meum lingua vs Preply
Preply is a marketplace for live one-to-one video lessons with human tutors, in 90+ languages, paid per lesson. meum lingua is an app for reading real news at your level every day. One gives you conversation with a person; the other gives you daily reading and vocabulary. Many learners need both.
| Feature | meum lingua | Preply |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free: 3 articles a day, with ads. Pro: US$12.99 a month or US$89.99 a year (7-day trial). New accounts get 3 days of Pro. | Tutors set their own prices, usually US$4–40 per lesson. A paid trial lesson, then a subscription to a tutor billed every 28 days with at least 4 lessons. |
| What it is | An app for reading real news at your level | A marketplace for live video lessons with 100,000+ tutors |
| Platforms | iPhone (iOS 17 or later) | iPhone, Android and web |
| Languages | 41 | 90+ |
| Speaking | Single-word pronunciation in exercises; no conversation practice | Live conversation with a person who corrects you |
| Between lessons | Daily 2-minute reads, word practice and a writing journal | AI Daily Exercises and Lesson Insights (launched for English learners first) |
| When | Any time, a few minutes a day | Lessons booked with your tutor |
Where Preply is better
- Real conversation with a person, who corrects you as you speak.
- A plan made for you, including exam preparation.
- 90+ languages, including many that no app covers.
- Accountability: a lesson in your calendar.
Where meum lingua is better
- Daily reading of real news at your level — the input a weekly lesson can't give you.
- No scheduling: read whenever you have five minutes.
- A year of Pro (US$89.99) costs about as much as a few lessons with a mid-priced tutor.
Which one should you choose?
Choose Preply if you want to speak with a real person, be corrected live and follow a plan made for you, and can pay per lesson.
Choose meum lingua if you want to read in the language every day, at your level, between lessons or on your own.
Or use both: read a few articles during the week and bring the topics to your lesson — it gives you and your tutor something real to talk about.
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