# golingo

> Fluency faster - speak languages with golingo, the language-learning app

Canonical page: [https://chrome-stats.com/d/uk.co.golingo](https://chrome-stats.com/d/uk.co.golingo)

## Overview

- **ID:** `uk.co.golingo`
- **Platform:** Android
- **Type:** Android app
- **Status:** Available
- **Publisher:** golingo
- **Category:** EDUCATION
- **Downloads:** 998,845
- **Rating:** 3.45 / 5 (1,327 ratings)
- **Version:** 1.5.31
- **Last updated:** 2026-07-07
- **First published:** 2023-01-13
- **Publisher country:** GB
- **Size:** 57 MB
- **Data as of:** 2026-09-10
- **Store listing:** [Google Play Store](https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=uk.co.golingo)
- **Website:** [https://www.golingo.co.uk](https://www.golingo.co.uk/)
- **Privacy policy:** [https://www.golingo.co.uk/privacy-policy/](https://www.golingo.co.uk/privacy-policy/)

## Description

golingo is an AI-powered language learning app designed to boost your speaking confidence quickly. It offers realistic, infinitely variable conversations that simulate real-world interactions to help you master useful dialogue. With golingo, you can immerse yourself in bite-sized lessons set in a virtual city environment, mimicking real-life scenarios.

The app provides real-time pronunciation feedback and spontaneous AI conversations, enabling you to learn languages like English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, and Welsh. Whether you're preparing for a speaking exam or a trip, golingo's booster packs help you fast track your learning journey. Accessible 24/7, golingo is an essential tool for anyone looking to speak a new language fluently from the very first lesson.

## Rankings

- #68,277 — Overall

## Permissions and access

### Permissions

- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS`
- `android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE`
- `android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE`
- `android.permission.INTERNET`
- `android.permission.MICROPHONE`
- `android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS`
- `android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO`
- `android.permission.VIBRATE`
- `android.permission.WAKE_LOCK`
- `com.android.vending.BILLING`
- `com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE`
- `com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE`
- `com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID`
- `uk.co.golingo.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION`

## Review summary

golingo is a language-learning app focused on speaking practice and listening, which many users find valuable and different from traditional apps. Reviews consistently note its usefulness and innovative approach. However, recurring issues—login/startup problems, tutorial blockers, unreliable speech recognition, limited language availability, and pricing concerns—dampen the experience and hinder broader adoption.

### Pros

- Focus on speaking and listening rather than writing, offering a different learning approach.
- Useful and helpful for language learning and practice, with positive feedback on learning value.
- Innovative concept that differentiates golingo from typical language-learning apps.

### Cons

- Frequent login and startup problems, with long delays to begin using the app.
- Tutorial errors that prevent progress and can lead to uninstall.
- Unreliable speech recognition and AI voice issues (poor accuracy, misinterpreting answers, demanding typed responses).
- Limited language options, with several common languages missing or unavailable for learning (e.g., Russian, Bulgarian, Japanese).
- Pricing concerns, including perceived high cost and dissatisfaction with paid subscription model.

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Source: [Chrome-Stats](https://chrome-stats.com/d/uk.co.golingo)