LingQ Downloads & RevenueLingQ | Learn Languages · App Store & Google Play
LingQ | Learn Languages gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
LingQ | Learn Languages by LingQ Languages Ltd is on App Store and Google Play. Active Users (MAU & DAU), Downloads, rankings, keywords, revenue, and rating totals.
LingQ | Learn Languages update history & changes
Last change · 92 events since 1 Jul 2010Full timeline ↓✏️iOSNew iPad screenshots✏️iOSNew screenshots🌟iOSFeatured by Apple📦AndroidUpdated to version 7.0.26📦iOSUpdated to version 6.0.32🌟iOSFeatured by Apple✏️AndroidNew screenshots⭐iOSRatings taking off in Brazil⭐iOSPassed 10K ratings📈iOSEntered the top 10✏️AndroidNew screenshots📦iOSUpdated to version 6.0.31📈AndroidEntered the top 100 in 2 charts📈AndroidCharting in a new country in 2 charts📈iOSEntered the top 100📦AndroidUpdated to version 6.2.1🆕AndroidFirst spotted by AppInsider🆕AndroidReleased on Google Play
Full timeline · 92 events
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· DE
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · DE
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· AU
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · AU
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· FR
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 9) · FR
- 📦LingQ | Learn Languages updated to version 7.0.26AndroidWhat’s new:
• A completely rebuilt LingQ with a fresh design that’s faster and easier to use.
• The richest Reader yet, with multiple modes and many new features that help you learn faster and make it more fun.
• A new word widget with streamlined access to what matters to you.
• Decide what happens to the blue words you read past: leave them blue or turn them all into LingQs.
• A redesigned Home and Library, with LingQs of the Day as a quick swipe deck and easier access to your content.… more - 📦LingQ | Learn Languages updated to version 6.0.32iOS6.0.32 (0)
- Fix for the top half of the Home page showing blank on iPad in landscape
- Bugfixes and performance improvements - 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· AE
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · AE
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsAndroid12 screenshots (was 12) · US
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· CA, AU
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · CA, AU
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· SA
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · SA, RU
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· RU
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· FR
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · FR
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· DE
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · DE
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· BR
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · BR
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· SA
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · SA
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📈LingQ | Learn Languages entered the top 10iOSTop Grossing · Education · RU
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsAndroid12 screenshots (was 12) · US
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· JP
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · JP
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· IT
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · IT
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· FR
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · FR
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· GB, CA
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · GB, CA
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: app got biggeriOS373 MB → 427 MB (+14%)
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· DE
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · DE
- 📦LingQ | Learn Languages updated to version 6.0.31iOS6.0.31 (0)
- Fix for a crash in the playlists list
- Bugfixes and performance improvements - ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· JP
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · JP
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· SA
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · SA
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· GB, IN
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · GB, AE, IN
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· IT
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · IT
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· FR
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS9 screenshots (was 9) · FR
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· DE
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · DE
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new iPad screenshotsiOS· CA
- ✏️LingQ | Learn Languages: new screenshotsiOS10 screenshots (was 10) · CA
- 📈LingQ | Learn Languages entered the top 100 in 2 chartsAndroidTop Grossing · Education · TH · Top Grossing · Education · VN
- 📈LingQ | Learn Languages charting in a new country in 2 chartsAndroidThailand · Vietnam
- 📈LingQ | Learn Languages entered the top 100AndroidTop Grossing · Education · NL
- 📈LingQ | Learn Languages charting in a new countryAndroidNetherlands
- 📦LingQ | Learn Languages updated to version 6.0.28iOS6.0.28 (2)
- Fix for new words not being marked known
- Fix for showing sentences in karaoke mode
- Improved voice over for Lynx chats
- Bugfixes and performance improvements - 📈LingQ | Learn Languages entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Education · US
- 📈LingQ | Learn Languages charting in a new countryiOSUnited States
- 📈LingQ | Learn Languages entered the top 100iOSTop Grossing · Education · RU
- 📈LingQ | Learn Languages charting in a new countryiOSRussia
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📦LingQ | Learn Languages updated to version 6.2.1AndroidWhat's new:
• Lessons from long videos play only their part, and playlists keep each video's position
• Redesigned import screen, with more reliable voice recording and lesson imports
• Phrase transliteration covers every word, and Japanese speaking scores treat kanji, kana and numbers alike
• Fixes for known word counts, the archive and widgets… more - 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 🆕LingQ | Learn Languages first spotted by AppInsiderAndroidUnited States
- 🆕LingQ | Learn Languages first spotted by AppInsideriOS#37 in Top Grossing · Education · Italy
- 🌟LingQ | Learn Languages featured by AppleiOSapps · CA
- 📦LingQ | Learn Languages version 6.0.27iOSNo release notes
- 📦LingQ | Learn Languages version 6.2.0AndroidWhat's new:
• Archive lessons, courses, and playlists — restore them any time
• Lynx AI chat: redesigned start page with suggestions, and its own font settings
• Reader: more reliable contextual meanings, clearer phrases, smoother text rendering
• Audio and video: playback speed and mode switching fixed
• Library: faster course opening
• Video imports and tag search fixed
• Book Challenges support multiple books
• Other bug fixes and stability improvements… more - 🆕LingQ | Learn Languages released on Google PlayAndroid
- 🆕LingQ | Learn Languages released on the App StoreiOS
Collected from the stores by AppInsider since we first spotted the app. Dates are when we saw each change.
