Comprehensible Input

App profile

LingQ

Comprehensible-input platform built around reading and listening to a large library of real-world content and user imports.

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Best for

  • Large Content Library
  • Reading And Listening
  • Content Discovery
  • Progress Tracking

Pricing

Free plan
✓Supported
Monthly
$14.99/month
Annual
$119.90/year
  • The free plan is limited to 20 saved words or phrases.

Availability

Platforms

Web✓Supported
iOS✓Supported
Android✓Supported
Browser extension✓Supported
Self-hosted / local—Unsupported

Factual overview

Feature summary

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Content & discovery

Built-in content library
✓Supported
Content discovery
✓Supported
News & articles
✓Supported
Books
✓Supported
YouTube / video library
✓Supported
Podcast library & discovery
✓Supported
Import own content
✓Supported
Import webpages
✓Supported

Reading & books

EPUB import
✓Supported
Dedicated book reader
—Unsupported
Preserves original book structure
—Unsupported
Preserves chapters
—Unsupported
Preserves formatting
—Unsupported
Preserves images
—Unsupported
Text reading mode
Paginated
Book reading mode
Paginated
Book navigation / TOC
—Unsupported
Reading-position sync
✓Supported
TTS / read aloud
✓Supported

Video & audio

YouTube dual subtitles
—Unsupported
Netflix dual subtitles
—Unsupported
Audio import
✓Supported
Automatic transcription
✓Supported
Synchronized transcript / highlighting
✓Supported

Translation & comprehension

Word translation
✓Supported
Context-aware word translation
✓Supported
Sentence translation
✓Supported
Multiple dictionaries
✓Supported
AI explanations
✓Supported
Text simplification
✓Supported
Base-form / lemma lookup
—Unsupported

Vocabulary & review

Save words
✓Supported
Learning / known status
✓Supported
Separate meanings per word
—Unsupported
Seen / encounter count
—Unsupported
Example sentences
✓Supported
SRS flashcards
✓Supported
Multiple / custom decks
—Unsupported
Vocabulary import
✓Supported
Export saved words
✓Supported
Export seen words
—Unsupported
Export examples / metadata
—Unsupported

Learning & guidance

Structured courses / lessons
—Unsupported
Grammar roadmap
—Unsupported
AI tutor
✓Supported
Human tutors
✓Supported
Speaking practice
✓Supported
Writing practice
✓Supported
Pronunciation practice
—Unsupported

Progress & motivation

Daily streak
✓Supported
Daily goal
✓Supported
Learner level
✓Supported
Reading statistics
✓Supported
Listening statistics
✓Supported
Achievements
✓Supported
Leaderboards
✓Supported

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LingQ

  • Text and book reading are paginated rather than continuous.
  • Sentence mode, reading audio, and TTS read-aloud are available.
  • Learner level is based on known-word count.
  • The browser extension can import webpages, but does not translate words while browsing or translate selected text.
  • YouTube dual captions are not supported by the browser extension.
  • Vocabulary is tracked automatically, and TTS is available for words and examples.
  • Community decks, AI-generated word forms, examples and images, and Duolingo vocabulary import are not supported.
  • Manual lesson building and AI lesson creation are not supported.

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