# Language Lab

> Education

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/id575305826](https://chrome-stats.com/d/id575305826)

## Overview

- **ID:** `id575305826`
- **Platform:** Apple
- **Type:** Apple app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** McGraw-Hill
- **Category:** Education
- **Rating:** 3.20 / 5 (52 ratings)
- **Version:** 23.0.1
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-09
- **First published:** 2012-11-08
- **Size:** 79 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-20
- **Store listing:** [Apple App Store](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/language-lab/id575305826)
- **Website:** [http://www.mhprofessional.com/](http://www.mhprofessional.com/)
- **Privacy policy:** [http://www.mhprofessional.com/](http://www.mhprofessional.com/)

## Description

This app helps you study vocabulary, grammar, verbs, and more from many of our bestselling language programs. Designed by our expert authors, these flashcards, quizzes, and audio recordings are perfect for study on-the-go!

FEATURES:
Depending on the program, this app supports McGraw-Hill books with:
● Flashcard sets, with study mode and quiz mode, for all vocabulary lists in the book.
● Review quizzes that provide additional practice and ensure mastery of key concepts.
● Progress checks that allow self-assessment of your understanding.
● Audio recordings of reading passages and exercise answers from the book.
● Record yourself function to compare your pronunciation with native speakers.
● Text-to-speech pronunciation guidance for most flashcards.

LANGUAGES:
English (ESL), French, German, Italian, and Spanish. Also, Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Korean.

PROGRAMS:
The content in this app is designed to support bestselling books from the Trade division of McGraw-Hill, including programs in our "Practice Makes Perfect", "Easy Step-by-Step", "Easy Reader", and "The Ultimate Review and Practice" series.

## Rankings

- #198,120 — Overall

## Review summary

Users generally value Language Lab as a handy companion to their language textbooks, with pronunciation audio, flashcards, and quizzes that support practice across multiple books. However, recurring complaints center on the audio/flashcard features: playback is too fast or not reliable, sometimes not audible, or missing. Additional issues include incomplete content per chapter, quizzes with missing answer choices, and the app not remembering the selected book or last location. The combination of solid content and frequent reliability issues drives mixed ratings.

### Pros

- Pronunciation audio and flashcards help with language practice.
- Library of books and built-in quizzes provide diverse practice content.
- Acts as a useful companion to the textbook, aligning with lessons.
- Easy to open and start using / quick access.

### Cons

- Audio playback and flashcards often run too fast or are unavailable, making pronunciation practice hard.
- Flashcards and audio features are inconsistent or not working across updates.
- Content is incomplete or some exercises per chapter are missing.
- App does not remember which book you're using or where you left off.
- Quizzes sometimes fail to show answer choices / behave unpredictably.

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