Rating
4.6 ★
62k ratings, both stores
Measured
Best rank now
#37
App Store · 
Education Grossing
Education GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
110
steady vs the 2 weeks before (Google Play)
Measured
App Store
App details
App ID
379385811
Publisher
LingQ Languages Ltd.
Publisher country
Canada
On the store since
Jul 2010
16 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
2 content notes below
Languages
17
NL EN FR DE EL IT JA KO LT PL PT RU …
Size
427 MB
Also listed in
Travel
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Sexual Content and NudityInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
App privacy Measured
LingQ | Learn Languages’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 7 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
Used to track you
0
Linked to you
7
Not linked to you
1
Linked to your identity
Not linked to you
DDiagnostics
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
Google Play
App details
App ID
com.linguist
Publisher
LingQ Languages Ltd.
Publisher country
Canada
Content rating
Everyone
LingQ | Learn Languages downloads & installs
Both stores, worldwide. Bands are open; exact numbers are free with an account.
| Store | Downloads / day | Lifetime installs |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 500+ | 1M+ |
| Google Play | 1k+ | 1M+ Measured |
| Total | 1k+ Confidence | 5M+ Confidence |
How this is calculated
App Store: chart positions and rating growth per country, anchored on its own Android downloads; lifetime from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Google Play: the daily change in its exact install count. The total adds every store.
Where LingQ | Learn Languages's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend before Apple and Google take their fee.
| Store | Per day | Per month | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | |||
| Google Play | |||
| Total | Confidence | 100% |
Business model: Subscription-led
How LingQ | Learn Languages makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | LingQ Premium (Monthly) subscription | |
| 2 | LingQ Premium (Monthly) subscription | |
| 3 | LingQ Premium (12 Months) subscription | |
| 4 | LingQ Premium (12 Months) subscription | |
| 5 | Premium Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 6 | Premium Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 7 | LingQ Premium (6 Months) subscription | |
| 8 | LingQ Premium (6 Months) subscription | |
| 9 | LingQ Premium subscription | |
| 10 | LingQ Premium subscription |
Where it ranks now
Both stores, across every country we track.
| Store | Best rank | Charting in | US Top Free | US Top Grossing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| App Store | #37 Education Grossing | 4 of 30 countries | – | – |
| Google Play | #79 Education Grossing | 6 of 23 countries | – | #91 |
Full chart lists: App Store · Google Play.
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisApp Store
New ratings a week
39
▲ +24% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
79/100
faster than 92% of Education apps
Growing fastest in 
Brazil ▲ ×11+
New ratings by country (11)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 18% | ▲ ×11+ |
 Germany | 5 | 13% | ▼ -43% |
 Canada | 4.8 | 13% | ▼ -9% |
 Japan | 4.8 | 13% | ▼ -25% |
 United Kingdom | 4 | 10% | ▼ -50% |
 France | 3.2 | 8% | ▼ -12% |
| Australia | 3 | 8% | ▼ -44% |
 Italy | 1.8 | 5% | – |
 South Korea | 1.7 | 4% | – |
 Saudi Arabia | 1.5 | 4% | – |
 India | 1.3 | 3% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Google Play
New ratings a week
72
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.5★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
3.8★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
58/100
faster than 64% of Education apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
Ratings
Both stores. Store data, measured.
