Lingokids vs LingQ

Lingokids is a Playlearning platform for children aged 2 to 8, offering games, songs, videos, lessons and podcasts. It has more than 4,000 activities covering math, reading, phonics, emotional intelligence, responsibility and STEM, including curated material from Disney, NASA, BBC Earth and Oxford University Press. Lingokids says its learning technology adapts to each child's pace and needs. The free Basic plan provides one child profile and ten games per day, but no offline mode or full Progress Center reports. Plus provides unlimited activity access, offline use, activity repetition, a Progress Center for tracking skills and milestones, and up to four child profiles. The app is ad-free and described as a closed ecosystem for children, audited and certified by the kidSAFE Seal Program. Microphone, camera and speech-recognition permissions are optional; Lingokids says related images, video and speech data are not transmitted off the device or collected by the company. It runs on Android, iOS and web. Plus is listed at $13.49 a month or $161.88 a year after a 7-day trial; prices vary by platform, country and active offers.

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.