Drops: Language Learning Games

• Japanese learning - Plan — $69.99/year ($5.83/mo) (derived from the IAP title)
• Learn German - Plan — $69.99/year ($5.83/mo) (derived from the IAP title)
• Learn Korean - Plan — $69.99/year ($5.83/mo) (derived from the IAP title)
• Learn Portuguese - Plan — $69.99/year ($5.83/mo) (derived from the IAP title)
• Learn Russian - Plan — $69.99/year ($5.83/mo) (derived from the IAP title)
• Learn Spanish - Plan — $69.99/year ($5.83/mo) (derived from the IAP title)
• Learn Tagalog - Plan — $69.99/year ($5.83/mo) (derived from the IAP title)
• Learn Thai - Plan — $69.99/year ($5.83/mo) (derived from the IAP title)
• Swedish - Plan — $69.99/year ($5.83/mo) (derived from the IAP title)
• All Language Learning Plans — $69.99

Last verified 30 Aug 2026

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Last verified 7 Aug 2026

4.7 71531 ratings · App Store

1. 5/5Beautiful App, Great Customer Service!

   I’ve used a lot of apps to study various languages over the years(Japanese, Korean, Farsi, Arabic, Mandarin). While there is no magic app that will automatically make you fluent without putting in the work, this app comes pretty close to just that. Here are three immediate reasons why you should give it a try: #1. Studying with DROPS feels easy on the brain and so you study more often. The unique and beautiful design makes it fun to look at and prevents boredom, making it more likely you’ll keep coming back to study. Dragging and dropping replaces boring flash cards, and cute, intuitive animations actually help memorization. Have you seen the color schemes? #2. Customization allows you to pick and choose what you want to learn and how often your sessions are. An app is only as good as its ability to be adapted to your brains learning needs. I like the flexibility of DROPS because you can select different topics to practice instead of having to follow a set progression. #3 Customer Service! I had a question about the app and within a day I received a personal response from the co-founder that addressed my concerns in a way that exceeded my expectations for app companies. This app is clearly made with care and intentionality and driven by a desire to produce and excellent product and support to the user. I look forward to future updates and am confident this app will continue to be a good user experience.

   Alive_In_Christ · 30 Aug 2026

2. 5/5Easy learning

   Love this app so far, I even just purchased premium. Even if you have the free version, you can still learn so much! I’ve been using this app for about two weeks now and love it. I’ve only been practicing one language so far but i’m excited to learn more because there are over 30 languages to learn from. Also within each language, there are different sections to chose from so that you can decide what you want to learn. for example if you are traveling somewhere and want to learn common phrases or how to order food, you can learn those with out having to learn the alphabet first (although it is always helpful to learn the alphabet of a language). The sections are also well organized! I also like that the reminder notifications aren’t extremely annoying like with other language learning apps I have tried. I’ve had to mute notifications from other apps before which just resulted in me not using the app at all. I haven’t really had any problems with the app so far, just experienced a little glitch when purchasing premium. Kata with the support team was really helpful and the problem was quickly resolved. suggestion wise, I would like to have the option to listen to the flash card more than once without waiting for it to come up again, that way I can learn the pronunciation more. I would like to see them possibly add things like like grammar rules and sentence structures so you can learn how to make your own sentences, kind of like if you were taking a language course. overall really awesome app and i’m excited to learn something new!! ❤️

   annamltracy · 30 Aug 2026

3. 5/5Great for learning!

   The free version is very useful and it gives you 5 minutes of great practice each day. I have the yearly subscription which gives you more languages, more topics, customized learning times, and more learning games. I’d suggest using this app and starting with the free version to see if you like the basic format and how much you use it. I like the premium for more intense learning (increased times, repeating sessions more than once a day, and more topics). I got mine during a sale period and they seem to offer sales a lot so I would say it is worth it if you are serious about learning one or more languages. I used to use Duolingo and liked that but it wasn’t helpful for learning Korean. Drops is so much more practical and I like the games. I am learning how to write and read in Korean but it uses adaptive learning so that you get the romanization first and they ease new words into hangeul. I love that this app teaches you useful phrases too! The only thing I don’t like is the writing game for the letters. Drawing it out on the screen isn’t very accurate, it can be frustrating, and it’s not the same as writing with a pen. However, it’s not a big deal because you can just skip that topic and jump to whatever topic you want to do. I had an issue with my premium service not being recognized each time I opened the app and so I would have to restore the purchase each time but I contacted support and they fixed it within a day!

   LexiiBB · 30 Aug 2026

4. 5/5Sooo much better than Duolingo’s lazy developers!

   I did Duolingo for more than two thousand days. I credit it with getting me from no Spanish at all to reading on a fourth grade level- where I’ve sat for three years with no progress. Duolingo’s ridiculous approach to learning is to make you so paranoid to get something wrong that you skip back to do simple lessons rather than have your streak end because you got too many wrong on one day. It’s stupid and it is NOT a learning best practice no matter what their marketing tells you. Drops developers actually listen and respond to feedback. I submitted over three HUNDRED recommendations, complaints, and requests to Duolingo and never got a reply. By contrast, Drops developers usually reply within a day and their next update has fixed the issues I had at least three times. Also, Duolingo Spanish was created by unpaid volunteers; it’s absurd that they charge for it as it was given to them for free! Duolingo’s advertising is obnoxious and intrusive, breaking up lessons and wasting your time. Drops advertising in the free version is minimal and does not interfere with your learning. If you’re looking for a language learning app that actually teaches and is staffed by developers who respond well and actually fix problems, this is the app for you. If you’re looking for developers that don’t care whether or not you learn, and just talk a big game about their app while making you more worried about your streak than your ability to learn and recognize new words then go back to the owl.

   The Real Angry D · 30 Aug 2026

5. 5/5Give it a try!

   I was looking for a constructive distraction during the pandemic, so figured learning a new language might do the trick. Read a few reviews on different language apps and picked a month plan on Drops. I figured if I lost interest quickly, I wouldn’t be out much. I stayed with it, and renewed with another basic plan for a year. Then after that year, I said why not, and got subscribed to a lifetime premium plan. All was going well, until recently, when my app somehow reverted back to a basic plan, which had continual pop up ads prompting me to upgrade (back) to a premium plan, and also limiting session length to only 5 minutes. Not sure what happened, but contacted Drops support, and they worked with me to get the app restored to what I had purchased last fall. It did take a few days to get this resolved, but ultimately the issue was taken care of satisfactorily. The actual sessions are fun and can keep you engaged to keep learning. I spent about a year learning Hindi, and now have been learning Greek since then. Unfortunately I don’t have anyone to practice my learned words with, so that would be helpful to really lock in the words you’ve learned. But that is no fault of the app. The bottom line is it’s kept me engaged since I’ve started. My streak is currently at 613 days which probably is the only time in my life I’ve started something and stayed with it! Give it a try!

   Niftytwofifty · 30 Aug 2026

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