| Store | Rating | Ratings |
|---|---|---|
| App Store | 4.7 ★ | 10k |
| Google Play | 4.6 ★ | 51k 1.8k written reviews |
| Both stores | 4.6 ★ weighted by ratings | 62k |
What users say about LingQ | Learn Languages
From the 100 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (69% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being useful. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Features & content: “options for immersion are great”
- Useful: “I like this App so useful and my English now improv”
- Ease of use: “Fix the navigation, and it's an easy 5 stars”
- Price & subscription: “I'd only give it 4 star bcz of its high price”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “require subscription for basics”
- Features & content: “adding more than 20 words manualy should be a free feature”
- Useful: “original: Forced LLM feedback is not helpful, and I am considering switching to another app because of it”
About LingQ | Learn Languages
Experience Language Learning with LingQ — the natural and effective way to learn a new language.
LingQ is a language learning app that lets you grow your vocabulary and improve comprehension through meaningful exposure to the language with real content.
Follow your interests and enjoy an immersive learning experience in over 50 languages. Learn Spanish, English, Japanese, Korean, Italian, German, Portuguese, French, Chinese, Arabic, and other languages.
Trusted by Learners Worldwide:
◆4.7 star rating from over 45000 reviews.
◆Featured in CBC, Men’s Health, La Vanguardia, El País.
Designed for Real Language Learning
LingQ uses an input-based approach: you learn languages by reading and listening to real, interesting content at your level.
◆ Massive Content Library: Thousands of lessons from podcasts, books, interviews, videos, articles, and more — all with matching text for easy listening and reading.
◆ Follow Topics You Enjoy: Choose content you love and progress naturally through immersion, not drills.
◆ Import Your Favorite Content: Turn Netflix, YouTube, podcasts, books, and articles into personalized lessons.
◆ Powerful Reader: An effective, optimized reader that tracks every word you encounter to boost your vocabulary.
◆ Interactive Learning: Listen, read along, tap words for instant definitions, and learn naturally as you go.
◆ Advanced Progress Tracking: Monitor your listening, reading, study time, and vocabulary growth.
◆ Learn Anytime, Anywhere: Study offline and sync your progress automatically. Learn whenever you want.
AI Language Learning Tools
• AI Audio Transcription: Turn podcasts and audiobooks into interactive lessons.
• AI Voices: Make your lessons, reviews and chats more immersive with natural sounding text-to-speech voices.
• Advanced Chatbot: Get detailed tutor responses and real-time web search with our advanced Lynx AI Chatbot.
• AI-Simplified Lesson: Take advantage of more interesting content earlier on in your learning journey by generating simplified versions of lessons.
Read and Listen with Interactive Tools
• SRS vocabulary review for long-term retention;
• Mini Stories that build a strong foundation at any level;
• Grammar guides with clear, accessible explanations;
• Audio playlists for hands-free listening;
• Karaoke Mode to follow the text while listening;
A Global Community to Support You
• Writing Exchange for real corrections from native speakers;
• Tutoring sessions tailored to your goals;
• Community forum for questions, guidance, and motivation;
• Challenges that help you stay consistent and build strong habits;
Built by Language Learners
LingQ was co-founded by Steve Kaufmann, a polyglot who learned more than 20 languages using this same natural approach.
Learn Multiple Languages
LingQ supports more than 50 languages, including Spanish, English, Japanese, Korean, Italian, German, Portuguese, French, Chinese, Arabic and more.
Get LingQ Premium and Accelerate Your Learning
• Unlimited vocabular
LingQ is a language learning app that lets you grow your vocabulary and improve comprehension through meaningful exposure to the language with real content.
Follow your interests and enjoy an immersive learning experience in over 50 languages. Learn Spanish, English, Japanese, Korean, Italian, German, Portuguese, French, Chinese, Arabic, and other languages.
Trusted by Learners Worldwide:
◆4.7 star rating from over 45000 reviews.
◆Featured in CBC, Men’s Health, La Vanguardia, El País.
Designed for Real Language Learning
LingQ uses an input-based approach: you learn languages by reading and listening to real, interesting content at your level.
◆ Massive Content Library: Thousands of lessons from podcasts, books, interviews, videos, articles, and more — all with matching text for easy listening and reading.
◆ Follow Topics You Enjoy: Choose content you love and progress naturally through immersion, not drills.
◆ Import Your Favorite Content: Turn Netflix, YouTube, podcasts, books, and articles into personalized lessons.
◆ Powerful Reader: An effective, optimized reader that tracks every word you encounter to boost your vocabulary.
