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LingQ (reference)
A long-running reading and listening platform for 50+ languages where you import content, tap unknown words, and track your vocabulary.
www.lingq.com/en/Active
iOS app v6.0.28 released 2026-10-06 (App Store lookup); site footer 2002-2026. (checked 2026-10-25)
In Language learning apps
Where it stands apart
- How is it mainly sustained? company with a paid product, tier, or ads (21% of 19 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? account required (20% of 15 others)
- How many languages can you learn with it? If it works with content in any language, pick 'any language'. more than 10 languages (16% of 19 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (85% of 20 others)
- How is the main thing licensed? proprietary or closed source (60% of 20 others)
- Who is it for? non-developers (85% of 20 others)
Not documented
The public sources we read don't say:
- Does it use game mechanics (streaks, hearts, XP, leaderboards, mini-games)?
Nearest neighbors
- Lex 77% of 13 shared answers match
- ReadPlusOne 71% of 14 shared answers match
- SoundNativ 69% of 13 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | proprietary or closed source | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | stands apart company with a paid product, tier, or ads LingQ Languages Ltd., Premium membership. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | no, it needs the maker's servers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | stands apart account required Sign-up prompts throughout; judgment from the page. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | none of these (its own format or interface) Own lesson and vocabulary system. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which learning method does the maker put first? | comprehensible input (reading or listening to real or leveled content) | source 2026-10-26 |
| What does AI do in the product? | AI only assists (translation, lookups, transcription, or grading) AI tools turn imported content into lessons with transcripts and translations. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How many languages can you learn with it? If it works with content in any language, pick 'any language'. | stands apart more than 10 languages 53 listed. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where does the material you learn from mainly come from? | content you bring (your videos, books, songs, or the pages you browse) Import of shows, podcasts, books, plus a library. | source 2026-10-26 |
| How does a learner pay? | free tier plus a subscription | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it use game mechanics (streaks, hearts, XP, leaderboards, mini-games)? | Not documented | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where is your learning progress kept? | on the maker's servers | source 2026-10-26 |
| What is the main way you use it? | web app in the browser Also iOS/Android and extensions. | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- Web page · apps.apple.com/us/app/lingq-learn-languages/id379385811 · collected 2026-10-26
- Web page · www.lingq.com/en/ · read 2026-10-25
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