Life & fun · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to LingoDeer
The easiest way to learn Japanese, Korean and Chinese
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. LingoDeer launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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Learn Japanese, Korean and Chinese for free
2018 · lingodeer.com · its alternatives →
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The idea is actually quite simple. As a Japanese learner and a coder, I've always wanted there to be an open-source, 100% free for learning Japanese, similar to Monkeytype in the typing community. Unfortunately, pretty much all language learning apps are closed-sourced and paid these days, and the ones that are free have unfortunately been abandoned. But of course, just creating yet another language learning app was not enough - there has to be a unique selling point. And then I thought to myself: why not make it crazy and do what no other language learning app ever did by adding a gazillion…
2025 · kanadojo.com · its alternatives →
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LingoTime▲76Language learning anywhere: from Apple Watch to the Mac
2020 · apps.apple.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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Hi HN, Just wanted to share a tool i've been working on to help with my own study routine. It’s a browser extension called Lingoku. The idea is simple: we spend hours browsing the web in English every day. This tool replaces some of the english words with Japanese vocabulary based on your japanese level (Similar to Toucan, but with a better user experience). It’s basically an attempt to make the "i+1" method actually passive, you understand the sentence because it's mostly english, but you pick up Japanese words naturally from the context. It uses an LLM in the backend to make sure the…
Dec 2025 · lingoku.ai · its alternatives →
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Douzo▲127Free Japanese typing practice organized by JLPT level
Mar 2026 · typingdouzo.com · its alternatives →
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Kimbapp▲113An app to learn Korean through interactive lessons and games
2023 · kimb.app · its alternatives →
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2018 · play.google.com · 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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Actually, it is yet another tool to learn a language through immersion (classic set of features, watch on youtube/netflix, read a website or book). It has a popup dictionary so you can click on a word and it will show the definition. Nothing new in that regard, except that it has been made with only Korean in mind and does not plan to extends to other languages. I was learning and still am learning Korean (now using my own tool to learn!). I initially made the tool for myself because none of the tools out there could correctly figure out what a word was in the text. And that's where the…
2023 · kimchi-reader.app · its alternatives →
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Turn anything into a language lesson, instantly
2022 · roshi.ai · its alternatives →
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Twister▲80Tongue twisters in over 100+ languages all in one place!
2019 · twisterio.web.app · its alternatives →
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Learn Japanese, Russian and Hebrew at the speed of light.
2018 · play.google.com · its alternatives →
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Orenoo▲63All-in-one english dictionary web app for language learners
2019 · orenoo.com · its alternatives →
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