Lingoda vs LingQ

Lingoda is an online language school offering live classes led by professional teachers. It provides English, Business English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish courses, with levels varying by language. Students choose private lessons or small groups of three to five learners. Lingoda describes its in-house curriculum as CEFR-recognized and combines classes with practice lessons; native-level teachers provide personalized feedback. Classes are available 24/7, and the service recommends booking seven days ahead for preferred times. Lessons use Zoom for the full 60-minute class. The mobile app supports booking and class management, practice exercises, vocabulary lists, flashcards, and progress tracking. Lingobot offers AI practice for Spanish A1–B1 and German A1. A seven-day trial includes three group classes or one private class, and subscriptions can be refunded within 14 days minus classes taken. Lingoda runs on web, iOS, and Android. Paid plans start with five private classes at €59.99 a month, billed every four weeks.

LingQ is a language-learning service built around reading and listening to real-world content, with new words learned in context. It offers 52 languages, a placement test, personalized review and offline lessons. Its browser importer can turn content from YouTube, Netflix, TikTok, Spotify, Apple TV, Disney+ and Amazon Prime into lessons. LingQ is available on the web, Android and iOS, with a browser extension for Chrome, Safari, Firefox and Edge. The free membership allows 20 saved words and phrases, five lessons made from imported content and one audio playlist. Premium membership provides unlimited saved words and imported lessons, full sentence translations and offline access. Premium is listed at $215.76 per year, billed upfront for the selected duration and recurring until canceled; Premium Plus is $269.99 per year on the same billing basis. Paid membership is also noted from $8.99/mo (annual). Users can change or cancel plans at any time, and trial or subscription auto-renewal can be canceled.