◆ Interactive Learning: Listen, read along, tap words for instant definitions, and learn naturally as you go.
◆ Advanced Progress Tracking: Monitor your listening, reading, study time, and vocabulary growth.
◆ Learn Anytime, Anywhere: Study offline and sync your progress automatically. Learn whenever you want.
AI Language Learning Tools
• AI Audio Transcription: Turn podcasts and audiobooks into interactive lessons.
• AI Voices: Make your lessons, reviews and chats more immersive with natural sounding text-to-speech voices.
• Advanced Chatbot: Get detailed tutor responses and real-time web search with our advanced Lynx AI Chatbot.
• AI-Simplified Lesson: Take advantage of more interesting content earlier on in your learning journey by generating simplified versions of lessons.
Read and Listen with Interactive Tools
• SRS vocabulary review for long-term retention;
• Mini Stories that build a strong foundation at any level;
• Grammar guides with clear, accessible explanations;
• Audio playlists for hands-free listening;
• Karaoke Mode to follow the text while listening;
A Global Community to Support You
• Writing Exchange for real corrections from native speakers;
• Tutoring sessions tailored to your goals;
• Community forum for questions, guidance, and motivation;
• Challenges that help you stay consistent and build strong habits;
Built by Language Learners
LingQ was co-founded by Steve Kaufmann, a polyglot who learned more than 20 languages using this same natural approach.
Learn Multiple Languages
LingQ supports more than 50 languages, including Spanish, English, Japanese, Korean, Italian, German, Portuguese, French, Chinese, Arabic and more.
Get LingQ Premium and Accelerate Your Learning
• Unlimited vocabular
LingQ | Learn Languages App Store
LingQ | Learn Languages gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
LingQ | Learn Languages is #72 in Education Grossing in United Kingdom and charting in 4 of 30 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperLingQ Languages Ltd
CategoryEducation
PriceFree
Released
Rating★ 4.7 (10k)
Version6.0.32
Age rating12+
First seen by us 24 Sep 2026
24 Sep 2026Installs (est.)1M+ worldwide
Rating
4.7 ★
10k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#72
Education GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
39
▲ +24% vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
LingQ | Learn Languages on the App Store
App details
App ID
379385811
Publisher
LingQ Languages Ltd.
Publisher country
Canada
On the store since
Jul 2010
16 years on the store
Minimum OS
iOS 17.0+
iPhone XS and later
Devices
iPhone · iPad
Universal purchase
Content rating
12+
2 content notes below
Languages
17
NL EN FR DE EL IT JA KO LT PL PT RU …
Size
427 MB
Also listed in
Travel
Content notesInfrequent/Mild Sexual Content and NudityInfrequent/Mild Alcohol, Tobacco, or Drug Use or References
App privacy Measured
LingQ | Learn Languages’s App Store privacy label declares 0 data categories used to track you across other companies’ apps and websites, 7 linked to your identity and 1 collected anonymously.
Used to track you
0
Linked to you
7
Not linked to you
1
Linked to your identity
Not linked to you
DDiagnostics
As declared by the developer on the App Store — Apple requires every app to publish this label. We track changes over time.
LingQ | Learn Languages downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Apple publishes no download counts. App Store downloads come from chart positions and daily rating growth per country, calibrated on Google Play install counts; lifetime installs from ratings worldwide × installs per rating. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where LingQ | Learn Languages's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in LingQ | Learn Languages before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How LingQ | Learn Languages makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | LingQ Premium (Monthly) subscription | |
| 2 | LingQ Premium (Monthly) subscription | |
| 3 | LingQ Premium (12 Months) subscription | |
| 4 | LingQ Premium (12 Months) subscription | |
| 5 | Premium Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 6 | Premium Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 7 | LingQ Premium (6 Months) subscription | |
| 8 | LingQ Premium (6 Months) subscription | |
| 9 | LingQ Premium subscription | |
| 10 | LingQ Premium subscription |
Where it ranks now
Every top chart it appears in across 30 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | EducationGrossing | #72 |
| Australia | EducationGrossing | #37 |
| Germany | EducationGrossing | #83 |
| France | EducationGrossing | #88 |
Apps near LingQ | Learn Languages on the chart
Education Grossing, around #72.
Ratings
App Store, worldwide.
