkolo monthly. Most recently, Mondly was updated on October 30, 2026 and Shkolo on October 29, 2026.

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