A LingQ alternative without importing

LingQ taught many people to learn from real content. Flamigo keeps that idea and drops the importing: follow your sites, newsletters and creators, and new reading arrives on its own, with the language you learn already in it.

Who it’s for: people who like learning from real content but find importing and big lessons hard to keep up.

	LingQ	Flamigo
Where it runs	iPhone, Android, web	Android app, plus Flamigo for Chrome on the computer
Where content comes from	Its library, or texts, books and videos you import	The sites, newsletters, YouTube and accounts you follow: no importing
Level you need	Reading in the language you learn, at your level	Any: start with one word in your own language’s headline, up to everything in the new language
Words	Tap words, save them as LingQs, track known words	Tap any word for its card, save it, watch it climb the word ladder
Practice	Flashcards and review	Flashcards, quizzes, sentence builder, conjugation and writing, with spaced repetition
Price	Free with 20 saved words and ads; Premium $14.99 a month or $119.99 a year	Free to start, no card, no ads. Flamigo Plus €6.99 a month or €49.99 a year, 30-day money-back

What LingQ does better

A huge library of lessons with audio, in many languages.
Listening: read-along audio for whole lessons.
An iPhone app today, and a known-word count many learners love.

Where Flamigo is different

No importing. Follow what you like; the next article is already a lesson.
Start in your own language. A word here and there at first, more as you go: no wall of unknown words.
A real free tier without ads, and a 30-day money-back guarantee on Plus.

FAQ

Can I bring my LingQ words?

Yes. Exam lists, notes or an Anki export become your swap list.

Is it only for beginners?

No. Turn it up to everything in the language you learn; any word is still one tap away.

Start free

No card requiredNo adsFair-use limits apply

LingQ facts as of October 2026, from its pricing and app store pages.