Rating
4.7 ★
10k ratings
Measured
Ratings
10k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
39
▲ +24% vs the 2 weeks before
Lifetime rating
4.7★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Review momentum
79/100
faster than 92% of Education apps
Growing fastest in Brazil ▲ ×11+
New ratings by country (11)
| Country | New ratings a week | Share | Last 2 weeks vs the 2 before |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 7 | 18% | ▲ ×11+ |
| Germany | 5 | 13% | ▼ -43% |
| Canada | 4.8 | 13% | ▼ -9% |
| Japan | 4.8 | 13% | ▼ -25% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 10% | ▼ -50% |
| France | 3.2 | 8% | ▼ -12% |
| Australia | 3 | 8% | ▼ -44% |
| Italy | 1.8 | 5% | – |
| South Korea | 1.7 | 4% | – |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.5 | 4% | – |
| India | 1.3 | 3% | – |
App Store ratings in the countries we track, 4-week average.
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
About LingQ | Learn Languages
Experience Language Learning with LingQ — the natural and effective way to learn a new language.
LingQ is a language learning app that lets you grow your vocabulary and improve comprehension through meaningful exposure to the language with real content.
Follow your interests and enjoy an immersive learning experience in over 50 languages. Learn Spanish, English, Japanese, Korean, Italian, German, Portuguese, French, Chinese, Arabic, and other languages.
Trusted by Learners Worldwide:
◆4.7 star rating from over 45000 reviews.
◆Featured in CBC, Men’s Health, La Vanguardia, El País.
Designed for Real Language Learning
LingQ uses an input-based approach: you learn languages by reading and listening to real, interesting content at your level.
◆ Massive Content Library: Thousands of lessons from podcasts, books, interviews, videos, articles, and more — all with matching text for easy listening and reading.
◆ Follow Topics You Enjoy: Choose content you love and progress naturally through immersion, not drills.
◆ Import Your Favorite Content: Turn Netflix, YouTube, podcasts, books, and articles into personalized lessons.
◆ Powerful Reader: An effective, optimized reader that tracks every word you encounter to boost your vocabulary.
◆ Interactive Learning: Listen, read along, tap words for instant definitions, and learn naturally as you go.
◆ Advanced Progress Tracking: Monitor your listening, reading, study time, and vocabulary growth.
◆ Learn Anytime, Anywhere: Study offline and sync your progress automatically. Learn whenever you want.
AI Language Learning Tools
• AI Audio Transcription: Turn podcasts and audiobooks into interactive lessons.
• AI Voices: Make your lessons, reviews and chats more immersive with natural sounding text-to-speech voices.
• Advanced Chatbot: Get detailed tutor responses and real-time web search with our advanced Lynx AI Chatbot.
• AI-Simplified Lesson: Take advantage of more interesting content earlier on in your learning journey by generating simplified versions of lessons.
Read and Listen with Interactive Tools
• SRS vocabulary review for long-term retention;
• Mini Stories that build a strong foundation at any level;
• Grammar guides with clear, accessible explanations;
• Audio playlists for hands-free listening;
• Karaoke Mode to follow the text while listening;
A Global Community to Support You
• Writing Exchange for real corrections from native speakers;
• Tutoring sessions tailored to your goals;
• Community forum for questions, guidance, and motivation;
• Challenges that help you stay consistent and build strong habits;
Built by Language Learners
LingQ was co-founded by Steve Kaufmann, a polyglot who learned more than 20 languages using this same natural approach.
Learn Multiple Languages
LingQ supports more than 50 languages, including Spanish, English, Japanese, Korean, Italian, German, Portuguese, French, Chinese, Arabic and more.
Get LingQ Premium and Accelerate Your Learning
• Unlimited vocabular
LingQ is a language learning app that lets you grow your vocabulary and improve comprehension through meaningful exposure to the language with real content.
Follow your interests and enjoy an immersive learning experience in over 50 languages. Learn Spanish, English, Japanese, Korean, Italian, German, Portuguese, French, Chinese, Arabic, and other languages.
Trusted by Learners Worldwide:
◆4.7 star rating from over 45000 reviews.
◆Featured in CBC, Men’s Health, La Vanguardia, El País.
Designed for Real Language Learning
LingQ uses an input-based approach: you learn languages by reading and listening to real, interesting content at your level.
◆ Massive Content Library: Thousands of lessons from podcasts, books, interviews, videos, articles, and more — all with matching text for easy listening and reading.
◆ Follow Topics You Enjoy: Choose content you love and progress naturally through immersion, not drills.
◆ Import Your Favorite Content: Turn Netflix, YouTube, podcasts, books, and articles into personalized lessons.
