When comparing Lingvist vs Tandem Language Exchange, the Slant community recommends Tandem Language Exchange for most people. In the question“What are the best language learning apps?” Tandem Language Exchange is ranked 4th while Lingvist is ranked 8th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Helps users learn thousands of words in a short amount of time
Pro Beautiful user interface
Pro Personalized study process
With the help of AI, it accelerates the learning process by skipping lessons you do not need.
Pro The website has a helpful blog.
Pro Helps you to write fluently
Lingvist helps to greatly improve your target language vocabulary.
Pro Active
Pro Easy to use
Pro Free
Pro Meet and chat to cultures all over the world - A proper global society
So much better than facebook instagram, able to share experiences, knowledge. Imagine how the worlds troubles could be resolved if you all understood one another more effectively, able to engage and understand culturally the differences that make us all different. This goes a lot further, as you are actively seeking to converse with people you other wise wouldn’t meet or have anything in common. In this case the thing we have in common is the will to engage and understand our weaknesses in this case the language barriers.
Cons
Con Frequently gives you a word with different translations, of which it only accepts one.
No real way to discern what you are asked to enter.
Con Sometimes teaches vocabulary out of context
Con Few language pairs available
Currently only offers English and French. The website says there are 6 other languages in the works.
Con Not enough variety in exercises
Words are learned only through fill-in-the-blank style problems. The user is not challenged enough to be able to remember and use the learned words in circumstances different from the fill-in-the-blank sentences.
Con Some "unfair" benefits for "pro" members
Con Limited access to built in translation tool can be counter productive for beginners
Limited access to built in translation tool, even though it is a google API that powers it, which as we all know is called google translate. I had to finish a conversation part way due to the limitation of the free version and using (said had translated to many times - WTF) the translation tool. Seems a little counter productive, especially if you are new to a language and sometimes both parties need the support to get off the ground.
Con Infinite waiting period
Con iPad version doesnt resize to landscape version only works in portrait mode
iPad Pro doesnt resize to landscape version because the app is made for mobile phones (which is great if you are on the move, but useless if you are studying).