Reviews of Lingory - Learn Korean

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List of user reviews and ratings for Lingory - Learn Korean

Total ratings

4.22 (Rating count: 3,273)

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Review summary

Lingory offers an engaging, grammar-forward Korean learning experience with bite-sized lessons and typing-based practice, and generally positive reviews. However, users repeatedly report intrusive ads, significant gating behind a subscription, and limited practice content that can slow progression, especially for intermediate learners. Overall, it’s effective and well-supported, but the free experience is hampered by ads and paywalls.

Pros

Easy to understand and engaging to learn Korean
Clear grammar explanations with practical examples; well-rounded curriculum
Bite-sized lessons that combine vocabulary, grammar, listening and reading
Typing-based exercises and a keyboard feature help recall and spelling
Responsive support and quick bug fixes from the Lingory team

Cons

Ads are intrusive and frequent, including full-screen video ads
Core content and grammar explanations are gated behind a subscription (Lingory Pass)
Limited practice per unit and progression; intermediate learners may find it too easy
UX annoyances like frequent prompts to enable notifications and some feature gaps (e.g., desire for romanization or Hangul options)

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User Reviews

Recent rating average: 3.40

All time rating average: 4.22

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17% (13)

Date	Author	Comment
2026-08-20	Ta*****	💜
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2026-08-03	Am*****	the language learning aspect is okay. But every time I click on the app it redirects me to my phone's settings to turn on notifications for it. notifications are off for a reason and it's incredibly intrusive that it does it every time I open the app
the language learning aspect is okay. But every time I click on the app it redirects me to my phone's settings to turn on notifications for it. notifications are off for a reason and it's incredibly intrusive that it does it every time I open the app
2026-07-22	Mi*****	nice.😊👍 But agar ye Hangul se start hota to or bhi acha hota . but acha hai .. lakin ik baat or agr isme kuchh aur sentence simple se use hote To jyada achcha hota . Jaise ki aana, jana ,khana ,kya ,kaise, pehle aise word use karte to jyada acha hota ☺️.. kyunki mujhe aisa lagta hai ki kuchh bhi start karo to starting se start hona chahiye. jaise ki .. Hangul fir Hangul se chote chote Shabd banana. *dheere dheere sentence banana grammar samajhna aur aage ki process. to jada acha hota .
nice.😊👍 But agar ye Hangul se start hota to or bhi acha hota . but acha hai .. lakin ik baat or agr isme kuchh aur sentence simple se use hote To jyada achcha hota . Jaise ki aana, jana ,khana ,kya ,kaise, pehle aise word use karte to jyada acha hota ☺️.. kyunki mujhe aisa lagta hai ki kuchh bhi start karo to starting se start hona chahiye. jaise ki .. Hangul fir Hangul se chote chote Shabd banana. *dheere dheere sentence banana grammar samajhna aur aage ki process. to jada acha hota .
2026-07-19	Ан*****	Love this app! Very good grammar lessons with detailed explanations when clicked on every part of the sentence/word. I also like how they include just learned vocab in the next grammar lesson, helps to get more practice. Only wish the audio would play automatically in lessons or to implement this and/or the option of turning audio on/off in lessons in settings. Also, in vocabulary practice it's pretty obvious that words come in the same order every time, would be lots better if it was mixed up.
Love this app! Very good grammar lessons with detailed explanations when clicked on every part of the sentence/word. I also like how they include just learned vocab in the next grammar lesson, helps to get more practice. Only wish the audio would play automatically in lessons or to implement this and/or the option of turning audio on/off in lessons in settings. Also, in vocabulary practice it's pretty obvious that words come in the same order every time, would be lots better if it was mixed up.
2026-06-28	Sy*****	cant close the ads
cant close the ads
2026-06-14	Gu*****	Rly a nice app if u wanna learn basics like hangul etc . you can use it but it just takes a lot of data else everything is superb.
Rly a nice app if u wanna learn basics like hangul etc . you can use it but it just takes a lot of data else everything is superb.
2026-06-01	Gu*****	very good and helpful app I like it very much thank you to the maker of this app
very good and helpful app I like it very much thank you to the maker of this app
2026-04-26	Co*****	No way to review vocab once you have learned it once, even after paying for the membership to access library.
No way to review vocab once you have learned it once, even after paying for the membership to access library.
2026-04-10	Wu*****	I used this app to learn Korean last year and I absolutely loved it. It taught me so much in a short span of time. I recommend this app, its so good
I used this app to learn Korean last year and I absolutely loved it. It taught me so much in a short span of time. I recommend this app, its so good
2026-03-19	Ad*****	it is lovely and very easy to understand love love love it 🥰💕🥰 100%
it is lovely and very easy to understand love love love it 🥰💕🥰 100%