◆ Powerful Reader: An effective, optimized reader that tracks every word you encounter to boost your vocabulary.
◆ Interactive Learning: Listen, read along, tap words for instant definitions, and learn naturally as you go.
◆ Advanced Progress Tracking: Monitor your listening, reading, study time, and vocabulary growth.
◆ Learn Anytime, Anywhere: Study offline and sync your progress automatically. Learn whenever you want.
AI Language Learning Tools
• AI Audio Transcription: Turn podcasts and audiobooks into interactive lessons.
• AI Voices: Make your lessons, reviews and chats more immersive with natural sounding text-to-speech voices.
• Advanced Chatbot: Get detailed tutor responses and real-time web search with our advanced Lynx AI Chatbot.
• AI-Simplified Lesson: Take advantage of more interesting content earlier on in your learning journey by generating simplified versions of lessons.
Read and Listen with Interactive Tools
• SRS vocabulary review for long-term retention;
• Mini Stories that build a strong foundation at any level;
• Grammar guides with clear, accessible explanations;
• Audio playlists for hands-free listening;
• Karaoke Mode to follow the text while listening;
A Global Community to Support You
• Writing Exchange for real corrections from native speakers;
• Tutoring sessions tailored to your goals;
• Community forum for questions, guidance, and motivation;
• Challenges that help you stay consistent and build strong habits;
Built by Language Learners
LingQ was co-founded by Steve Kaufmann, a polyglot who learned more than 20 languages using this same natural approach.
Learn Multiple Languages
LingQ supports more than 50 languages, including Spanish, English, Japanese, Korean, Italian, German, Portuguese, French, Chinese, Arabic and more.
Get LingQ Premium and Accelerate Your Learning
• Unlimited vocabular
Latest updates
6.0.32
6.0.32 (0)
- Fix for the top half of the Home page showing blank on iPad in landscape
- Bugfixes and performance improvements
6.0.31
6.0.31 (0)
- Fix for a crash in the playlists list
- Bugfixes and performance improvements
6.0.28
6.0.28 (2)
- Fix for new words not being marked known
- Fix for showing sentences in karaoke mode
- Improved voice over for Lynx chats
- Bugfixes and performance improvements
Store changes
What LingQ | Learn Languages changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New iPad screenshots
New screenshots
10 screenshots (was 10)
New iPad screenshots
LingQ | Learn Languages Android
LingQ | Learn Languages gets 1k+ downloads a day worldwide (AppInsider estimate, November 2026, rounded down to a band).
LingQ | Learn Languages is #91 in Education Grossing on Google Play in United States and charting in 6 of 23 countries we track.
Updated 11 Nov 2026 · rankings refresh through the day
DeveloperLingQ Languages Ltd.
CategoryEducation
PriceFree
Released
Installs1M+
Rating★ 4.6 (51k)
Updated
Content ratingEveryone
Rating
4.6 ★
51k ratings
Measured
Best rank now
#91
Education GrossingMeasured
New ratings a week
72
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Measured
LingQ | Learn Languages on Google Play
App details
App ID
com.linguist
Publisher
LingQ Languages Ltd.
Publisher country
Canada
Content rating
Everyone
LingQ | Learn Languages downloads
Worldwide, per day, and installs to date. The band is open; the exact number is free with an account.
How this is calculated
Google Play shows an exact lifetime install count; downloads per day are its daily change (measured). When Play hasn't refreshed the count, they come from new ratings and Top Free chart positions. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
Where LingQ | Learn Languages's downloads come from Modelled
Last 30 days: organic search, browsing the store, features and paid ads.
Active users
All platforms, worldwide. Free with an account.
Stickiness (DAU / MAU)
how many monthly users open it on a given day
Retention · share of new users still active
Day 1
Day 7
Day 30
Time spent · per daily user
Average time spent Pro
min a day
Sessions a day Pro
Time per session Pro
min
How this is calculated
Monthly users come from lifetime installs across every store, fitted on monthly active user figures companies publish; daily users = monthly × the typical daily/monthly ratio for the category. Confidence is the chance the real number is within half to double ours.
In-app revenue
Worldwide, what users spend in LingQ | Learn Languages before Apple and Google take their fee.
How this is calculated
Not in an overall Top Grossing chart, only in category charts: each category position is converted to the overall position it corresponds to, then priced on the same rank-to-revenue curve, inside the part of each market the charted apps leave over.
