Premium pricing
Main features remain free. An optional paid plan is coming later.
| Features | FreeMain features remain free | PaidPricing to be announced |
|---|---|---|
| Listen | ||
| Hands-free Reader that reads aloudYour language, the target language, and an optional third | ✓ | ✓ |
| Speed, mute, and play the target language twice | ✓ | ✓ |
| Keeps playing with the screen off, on a loopWith lock-screen controls | ✓ | ✓ |
| Playlists and series | ✓ | ✓ |
| Your content | ||
| Starter stories and beginner drills | ✓ | ✓ |
| Import your own contentYour target language and its translation are matched and paired line by line for you | ✓ | ✓ |
| Share an article from your browser into the app | ✓ | ✓ |
| Dialogue and podcast scripts with a voice for each speaker | ✓ | ✓ |
| Prompt creator for use with your own AI | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI Studio: stories, articles, and podcasts | ✕ | ✓ |
| AI translation of your text | ✕ | ✓ |
| Words | ||
| Tap any word for a meaningDownloadable dictionaries that work offline | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pronunciation above the textJapanese, Mandarin, Cantonese, English, Russian, and Arabic | ✓ | ✓ |
| Your Library becomes your example-sentence collectionTap a word to see it in everything you have added, with your own translations | ✓ | ✓ |
| Example sentences from Tatoeba | ✓ | ✓ |
| Notebook and flashcards | ✓ | ✓ |
| Listen to your saved words | ✓ | ✓ |
| AI explanations in context | ✕ | ✓ |
| Audio lessons using your saved words | ✕ | ✓ |
| Songs made with your saved words | 3 songs | Monthly songs |
| Your data | ||
| No account needed | ✓ | ✓ |
| Your learning data stays on your phone | ✓ | ✓ |
Paid includes everything in Free, plus the AI tools.
Song languages: Arabic, Czech, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Mandarin, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Tagalog, Thai, Turkish, Ukrainian, Vietnamese.
Early access is currently free: everything above works without paying. Paid-plan details will be announced before it launches, and early users will get a thank-you price while spots last.
How we compare
These are all excellent apps, and each fills a different gap. This is not a ranking, just an honest look at what each one offers so you can choose what fits you.
| Feature | Meowti-lingual | LingQ | Glossika | Beelinguapp | Pimsleur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recorded by human voices | ✕ | Some lessons | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Step-by-step beginner course | ✕ | Partly | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Progress tracking | ✕ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Speaking practice | ✕ | Community | Recording | ✕ | AI coach |
| Languages | Any your phone can speak | 50+ | 65 | 23 | 50+ |
| Hands-free listening on a playlist | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Hear the meaning first, then the target language | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ | ✓ |
| Import your own content | ✓ | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Your text and its translation, paired line by lineThe translation is read aloud first, so you can just listen without looking anything up | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Your Library becomes your example-sentence collection | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| Saved words become a listening track | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ | ✕ |
| No account needed | ✓ | ✕ | ✕ | ✓ | ✕ |
| Main features free | ✓ | Limited | Trial | Limited | Trial |
Based on each app's own store listing and help pages, October 2026. Features change; tell us if something here is out of date.