Ling – Learn Languages Easily
★ 4.6What it actually doesLing is an app for learning 60+ languages (including Asian and Eastern European) with gamified lessons and speech recognition, but with unstable performance, high subscription costs, and content quality issues.
Actually does
- ✓Language learning90% of reviews
- ✓Speech-to-text15% of reviews
- ✓Flashcards35% of reviews
- ✓Игровые поощрения и достижения10% of reviews
- ✓Progress Tracking10% of reviews
- ✓Практика диалогов с чат-ботом10% of reviews
- ✓Subscription40% of reviews
- ✓Free trial15% of reviews
Claimed, but not confirmed by reviews
- ⚠Social network
Common complaints
- ✗Crashes and black screens32% of mentions
«Doesn't work at all on iPhone. Hangs on startup... On the second/third task it just shows a black screen... Black screen all the time»
- ✗High subscription price23% of mentions
«Many different languages. Good app, but the subscription is expensive... There are very few free lessons, and full access is too costly»
- ✗Non-working features (voice recording, ads, tests)16% of mentions
«In the latest update they added lessons with voice recording. They simply don't work... ads just won't load... When switching to a test, the screen goes blank»
- ✗Content errors (incorrect pronunciation, wrong grammar)19% of mentions
«Italian 'ciao' is pronounced sometimes as 'tsao', sometimes as 'chao' in dialogues... voiceover is absolutely not Armenian... Georgian 'თქვენ' this is YOU (Plural) in the plural form»
- ✗Limited free access, misleading ads about 7-day trial16% of mentions
«Why make only a 7-day free version... They said 7 days free version, but charged immediately»
What people praise
- ★Working pronunciation check
«I really like it. And it's great that there's the ability to hear speech and check pronunciation»
- ★Availability of rare languages (Serbian, Armenian, Bulgarian, etc.)
«The first decent app for Serbian language, very glad I found it... Your app is very helpful»
- ★Innovative chatbot for dialogue practice
«What impressed me the most was the chatbot, as it's quite an innovative idea»
- ★Use of human voices instead of synthetic
«They use human voices for user interaction»
- ★Simple and intuitive interface
«Very simple app... everything is straightforward, clear, interesting and useful»