Business model: Subscription-led
How LingQ | Learn Languages makes money: subscriptions, one-off purchases and ads.
SubscriptionsIn-app purchases
Subscriptions
/mo
of revenue
Top in-app purchases · App Store US, most popular first
| 1 | LingQ Premium (Monthly) subscription | |
| 2 | LingQ Premium (Monthly) subscription | |
| 3 | LingQ Premium (12 Months) subscription | |
| 4 | LingQ Premium (12 Months) subscription | |
| 5 | Premium Plus Monthly subscription | |
| 6 | Premium Plus Yearly subscription | |
| 7 | LingQ Premium (6 Months) subscription | |
| 8 | LingQ Premium (6 Months) subscription | |
| 9 | LingQ Premium subscription | |
| 10 | LingQ Premium subscription |
Where it ranks on Google Play
Every top 200 chart it appears in across 23 countries.
| Country | Charts | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| United States | EducationGrossing | #91 |
| Saudi Arabia | EducationGrossing | #80 |
| United Arab Emirates | EducationGrossing | #79 |
 Netherlands | EducationGrossing | #82 |
 Thailand | EducationGrossing | #79 |
 Vietnam | EducationGrossing | #80 |
Apps near LingQ | Learn Languages on the chart
Education Grossing, around #91.
Ratings
Google Play, worldwide.
Rating
4.6 ★
51k ratings
Measured
Ratings
51k
Measured
Written reviews
1.8k
Measured
Review momentum
ⓘ How we measure thisNew ratings a week
72
steady vs the 2 weeks before
Written reviews a week
under 1
Google Play
Lifetime rating
4.5★
recent stars not readable yet: new ratings are a tiny share of the total
Recent written reviews
3.8★
people who write skew negative
Review momentum
58/100
faster than 64% of Education apps
Review momentum (0-100) blends how fast the app collects ratings compared with other apps in its category (60%), whether that pace is speeding up (25%) and what recent raters give it (15%; recent stars well below lifetime pull it down). Ratings counts are read daily. A jump usually means a launch, a feature, ads or a new review prompt.
What users say about LingQ | Learn Languages
From the 100 most recent Google Play reviews in the US.
Mixed but leaning positive (69% of recent reviews give 4–5 stars). People like it for its features and content, and being useful. The main complaints are about price and subscriptions, and missing features or content.
What people like
- Features & content: “options for immersion are great”
- Useful: “I like this App so useful and my English now improv”
- Ease of use: “Fix the navigation, and it's an easy 5 stars”
- Price & subscription: “I'd only give it 4 star bcz of its high price”
Common complaints
- Price & subscription: “require subscription for basics”
- Features & content: “adding more than 20 words manualy should be a free feature”
- Useful: “original: Forced LLM feedback is not helpful, and I am considering switching to another app because of it”
About LingQ | Learn Languages
⭐ 4.7 stars from 45,000+ reviews. Trusted by language learners worldwide.
LingQ is the language learning method that gets you fluent — by reading and listening to real content you actually enjoy, not textbook drills or gamified exercises.
Learn Spanish, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, and 45+ more languages.
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📖 THE LINGQ METHOD — WHY IT WORKS
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LingQ is built on comprehensible input — the science-backed idea that we acquire language the same way we learned our first language: by understanding meaningful content at our level, not memorizing rules.
Instead of lessons and drills, you immerse yourself in real stories, podcasts, books, and videos. You encounter words in context, look them up instantly, and naturally absorb the language over time. This is language immersion that actually fits into your life.
LingQ was co-founded by Steve Kaufmann, a polyglot who has learned 20+ languages using this exact approach.
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🆚 HOW LINGQ IS DIFFERENT
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Unlike Duolingo, Babbel, or Rosetta Stone, LingQ doesn't rely on gamification, repetitive drills, or synthetic sentences. Instead:
✅ You learn from REAL content — podcasts, books, YouTube, Netflix
✅ You choose topics you love — sports, history, comedy, true crime
✅ You build vocabulary from context — not flashcard lists
✅ You progress through immersion — not streaks or XP points
If you've plateaued with other language learning apps, LingQ is the next step.
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✨ FEATURES
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📚 Massive Content Library
Thousands of lessons from podcasts, books, interviews, articles, and more — all with matching text for simultaneous reading and listening.
📥 Import Anything
Turn Netflix shows, YouTube videos, podcasts, ebooks, and web articles into interactive lessons. Your interests become your curriculum.
