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Voiczy vs Duolingo ABC vs Lingokids

An honest, side-by-side look at how the popular kids' apps compare — and where each one fits — so you can pick what's right for your child.

Bottom line

All three are good apps. Duolingo ABC is best for learning to read in English, and Lingokids is great for playful English vocabulary. Voiczy is the only one that gets your child speaking a new language — and it goes further: one calm subscription that also covers reading, basic math, dual-language heritage learning, and a school-like path with parent insights.

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Side by side

How they compare, feature by feature

Speaking practice

Voiczy
Duolingo ABC
Lingokids

Real conversations

Voiczy
Duolingo ABC
Lingokids

Many languages

Voiczy
Duolingo ABC
Lingokids

Dual-language learning

Voiczy
Duolingo ABC
Lingokids

Reading and stories

Voiczy
Duolingo ABC
Lingokids

Math and numbers

Voiczy
Duolingo ABC
Lingokids

Ad-free

Voiczy
Duolingo ABC
Lingokids

Parent insights

Voiczy
Duolingo ABC
Lingokids

Made for ages 3 to 14

Voiczy
Duolingo ABC
Lingokids

Safe, kid-first space

Voiczy
Duolingo ABC
Lingokids

Personalized path

Voiczy
Duolingo ABC
Lingokids

Comparison reflects each app's core focus for teaching young children to speak a new language, as of 2026. Competitor names are trademarks of their respective owners.

Head to head

Voiczy vs Duolingo ABC

Duolingo ABC is a genuinely free, ad-free app for teaching young children (ages 3 to 8) to read in English — letters, phonics, sight words, and early literacy across 700+ short lessons. It is excellent at that, but it is not built to teach a child to speak a new language.

Where Voiczy is different

  • Children speak out loud and get gentle feedback, instead of only tapping and matching.
  • Voiczy teaches a full language to talk in, not early reading and phonics in English.
  • One calm path with no ads or streak pressure — built for under-8s to focus, not to chase points.
  • Voiczy is a full learning package: speaking, bilingual reading, basic math, dual-language heritage support, and a parent dashboard — not reading alone.
Head to head

Voiczy vs Lingokids

Lingokids is a polished, ad-free playlearning app (ages 2 to 8) with thousands of games, songs, and shows that build English vocabulary. Its learning content is English-focused, and it leans on play and exposure rather than guiding a child to actually hold a conversation in a new language.

Where Voiczy is different

  • Speaking is the whole point — your child talks in real situations and is understood, not just exposed to words.
  • Many more languages to learn in, so the whole family can pick what fits.
  • A clear, personalized path forward instead of a playground of loosely connected activities.
  • One subscription covers speaking, bilingual reading, basic math, and dual-language heritage learning — a school-like path, not a playground of games.

Which app is right for your child?

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Voiczy vs Duolingo ABC vs Lingokids: Which Gets Kids Speaking