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Best Vocabulary Learning Apps for iPhone (2026)

25 apps ranked S through F · · Ranked by AppTierList, computed, never sold · JSON

Part of Language Learning.

Memrise: Language Learning App is the top-ranked of 25 vocabulary learning apps on iPhone, at S tier with 4.8/5 from 217,423 ratings.

  1. 1
    Memrise: Language Learning AppS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 217,423 ratings · score 94
  2. 2
    Infinite Japanese: VocabularyS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 2,378 ratings · score 91
  3. 3
    Learn Japanese Kanji: BenkyōA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 3,529 ratings · score 87
  4. 4
    Drops: Language Learning GamesB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 71,681 ratings · score 77
  5. 5
    Vocabulary - Learn words dailyB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 220,615 ratings · score 72

What belongs in this list

Learn and remember new words in a foreign language.

Not here: a full language course with no word practice alone; grammar lessons alone; a translator alone; a dictionary lookup alone; a general flashcard app with no language content alone

How we pick

For this list we ask the App Store the same searches a person would, in several countries, and keep every app it returns. A model reads each app's listing and rejects the ones that only mention the use case. Every app that stays is scored out of 100 from four parts, each 0 to 100 and averaged with no weights: its App Store rating, how many people rated it, where the App Store itself ranks it for this list's searches, and how recently its current version shipped. An app showing Apple's Editors' Choice badge gets a fifth part of 100, which can only lift its score. Tiers follow fixed score bands: S from 90, A from 80, B from 70, C from 60, D from 50, F below. Read the full method →

S
MemriseInfinite Japanese
A
Learn Japanese Kanji
B
DropsVocabularyMomoLingo
C
BrightLingQLingo Legend504LingvistInfinite Korean
D
LeitnaryWRDClozemaster-…WordyInfinite Spanish
F
VocabEasy LizzyFluentULearn Spanish with Easy TenLearn FrenchTagalogLearn Russian Language & VocabiTranslate

Compare every app

  1. 1
    Memrise: Language Learning AppS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 217,423 ratings · score 94 · best in class
  2. 2
    Infinite Japanese: VocabularyS
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 2,378 ratings · score 91 · best in class
  3. 3
    Learn Japanese Kanji: BenkyōA
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 3,529 ratings · score 87 · excellent
  4. 4
    Drops: Language Learning GamesB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 71,681 ratings · score 77 · good · provisional
  5. 5
    Vocabulary - Learn words dailyB
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 220,615 ratings · score 72 · good · provisional
  6. 6
    MomoLingo: English and moreB
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 94,494 ratings · score 71 · good · provisional
  7. 7
    Bright - English for beginnersC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 27,000 ratings · score 70 · situational · provisional
  8. 8
    LingQ | Learn LanguagesC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 10,389 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
  9. 9
    Lingo Legend Language LearningC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.9 · 4,837 ratings · score 69 · situational · provisional
  10. 10
    504 - Vocabulary BuilderC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 4,599 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  11. 11
    Lingvist: Learn Languages FastC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 3,708 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  12. 12
    Infinite Korean: VocabularyC
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 2,705 ratings · score 68 · situational · provisional
  13. 13
    Leitnary: English DictionaryD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 2,942 ratings · score 68 · weak · provisional
  14. 14
    WRD - Learn WordsD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 2,775 ratings · score 68 · weak · provisional
  15. 15
    Clozemaster-Vocabulary BuilderD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 2,081 ratings · score 67 · weak · provisional
  16. 16
    Wordy - Language LearningD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 2,493 ratings · score 67 · weak · provisional
  17. 17
    Infinite SpanishD
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 1,810 ratings · score 67 · weak · provisional
  18. 18
    Vocab: Learn English WordsF
    Free download · ★ 4.7 · 2,129 ratings · score 65 · avoid · provisional
  19. 19
    Easy Lizzy: English wordsF
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 5,802 ratings · score 64 · avoid · provisional
  20. 20
    FluentU: Learn Language VideosF
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.3 · 2,790 ratings · score 63 · avoid · provisional
  21. 21
    Learn Spanish with Easy TenF
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 3,000 ratings · score 50 · avoid · provisional
  22. 22
    Learn French for Beginners.F
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.7 · 7,592 ratings · score 50 · avoid · provisional
  23. 23
    Tagalog Learning: VocabularyF
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 4,454 ratings · score 44 · avoid · provisional
  24. 24
    Learn Russian Language & VocabF
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.8 · 5,397 ratings · score 43 · avoid · provisional
  25. 25
    iTranslate LingoF
    Free + IAP · ★ 4.6 · 4,459 ratings · score 42 · avoid · provisional

Questions people ask

What is the best vocabulary learning app for iPhone?
Memrise: Language Learning App, S tier, ranked #1 of 25, rated 4.8 by 217,423 people.
Which vocabulary learning apps are free?
25 of 25 are free to download: Memrise: Language Learning App (S), Infinite Japanese: Vocabulary (S), Learn Japanese Kanji: Benkyō (A), Drops: Language Learning Games (B) and more. 23 of them sell in-app purchases.
Which vocabulary learning app has the best App Store rating?
Lingo Legend Language Learning at 4.9 from 4,837 ratings.
How many vocabulary learning apps reach S or A tier?
3 of 25.

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