Comparison

Mondly vs Migaku

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

Migaku

This app helps you learn languages by making content interactive. Click words in subtitles or text to get definitions, create flashcards, and personalize study sessions. It focuses on high-frequency words for efficient learning.

Highlights
  • Interactive subtitles for YouTube
  • One-click media-rich flashcard creation
  • Personalized study sessions
  • Data-driven courses for beginners
  • Word frequency-based vocabulary learning
  • AI sentence breakdown and explanations
Features
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Learning languages is actually pretty simple: if you consume content you enjoy, and you understand that content, you will make progress. Period. Migaku (and its Chrome browser extension) enables you to do that: 1. Our courses take you from zero to 80% comprehension in ~6 months (10 cards/day) 2. We make text interactive: click words in your phone's YouTube subtitles to see what they mean 3. We let you make media-rich flashcards out of those words with one click 4. We make personalized study sessions out of the flashcards you create 5. Repeat! Whether you're learning Japanese, Mandarin, Korean, Spanish, Italian, German, Cantonese, Portuguese, English, French or Vietnamese, Migaku equips you with the tools you need to make real progress. Migaku requires a paid subscription to access its courses, features, and AI tools. Migaku – AI Language Learning Tool ■ How languages are really learned: If you want to watch movies in other languages, then you need to learn languages with movies. If you want to read books in other languages, then you need to learn languages by reading. As you spend more time doing the things you enjoy doing in the language you're learning, you'll build the unique skills you need to more easily do those things. Unfortunately, it's difficult to read books and watch movies in another language as a beginner. And that's where Migaku comes in ■ Data-driven courses for beginners The problem with most apps and textbooks is that they teach you what someone else thinks language learners need to know, and those things may not reflect what you actually need to learn to do the things that are important to you. This matters because not all words are used equally often: while a college-educated native speaker knows ~30,000 words, you only need to know ~1,500 words to recognize 80% of the words in modern media. Our flashcard-based courses teach you these ~1,500 words—the ones that are useful to everyone, no matter their goals—plus a few hundred basic grammar points. What makes our courses special is that every "next" flashcard contains only one new word, making Migaku's learning curve super smooth. You're always learning something new, but never overwhelmed. It's a fluent language learning approach. Migaku courses are currently available for Japanese, Mandarin, and Korean. ■ Turn subtitles and text into interactive language learning opportunities Migaku makes texts interactive: just click on words to see what they mean. You can also hear audio recordings from native speakers, reference images of the term, check example sentences, get an AI explanation of what the word means in context, have AI break sentences down for you word-by-word, or see a translation of the sentence that your word appears in. Basically, Migaku lets you consume content in another language as if you knew as many words as a native speaker. Our mobile app supports YouTube, manually pasted content, and physical content like books or street signs. Our Chrome extension supports web pages and several popular streaming websites. ■ Create custom study cards or import language flashcards Find a useful looking word while consuming content? Turn it into a high-quality flashcard with one button, and Migaku's spaced repetition language practice algorithm will create personalized study sessions for you. You'll be nudged to review these flashcards periodically, ensuring you remember them. Decks designed for the Anki flashcard app can be converted for use with Migaku, too. ■ Study anywhere, even offline Migaku's courses and any flashcards you make are available offline and automatically sync between all of your devices. ■ Learn multiple languages at once A single Migaku subscription gives you access to all of Migaku's languages and lets you use all of Migaku's features and AI language learning tools as much as you want. - - - Immerse → enjoy → improve

Screenshots

Mondly4 screens
Migaku4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: Mondly at 33K against Migaku's 360. Mondly also leads on rating (4.7 vs 4.4) and chart position (#172 vs unranked). Migaku's advantage is update cadence (weekly vs fortnightly). On price, review sentiment, ads 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. Mondly sells 8 in-app purchases, starting at $7.99 per month and Migaku sells 13 in-app purchases, starting at $14.00 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

Mondly holds the better App Store score, 4.7 against 4.4. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Mondly has 33K ratings behind it against 360, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 74% of Mondly's written reviews are positive against 73% of Migaku's.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

Mondly ships an update fortnightly, Migaku weekly. The most recent releases landed on September 26, 2026 and September 25, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard4 real differences · 7 level
Mondly versus Migaku: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterMondlyMigaku
PriceFreeFree
Rating4.7 (33K ratings) — better4.4 (360 ratings)
Positive reviews74.3% of reviews — better73.3% of reviews
Number of ratings33K — better360
Update frequencyFortnightlyWeekly — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFree with in-app purchasesFree with in-app purchases
Best chart rank#172 — better—
DevicesiPhone, iPadiPhone, iPad
Requires iOS16.0 — better16.4
Further details — not scored
Size251 MB1.9 GB
Age rating4+17+
DeveloperATi StudiosMigaku Inc.

Customer experience

Mondly

All ratings32,816 ratings
Positive93.7%
Neutral2.7%
Negative3.6%
Written reviews2,574 reviews
Positive74.3%
Neutral7.2%
Negative18.5%

Migaku

All ratings360 ratings
Positive84.7%
Neutral1.4%
Negative13.9%
Written reviews232 reviews
Positive73.3%
Neutral3.0%
Negative23.7%

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

Migaku

From 360 App Store ratings

What we love

  • 🚀 Effective and convenient language learning
  • 👍 Intuitive and visually appealing interface
  • 🎓 Comprehensive courses and lessons
  • 💡 Seamless integration with streaming platforms
  • 🗣️ Helpful pronunciation and pitch accent features

Room to improve

  • 🐛 Occasional crashes and stability issues
  • 🔒 Lack of free trial or free plan options
  • 💰 Expensive subscription model
  • 🤖 Inconsistent performance of AI-powered features
  • 🔌 High storage and battery consumption on mobile

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

Migaku

Reported bugs

3 issues
  • Unable to create new accounts in the app
  • Broken kanji course with empty cards
  • Inconsistent behavior when switching between apps

Requested features

4 requests
  • Offline mode for learning on the go
  • Expanded support for more languages
  • Better integration with Anki and other SRS apps
  • More customization options for flashcards and reviews

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
13 purchases

Migaku

Subscriptions8
  • Migaku Standard2 variants$14.001 Month
  • Migaku Standard7 Days trial$14.001 Month
  • Early Access2 variants$21.001 Month
Show 5 more
  • Early Access7 Days trial$21.001 Month
  • Migaku Standard$136.991 Year
  • Migaku Standard7 Days trial$136.991 Year
  • Early Access$179.991 Year
  • Early Access7 Days trial$179.991 Year
One-time5
  • Lifetime$214.99
  • Lifetime$289.00
  • Lifetime$344.99
Show 2 more
  • Lifetime$359.00
  • Lifetime$719.00

Questions

Is Mondly free?
Mondly is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is Migaku free?
Migaku is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, Mondly or Migaku?
Mondly is rated higher. Mondly averages 4.7 out of 5 from 33K ratings, while Migaku averages 4.4 from 360 ratings.
Do Mondly or Migaku have ads?
Neither Mondly nor Migaku shows ads.
Which is updated more often, Mondly or Migaku?
Mondly ships an update fortnightly, and Migaku weekly. Most recently, Mondly was updated on September 26, 2026 and Migaku on September 25, 2026.

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