Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Ligos
An android app to learn English vocab (>B1) by news articles
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ligos launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Learn languages with AI, spaced-repetition flashcards
2024 · its alternatives →
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Lingo Champion▲108Acquire languages on the go from the news, videos etc.
2025 · lingochampion.com · its alternatives →
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Hey HN, it’s been 8 years since I posted on here about the launch of my Japanese dictionary app Nihongo [0] and I’m finally back with a new app: Nihongo Lessons! Think of Nihongo Lessons as the textbook to Nihongo’s dictionary. It’s an app for learning Japanese, specifically made for learners who are serious about becoming fluent, and want a guided set of content that will help them efficiently acquire vocabulary and grammar. The project came about when Adam Shapiro of Japanese Level Up (Jalup) [1] announced last April that he was shutting Jalup down. As a fan of Adam’s work I was bummed to…
2022 · lessons.nihongo-app.com · its alternatives →
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Canary▲278Learn languages with music, practice with people
Jan 2026 · singwithcanary.com · its alternatives →
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LangLime▲289A language learning app that doesn’t actually suck
Oct 2025 · langlime.com · its alternatives →
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Free TikTok-Style English Vocabulary App
Dec 2025 · apps.apple.com · its alternatives →
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Hi HN, I’m Pablo, I built this application to learn languages using podcasts: https://www.langturbo.com (No signup required) There are a lot of tools to learn languages, but most of them focus on beginners (understandably so, that’s where the money is) but not many exist that target intermediate or advanced learners. The ones that exist make you find content on your own and then import that into their apps, which can be tricky when you don’t know where to look. LangTurbo has a unique curated database of podcasts by language (some even have dialect labels) that you can browse by…
2025 · langturbo.com · its alternatives →
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Build a Brilliant Vocabulary, One Word at a Time.
2025 · its alternatives →
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VocabX Game▲11Vocabulary meets fun, strategy & voice AI—play, learn, win
2025 · vocabxgame.com · its alternatives →
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Build English vocabulary while you browse.
Jun 2026 · chromewebstore.google.com · its alternatives →
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