🤖 AI Language Learning Tools
• AI Audio Transcription: Turn podcasts and audiobooks into interactive lessons
• AI-Simplified Lessons: Access harder content earlier in your journey
• Lynx AI Chatbot: Real-time tutor with web search built in
• AI Voices: Natural text-to-speech for immersive listening
📊 Vocabulary Builder & Progress Tracking
Track every word you've read, heard, and learned. Watch your known word count grow.
🔁 SRS Review & Karaoke Mode
Spaced repetition vocabulary review for long-term retention.
🌍 Global Community
• Writing exchange with native speaker corrections
• Tutoring sessions tailored to your goals
• Community challenges to build consistent habits
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🚀 LINGQ PREMIUM
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• Unlimited vocabulary lookup and SRS review
• Full word tracking and progress stats
• Unlimited content imports
• AI features included (expanded with Premium Plus)
Download LingQ free and start learning from content you love today.
LingQ is the language learning method that gets you fluent — by reading and listening to real content you actually enjoy, not textbook drills or gamified exercises.
Learn Spanish, English, Japanese, Korean, French, German, Italian, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, and 45+ more languages.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
📖 THE LINGQ METHOD — WHY IT WORKS
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
LingQ is built on comprehensible input — the science-backed idea that we acquire language the same way we learned our first language: by understanding meaningful content at our level, not memorizing rules.
Instead of lessons and drills, you immerse yourself in real stories, podcasts, books, and videos. You encounter words in context, look them up instantly, and naturally absorb the language over time. This is language immersion that actually fits into your life.
LingQ was co-founded by Steve Kaufmann, a polyglot who has learned 20+ languages using this exact approach.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🆚 HOW LINGQ IS DIFFERENT
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Unlike Duolingo, Babbel, or Rosetta Stone, LingQ doesn't rely on gamification, repetitive drills, or synthetic sentences. Instead:
✅ You learn from REAL content — podcasts, books, YouTube, Netflix
✅ You choose topics you love — sports, history, comedy, true crime
✅ You build vocabulary from context — not flashcard lists
✅ You progress through immersion — not streaks or XP points
If you've plateaued with other language learning apps, LingQ is the next step.
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
✨ FEATURES
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
📚 Massive Content Library
Thousands of lessons from podcasts, books, interviews, articles, and more — all with matching text for simultaneous reading and listening.
📥 Import Anything
Turn Netflix shows, YouTube videos, podcasts, ebooks, and web articles into interactive lessons. Your interests become your curriculum.
🤖 AI Language Learning Tools
• AI Audio Transcription: Turn podcasts and audiobooks into interactive lessons
• AI-Simplified Lessons: Access harder content earlier in your journey
• Lynx AI Chatbot: Real-time tutor with web search built in
• AI Voices: Natural text-to-speech for immersive listening
📊 Vocabulary Builder & Progress Tracking
Track every word you've read, heard, and learned. Watch your known word count grow.
🔁 SRS Review & Karaoke Mode
Spaced repetition vocabulary review for long-term retention.
🌍 Global Community
• Writing exchange with native speaker corrections
• Tutoring sessions tailored to your goals
• Community challenges to build consistent habits
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
🚀 LINGQ PREMIUM
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
• Unlimited vocabulary lookup and SRS review
• Full word tracking and progress stats
• Unlimited content imports
• AI features included (expanded with Premium Plus)
Download LingQ free and start learning from content you love today.
What's new in 7.0.26
What’s new:
• A completely rebuilt LingQ with a fresh design that’s faster and easier to use.
• The richest Reader yet, with multiple modes and many new features that help you learn faster and make it more fun.
• A new word widget with streamlined access to what matters to you.
• Decide what happens to the blue words you read past: leave them blue or turn them all into LingQs.
• A redesigned Home and Library, with LingQs of the Day as a quick swipe deck and easier access to your content.
• A completely rebuilt LingQ with a fresh design that’s faster and easier to use.
• The richest Reader yet, with multiple modes and many new features that help you learn faster and make it more fun.
• A new word widget with streamlined access to what matters to you.
• Decide what happens to the blue words you read past: leave them blue or turn them all into LingQs.
• A redesigned Home and Library, with LingQs of the Day as a quick swipe deck and easier access to your content.
Store changes
What LingQ | Learn Languages changed on its store page: name, icon, screenshots, price, size, languages, requirements.
New screenshots
12 screenshots (was 12)
New screenshots
12 screenshots (was 12)