Lingopie
Immersion (video, audio, reading): TV and film with interactive subtitles and flashcards.
Prices checked 6 Oct 2026 · How we check
Is Lingopie worth it?
Yes, if you want to learn from TV shows and films with interactive subtitles.
What it costs. A year costs $83.88 ($6.99 a month); lifetime access is $229 once. Lifetime costs the same as 2.7 years of the yearly plan.
What's free. No free tier; 7-day free trial.
Skip it if you want structured lessons or a free plan: it teaches through TV and film, with a 7-day trial.
What learners rate it. 4.4 out of 5 from 2,174 ratings in Apple's US App Store and 4.3 from 6,747 on Google Play, checked 11 Oct 2026.
What unhappy reviewers mention. Of the 219 one- and two-star reviews among the 416 most recent in Apple's US App Store, 135 mention the price, billing or the subscription; 36 customer support; and 34 bugs, crashes or the app not loading. Read 15 Oct 2026; a review can mention several.
$83.88 a year $6.99 a month, billed yearly
In our comparison: strongest on offline use, weakest on the free tier.
- Annual plan
- $83.88 a year ($6.99/mo)
- Monthly plan
- —
- Lifetime plan
- $229 once, all languages
- Free tier
-
None - Languages
- 15
- Speech recognition
- Yes · Say It pronunciation practice
- Live tutoring
- Live group lessons on their own monthly or quarterly plan, for subscribers who pay by card; the first lesson is free.
- Offline mode
- Yes · iOS only; up to 10 downloadable videos
- Placement test
- —
- CEFR levels
- —
- Refund or trial
- 7-day free trial; yearly subscription is charged after the trial and cannot be refunded
- Platforms
- iOS, Android, Web
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How a Lingopie lesson works
- What you do
- TV shows and films with two sets of subtitles; tap a word to save it as a flashcard.
- What comes back
- Automatic: exercises are marked, and speech recognition scores how you say words. No person checks your work.
- Not included
- Stated CEFR levels.
How a lesson works in an immersion app
Plans and prices
Every consumer plan on Lingopie's own pricing page or app-store listing, in US dollars unless marked. Per month is the plan price divided by its term. Each price is what the seller was charging on the day we checked it. When a plan was on sale, its regular price is shown under the sale price; a crossed-out figure that is only a comparison, such as a year at the monthly rate, is in the plan's note.
| Plan | Billing | Price | Per month | Covers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly Plan | Annual | $83.88 | $6.99/mo | all languages |
| 3 Month Plan | Every 3 months | $41.97 | $13.99/mo | one language |
| Lifetime SubscriptionLifetime | Lifetime | $229 | one-time | all languages |
How lifetime and yearly plans compare across apps
Before subscribing, compare trial, cancellation and refund terms, including how purchases through an app store differ.
How to cancel Lingopie, and how refunds work
What Lingopie says about itself
| Feature | What Lingopie says |
|---|---|
| CEFR levels | — |
| What it is | Immersion (video, audio, reading). Streaming service that plays TV shows and films with interactive dual subtitles and click-to-save vocabulary. |
| Languages offered | 15: Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish |
| Free tier | None |
| Platforms | iOS, Android, Web |
| Offline mode | Yes · iOS only; up to 10 downloadable videos |
| Speech recognition | Yes · Say It pronunciation practice |
| Live tutoring | Live group lessons on their own monthly or quarterly plan, for subscribers who pay by card; the first lesson is free. |
| Placement test | — |
| Refund or trial | 7-day free trial; yearly subscription is charged after the trial and cannot be refunded |
| Company | — |
How Lingopie compares
Lingopie is strongest on offline use, weakest on the free tier. Each criterion is scored out of 5 from what each app says about itself and from independent reviews, to compare apps that do the same job; it is not a review of the app. How we score.
| Feature | Score (of 5) | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Teaching depth | 2.5 | TV and film with interactive subtitles and flashcards |
| Speaking practice | 3 | Live tutoring sold beside the app (Live Group Lessons; separate plan for eligible card subscribers, first group lesson free) |
| Language coverage | 2.5 | 15 languages |
| Free tier | 1 | No free tier |
| Price per month | 3 | $83.88 a year $6.99 a month, billed yearly |
| Trial and refund | 3 | A 7-day free trial |
| Offline use | 4 | Works offline |
| Staying power and bugs | 3 | Mixed reports on staying power |
Languages you can learn on Lingopie
15 languages as listed by Lingopie.
How far its courses go
- Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean: Beginner to Advanced.
- Mandarin Chinese: Beginner to advanced.
Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Turkish
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References
- Lingopie: prices (checked 6 Oct 2026)
- Lingopie: home page (checked 6 Sept 2026)
- Lingopie help: downloading shows on iPhone
- Lingopie blog: what Lingopie is
- Lingopie help: live group lessons (checked 7 Oct 2026)
- Lingopie: affiliate programme (checked 6 Sept 2026)
- Test Prep Insight, the reviewer used the app (7 May 2026)
- Multilingual Mastery, the reviewer used the app