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Drops: Language Learning Games

Language Learning · Free + IAP
A Tier
Excellent · #13 of 40
95
4.7★71.7K ratings
Free + IAPprice
2mosince update

What is Drops?

Drops is a free language learning app listed in the Education genre. It presents vocabulary and phrases as games with illustrations, pronunciation audio, and progress tracking with rewards. The description lists many languages, including Spanish, Japanese, Hebrew, Arabic, and American Sign Language.

Pricing. Drops: Language Learning Games is free to download, with in-app purchases on the App Store.

Good for

  • Practicing vocabulary in Spanish, Japanese, French, or Korean
  • Learning to read non-Latin scripts such as Hebrew, Arabic, or Hindi
  • Trying less common languages such as Ainu, Welsh, or Yoruba

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Why this app is in A tier

Drops scores 95 out of 100: rating 94, rating count 90, App Store search rank 90, update recency 99, Apple's Editors' Choice 100. The five parts are averaged with no weights, and A tier follows from that score within this list. The full explanation, as data.

Description

Join over 50 million people who use Drops for free language lessons. It’s fast, fun, and easy! Practice vocabulary in Spanish, Japanese, French, Korean, Chinese, German, English. Discover 55+ different new languages with Drops! Learn new languages while playing games. You can become fluent, learn vocabulary and common phrases in Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, and Hindi. Set goals, unlock achievements, and get rewards! • Become fluent in a foreign language with this language learning app • Learn to read characters and scripts from different alphabets like Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Hebrew, Arabic, Russian, and Hindi • Custom illustrations for each vocabulary word makes it easy to remember • From beginner to expert levels, grow your foreign language vocabulary • A professionally curated vocabulary list with more than 3,000 words and phrases • Game-like language lessons that make language learning fun and effective • Level up! Track your progress and get rewards • Professional voice artists and sound design with correct dialect pronunciations • Learn to speak languages like Arabic, Chinese (Mandarin), English (British), English (American), French, German, Icelandic, Italian, Japanese, K

Compare in Language Learning

MeasureDropsChineseSkillRosetta Stone Classic (2024)
TierAAA
Score95 / 10095 / 10094 / 100
Rating4.7 ★4.8 ★4.8 ★
Ratings71.7K15.4K239K
Latest ratings · 180d4.5 ★ · 20 reviews—3.7 ★ · 20 reviews
Last update69d ago9d ago24d ago
PriceFree + IAPFree + IAPFree + IAP

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Questions about Drops

Is the app free to use?

The App Store listing shows a price of free. Drops Premium is offered with a 7 day free trial, and the listing says renewal charges apply unless auto-renewal is turned off in iTunes Store settings.

Which languages does it cover?

The description lists dozens of languages, including Spanish, Japanese, Hebrew, Arabic, Icelandic, and Hawaiian, and includes dialect options such as English (British) and Spanish (Mexican).

Does it teach sign language?

Yes, the language list includes American Sign Language (ASL), along with languages such as Ainu, Esperanto, and Greenlandic.

Is Drops free?

Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases.

What is Drops good for?

Drops is built for practicing vocabulary in spanish, japanese, french, or korean, learning to read non-latin scripts such as hebrew, arabic, or hindi, trying less common languages such as ainu, welsh, or yoruba. It sits in the language learning list on AppTierList.

Is Drops worth it?

Drops is A tier, ranked #13 of 40 language learning apps with a score of 95 out of 100, from a 4.7 App Store rating across 71,672 ratings. It is in the list's top tiers; 12 apps rank above it.

How does Drops compare to ChineseSkill?

Drops is A tier at 95; ChineseSkill is A tier at 95. They score the same. Drops is free to download, with in-app purchases, ChineseSkill is free to download, with in-app purchases.

How often is Drops updated?

Drops was last updated on 2026-08-11, 69 days ago.

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All the facts

List
Language Learning
Tier
A (Excellent)
Score
95 / 100
Rank in list
#13 of 40
Ranking certainty
settled
Price
Free + IAP
App Store rating
4.7 out of 5
Number of ratings
71,672
Recent reviews
4.5 from 20 in the last 180 days
Current version
(69 days ago)
App Store data read
App Store category
Education
Good for
Practicing vocabulary in Spanish, Japanese, French, or Korean, Learning to read non-Latin scripts such as Hebrew, Arabic, or Hindi, Trying less common languages such as Ainu, Welsh, or Yoruba
Requires
iOS 17.6 or later
Size
191 MB
Age rating
4+
Languages
16
Developer pages
Website · Support · Privacy policy
Maker
unclaimed
As data
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